Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-16

Arrange cards III PACKS Oh 3V 10 >"
names which can be seen to best au-
vantage by one team. Put the number
and names of the team on the Wfappt''
At close give cards to team captains
who will distribute them to his wori
erS.
call a meeting of every solicitor the
night before the campaign starts. AT
range for short, snappy patriotic speech-
es Have method of canvassing thorough
ly explained.
After Dinner Program
Patriotic songs or music. Have cheer
and song leader. one or two snappy short
speeches Some good stories, short and
snappy. Campaign manager give needed
instruction and notices. Call for reports
from each team. Keep record of totals
each day Work for enthusiasm. Invite
newspaper reporters
Have all signed cards turned over to
your clerk who will make record and
turn them over to the banks. If solicitors
have cards which the are unable to see
they should be returned to the clerk
promptly. Instruct solicitors to contine
their work wholly to the names on those
cards during the first and second day. On
third day they are to solicit anywhere
they wish but be sure that a house-to-
house canvass on every street is made on
that day by the solicitors. AS the gov
eminent encourages the Boy Scouts to
sell bonds and offers them medals for
their services, and as they have done
splendid work in several campaigns, we
ever they want to work. We advise that
it be done as follows: Notify Scout lead
ers that a certain number Of Boy Scouts
will be allowed to canvas hut they must
come II the manager of the campaign for
their appointment as solicitors None 9TH
ers will be recrg nized. The boys may
receive from the clerk of the campaign
such cards as they think they can use
providing the selection is made before
cards have been assigned to teams Boy
Scouts can be used to advantage IN the
third day general canvass. Do not allow
them to do general canvassing during the
first two days. They must see only those
whose cards they have during first two
da"s.
Be sure YOU know what ARA ngements
the banks will make for small payments
and have that thoroughly understood by
solicitors.
Arrange for big public meeting before
campaign begins. Have enough meetings
In every corporation to reach ALI with APP
peal and explanation. These meetings
are very important.
Have speakers at every entertainment
IN town during the campo ign. also at
churches the Sunday previous
Arrange with heads of every large cor
poration and firm to canvass their en-
ployes with men in their employ. foremeo
If possible. Arrange with them to make
payments at their office so that the nav
master can turn the payments over to the
banks IN groups. Have these corporatiou
solcltors meet with the others at dinners
and report subscription. Have a list Of
these corporation solicitors and send ,hen
al literature and notices. They will in
many cases be Your best workers
NoNer all country roads by team or
auto. Send literature and letters of an
peal 10 all r. f. d. routes in vo,1r tor.
rltorN This can be done without most
age by putting material in unaddresseJ
envelope. The postmaster will see that
the X. F. d. drivers distribute il.
Clt1eS and large towns should holm
IN organizing and furnishing speak ers
in adjoining towns.
Have town chairmen. Gall together
10 or men who should be interested
ana who would make good solicitors.
have some one ready to address. in
struct and entfuse them. Select COM
mittee of three or five if this has nor
oeen done to assist the chairman to
conduct the campaign. Assign every
road in town to two solicitors who 90
together. Have all thoroughly instruct
ed about loan and terms of payments.
Send reports as promptly as possible
to town chairman who should forward
to county chairman.
Those present were; Charles A. Col
Inns Of Readfield Depot. c. Ralph Cram
of Mt. Vernon. George +. Paine of
North Vassalboro, Edwin NJ. Foster of
Oakland. Z. F. Yeaton of Belgrade, Fl
F.. Wadsworth of Winthrop. II s
Woodman of Winthrop, Harry Coch-
ran of Monmouth. Charles Abbott OF
Albion, Percy Cram of Winslow, J. :.
Maxcy Of Gardiner. Guy p. Gannett Of
Augusta. Fl. c. True of I.itchiield. L. V.
Clark of Farmingdale, l.. H. Goldsmith
of Skowhegan, Ralph A. Jewell Of Fair
field, NJ. p Merrill of Skowhegan. Har-
ry S. Rounds Of Portland. Herbert L.
Emery Of Waterville, George B. Bars