Show bictory loan meeting through the efforts ot of the elks lind d county chairman W D sutton ji patriotic meeting was held at the aks home tuesday evening the being to endeavor to arouse terest and stimulate the sale ol of bictory bictory bonds i the meeting was not the enghu lastic affair nor as largely at as was expected it would le e and should have been it was arranged and advertised hat the returned soldier boys would mould Ws is enible and entertain our citizens ith marches and drills etc but ilas this feature was a frost be f ause only sixteen or seventeen of te be boys showed ur up and no echi was given the goodly crowd hat assembled on oil main street wele disappointed resulting in a damp being put on the meeting that bol hollowed toll owed this Is the third invitation to lehe ithe soldier boys tor for friendly assistance in matters that should be of vital interest to theland the mand the third ilme time they failed to respond why many of the citizens who came down aown town to see the maneuvers of the ahe soldier boys were not interested enough to attend the meeting and nhe he hall was not near filled at the park city military band ren eldered its services and played several selections on the street and livened things up a bit by playing n the club rooms tf chairman W D sutton button called 6 t the meeting to order and briefly stated the object of the gathering telling of the necessity of renewed interest it if park city desired to be isavee saved from disgrace in the victory liberty loan drive it i ma maor or was then intro deuced and lie be gave very poignant reasons why victory bonds should be purchased at this time vocal selection by misses hazel post jennie urie and charlotte urie and charlotte urle urie accompanist ap banist anist miss grace richardson 1 vocal solo mrs G cherry kay t P boxing bout by tour four small boys who furnished urnis lied considerable amusement miss mabel thomas impersonating ing an intoxicated olgarette amok ang ing society swell gave a recitation vocal selection ladies glee i club lead by mrs mckay and with miss louise accompanist T vocal solo C T t selection by joe Merri otts or jc ches hestra Lra rl the speakers of the evening were claude claude T barnes and james devine ot of salt lake city f both gentlemen gave earnest and logical talks making it clear that it was the duty of 0 every american to purchase a bond emphasizing ille the fact that the government was not asking tor for a donation merely basking asking the citizens to invest small or large amounts in the most ati bond yet issued by the best and strongest government under tile the sun both gentlemen earnestly appeal 1 ed to abandon pettiness and fault finding and to think only ot of the I 1 great victory won and to help pay e the honest debt incurred in winning the victory they pictured them the hor sors ot of what might have been had ahe the germans been successful they amold old ot of tile the thousands ot of soldier boys yet in the service overseas and the urgent necessity of funds bunds to get them back to their homes and eloquently appealed to the patrio patriotism tista and love ot of country ot of all present to loin the ranks ol of the liberty loan workers that utah might a proudly ga go over the top y 4 after the meeting a dance and asocial social time was given by the elks ito to all who remained BL auy y a huud bund |