The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
nx PATRIOTIC PATRICIA

Anniston. August 3l.--t tSpecial) Anniston women are busily engaged in perfecting plans for the Fourth Llb- erty Loan campaign, which begins on September 2S Much of the success of the last Liberty Loan drive was due to the splendid, enthusiastic work of the woman's division of the council of national defense. Their efforts will no doubt again bring Calhoun the
 same success secured in the past
 achievements
 Mrs So,on Jacobs, the state chair
 man has appointed Mrs stephen +.
 Thompson to act as chairman for Cal houn county in the Fourth Liberty
 Loan drive Mrs. Thompson is one of Anniston's most popular and capable
 women and great results are assured
 under her able leadership.
 The girls of the nation are being
 called upon more and more for leading
 parts in the great patriotic movements
 Everywhere girlhoods enthusiasm and
 unbounded energy are being mobilized
 into effective war work.
 The aid of Annistons High school
 girls who are going to lend their as
 sistance in bringing success during
 the coming drive has proven invalu-
 able in every phase of patriotic en-
 deavor Much of the loyalty and labor
 of the girls has been inspired by Miss
 Katabelle Kilby. Company E of the
 Patriotic league is composed of a
 group of High school girls led by Miss Kilby They meet every week in the Y " C. X. rooms. where they knit for the soldiers and make all of the surgical dressings used at the weekly Y. W. C. A free clinic Miss Kilby is ane of the instructors in the surgical taessins department of the Red Cross and meets the High school girls once very week in the Red Cross work rooms where she directs them in their labor for the Crimson Cross. The girls have also been most interested in making Belgian baby kits. in pre- siding at the Thrift Stamp booths and are called upon to act as ushers at all of the patriotic. public meeting. Miss Kilby teaches English in the High school. The girls love her devotedly and are glad to follow her in any thing she attempts. She has done q great work in insulting patriotism in the school girls and boys Miss Kii5y is the only daughter of MT. and Mrs. William S. Kilby, and niece of MT, Thcnlas F. Kilby. A1abama's, next gov ernor. She is graduate of Randoiph- Macon and of Columbia girl of bril-. liant intellect and charming person. ality, ever ready to lend her talents to all worthwhile causes. She will serve with Miss Iva Cook and Mrs. Ebert Lyman on the publicity com mittee for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive
 The other committees appointed 5y
 Mrs. Thompson for the drive are; Local committee, Mrs. w. F. Johnson, Jr., Mrs Fred Tyler. Miss Augusta Cobbs; speak CTS, Mrs. Etlmet Ledbetter, Mrs. c. w.
 Daugette of Jacksonville. Miss Gussie Bag gley of Oxford: distribution, Mrs Ste phen Smith. Miss Louise Musgrove, Mrs
 Edward Almond. Chairmen have been appointed in every town in the county,
 who are organizing their communities The committee composed of Mrs. Emmet Ledbetter, Mrs. Horace Miller and Mrs. |C w Daugette, recently appointed-by
 Mrs S. F. Kennedy, chairman of the fifth zone are arranging center for every part of Calhoun, and it is expected that the women of the county will soon be organized for the most effective work Calhoun has ever known.
 Mrs John E. Knox, chairman of the
 w6man's committee, council of defense, who accomplished such wonderful amount of work as chairman of the wonans division during the third Iib- lerty Loan campaign. is in Ashevile, N. C.. but frequent notes to leaders of the eouncsl Of defense, urging their Eearty co operation in this great issue show that her heart is in this as in all other patriotic activities.
 entering into the fourth Liberty Loan