Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-22
FOR OVERSEAS
10 Men A Month From
Maine Is Asked
For Overseas Work With Y. N. e. a.
-Pershins Calls for 1000 a Month
The Recruiting Committees Who
vii, Handle the Work in Maine

Wanted' A lhouSdhu iioh
month.
THIS is the slogan Of the National
War Work Council of the Y. NJ. {.
4 in response to the recent. very ut-
sent call from General Pershlng fcr
. thousand men a month to act IS
= M c. 8. secretaries IN the various
branches of the military work III
France. over 1000 mon are already n
this service overseas but so many
important posts are not supplied WIN
q Y. NJ. C. a. secretary that an ac-
tive campaign for recruiting men has
been launched all over the United
States. The country has been div!oea
into various military departments IN
order that this work of recruiting
might be facilitated with the Nort2-
eastern Military Department at l6'
fremont street. Boston, which III
cludes the New England states.
A recruiting office for the State Il
Maine has recently been opened by
the National War Work Council III
the Savings Bank building, Water
Willie, to aid in securing the quota q
10 men each month allotted to this
State. The recruiting secretary III
charge is Prof Clarence Richard
Johnson of Colby college. who =
turned to this country last October
after passing IL months as an asso-
citation secretary among the prison.
ers of war in France. Mr.. jefferson {.
Smith and Mr. Arthur \. Head axe
the advisory secretaries Of this
branch Of the National War Work
Council
Governor Milliken inaugurated 1he
active campaign in Maine when on
Sunday, May 5, in response to his
invitation, more than a hundred ard
fifty of the leading men from all parts
of the State were present at the
State House to consider the need Of
this most important work. This
meeting was addressed by the Gorer-
nor and by John Sherman Hoyt. OIL
iver c. Reynolds and Arthur Ru /
man. Mr.. Hoyt and Mr.. Reynolds,
both prominent business men in New
York, spoke Of their experiences in
France while members Of The y. ~
e. A. i'll the ports Of entry. in The
training camps, front line trenches,
observation ports. even crawling out
to the machine gun nests. located in
shell holes in Mans Land to car
~ food and a word Of good cheer.
AS i result of the Augusta meeting
there has been a general response
on the part of prominent citizens
who have offered to serve in France
However, many more men are still
needed if the work is to expand as 1t
should. There is a call for successful
business men; for the entire can
teen business of the American army
in France has been turned over to the
National War Work Council Auto
mechanics. motion picture experts
and practical builders are also need
cd in large numbers. Educators a:
needed TO take charge Of the cduCa-
tonal activity and there is a great
call for physical directors to take
charge of the play life of the army
Leading business men. college presi-
dents prominent clcrgymen and lead
ers IN mechanical lines are already
serving in France. +. c. Carter, chief
y. NJ. {. a. secretary for France and
Great Briton, says: The LEADERSHIP
Of hut in France has bigger posi-
blities of national service than mos!
Of the bank and college prcsidcncies
and big city pulpits in America"
The recruiting committee which has
has been chosen to present to She
men Of Maine the need of this phase
Of war service is:
Androscoggin--A. j. Sweet. Lewiston;
H. {. Day, Auburn; Mayor Edward
Rurnham, Auburn.
Aroostook-E Ernest Libby, Pressure
Isle; Rev. j. B. Ranger, Pressure Isle;
George Fogg, Houlton
berland-Henry +. Merrill Port
land: Ralph Wilson, Portland. Rt Rev
Benjamin Brewster. Portland: Rev. Ash
ley Day Leavitt Portland; James Big
Glow. Portland; DR.. James Albion, Port
Edward W. Wheeler. Brunswick.
Franklin-Willard Bass, Wilton: w. C
Mallett. Pennington.
HanCock-C. f. Horsman, Bar Harbor
GuV IOrreN, bar Harbor
KNOW. @. Fuller, Rockland. ,,eorge
Bahb, Camden.
kennebec-Rev. H. f. Dunnack Au-
susta; Norman Bassett Augusta; Gov.
carr r.. Milliken. Augusta; Frank Far
rlngton' Augusta; DR.. b. Cragin Wa
terviile; II. r. Durham. Waterville: DR..
/, \ Argy. Waterville Lewis Whip
VILE; George Hegarty. Waterville; Rob
ert \ivson. Watervlle; r. T. Hazard.
Gardiner O. Il. Clason Gardiner: Rev
T. W. Plant. Gardiner; Elwood Bailey.
Winthrop
Lincoln-Wm. D. Patterson. wiscas-
set: c. A. Richards. Damariscotta.
fenobscot-F. f. Bragg, Bangor; Hen
~ W Cushman. Bangor: Walter 4.
I'anforth. Bangor: Donald T.. Snow
Bangor; Leon Higgins. Bangor: Mayor
W Fl. Warehouse. Old Town: Pres
Hopert }. Alley. Orono: Arthur Thayer
H. II. Pope, Millinocket
H. II. Pringle, Milo H. s. Hill, Fox
croft: Norman Fay. Dexter: Rev. stan
icy Spear, Dexter; Francis c. Peakes
Oxford-Albert ]. stearns. Norway.
Theodore Hawley. Rumford Mi,
Griff1n Rumford: Fred Eaton, Rumford
Sagadahoc-kdward w. HYDE. Rath:
:, Edward Drake, Bath; Hon. c. O.
Purinton. Bowdoinham.
Fo oomerse II Jacobs. skowhesan:
Skowhegan ''''o' 'cA'
Waldo-Orlando Frost. Belfast. Ra,nb
l. Morse. Belfast.
Washington-John r. Trimble. Calais:
n, LARK Lubec: Frank Ames. Ma
iork-George G. Emery. Sanford. FL
not Rogers. Kennebunk: f. X Jordan.