The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-29
District Committee Chairmen An
nounced by Austin in Wind
ing up Force for United
War Work Drive
M'ARTHUR NAMED
AS GRADY CHAIRMAN
Call Meeting of Workers Today;
To Appoint County Chairmen;
Plan District Meeting
Here Friday.

A big step was made today in the
organization OF the numerous work
ers in this district in preparation for
the United War Work campaign to
be staged November Ills, according
to a statement given out bby G. w.
Austin, district chairman, in announc'
ing the appointment OF district and
county chairmen.
The following district chairmen
were appointed by Mr., Austin and
are now receiving their instructions
as to the part they will play in the
big drive: Rev. A. l.. Owensby,
speakers committee; c. Schlotter.
beck, rural workers; Mrs. Ed F.
Johns, women's work; Rev William
Denham, Victory Boys; Mrs d. E.
Emerson, Victory Girls; Scott Jones,
advertising; J. Edwin Pool, publicity;
Slas Adams, colored population. One
more appointment is to be made 1t
is that of district chairman in the
wage earners' division.
District Meet Friday
The district chairman will take up
at once the work ir heir respective
divisions, with the county chairman
in the district which is composed of
jefferson, Stephens, Grady, Canadian
and Kingfisher counties, Every eff
fort is being made to get the founda-
ton of the organization well started
at once, and to perfect the details at
the joint meeting of the district and
county chairmen to be held in Chick
asha next Friday.
The county chairmen in hte dis
trict as announced by G. W. Austin
this afternoon are: Jefferson, Cham
Jones, Waurika; stephens, l.. A. Nor
ton, Duncan; Grady, c. l.. Macarthur, |
Chickasha; Canadian, Charles Ingle,
Ell Reno; Kingfisher, Jonah Ruth,
Kingfisher. The county chairmeu
have instructions to proceed at once
with their county organization, that
is, to appoint their various workers
and perfect their working units at
the earliest moment
To Name County Workers
c. L. Macarthur, Grady county chair.
man, announced this morning that
meeting has been called for this af-
ternoon at o'clock. to be held in
his office on the fourth floor of the
First National bank building. This
meeting will be a joint affair at
which the district chairmen and the
county workers will meet to talk
over the plans of campaign. Follow
ing the meeting, Mr.. Macarthur will
be in position to announce the chair
men for Grady county in the various
divisions of the work
e. E. Ingram, army "Y" worker
and district director of the cam
paign will be on the job at the
meeting this afternoon to explain the
work in detail. Il have had the
pleasure Of meeting practically all the
chairmen and as far as we have pro-
gressed, l am well pleased" said he
"The thing is to work in harmony, all
aiming at the same end We have not
announced the quota for this district,
but | think we will get the figures
in the next day.Or two. The nation
al quota of $3.50, ,00O, 600 is a big sum.
but the response for such work in
the past has been liberal and I be-
lieve the big sum will be rolled up
quickly. The people are realizing the
importance of the work and are al
ways ready to respond nobly. That's
the way with the American people. .