Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-29

Planning for Greatest War Fund
Drive in History Of World
STATE CHAIRMAN AND DIREC.
TOR APPOINTED

Local Committees Include Many Prom.
lnent Citizens Who Have Dis.
played Great Activity In
f This Work.
The greatest war fund drive in the
history of the United States, II not
the entire world, is to be held during
the week Of November 11-16. This
is to be the United War Work CAM
paign to raise funds for our boys
"over there" so that they who are
fighting our battles for humanity ana
giving up their lives that we at home
may live in a world Of peace and JUS
tice, may enjoy some Of the comforts.
even some of the actual necessities,
which they can get. from no other
source.
The seven organizations which COM
prise the United War Work Campaign
are the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation, the Young Womens Chris
tian Association, the National Catho-
Lie War Council, or in other words,
the knights o. Columbus activities for
the boys in khaki, the Jewish Welfare
Board, the American Library Associa-
ton, the War Camp Community Ser
vice, and the Salvation Army.
In the past 1t has been the plan
for each one Of these oganizations to
conduct a separate campaign to raise
money for its own work, all Of which Is
30 deserving Of public support Sew
en- campaigns require seven different
campaign organizations, seven diner
ent large expense accounts. possibly
the same person doing seven different
times the same kind and almost the
same amount Of work he could do az
one time. It has kept the country
stirred up, and literally tired out, with
successive campaigns following each
other in rapid order and ell working
for practically the same end, the wei
fare of the American and Allied SOL
diers fighting for our homes and for
our honor on the battlefelds Of France,
Belgium. Italy and Siberia.
It was to avoid this that President
Wilson very wisely asked that the
seven organizations get together and
conduct one campaign and this joint
drive for funds will be held during
the week Of November Ills.
The State chairman Of the drive Is
silas B. Adams, Of Portland, one OF
the leading business men OF the State
and the State director Is to be JET
ferson C. Smith, OF Waterville, one OF
the best known boy workers and cam
paign managers in Maine.
County campaign chairmen have
been appointed as follows:
Androscoggin-Alfred J. Sweet. Au-
burn.
Aroostook-Thomas F. Phair. Presque
Isle.
cumberland-Henry r. Merrill. Port
land.
Franklin-Willard 8. Bass, Wilton.
Hancock-Thomas searls, Bar Har.
Dor.
X snnebec-Dr. A. Jolly. Waterville.
N. McDougall, Rock
land.
Lincoln-John NJ. Gidden, Newcastle.
Oxford-Judge Matthew Mccarthy.
Penobscot-F. E. Bragg. Bangor.
Piscatauuis-A. B. Clark, Milo.
saradahoc-Hon. Harold n Sewall.
Bath.
somerse.-W. H. Cummings. skowhe-
gan.
Waldo-o. d. Frost, Belfast.
Washington-C. H. Clark. Lubec.
York-Walter ]. Kilpatric. Saco.
A complete publicity organization
also has been formed to cover the
State with D. w. Hoegg. Jr.. oity edi-
tor of the Express Advertiser, Port
land, as State chairman.
He has appointed publicity chairmen
who will be in charge Of oil publicity
and advertising In connection with the
drive in his county. These are IS
follows ..
Androscoggin. Sam e. Connor. Lewis
ton.
Aroostook, Chas. II. Fogg, Houlton.
Cumberland, Mrs. e. w. Moseley.
Portland.
Franklin. Henry P. White. Farming
ton.
Hancock, Harold P. whitmore, Bar
Harbor.
Kennebec. J. C. Murphy. Augusta.
Knox, Frank A. Tirreil. Jr.. Rockland.
Lincoln, Benz. F. Kelley, Boothbay
Harbor.
Oxford, Alden Chase, Bryant's Pond.
Peno obscot, W. A. Hennessy. Bangor.
Piscataquis, L. P. hvans. Dover.
sagadahoc. Harry c. Weber. Bath.
Somerset, Roland T. Patten, Skowhs-
gan.
Waldo Orrin J. Dickey, Belfast.
Washington, Fred w. Keene. Lubec.
York, Thomas r. Locke, Biddeford.
All Of these men rank among the
leaders in their Line throughout Maine
and the fact that they have agreed to
take hold Of the drive means that It has
got to be success and that Maine
will 20 over the top with the coopera.
ton Of every man, woman and ohila
within It's limits. ~
Maine quota in the drive IL to be
sso7, 900, a tremendous sum. almost .
million dollars so Il viii take everyone
TO make the campaign success.
II Repair Ship MystsrIeua
The manufacture Of large part Of
machinery to replace anything broken
Is almost impossible in the limited
space Of the battleship's machine
shops. But wondrous feats are per.
formed in the repair ships that &C
company fleets on stations remote
from dock facilities, states British
war correspondent. r2 ; a Fs5
/ The repair ship ID q huge floating
smithy and machine shop packed with
everything that the Wit Of man can
concentrate into the space for treat.
Ing wounded battleships. Thee Ships
employ some Of the best artihcers
from our naval dockyards and are
scattered In every quarter in which
xhe British fleet II stationed reaAots
from dock facilities. The Boehs has
nothing like them epd It has been
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