Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
WAYSAND MEANS
COM. CRAT|F|ED

The WAYS and means committee Oh
the waterville and Winslow Commlttee
of Public Safety and Defense at us
meeting Monday afternoon put on rec
ord its great qualification at the sue
cess Of the Third Liberty Loan cam
pagn by the adoption Of the following
minute:
THE WAYS and means committee re-
cords its deep sense of satisfaction al
the great success of the Third Liberty
Loan campaign in Waterville and Wins
Tow and expresses its thanks to all VINO
contributed to the attainment of that
gratifying and patriotic result"
1t was reported to the committee that
the expenses incurred in connection
with the luncheons served during the
drive were s699o. The amount of the
collection taken at the third luncheon
to defray the expenses was s14S,59, leav-
ing balance of s7S.s7 on hand.
f. *. Atwood, Ora A. Meader and Ar
thur Daviau were appointed a sub
committee to consider the details of the
establishment of war gardens in Wa
terville and Winslow.
The thanks of the committee were
voted to G. b kenniher for his offer to
entertain at the City Opera house last
night the young men from this dis
trict who will leave this morning for
Camp Devens. The thanks of the COM
mittee were also extended to the Water
willie Military Band for Its offer to do es-
cort duty for the party.
Hon. Frank Redington brought to the
attention of the committee the Red
Cross drive which will take place during
the week beginning May 10, The COM
mittee voted to endorse the campaign
and expressed its approval of the plans
as outlined. These include a great out
door demonstration to take place on
Sunday. May 10. 1t is proposed to have
parade through the principal streets
OF the city, starting at oclock The
parade will have many novel and attrac-
tive features 1t will he headed by la
dies Of the Red Cross carrying a Red
Cross flag and American flags
There will follow company of
Red Cross workers in appropriate
costume. Headed by Miss Columbia.
100 young ladies will wear costumes
emblematic of the stars and stripes.
There will also be in the line a hui
man flag formed by girls instructed
and guided by the Misses Margaret
and Elizabeth Friel.
The various orders and assoc;a tons
of the city and Winslow will have
places in the parade as will the pub
lie safety committee, the city gov
eminent, Colby College, Coburn
Classical Institute, the public schools
of Waterville and Winslow. the pa
srochial schools. the post office en-
ployes. the employees of the manufac-
turing establishments of Waterville
and Winslow, the Jewish society and
the Syrian people of the community
leieSatlons from various towns IS
sociated with Waterville and Wins
low in this Red Cross are also OK
pectcd. Several bands will furnish
the music. The parade will move
from Post Office square through Main
street TO Silver, to Elm and to Mon
ument park. whore there will be an
open air meeting with music and
speeches DR.. F. G. Thayer will pre-
side over this CATHERINE The parade
promises to be one of the longest and
lest ever seen in this vicinity. 1t
will be followed by week of cam
paigning to put this district over the
top in the Red Cross drive. The quo
ia of the district is $4,000 but it
Is expected that that amount will be
greatly exceeded.