The Republican journal., 1918-10-31
Planning for Greatest War Fund
Drive in History Of World
STATE CHAIRMAN AND DIREC.
TOR APPOINTED
LEGAL Committees Include Many Prom
inent Citizens Who Have Dis
played Great Activity in
This Work.

The greatest war fund drive in the
history of the United States if 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
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
ISOLATION, the Young Women's Chris
tan Association, tho National Cathe-
lie War Council, Or in other words.
the knights of Columbus activities for
the boys in khaki, the Jewish Welfare
Board, the American Library Assooia-
ton, the War Camp Community Ser
vice, anu he Salvation Army.
In the past it has been the plan
for each one of these oganizations to
conduct separate campaign to raise
money for it's own work, all Of which Is
SO 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
- nd al
same amount of work he could do at
one time. 1t has kept the country
stirred up, and literally tired out, with
successive campaigns following each
other in rapid order and all working
for practically the same end, the well
fare Of the American and Allied SOL
diers fighting for our homes and for
cur honor on the battlefields of France,
Belgium. Italy and Siberia.
It was to avoid this that President
Wilson very wisely asked that the
seven organizations get together ana
conduct one campaign and this joint
drive for funds will be held during
the week of November 11-1G.
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 nave
been appointed as follows:
Androscoggin-Alfre ]. Sweet, Au-
burn.
Aroostook-Themas F. Phair, Pressure
Isle.
Cumberland-Henry F. Merrill, Port
land.
Franklin-Willard S. Bass, Wilton.
HancocK-Thomas Searls, Bar Har-
Dor.
Kennebec-Dr. A. Jolly, Waterville.
Knox-Horatie N McDougall, Rock
land.
Linceln-John M. Glidden, Newcastle.
Oxford-Judge Matthew Mccarthy.
Penobscot-F E. Bragg, Bangor.
Piscataquis-A. B. Clark, Mile.
standardization. Harold M. Sewall,
somerset-W H. Cummings, Skewhe-
gan.
Waldo. E. Frost, Belfast.
Washingtcn-C. H. Clark, Lubec.
Yerk-Walter J. Kilpatrlc, SAGE.
A complete publicity organization
also has been formed to cover the
State with D. W. Heesg, Jr., city edl-
tor of the Express Advertiser, Pert
land, as State chairman.
He has appointed publicity chalrmeA
who will be in charge of all publicity
and advertising in connection with the
drive in his county These are as
follows
Androsceggin, Sam 3. Conner, Lewis
ton.
Areesteok, Chas. H. Fogs, Hsulton.
Cumberland, Mrs. E. W. Moseley'
Portland.
Franklin, Henry P. White, Farming
Hancock, Harold P. whitmore, Bas
Harber.
Kennebec, j. C. Murphy, Augusta.
Knox Frank A. Tirrell, Jr., Rocklansd.
Lincoln, Benz. r.. heIey, DoolHp~y
Harbor.
Oxferd, Alden Chase, Bryant's Pond
Penobscot, w. A. Hennessy, Bangor.
Piscataquis, L. P hvans, Dover.
sasadahec, Harry c. Weber, Bath.
Somerset, Roland T. Patten, Skowhe'
gan
Waldo. Orrin J. Dickey, Belfast.
Washin Eten, Fred W. Keene, Lubec.
York, Thomas F. Locke, Biddeford.
All Of these men rank among tns
leaders in their line throughout Maine
and the fact that they have agreed ID
take hold Of the drive means that it mas
got to be a success and that Maine
will 60 over the top with the coepera.
ton Of every man, woman and child
within its limits.
Maine quota in the drive Is to d
S0O7. 200, a tremendous sum, almost
million dollars 50 1t will take everyone
to make the campaign success.