The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-27
THREE DAYS
ARE SET FOR
FOURTH LOAN
DRIVE HERE
Sept. Is, 70 and u Designat-
ed for Next Liberty Loan
Campaign in Wayne Coun-
ty.
MASS MEETING SEPT. "a

September 25, 26 and 27-three vital
days for Wayne county, as they have
been designated as the period in which
the county's Liberty Loan quota will
be sold.
Though September % is the actual
Liberty Loan day throughout the coun-
try as determined by the government,
the Indiana state committee is de-
sirous that every county that can so
plan its organization, shall be in posi-
tion to announce its quota of Fourth
Liberty bonds sold on that day
To this end the Wayne county COM
mittee, after consultation with State
committee officers, has fixed on We'd
nesday. Thursday and Friday. Septem-
ber 25, 26 and q, as the days for the
field forces of solicitors to be at work
in every township in Wayne county.
Most of the townships have reported
to Demas S. Coe, county chairman. the
full organizations and several Of them
are not only in readiness to work but
have already received subscriptions
for the coming loan.
Campfeld, City Chairman.
In past Liberty Loan campaigns in
Wayne county the quotas have been
reached without difficulty, but it al
accomplished in ten days or two weeks
| might have been done in less time if
| the committee had set out with such
a purpose in view In the city of Rich.
mond, which will be under the charge
| of E. NJ. Campfield, as chairman, and
John H. Johnson, as vice-chairman,
the block system will be used. Mr..
| Campfield is now engaged in selecting
his ward leaders who in turn will
| select their precinct lieutenarts and
these will put into the field a suffici-
| e1t number of solicitors to reach
every home In the city in the three
| days above designated
Mrs. Charles w. Druitt, county
| chairman for the womens organiza-
! ton, has selected her township aides
| There are few if any changes from
| those selected for the last campaign.
The women will have a complete So
/ liciting organization in every town
| ship and in the city of Richmond.
| Mass Meeting Planned.
| Charles W. Jordan, chairman of the
speakers bureau will arrange for
meetings in each of the townships.
and there will be a monster mass
meeting in Richmond on the night
| of September "a, as preliminary
/ feature to the drive for the sale OF
| bonds which will begin the following
| day. One of the famous Jackie Bands
| from the Great Lakes Training school
| at Chicago, probably will appear in
| Richmond about the middle of Sep
| tember, though the state committee
| has not as yet been able to fix def
mite dates for any city.
County Chairman Coe and E. H.
! Harris, of the county committee, were
at Indianapolis yesterday to confer
with the state organization relative
, to the quota that will be fixed for
Wayne county. While the exact coun-
ty quotas cannot be announced for
some time, Wayne county representa-
tives were informed that this county's
quota would be approximately $1,000
600. 1t may be a little less or it may
be little more. Two million dollars.
however. will be used as the basis
in laying out the work of the county
organization until the exact quota is
announced.