Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
STEPS TAKEN 70 INACCURATE
GREAT THRIFT CAMPAIGN
IN IOWA.
STATE DIRECTOR NAMES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Fifty nine Men Active in Public Affairs
Selected to Take Part in Conference
and Promote Work in State District
and County chairnsn Named
Other News.

| war savings campaign In Iowa, to DC
formally opened by convention Of
the state organization in Des Moines
! Thursday, Dec. 10, and presided over by
| Homer A. Miller, state director, the
most comprehensive and representative
| list of leader., in the states activities
ever brought together in any one ef-
fort has been appointed by Mr.. Miller
and now has the approval of Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo.
This organization, headed by Gov
ernor Harding, takes in the big men
of the state and includes ffty-nine
members comprising an advisory board
taken from eight sections Of the state;
eleven group chairmen for the different
divisions of the state, eleven vic''
chairmen, and county chairman in
every county.
The Organization comprises rs
workers. The campaign is to extend
over the coming year. 1t is expected
to sell war savings stamps Or book
of stamps, or 25-cent thrift stamps to
every man, woman and child over 10
years old in the state.
Iowa's quota of war savings stamps,
thru the purchasei'of which the people
Of the state will give the government
approximately $4s,000,000 to carry on
the war. will be raised by direction Of
the following national Organization for
Iowa;
w. G. McAdoo, secretary Of the
United States treasury; Frank "A. Van
derlip, national chairman; Harrison r.
Riley, federal reserve director seventh
district; Homer A. Miller, president
Iowa National Bank and state director
for Iowa.
The executive committee includes S.
G. Goldthwaite. chairman for north
western Iowa; w. w. Mash, chairman
northeastern Iowa; E. T. Meredith,
chairman southwestern Iowa, and Mrs.
John w. Watzek. chairman southeast
ern Iowa.
. The rest Of the organization in
cludes he following:
Advisory, Board.
w. L.. Harding, governor, Des Moines.
Ernest T. Moore. lieutenant gov
ernor, Cedar Rapids.
United States Senator A. B. Cum
MINIS, DeS MONIES. .lH
United States Senator w. s. Kenyon.
Fort Dodge.
Nv. W.. Marsh. Waterloo.
Martin j. Wade, judge United States
district court, Iowa city.
E. T. Meredith director federal re-
serve bank Of Chicago. Des Moines.
> Lafayette Young, Sr., chairman state
council OF defense, Des Moines.
E. R. Hoyt, treasurer. OF state OF
Iowa, Des iMoines
George II. Messenger, state superin-
tendent Of banks, Des iMoines.
s. M. Leach. president Iowa Bankers
Association, Abel.
Col. G. W. French, president Greater
Iowa Association, Davenport.
Ed r. Wilson, chairman "four-minutc
men, Des Moines.
A. NJ. Deyoe, state superintendent Of
public instruction, Des iMoines
Charles R. Brenton, member state
board Of education, Dallas Center.
w. A. Jessup, president State Unit
versity Of Iowa, Iowa City.
r. "A. Pearson, president Iowa State
College Of Agriculture, Ames.
Homer H. Seerley, president Iowa
State Teachers College. Cedar Falls.
w. L. Hanson. president Iowa State
Teachers association, Burlington.
Mrs. Irving C. Johnson, president Of
Iowa Library association, Oskaloosa-
Former Governor G. w. Clarke, pres
ident Of Iowa National League to En-
force Peace After the War, Des Moines.
Most Rev. James J. Keane, Dubu-
que.
The Rev. ], Edward Kerbye. Des
Moines
Mrs. w. w. Marsh, chairman of wo-
mems Iowa Liberty bond campaign,
Waterloo.
Mrs. Frances e. Whitley. iowa chair
man Of komen's committee of national
defense, Webster City.
Mrs. John w. Watzek. president Of
Iowa Federation OF Women's clubs,
Davenport ,s
Miss Anna B. Lawther, president Of
Iowa State Suffrage association, Du-
buque.
Mrs. Eugene Henely president Of PS
E. O. society in Iowa, Grinnell.
Miss Emily B. Stapp. president OF
Happy Tribe Penny association, Des
Moines.
] H. Petty. president Of Iowa Corn
and Small Grain GroweB' association.
Elliott.
A. j. Jordan. master Of state Grange,
Balfour. s
George Burge, president Of Iowa Beef
Producers association, Mount Vernon.
John w. CoverdAle, state leader
county agents in Iowa, Ames.
D.. G. Bishop. state leader Of boys
and girls club work. Ames college.
Ames.
GILBERT II. oendall representative Of
boy scout organizations in Iowa, Des
Moines. n. rs
". N. Parsons, state secretary Of
Young IN lens Christian association, Des
]. H.. Devaney. state deputy Of
Kni ghts Of Columbus. Des MONIES,
Miss Alice French regent Of Colon
siaf Danes Of Iowa. Davenport
Mrs. Dixie c, sGerhardt,s state regent
Of Daughters OF American Revolution.
Knoxville. u IS
# Mrs. Laura Berger, president Of wo-
mems Relief Corps, Cedar Rapids.
j. Z. harrington, commander depart
sment for lows q. A. r.. Iowa Falls.
Carl NJ. Olsen, commander United
Spanish War Veterans, department OF
Icyy Rnr!!ns ~ :. -:
w. H, Norris, representative various
fraternal organizations, Manchester
W.. Nelson. president First. Second
ana Third Glass Postmasters' assoctA-
sti0n In Iowa 0rinnell
n &. A GoldtAwAite, president iowa;
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