The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
Director Johnson Calls a
Meeting for Tomorrow
Morning
PROGRAMME FOR
DAYS MEETING
Marx Feels Detected Over Alabama's
Small Showing, But Confident =
That the State Will "Come
Through With Quota

4 Otto Marx, federal director OF the
national War Savings committee for II
| southern states. and ]. E. Kayanaugh,
assistant to the chairman of the ma
| tional committee. who have been tour
ing the states in Mr.. Marks juris-
diction for the purpose of perfectinS
The state organizations and injecting
more ginger into the campaign, ar
rived in Birmingham yesterday morn
ing and were in conference with State
| Director Crawford Johnson and Vice
state Director Donnelly during the
1 forenoon.
In the afternoon Mr.. Marx took his
travelling comrade out to Fairfield for
look at the famous model city and
The gigantic works which are being
erected in its vicinity.
KAvANAGH BIG MAN
Mr.. Kavanaugh, in addition to being
| the right-hand man of the chairman
of the national War Savings commit
! tee, is fourth vice president of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
and is recognized as first-rate cr-
ganizer and a forceful speaker
| Naturally, 1 feel some detection on
account of the fact that Alabama, my
home state. is so near the bottom of
| the list in this great campaign" said
Mr.. Marx. but l believe she is going
much higher and am confident that
the conference tomorrow will be fol-
lowed by gratifying results. 1 regard
| this War Savings campaign as the
| greatest and most far-reaching con-
| structive work which our government
| has undertaken, and 1 am vitality in
| terested in its success. If the women
Of Alabama will join us there is no
doubt that the state will make a most
creditable showing"
COUNTY CHAIRMEN MEET
| The conference referred to by Mr..
Marx was called by State Director
johnson. who sent out an invitation
| to all county chairmen to come and
| discuss the situation in their respect
| i've counties in the presence of the
| federal director and the assistant to
| the national chairman. The confer
ence will convene at 10 o'clock and
| the following programme discloses the
practical nature of the subjects to be
discussed:
PROGRAMME
Meeting will be called to order by Craw-
ford Johnson, state director, introducine
Otto Marx, federal director, and j. r.
kavanagh, assistant chairman national
War Savings committee.
| Publicity: How Best Secured" discuss
sion led by ]. T. Horne, chairman Of Tus-
caloosa county.
women: Best Methods of Obtain
ling Fullest Benefit of Their Splendid Co
Operation led by T. w. Pratt, chairman
| of Madison county.
Public Meetings: Their Value in Elk
tending the Thrift Propaganda and
Creating Keener Enthusiasm" Jesse b.
| Hearin, chairman of Marengo county.
| Schools: How Best to Utilize Them
\ War Savings Societies: How to Or
ganize Them" discussion led by DIR. j.
II. Phillips, superintendent of Birming-
ham public schools.
State and Rural Schools: How Best
| to Organize and Use Them Spright
| Dowel, state superintendent of public
education.
'Postmasters: How Best to Get Their
Coz Operation discussion led by J. w.
Cunningham chairman for Morgan
county.
Criticism: How Inactivity of Chairmen
Retards PRONUNCIATION of Thrift Propa-
ganda," Otto Marx, federal director.
"Suggestions: Our Individual Respon-
sibility in Sending Alabama Over the
Top" J. e. Cavanagh. assistant chair
man, national War Savings committee.
| Second Stage of Campaign: How to
| Add Impetus at Close of Present Liberty
Loan Drive e. c. Melvin, chairman of
Dallas county.
| A large attendance Is assured, these
county chairmen having notified the
state committee that they will be
| present.
LIST OF CHAIRMEN
! Walter e. Jones. Montgomery; ]. Fl.
Drakeford. Tuskegee; H. II. King,
Rockford; Y. w. Rainier, Elba; l. II.
Sessions, Enterprise; r. d. Palmer.
Carson, w. r. Chapman. Dothan: l..
L. Rivers. Admission; Miss Mary e.
Mason, Athens; T.. G. Barnes, Ever
green; Henry b. Hall, Courtland; T..
H. Rennie, Pell City; A. G. Boyd. Lang
dale; A. S. Preston, Jasper; u. w
! Kelley, Carbon Hill; j. E. Jones, Faint
1 Rock; Fronts H. Moore. Wetumpka;
I ]. Il. Horne. Tuscaloosa: W. l.. Head,
Ozark; H. l.. Mellen, Livingston; w. 4.
| Miller, Tuscumbia; J. G. Duncan, Jr,
| Prattville; j. NJ Cody, Luverne; Tracy
| w. Pratt. Huntsville: II. A. Taylor.
Greensboro d. ellis, Brewton; II, A.
| bradshaw, flOrence, d. II. LOVcIlldHs
Birmingham; Andrew c. Mitchell, Bes-
semer. W. r. Young, West Blocton;
| w. b. Merrill. Heflin; +. G. Melvin,
Selma: ]. NJ. Cunningham, Decatur; D.
| D. Street, Guntersville; S. ]. Griffin,
| Cullman; G. A. Harris, Monroeville,
Joseph Norwood FIT. Deposit; J. W..
Partridge. Russellville; b. B. Barnes.
| Eiutaw Jessie B. Hearin. Demopolis;
L. ID. Fite. Hamilton.
! The campaign in Alabama has been
quite encouraging during March and
| April, and it is believed at state head
quarters that the county directors will
| return to their homes from today's
conference determined to lift Alabama
| to a higher place in the w. S. s
standing of the states.
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