Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-29
WOMEN OF COUNTRY :
TO PLAY BIG PART
in LIBERTY LOAN

The Woman's Liberty Loan COM
mittee. appointed by the secretary of
the treasury to direct the activities
of women in the sale of the Liberty
bonds. has inaugurated a nationwide
campaign for the promotion Of the
next issue of the Liberty Loan.
For purposes Of organization, the
committee has made each state q unit
of Organization Each state has a
chairman. who serves upon the exec
utiye board OF the state divisionqof
the woman's committee OF the Coun-
ell Of National Defense, representing
Liberty Loan interests there. This
state chairman has active charge and
direction of all Liberty Loan activities
among the women in her state under
the general direction Of the national
committee. She appoints the chair
men for each county, who in turn
perfect their county organization.
In addition to the state chairman,
each federal reserve banking district
Of the United States has a woman
chairman. who acts in an advisory
Capacity to the state chairnaen in her
districts and who serves as Ambassador
froInSthe woman's LibertyaLoan COM
mittee Of her federal reserve bank
board.
The woman's Liberty Loan COM
mittee has also established an advis-
DRY council composed of the executive
presidents Of women's organizations
Of nationwide membership. There
are also Liberty Loan 5chairmen for
pines. Porto Rico and for foreign
countries not engaged in val.
The Woman's Liberty Loan COM
mittee is also organizing q Liberty
Loan league, to be composed of both
men and women buyers of liberty
bonds of the first issue, who will be-
come promoters of the sale Of the
bonds of the second issue when 1t
shall be announced by the secretary
SO arranging through the Office of the
United States commissioner of edu-
cation a plan for interesting the
school children Of the country in the
Liberty Loan; and, through the ex-
tension division OF the department of
agriculture, a plan to interest the
farm women of the nation in the
cause. Through some of the great
mail-order houses the committee is
nation to millions Of women.
It is the aim of the Womanss Lfber-
ty Loan committee to interest every
woman in the United States in Liber-
ty bonds and to sell a bond into every
home in the land. 10 this end the
committee urges every woman not yet
connected with a Liberty Loan organ
ization to attach herself to the one
which will BE established in her COM
munity. and IL the community has not
yet such, an organization for women
to communicate with the chairman of
her state. In this way every Ameri-
can woman may become an active
agent in the purchase of bonds which
will provide for the food, shelter. and
maintenance OF American sailors, sol
diers, and marines. and at the same
time make for herself an investment
paying her higher interest than the
is guaranteed by the resources of the
government OF the United States, the
richest nation in the world.
Mrs. Ma. Bussard and her daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel Bussard OF Fargo, are
guests at the home Of Mr., and Mrs.
II. B. King Of this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Maude Kimberly of Marshalltown.
Mrs. Frank Baer entertained yes
|terday afternoon in honor OF the 18th
birthday anniversary of their daugn-
ter Olive. Nine girls were In the party
and they were taken to the Metro
politan theater for the matinee. and
afterward motored to the farm home
OF Mrs. Baer. where they were supper
guests. %g
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A farewell reception will be given
at the Presbyterian church onsFriday
evening in honor OF MFR. and Mrs. a.
T. McIlraith, who expect to leave
within a short time to make then
home in Seattle.
Mrs. James Powers and her chill.
dren of Crookston. are here visiting
the formers sister. Mrs. Arthur Je.
rome Mrs. Powers and her children
~aeconlpanied Mrs. Jerome here 81
Sunday, the latter having been visit.
ling In Crookston for several days.