The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-24
PREPARING FOR
CONFERENCE OF
WOMEN WORKERS


Mrs. Charles Won Weise, Carter
County chairman OF the WomanS
Division for the Fourth Liberty loan,
is notifying her chairmen in all OF
the school districts of the county
OF conference OF women workers
to be held in Convention Hall at
2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
DR.. +. l.. Andrews, state chairman
OF the Woman's Division, will adj
dress the meeting, outlining the
scope OF the women's part in the
campaign.
The following by Edith Johnson,
state publicity chairman OF the Wo-
mans Division, sets out the work OF
the women on previous Liberty Loan
campaigns.
Mobilization Of Women.
twenty-five wears hence over one
hall million women in the United
States and something like 5000 wo-
men in Oklahoma will proudly dis
play to their children and their
grand children 4 beautiful blue and
white and gold Certificate OF .Ap-
poinlmeut" signed by Secretary Viii
liam Gibbs McAdoo OF the United
States treasury, and by Elizabeth
Bass, secretary OF the " omen'S Ma
tional Liberty Loan Committee, OF
hcially designating them as the sell
ers OF United States government
bonds in the Fourth Liberty loan.
One OF the most significant events
in the political and social history of
our country was the mobilization or
women for the sale and purchase OF
bonds with the launching OF the first
Liberty loan. As Mary Synon, treas
urer of the Women National Lib
erty loan committee, has observed,
it was a Keystone chapter IN the
story OF woman's advancement II
he shade OF Alexander Hamilton
could look down upon the United
States treasury, gray and solemn,
and dignified, il that brilliant found
ar OF our fiscal system, could stand
witness to the activities OF hundreds
IF thousands of eager women,
with the duty and the OPP
)ortunity OF entering into realm
hitherto barred TO them, the bust
less of financing war, what should
,e his thoughts? If / may make
,old to answer for that, the most
mind of the revolution
.ry period, the most far-seeing and
.dvanced man OF his time, not eN-
epting the sublimely great Father
VI our Country, | will dare to say
hat this mobilization of American
women would not only meet his ap-
but inspire his heartfelt /
raise.
The plan worked out in Washing
n on paper looked well. Then the
uestion arose, could such an or
anization be made practical
Would the women arise to the ap-
cal of Secretary McAdoo to form
separate and distinct Womens
liberty loan committee that would
,ork in harmony with the mems
ommittee? Would the women see
leir opportunity for vast service
} their country? They did see it.
hey saw it much more clearly and
ley went to work much more en-
lusiastically than the most sanguine
lember of the committee could nave
xpected at the start. Women who
ad never before sold anything more
nan a ticket TO church entertain
lent, women who had never be-
ore done really hard days work.
allied to the assistance of their
They trudged the streets,
from house to house,
cling bonds 10 their sisters. They .
TODD all day long in booths station
d in hotels, department stores and /
ublic buildings, marshaling all their
orces to the financing OF the war. In .
he second loan, the women OF the /
Jnited States raised one billion dol
.rs, or one-third OF the nations
uota. In the state of Delaware, the |
organization actually sold
q per cent OF the states quota. In
Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky and
Vest Virginia the women sold ap- /
one-half OF their state
uotas. In North Carolina, Indiana,
ansas. Arizona. Tennesse, Nevada,
Jew Mexico, Virginia. Connect /
ut and Pennsylvania, the women |
old from one-third 10 onc-half OF .
leir states quotas. Out OF $4,000 1
90 worth OF bonds placed in this I
.ate, the womens' organization sold .
.43l 900 Our organization is this /
inc better than ever. and the wo- /
len are more eager to do their part.
mother very interesting develop /
lent OF women in the nations hn- .
nee is the keen interest taken in .
lc work by women Of foreign coun
les. American women bought and
Did bonds in Japan and China. Nor .
,erc they less ardent in their de
re 10 support the government IN
,r-away Alaska and Hawaii The .
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