Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-30
STATE CHAIRMAN AND DlREC.
TOR APPOINTED
Local Committees include Many Prom
inent Citizens Who Have Dis
played Great Activity in
This Work


is to be the United War Work Cam
paign to raise funds for cur boys
over there so that they who are
fighting our battles for humanity ana
giving up their lives that We at home
may live in world of peace and JUS
tice, may enjoy some of the comforts,
even some of the actual necessities,
source.
The seven organizations which COM
prise the United War Work Campaign
are the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation, the Young Women's Chris
tan Association, the National Cstho-
lie War Council, or in other words.
the knights of Columbus activities for
the boys in khaki. the Jewish Welfare
Board, the American Library Associa-
ton. the War Camp Community Ser
vice, and the Salvation Army
In the past 1t has been the plan
for each one of these Organizations TO
conduct a separate campaign TO raise
money for its own work, all of which Is
so deserving of public support Sew
en- campaigns require seven different
campaign organizations seven differ
ent large expense accounts. possibly
the same person doing seven different
times the same kind and almost the
same amount of work he could do a:
ore time. II has kept the country
stirred up, and LITERAL. tired out. with
successive campaigns following each
other IN rapid order and all working
for practically the same end, the well
fare OF the American and Allied SOL
d.e-s fighting for our homes and for
our honor on the bsttlefelds OF France
Belgium Italy and Siberia
II was TO avoid this that President
Wilson very wisely asked that the
seven organizations get together and
conduct one ca mpa On and this JOINT
drive for funds will be held during
the week Of November Ills.
The State chairman of the drive 's
Silas B. Adams, of Portland, one OF
the leading business men of the State
and the State director is to be JEFF
ferson C. Smith, of Waterylle, one OF
the Oest known boy workers and cam
paign managers in Maine.
County campaign chairmen have
been appointed as follows:
Androscoggin-Alfr j. Sweet, Au-
burn
Aroostook-Thomas F. Phair, Pressure
Isle
Cumberland Henry r. Merrill, Port
land.
Franklin Willard S Bass. Wilton.
Hancocn-Thomas Searls. Bar Har-
Dor.
Kennebec- DR. A Jolly. WsterTilie.
Knox-Ioratio n McDouGall, Rock
land
Lneoln-John NJ. Glidden. Newcastle.
Oxford Judge Matthew Mccarthy.
Penobscot-F E. Bragg, Bangor.
Piscataquis -A B. Clark. Milo.
sagadahoc Harold NJ. Sewall,
Bath
somerset-W. H. Cummings, Skowhe-
gan.
waldo-O E. Frost. Belfast
washington-C H. C!ari-. Lubec.
York Walter ] Kllpatr1c. Saco.
A complete publicity organization
also has been formed to cover the
State with D. w. Hoegg, Jr. city edi-
tor of the Express Advertiser. Port
land. as State chairman.
He has appointed publicity chairmen
who will be in charge of all publicity
and advertising in connectio1 with the
drive in his county. These are as
follows:
Androscoggin, Sam E. Conner, Lewis
ton.
Aroostook, Chas. H. Fogg, Houlton.
Cumberland, Mrs. f. W Moseley,
Portland.
Franklin, Henry P White, Farming
ton.
Hancock. Harold P. whitmore. Bar
Harbor.
Kennebec, J. c. Murphy. Augusta
Knox. Frank A. Tirrell. Jr., Rockland
Lincoln. Benz. F. Kelley, Boothbay
Harbor.
Oxford, Alden Chase. Bryant's Pond
Penobscot. w A. Hennessy. Bangor.
Piscataquis, L. p vans Dover.
Sagadahoc, Harry G. Weber, Bath.
Somerset, Roland t. Patten, Skowhe
gan.
Waldo Orrin ]. Dickey. Belfast.
Washington, Fred w. Keene, Lubec.
York, Thomas r Locke, Biddeford.
All of these men rank among tn
leaders in their line throughout Main
and the fact that they have agreed 4
take hold of the drive means that 1t ha
got to be a success and that Main
will go over the top with the coopera
ton of every man, woman and chill
within its limits.
Maine quota in the dive is to .
1907 eco. tremendous sum, almost
million dollars SO il win take everyon
TO make the campaign q success.