Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-10
COMMITTEES
NAMED, LOAN
CAMPAIGN ON
GENERAL COMMITTEE MAKES TOUR
OF COUNTY AND is GIVEN AN EN-
THUSIASTIC RECEPTION BY
ALL Communities.
HEADQUARTERS ARE OPEN

Cameron county l. now organized Tor
the Third Liberty Loan campaign. Com
m,,tees have been selected. quotas have
been assessed and the next three weeks !
expected to see the county mounting well
towards the top of the approximately
5000 600 assessed "a this county quota.
Headed bv General Chairman +. W.
Kibben committee of fifteen BROWNSVILLE
men toured the county yesterday |" OF
canze il for the campaign ana ehii>ie'
worker in each community. The commit
to returned Ia Brownsville last ngh'
p,eascd with the enthusiastic scel-l2A
given them everywhere
Typical Of the AmericaniSm that pre-
walls throughout the county was the rerep-
,;op oiven at the Iceland community
house last night. I'VE don't want posters
we don't want speakers: all we want i
annlication blanks. Iceland i loo per
cent American and every man in the com
muuitv will buy a bond.' they were told.
This morning an office was opnheu ~
the Combe building and Mr.. hihbe an
rounced that the office would be open from
10 until u o'clock in the morning ="
from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until ma
niohi.
The committee this morning announced
the following quotas for the towns III tue
county: oo
Brownsville. s4O0O00: Olmito. S15oo
San Benito. sl25.000: Rio ITondo. TI5Oo
Uorlnecn. $4,000: LaFeria. S20,Ooo; ~
ford. $4,000: Rayinondville. T2o.ooo
Iceland. 10000 These quotas were
based upon the bank resources a shown
bv the last statements.
The county central committee which VIII
have general supervision of the caitpaish
i composed Of the following men.
= ". K;bhe. general chairman: ID. L.
Sncro nublicitv chairman: II. NJ. Skelton.
statistics: A. B. Walker. finance: III. L.
Yates. county affairs: A. A. Browne CIV
affairs: j. q. Fernandez. \. \. Browne. D.
A Browne. r. B. Creager. W. +. .I"urdan'
T. G. Forto. James Il. Wells. W. u. Jones
IL NJ. Sketon: j. {. Bennett. olmlto: u
" Williams. J. A. Dmmick. Indiana: r.
i Tucker. Sam Brown. Crledomo Garza'
" r. Palmer. Los Fre~no~; J. y. lick-
man Rio Uondo: A. A~hhcim. w. l.. YATES
". Il. Nlflii. r.. u AHii'H'' 80 - ~
man Rev. Rcriamin Denni~- Rev. ". y
RcSs. Rev. +. V IIc-ndor. DIR. ;. ~ Hat
lam. Rev. ]. 4. Ruffner. Father j Ii. Fra
ron. Father lecouri ou~: Ed Downs Sai
Repito: r. +. johnson. IIar'ingcn: %. /.
Stuart. Iceland: r. H. Durham. l.aF'ria
q. q. Schlect. Lvford: H. VI. DRYER. Kay
mondvilse: Charles Champion. POINT i~a-
hel: Julian Vera Nillancuva. j. " Stem
Andre. Cneto. .Ir lrrrifn ''nrrca: Manue
Samaro. .Jr.. J.e Nai. me-.
The community charmen are:
rrcwnsville. W G. Whitman, olmIto
Y c. Bennett: San Benito. Ed Downs R''
Vondo. J. 4. Hickman: IIarlingen. Il. +
Johnson: Leland. q. T.. Stuart. Loferia
r. II. Dunlan: vfnrd. q. q. Schlect: Ray
mondvile. H. NJ. Dryer: Isabel. Charle'
Champion: Indiana. J. a. Dmmlck: Lo'
Frcsno., W. B. Palmer: Nillaneuva, Juliai
Vera.
The committee this morning announced
that the Third Liberty Loan bonds woul'
he issued in denominations of $50. Sloo
$500 and $1,000 The bonds may he pal'
for in The following manner:
Five per cent cash. 20 per cent on Ma
2S: 25 per cent on July Is: 40 per cent ol
AUGUST Is.
The Brownsville committee that tourne