Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-04-13
WOMAN'S LIBERTY
LOAN COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Contributed by Mrs. Geo. F. West

Contributed by Mrs. Geo. +. West
The women OF Lyon County Lib
city Loan Committee are receiving
much praise from State Chairman of
the Woi1an's Liberty Loan Commit
tee, Mrs. Sam. Belford, forl the excel
lent work they have done in adver-
tising ai.d securing subscriptions to
the Third Liberty Loan.
The ladies of the Thompson Com
mittee, with Mrs. r. H. Board as
chairman, led with big bonfire and
speaking on Friday night Mr. War
rem Hauser, OF Yerington was the
speaker OF the evening and the Smelt-
er Hill was covered with people all
ready to subscribe. The night grew
cold and the subscriptions kept COM
ing in so that the management of the
Smelter asked all to apply at the
Office next morning. and that the la
dies would receive credit for all
they sold Thompson ladies report
report to April IL, 81 900 sold
The ladies OF the Smith Valley
Committee, Mesdames Foster. Simp-
son, McVicar. Hovey and Dickinson
made house to house campaign on
Saturday. and as a result banked on
Monday morning subscriptions to the
amount of Sl1 400. They say the Coun-
Gil of Defence assisted whenever they
could, but they had no trouble as ev-
cry one WAS anxious to buy bonds.
They report that there will be few
more bonds sold yet.
Mrs. J.. II. Cook and Mrs. Geo.
Wendt OF the Mason Committee
made a canvass. and report $500 for
the West side Every employee OF
che Nevada Copper Belt subscribed.
For the east side Mrs. Pugh and Mrs.
Bott report $3.50.
Mrs. Nj King. OF Silver City, re-
ported 5000 collected by her COM
uittee on the first day Their bi2
meeting was to be hell "Wednesday
evening. at which AT llast one $1,000
subscription was taken.
The Ycf1ngton Committee. with
Mrs. H.S.Polle rs chs. rman. report
ed sll. $50 IRON the iivst days drive
The workers III Ieringion are 10 keep
up the bond selling energetically un-
I'll AIay 4th. and there 's prize Tor
the team that brings in the largest
sales II bids fair to be lively con
test. The largest bonds sold on Sat
urday to women were $500 sold to
Miss Hazel DeVoto and sl,ts| to
Mrs. Flo. Reymers.
Miss Marie Borge. Chairman OF the
Wabuska District. was assigned by the
Wabuska Council of Defense to work
in the Gallagher School District.
where she and Joe. Mckay sold
$3.50 and since then Miss Borge has
sold personally Sll00 worth Of bonds.
The Fernlcy Committee reported
5000
The Ludwig Committee has turned
in $500. Their special meeting was
held Thursday evening when they
were addressed by DIR. J. \. Dixon
and X. l.. Waggoner OF Ycrington.
and sold still more bonds. Mrs. llar-
~ Gilkeson is chairman and her COM
mittee are all good workers.
The only district in the county not
reporting is that of Dayton The Red
Cross Auxiliary undertook the work
there and did all the advertising and
canvassing as required, but were not
permitted to report any OF the bonds
sold i'll Dayton as their work.
This brings the total bonds sold by
the women IN the county up to April
II. as Ss6,050.
The Lyon County Liberty Loan
Committee wishes to impress upon
all its workers that because the coun-
tvs quota has been reached does not
mean that we are to stop selling
bonds. Every dollar oversubscribed
in this loan will give courage and
strength TO our army and cur allies,
and help to break the morale OF the
enemy Every dollar we subscribe
now will save money and lives later
on. So keep on at the good work.
The score board erected on the
Lyon County Bank has not been used
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