Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-12

The Kcnnebec county committee Of
public safety held meeting at head
quarters, New Purinton building, Au-
gusta, Wednesday at 3 P. M.
There were present beside the mem
berS of the committee, the county chair
man and several members of the sub
committees.
The appointing Of subcommittee was
completed, except coordination of aid
societies. This committee. of which
Rev. r. w. Plant of Gardiner is chair
man. is to be made up of the chair
mon of the Red Cross societies which
are being formed throughout the
County.
The members Of the other sub-com-
mittees are as follows:
Finance committee Frank F.. Smith
Augusta, chairman; George a. Safford
HallOwell; Fred n. Boston Gardiner:
Herbert T. Wadsworth, Winthrop; Dr.
+. G. Thayer. Waterville; w. NJ Kcene
Clinton; Ernest f. Crosby, Albion; L.
c. Barker, Nassalboro; Arthur Marson,
Pittston.
Food conservation-W. J. Thompson,
China, chairman; Arthur l.. Deering,
Augusta; T. T. Clifford, Winthrop: f.
II. Gardiner Waterville;J. n Cannon.
Gardiner.
Industrial survey-M NJ. Johnson
Hailowcll, chairman; Samuel Stewart
Augusta; Frank Besse. Clinton; Earl
Hodbkins, Gardiner; George Dix. Halo
well; Roy Brior. Oakland; Harry Green.
Natervi!le; Robert Nivison. WinsIow;
b. A. Bailey. Winthrop; Harold Gates.
Nassalboro.
protection and welfare-David Darl-
ing, Gardiner. chairman; Mayor Willis
T. Swift, Augusta; Mayor Rert E.
Lamb. Gardiner; Mayor j. N. Robinson
HalloWcll; Mayor Ora Meader, Water
vile; and the following selectmen: r
f. Manson. Farmingdale; Lincoln Bart
lett, Belgrade; O. G. Brown, Benton: 7
a. Witham. Clinton; T. H Hersom. Oak
land: II. S. Bent Monmouth; G. f.
clark, Randolph; y. l.. Berry. Vassal-
boro; w. w Walton, Wayne; G. A..
Chamberlain, Winslow; J.. E. Donovan
Winthrop
Transportation = William E Aver
Oakland, chairman; Fred Kinsman. Au
gusta: J. r. r. Dinsrnore, China. T
Walter Robinson, Gardiner: J. Manlev
j 4
Waterville; Frank Rollins, Winslow: e.
r. Jones, Winthrop
Naval and military affairs. Guy P.
Gannett Augusta, chairman; John w.
Berry, Gardiner; Edgar ]. Brown.
Naterville, and Harris Woodman
Winthrop. executive committee. Chas
w. Abbott, Albion; Chas. A. Hill. Bel
grade; James G.. Barton, Benton. PAT
rex Hayes, Chelsea: Dean Estes,
China; A. A. Shaw. Clinton; Joseph
Underwood, Fayette; Ralph Manson
tarmingdale: Howard Z. Andrews.
Hailowell; Frank Berry, Litchfield;
Henry +. Cummings. Manchester:
Harry Merrill. Monmouth; Joseph w.
Allen, Mt. Vernon; Fred H, Leach.
Oakland; y. f. Lord. Pittston; J. Raj
ton, Randolph: Fred |. Brown, Read
field: Elbridge Foster, Rome: VIM.
Longley, Sidney; Harry Lawrence,
South Gardiner; Harry Halves, Vas
salboro: Walter E. Sanborn, Vienna;
Tudor Jennings. Wayne: Archie Cole.
West Gardiner: Winfield Barton,
Windsor: VIM. II. Smith, Winslow.
Mr.. Plant, as chairman OF the COM
mittee on ordination of aid socie-
ties reported addressing meetings of
representatives of the various ladies'
organizations of Gardiner. Hallowell
and Augusta, at which plans have been
discussed for co-ordinating the work
which the ladies may be called upon
to do. He has arranged for a meet
ing to be held in Waterville Saturday,
April "A. for this purpose. and is to
address meetings in several towns In
the near future.