Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-16
MANY WAR WORKERS
ATTEND STATE meet
Held To Promote Bond Issue
and Other War Activities.

ItNi0 ~ = VttOtS SOitN SSSoS
and Other War Activities.
Charleston, Sept. 16-The first
State Wide War Convention held in
West, Virginia attracted prominent
war-workers from all parts of West
Virginia and was composed of mem
bers of the State Council of Defense
members of the Advisory Commit
tee of that body, Chairmen of Coun-
tyA Council of Defense, chairmen of
Fourth Liberty Loan County Organ
izations, schairmen of Four Minute
Men County organizations, members
of the Executive Finance Commit
tee of War Camp Community Serv-
ice in West Virginia and others
prominent in war-work activities.
Former Governor William gsA sMac-s
Corkle presided over the delibera
tons. 4-sstsss a.sss.f
The convention attracted repre-
sentatives of National orgafiiza tfuns'
of similar character and the Com
mittee on Public Information scat
Lieutenant George Sauvage, q
French soldier to give an, idea OF
conditions now existing in Tranec
and the present relations of the al
lied people.
The convention was held in the
court room of the Federal Building
and two of tire principal addresses
were made by Governor John J..
CornweIl and Elk Governor w. A. Mac
Corkle, Chairman of the State Lib
erty Loan Committee.
The first war convention was held
to perfect arrangements for the
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Sep
TENDER 18th to October 18th and the
War Relief Work Campaign of No
yember nth to 18th when something
like $7O0,oo0.00 VIII be assigned as a
quota for West Virginia for the Y.
NJ. C. A., National Catholic War
Council, Jewish Welfare Board, Sal.
walton Army War Camp Commun-
ity Service and the American Lii
brary Association.
The women of the State are to be
again active in liberty Loan work
and Mrs. Livia s. Poffenbarger, is
once more in general charge over
the State. The women expect to sur
pass the showing made in the Third
Liberty Loan which will be a might:
accomplishment.
Men 10 and 20 years old and 81 tt
So years old inclusive will be frs
called to the colors under the new
draft of September 18th. The van
/. guard of the new group may reacl
training camps late next month
when this group begins to approach
exhaustion. the Government will cal
to military duty men from 81 to 4
years old inclusive and boys of IL
The first call for this deferre'
group can hardly be expected befor
early in 1919. IT is thought that 2.
100000 men of the new draft will b
called to the colors by next Juns
Classification of 1886 men will b
completely in West Virginia by M
vember fst, according to plans GU
lined as questionaires go out a
once. The men of the is year oil
class and BIAS class will not II
ceive questionaires or be classifie
until the work of classifying tn
1886 class is completed nor will an
of these two classes be called unit
the supply of 1886 men has been e
hausted. The 1920 youths will
permitted to go to college to trai
as student soldiers at the West vi
ginia University, Davis-Elkins, We
leyan and other schools.
J. Walter Barnes. Federal Fuel A
ministrator for West Virginia vi
was here for the War convent;o
being Chsirmsn OF ths County Cou
ell Of i,efense of Marion counsy
well Pleased win the way the !
quest for autoiess Sundays is beil
. heed$d IN West Virginia and is &C
uuu 3. d. \