The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-09
CALL FOR LIBERTY /
loan MEETINGS
N SCHOOL HOUSES
State Chairman MaccOrkle
Wants Great Speaking
Campaign Started.
lNINuEIE MENlnGRARGE
At.Least One Meeting Each
Week in Every School
House.
INMATE MIENIN CHARGE

especial Dispatch to West ViTginlan)
CHARLESTON, ". Va, April q
Liberty Loan chairmen. county dtrec-
tors Of Four Minute Men. chatrmen OF
the county Councils Of Defense and
sIperiutendents Of schools were dt-
Yected today 70 carry the campaign ZOE
the Third Liberty loan into every
school house Of the state, through the
extension Of the Four Minute Men
movement.
This action was taken following
conference OF Hon. VIM. MacCori1e,
chairman OF the Liberty Loan COM
mfttee: State Director William Bur
dette Mathews. of the -Four Minute
Men; State superintendent OF Schools
NJ. P. Shawkey, and Jesse V. Sullivan
secretary Of the State Council OF De
Tense. A summarizatfor OF the policy
formulated at the conference Is en-
bodied IN the following statement trom
Chairman MacCorkle:
ait is vital to the success OF the
Third Liberty Loan and TO the per
-Detuity OF the republic that the whole
SIN West Virginia we do not propose
to fan. There ara three hundred
thousand families in our state. 1t IS
not unreasonable that we should e1-
Spect two. hundred thousand to hny
bonds. 70 make an INVESTMENT with
The government so that freedom shall
not perish.
1.-TWO hundred thousand patriotic
West Virginians will buy these bonds
Il they are reused to the periious sit
nation of America. The way to arouse
Them, is to carry the battle to every
;echool house in West Virginia. To
have at least one patriotic meeting IN
every school house once a week dur
ing the bond campaign. The battle
line Is not three thousand miles away
IN bleeding France. it is here among
the mountains of our beloved state
we, are holding Pershing's line OF COM
naunicatiou. If we tail, :ben Pershin5
tails.
3 because It is so vital to our nation
n, existance re shall net fail but 1t IS
essential that every ounce Of energy
We possess shall be used TO make this
dght. The vigorous and enthusiastic
meetings held Saturday in the cities
Of the state offer positive evidence
mat the Hun can be held. that this
advance can be stopped but there are
thousands of families Who have not
been reached.
"To reach the untouched families.
% bring. out from the musty corners
he.hidden wealth of our people and to
induce them to invest their savings
5 With the government. the school house
must be the goal, accordingly we have
advised the county chairmen Of the
Liberty loan, the county councils of
defense, the county chairmep Of the
-Four Minute Men and the super;utend.
ants Of schools to meet forthwith and
orange for a speaking campaign that
VIII embrace every. county. They VII
establish an organization for spread
ing purpO es that shall be permanent
y directed by the chairnen Of the
-Four Minute Men. to be used IN all
Ncareaetivities.
There are a sufficient number OF
able and patriotic speakers in each
county seat to effectually cover the
entire county in the present campaign.
With this organization accomplished
we hare no doubt that West Virginia
win overspbscribe her Quota OF Liber-
~ bonds. There must be no delay or
the boys in kl.~' viii safer. We ask
It II the uan isberty and civiliza-
lion for the. aS:i,-rement Of which our
fathers fought and died.