The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
MEDINA ACTIVE IN
LIBERTY BOND SALE

IS
Thursday evening the Medina banks
reported the aggregate sum Of $1S,-
/ 400 received from the sale Of Liberty
Bonds since the sale began, Oct. /.
This i regarded as q fairly good start
and from now on It il expected the
sale will increase rapidly, the final
weeks drive being far the most pro-
ductiye Of all.
That Medina people are determined
to do all that lies in their power to
make the second Liberty Loan sue
cess has been more in evidence the
past few days than at any previous
time. Especially was this noticeable
by the spirit shown at the public meet
ing at the court house Monday evening
and again at the adjourned session Of
the same meeting on Wednesday night.
About fifty attended the meeting at
the court house Monday evening, call
ed by the directors Of the Medina
Board Of Trade Co. for the purpose
Of discussing certain matters Of gen
eral interest to the community. While
several questions were to have been
discussed, interest finally centered up
on the formulating of some feasible
plan by which the Board Of Trade Co.
may, as body, align itself financially
and morally, with the work Of prosecut
ing the sale of Liberty Bonds in Me-
dina county, in conjunction with the
banks and public spirited citizens gem
orally.
L. F. Carver, as chairman of the
meeting and spokesman for the Board
of Trade Co., announced the purpose
of the meeting and called upon several
present for opinions. The meeting
was a very enthusiastic one and all
registered an avowed purpose to do
everything possible to further the
work. Al committee composed Of the
following gentlemen was appointed by
the chairman to formulate and present
q plan for amendment or approval at
meeting called for Wednesday night:
II. G. Rowe, Rev. S. F. Dimmock, d.
G. Shepard @. G. Chetny and w. HI.
Sipher.
In Difference to Mr.. Carl Vrooman,
Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture,
who addressed a large crowd at the.
Root Co. Wednesday noon, a commit
tee consisting of C. Il. Griesinger, E
Brenner and HI. e. Aylard, was ap-8
pointed to request all business men to
close heir f'aces a. business during
t'se Iii,'S fhsf ~ = II 81 is SV IS s,.e'I |<
ing. and Dawson L0ng4cfe was ap-
pointed to provide transp0 p0rtation from
the public square to the Root Go. plant
for all who desired to hear the address,
following which the meeting was adj
journed.
\ "A hundred or more attended the
meeting Wednesday night to hear and
discuss the plan formulated by the
committee. L. F. Garvef presented
Rev. s. r. Dimmock as chairman of
the meeting. Following is the out
lined report of the committee with res
pect to the campaign for reaching or
exceeding Medina county's quota in
the sale Of Liberty Bonds:
Chairman Of the committee, Fl. G..
Rowe, announced the plan as under
two divisions, namely: First, to m
form and arouse public opinion. For
this committee was suggested to
have charge Of work in Medina village
and surrounding townships by arrang
ing for meetings in the village and
townships. Teams of three speakers
each will be organized to address such
meetings in every township week
from next Saturday evening, the
teams for such meetings going out
from Medina by auto, and to invite
local citizens Of the townships to par
ticipate in these meetings and the
speaking. Committee: d. S. Long
acre, chairman; assistants, H. G. Rowe
G. d. Wightman, Blake Mcdowell, E.
B. Spitzer, E. R. Root, B. Hendrick-
son, R. a. Stowe, N. o. Fuller, H. S.
Orr, AL. Young.
Second, a committee on local ad-
vertising in newspapers and by mail.
"A. L. Boyden chairman of committee.
Third, religious organizations. S.
r. Ross chairman Of committee.
The second division of the report
was "To Secure Subscriptions" First,
committee to secure places for re-
ceiving local subscriptions in each
township, placard the same, and SCI
cure local township committees to give
information and to help in soliciting
personally in their townships; to ar
range final grand drive by auto Of
Medina business men into the surround
ing communities, asking that Medina
business men close their places Of
business on the day selected for this
drive and give their time to the COM
mittee in charge. Committee: L. F.
Carver, e. Brennery w. H. Hobart, e.
G. Ziegler and Grant McNeal.
Second, q committee Of women from
every society, church, lodge, etc, to
advocate in the home the buying Of
bonds as we'll as to recommend the
bonds as an excellent investment Of
society funds. Committee to be COM
posed Of the president Of each such
society.
Third, committee to Interest the
schools, children to carry home liter
ature, hear talks, etc. G. p. jerks,
committee.
Fourth, committee to raise funds
Tor expenses u this local campaign,