Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-23
FAIRFIELD
Members of Teams and Com
mittees of Liberty Loan
Campaign Meet at Noon for
Dinner-Reports of Various

Dlnner-hepOTtS VI fdIiOuS
Teams
After successful campaign the men,
bers of the teams and committees or tfs
Liberty Loan campaign met at ODD Eel
lows hall at noon Monday, where din
ner was served by the Rebekahs and
the Universalst society. The Boy
Scouts were walters and fully so cam
paign workers were present at the meet
ing in the best of spirit. The Lawrence
High school orchestra furnished music
for the occasion and is due much credit.
The national song America" opened
the meeting with the orchestra as ac-
companist. followed by prayer by Rev.
c. II. B. Seliger. After giving three
cheers for America, all did justice to
the dinner while the orchestra played
selections.
Singing TITS a Long. Long Way to
Tipperary' by members of the teams.
Hiram F. Burgess presided at the
meeting and introduced the first speak
err, Sergeant Rddell of the Canadian
army, who is recruiting in Waterville
and vicinity. Mr.. Riddell said in part:
THE Canadian boys should not be
here drawing money but should return
to Canada and join the army. We went
into battle with 800 men and came out
with 10. 1t is up to YOU men who en-
ploy the Canadian boys to see that they
enlist in the Canadian army. They will
we'll voluntarily.
/ The older men l know will buy
bonds to help the war, for they are
/ very patriotic people. Get your
daughters, wives and sisters working
and | am sure we will get recruits in
our army, We're his closing words.
/ Three cheers were then given Sers,.
| Riddell.
Mr.. Pettingill of Augusta was the
second speaker and said: On this
particular loan it is my business to
get TO the little towns and clean
up the campaign. Some Of them
have never heard of bonds of anv
kind. but the only thing is to get
together and sell the bonds. He told
OF the condition of Germany and
sad that he didn't want any one to
say that Germany could ever win
the war. for it couldn't be done.
One verse of Dixie was then sung
by the campaigners
Hon. Fred Claire of Waterville was
the third speaker and his address
was enjoyed. He said in part: Cen
tlemen, am so glad to see the spirit
IN which you are taking hold of this
campaign, and are working in this
third Liberty loan. His principal
SUBJECT was THE Liberty Bell" and
ne SAID that the same bell that was
now used on the third Liberty Loan
campaign was rung years ago and
today was ringing longer and louder
than ever before.
| Who today will say that the Ca
nadlans are not as happy as we areq
IheY are, and their government is
quicker and an active BODY. They
make their laws and live up to them
ana 90 not have to bother with the
PRESIDENTIAL election we have eyerv
tour years in this State.
II a German ever puts an army
on the Atlantic ocean they will new
ef see America by 5000 miles.
1hey must repay everything thew
nave destroyed. The towns thew
nave destroyed and all the SUFFERING
they have caused, either by hook or
! by crook, l don't give q damn u,bioh
put by God. they will do it. Fritzie will
start BACKWARDS towards his own land
nope. The spirit of this campaisn
IS awful good, il isn't a question of
YES or No. it is just how much can
AFFORD His Closing words vera
halser Bill and his little God will
go to -
The reports Of the teams were then
given as follows. Some of the mon,
bers of the corporations were no.
pie'eh' ana reports We're not given
ioi THESE. The campaign workers
were busy Monday morning and m
10 noon had secured 15,6OOOO towards
'he Third Libert" Loan Campaign.
American Wooden Co, $4,000.
"A. Jewell d Sons. $135O.OO.
Ridge Road, 100000.
Team ], Seltzer- Jewell $500 40
Ieam 3, Totman- Neal, $4,000
Ieam 4, Learned Files, s550OO
Ieam b, Kelley Jakins, 10000.
1eam TO- Lawry-Savage, $500
Team II, Nelson Brophy. $3.50
Ieam T. McClintockI.add, $50.
Team 13. Greenleaf, $3.50
Team 16 Gousse-L Lemelin. s1no
Ieam II, Brazzell-Bacon. $3.50
Ieam 1S' knowlton-J Jones. $50.
Team IL, Weeks-Win- s,on
Team 90 Teaguessavage $500
Team %, Ames-Savage. $500