Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
NAME COMMITTEES
FOR LIBERTY BONDS
DRIVE THRU COUNTY
CLARENCE GRlGGS Is CHOSENl
CHAIRMAN OF OTTAWA DIS
TRiCT-RAlsE OTTAWA'S QUOTA
TO $7sC,O00 AT MEETING HERE.

Yesterday afternoon at o'clock
all the bankers in the county met in
the Chamber of Commerce office to
make plans for the sale of the Liberty
Loan bonds. Over fifty men were
present at this meeting and brought
more enthusiasm with them than was
ever before displayed in any meeting
held by the local organization.
Plans were fully completed for the
big campaign and the county was d.
vided into districts with capable men
at the head of each district. Each
precinct Is to be organized and every
organization In the county is to be
asked to help with this sale. The
women are to May one Of the most
important parts in the organization
and every patriotic woman is to have
her chance to do her bit
The work launched at the meeting
yesterday, will not be closed until the
last of October, when the campaign is
officially over
Under the plans adopted, the WON.
ans clubs in each town will probably
be asked to call all women organiza.
tons together and to work under one
head
Although the official allotment of
the sale of bonds for this county has
not yet been received, it is under.
stood that II is to be much heavier
than that Of the previous sale. and the
new estimate placed today by the
men In charge of the Ottawa organiza.
ton was $750,0O0.oo. for the city
alone
Mr.. Quantrell, from the state head
quarters. and Mr. Adolph Dauber,
who is in La Sale county, sent here
by the government for the head of
the sale of these bonds. were present
at the meeting yesterday.
James F. Farrell, of this city, was
appointed head Of the publicity com
mittee for the county, and G. A.
Wilson, of La Sale. was appointed
chairman of the sale committee.
The chairmen of the various dis
tricts appointed at the meeting, were
as follows:
Mendoza r w. Crawford. chair
man, Mendoza, west half of Meriden
township, north half Troy Grove,
Earlville-W. A. Martin, chairman;
east half of Meriden, Earl and Free
dom townships
Leland Henry W. Watts chair
man; Adams township.
Sheridan j A. Guam chairman;
Worthwhile and Mission townships.
Troy Grove James Weldon, chair
man; south half Troy Grove town
ship.
Triumph-Mark Worsley, chairman;
Ophir, west half of Freedom town
ship.
Serena--F. G. Arntzen, chairman !;
east half of Freedom and Serena
townships.
TriCity-I.a Sale. Peru, Oglesby-
Geo. A. Wilson, chairman; Peru, Dim
mick, La Sale and Waltham town
ships
Utica-E. T.. Childers., chairman,
Utica and Deer Park townships
Ottawa Clarence Griggs, chairman
Wallace, Dayton Ottawa, and South
Ottawa townships.
Marseilles-B r TUNNEL chair
man. s. Il. Lewis, vice chairman; Rut
land and Fall River and west half OF
Miller townships.
Seneca w A. Graves, chairman
K. l.. Wiley. vice chairman; east hall
of Miller. Manlius and north half o
Brookiield townships.
Tonica--R. T. Radford, chairman
Eden and Vermillion townships.
Grand Ridge-Geo. l.. Dearth. chair
man; Jas. Catlin. vice chairman
Farm Ridge and Grand Rapids town
ships.
lostant--J. A. Whitney. chairman
Hope and Richland townships
Streator--E. C. Kline chairman
Eagle Bruce and Otter Creek town
ships.
Ransom--Ieo II. Gondolf, chair
man. Allen township and south hal
of Brooktield.
Wenona- Harry Taggart, chairman
Usage township.
Rutland F. r. A:nas. chairman
Groyeland TOWNSHIP
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