The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-08-22
OREGON FIRST
RULING SLOGAN
FOURTH LOAN PLANS UNDER WAY
Local Committee Makes Ready For Plan
Of Volunteer Subscriptions
Captains to Meet Aug. %

The spirit of Oregon First has laid
firm hold on the men Of this county
who Will handle the approaching Fourth
Liberty Loan drive, and every effort
will be made To place the Apple Valley
within the first ranks Of Oregon coun-
ties
At a call from Truman Butler, Hood
River county's : representative on the
state Liberty Loan committee, aad +.
q. Blanchar, associated with Nh. Blan
char in the local drive management,
Just back from Portland conference,
the following citizens met Friday night
for preliminary discussion of plans
William Stewart, A. W. Stone. Mrs.
l.. 5. Ainsworth, members of the exec
utlye committee Joe d. Thomson, k.
b. Bennett and K. f. Scott, publicity
committee. Mr. Scott has been named
as executive secretary Of the campaign.
Mrs. Ainsworth represents the Wom-
ans club.
The following district team captains
We're appointed f. F. Ellsworth, Gas,
cade Locks; George Galloway, Frank
ton. Nj. f. McCarty, Hood River f.
W. Birge. Barrett, }. f. Ferguson,
Odell ". II. Boldly, Upper Valley
Dr. W K. Collie. Pine Grove, d. L.
Pielson, Oak Grove; f. A. Massee,
Willow Flat +. H. Green, Dee Frank
Williams Wyeth These men viii meet
with the executive committee Monday
evening, August 26 when the actual
work Of preparing for the big drive
will be set in motion.
The proposed voluntary plan of Sc
/ curing subscriptions to the Fourth Lib
erty Loan appeals strongly to the local
management. 1t is said that the plans
will meet with the approval of orchard
lists, who are expected in every in
/ stance to answer the call Of the com
mittee and volunteer their respective
| individual quotas before the campaign
opens,
With October, too, will come the
| busiest season of the year for the Hood
River orchardlst Because of the
shortage of pickers, it is expected that
growers will be buster than usual this
year and they will welcome the plan Of
completing the Liberty drive before
the work Of harvest demands their at
| tenton.
The need of music for public meet
! ings attendant on the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive will probably bring about a
revival of interest in the Hood River
band, which has been inactive as a
body of musicians for several years.
| The executive committee has called for
a rQnfercnoa with har r-aiahers. who
will be asked to recruit instrument
players Of the valley. Mrs. Ainsworth
has been appointed the head Of com
mittee to arrange for vocal music
| In addressing his fellow workers at
the Friday night meeting. Mr. Butler
said he wished that every one present
could have attended the Portland con
ference and have imbibed the spirit
that now rules the nation Our coun-
try has made paramount the business
Of winning the war, says Mr.. Butler
"and all other things take second
place
A number of things have not been
definitely settled. The exact quota
has not been received for the state
but it will reach approximately $40, =
600, 900 Thus Hood River county S
quota will be double that of the Third
Loan.
A feature of the campaign here will
be the mothers parade in which will
march the mothers and wives Of SOL
diers, and probably sisters A promi-
nent speaker will be secured for the
day Mrs. Ainsworth will make ar
rangements for this parade.
AT the August 26 meeting a repre-
sentative from the central committee
will be sent here to confer with the
local workers.
The Boy Scouts will be active par
. ticipants in the next drive Their mas
ter, d. G. Cruikshank, who is a mem.
ber of the executive committee having
been with the boys on their outing at
Lost Lake was not present at the meet
ing last Friday night.
The honor flag system will be usec
again in the bond drive, and Mr., Butler
will order flags for each district appor
toned a captain.
An initial payment of 10 per cent
must be paid on the bonds of the
Fourth Loan.