The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-03-15

In this. the third Liberty Loan cam
paign and citing the amount that
must be raised by means Of the loan
Mrs. McAdoo also urges cooperation
| Of women workers with the men.
Miss Nelson called upon Mrs
Severance for a talk early in the ses-
sion, and the latter read an import
ant list of directions for conducting
this Liberty Loan work. This list
will be printed. and copy Of IL sent
TO each woman who is q county
chairman.
Mrs. Severance also read some
specific directions which she wishes
the women's clubs TO follow in their
Liberty Loan work, and urged that
all such clubs buy bonds. The direc-
tons state how the bonds may be
purchased by clubs, Three things
are necessary to win the war-money,
food and American Unity" said Mrs.
Severance.
Miss Nelson then called for two
minute talks, by each of the county
chairmen. The general tenor Of these
talks was optimistic. and in the main
they related the Liberty Loan work
done by the women in the second
campaign. About half Of the present
chairmen are new to the work. A
good many OF the chairmen, especial
ly those who are inexperienced, have
waited to organize their counties
until after the conferences today,
General ofIeers Here,
Aside from Miss Nelson, general
ofncers present were Mrs. w. A. Nc
Intyre. Grand Forks, vice chairman;
Mrs. F. H. Wilder, Fargo. chief Of
the speakers bureau; and Mrs, w. T.
CtFRgWaI VnIInNp (NiFNg r41nN aN he
singers bureau.
. Mrs. wilder asked the county
chairmeR to send to her the names
Of all the women who can speak in
their respective counties in the inter
ests of the loan. ..s i--= --.
Mrs. Craswell urged that the names
or all people who can lead singing, be
sent to her. -.s.-s asEs
High Praise From Mcdowell.
w. G. Mcdowell, Marion, recently
appointed state chairman of the
Mems Liberty Loan committee, was
present, and when called upon for a
talk frankly admitted that he had
had no conception that
any such organization OF the strength
Of this body OF women existed in the
state, He expected to find not, more
than lb present at the most, he said,
and continued: II have attended a
good many conventions I'm manyI
places, and listened to many reports
of county chairEen. but / have never
heard any that beat these. The
things you have said are such as one
nigh expect from a mems confer
ence, and both men and women must
either be with America or against
her" ..s. .
1t was voted to extend a special
invitation to the Cass county chair
man Of the mems committee and
other local leaders to be at the wom-
ems conference at which Mrs. Sew
erance Is presiding this afternoon at
the Y. M. @. A, auditorium. Mr.
Mcdowell iH on the program for an
address at this meeting.
Mrs. Severance will be one OF the
speakers at a big patriotic meeting
this evening at the First Congrega-
tional church, under the auspices OF
the Ministerial association Of Far
so,
Entertained BY suffrasists.
These county chairmen are being
entertained while in Fargo at the
homes Of members of the Votes For
Women league and their friends, the
matter Of arranging entertainment
for them being in the hands Of Mrs,
r. r. Blake, president OF the local
suffrage league. Some OF the wom-
en- VIII remain in the city until Sat
urday. -.-...,- *. .-.s.-..-
All of the state leaders and
chRirmen had luncheon together this
noon at the Gardner.
Also present at the conference is
Mrs. Fred l.. Conklin, Bismarck, the
new state chairman OF the women's
committee Of the North Dakota |
Council of Defense.