The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-03
ROGERS CONFIDENT
OF THE OUTCOME
Enthused at Interest Dis
played By Members of
The State Committee
SERIES OF RED
LETTER DAYS OUT
Five Special Features An
nounced by District Head
To Arouse Interest

The campaign for the sale of the
second issue of the Liberty Loan in
North Dakota was mapped out at a
conference held in Fargo this morn
ing, members Of the North Dakota
executive committee meeting with
A r. Rogers, Minneapolis, chair
man for the Ninth district, and with
l.. B. Hanna. state chairman.
An active campaign will be main
tanned throughout the state, the dis
trict and county unit plan being en-
ployed, and during the period that
will be given over to the drive, it is
the hope of the bankers in charge of
the bond selling work. that every
person in the state will be given an
Liberty Loan army. s...
Mr.. Rogers, enthused at the inter-
est displayed by the North Dakota
committeeman, with whom he met
at the First National bank this fore
noon, declared hipself confident that
North Dakota would maintain her
end, and come to the front with a
splendid showing. .
NNNtAH S&FN0A3 @NSAFt%hNas
Elk Governor "a B. Hanna Of North
Dakota announced the creation of
IA districts in the state, and q gdiyi-
sion of counties between the chair
men, all of whom are members of
the state COMMITTEES, Each district
chairman will name the county
chairmen, and thev may all be pick
ed at the meeting here today. The
s~4s NrTfrwwvs
G.. r. Green, Cavalier, chairman:
Pembina, Cavalier and Walsh coun-
ties.
A. I. Hunter, Grand Forks, CHAIR
man: Grand Forks. Nelson and Trail
counties.
E. j. weiser. Fargo, chairman;
Cass, Steele, Ransom and Richland
counties.
w. C. Mcdowell. Marion, chair
man; LaMoure. Sargent, Dickey and
Mcintosh counties.
A. B. Default, jamestown, chair
man; Stutsman, Barnes, Griggs and
Foster counties.
T. L. Beiseker. Fessenden. chair
man: Wells, Sheridan and Eddy
counties.
c. n. Doyon. Doyon. chairman;
Ramsey, Benson and Pierce counties.
Harry Lord, Cando, chairman;
Towner. Rolette and Bottineau coun-
ties.
NJ. r. Porter. Minot. chairman;
Ward, Divide, Burke, Renville and
counties.
%W. s. Davidson. Williston. chair
man; Williams, Mckenzie and Noun
trail counties.
j. l.. Bell, Bismarck, chairman;
Mclean, Burleigh, Logan, Kidder
and Emmons counties.
j. N. Newton, Mandan, chairman;
oliver, Mercer, Morton, Grant and
Sioux counties.
w. r.. Richards, Dickinson, chair
man; Stark, Dunn, Billings and
Golden Valley counties.
]. e. Phelan, Bowman, chairman;
Bowman, Slope and Het-
finger counties.
Organizing On Efficient Basis.
Mr.. Rogers detailed to the North
Dakota workers the manner in which
The district Is being organized. Every
1T lis hoped, viii be sys-
-ematically covered tor Mr. rogers
believes that If the issue is put up
% every man and woman in position
10 buy b ds, there will be no ques-
ion of t & success, and the Ninth
district wiz oversubscribe its quota.
That is Mr. Rogers hope.
II came to North Dakota today
said Mr.. Rogers, because am in-
.erested In seeing this state u
zood. IL Is my home state
Rogers resided at Sanborn toK
number of years.
VIII Be thorough.
The campaign, according to the
listrict chairmen who attended the
conference, win be as thorough as
hey are able to make IT,
This afternoon r. j. WessSr en- y
.ained the visitors at luncheon at the
Waldorf hotel.
All but three members of the CONF
niffee were present, Messrs. Phelan,
Richards and Green being unabl to
attend. II. j. Lander and Trac u.
Bangs, Grand Forks, also attended.
Five Big Days.
Five red letter days in the Liberty
bond campaign in North Dakota viii
oe observed as In the other states or
.hfs district They are:
Monday. Oct S--Opening day and
Liberty Loan day in all the
sunday, oct 14-church day, with
patriotic services and sermons in all
ne churches.
campaign for subscriptions TO start at
3 a. m that day.
wednesday, Oct. 24-LibeFty Loan
iay everywhere in the distatet.
Saturday Oct. 2T-ClOsing day, sub
scrfptfOns TO close that day.