The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-08
Red Cross Drive
Headquarters Says:

Ten meetings are scheduled for to.
nigh, to awaken interest in the Red
Gross War Fund campaign May 1927
which will be the greatest number oil
meetings vet held on one day and
the largest number OF meet
ings ever held in single day in any
Campaign" in Marion county, politi-
cal or otherwise.
Torisht's Meetings.
Baxter-Treyey Nutter, speaker;
Miss MAZDA Cunningham will preside.
Basne,tsville-A. G. Martin, speak
er: Rev r. D. Hall viii preside.
Observation-Disclosures +. Miller and
Walter Hagerty, speakers; R. r. Hun
eaker will preside.
Farmiutgon - James A. Meredith,
speaker: J. II. Coleman will preside,
Chiefton - Charles F. Bonnefield,
speaker; Rush Miller will preside.
Everson-scott c. Lowe, speaker.
Murray Harry Shaw, speaker; w.
II. Hess will preside.
Baracllyl'e u. L. Brown, speaker;
Herachell Ice will preside.
Hickman's Run - R. A Pollock,
speaker.
Rymer-C. L, Broadwater and o. G.
Wilson speakers.
Charles f. Miller was assigned to
speak al Kingmont but Walter Hagger'
IS accompanied him under private
deal by which MIR. Miller accompanied
Mr.. Haggerty to Pine Grove Monday
night.
0. G. Wilson leaves Fairmont tonight
on the five o'clock car for Warrington
speaking at Rymer with c. L. Broad
water. Rev. II. G. Stoetzer goes to
Glover's Gap tomorrow night with
speaker and DR.. j. C..
assistant county chair
man, goes to Logansport with w. NJ.
Hess, Of Warrington.
The severe storm of Tuesday night
did not dampen the ardor of the speak
ers although the elements created
such disturbance that the auto par.
ties found travel anything but pleas
ant. N. c. Tough, speaker at Benton
Ferry. and Miss Matte Dental, who
led the singing there, remained over
night and did not attempt the journey
back to Fairmont.
Kenneth Barnes reports splendid
at Grant Town last night.
Joseph Lehman and Mrs. Kemble
White. were speakers at Watson where
Lamar Satterfield and Mrs. Minor
Dunham furnished the music. At An.
nabelle Mrs. James A. Meredith, H. H.
Rose and Thls Dunlap spoke to an
audience Of about 1875 people at TENTS
hall. Misses Florence Lavender and
Kathryn Moore represented the music
committee at that meeting.
A meeting Of the vice chairmen OF
the different districts will be held at
the Fleming building headquarters to.
night at 500 o'clock, to fix the quotas
of the magisterial districts. The vice
chairmen are: Warrington, c. L..
Prichard; Grant, John C. higgins;
Winfield, Dr. F. W. Hill; Union, Rev.
l. A. Barnes; Paw Paw, ]. Y. Hamil.
ton and DR.. G. F. c. Yost; Lincoln, w.
E. Mapel and H. D. Martin, and Fair
mont, II. S Lively. There are two
vice chairman for larger district iex-
cepting Warrington which is being
handled by c. L. Prichard.
H. 7. Jones, director OF the work
among fraternal organizations, is busy
outlining plan OF campaign for the
lodges this afternoon and o. G. Viii.
son. director OF schools, is engaged on
a plan for a street parade before the
opens.
The phone number OF the Red Cross
Drive War Fund Headquarters in the
Fleming building is $4,000. This mum.
Der was asked for when that number
of dollars was expected to be the quota
for Mlrion county; later the amount
was raised 10 $4,000.
Col. W. H. Conway made an ap.
peal to the Elks' lodge at last nights
meeting for especial interest in the
Red Cross drive which was not
planned by headquarters but was the
more effective for that reason.
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