The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-23
FORMULATE PLANS
FOR THE Big DRIVE
FOURTH LIBERTY loan
Well Attended Meeting Held Saturday
Quota For Jefferson County
VIII Probably Be About
$1,75O,OOO

The drive for the Fourth Liberty
Loan was launched at a meeting held
in the city hall Saturday evening, pre-
sided over by w. d. James, chairman
of the Jefferson County Council of De-
tense. The meeting was we'll attended
and was opened by Attorney Nicholas
Thauer, who introduced Mr.. James
The latter paid fine tribute to the
work of the Boys and Girls clubs of
the county, which will compete at the
Jefferson fair this week. He compli-
mented Miss Catherine Blair, at the
head of the local club, for the most
excellent showing made by WatertOwn.
The Fort Atkinson team represented
the state at Sioux City, Iowa, where
twelve states were represented, and
carried off fourth honors. Miss Mabel
: Downing of Fort Atkinson won the in
dividual cold pack championship and
will be a member of the team which
will compete in Washington, D. c.
Sergeants Joseph Kioes and Fred
HOllenbeck, just returned from the
fighting front in France, were present
and the latter gave an interesting talk
of the incidents occurring since Co. E
left WatertOwn until he and Mr.
Kioes were ordered to return to this
country for service. He paid fine tri-
butte to the work of the Red Cross in
the trenches in France
Has Clean Slate.
Chairman James stated that Jeffer-
son county had a clean slate in the
three preceding loan drives and was
$4,000 to the good. Basing the fourth
loan at six billion dollars he said that
Jefferson county's share would be
approximately $1,75O,OOO. He said a
system was devised where people who
did not have the ready money could
pay down ten percent and the balance
in installments as they came DUE
This would simplify matters for many
who otherwise could not pay for their
allotment at the time of signing. In
the country districts a school house
campaign would be carried on which
would include speeches, music and
other amusements preceding the sign
ing up for bonds.
With the exception of a few wards
the same captains, male and female,
of the wards in last loan drive would
be retained. Changes would necessar-
lily be made where former workers
were absent from the city $50.
Preparations for the launching of the
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive are being
rapidly completed. The election OF
w. d. James as the chairman of the
Liberty Loan committee by the U. S.
Treasury Department means that the
whole organization of the County
Council of Defense and of its eight
local councils is behind the movement
it will be an "all County Council
Drive" The Woman's organization
and all the committees have been
working overtime to be ready for this
great undertaking. -
The work will be facilitated in this
campaign in every way pOssible-Lib-
erty Loan headquarters will be estab-
lished in all the towns and villages
where local councils are located and
county headquarters will be located in
the building on corner Of Main street
in Fort Atkinson where Blacks groc-
cry store was formerly located.
Speeches are being made in all the
school districts of the county and every
one should attend the great Patriotic
Day at the Jefferson County fair, Sept
9th, where the best of talent will be
heard.
Let everyone be prepared to do their
| utmost in putting across this loan and
go the limit and then some in your
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