The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-21

this evening at which County Chair
man Smith Hood and Dr.. BUomfield
Of the NJ. P. Temple, will be the speak
ers. Baxter has one OF the most eff
cient community organizations in the
county and is endeayoring to be the
first town Of its size TO reach or ex-
coed its quota.
A meeting of the committee of the
Far Bureau organization has been
called for next Saturday afternoon By
Chairman McComas. AT this meeting
it is planned to perfect the details OF
sweeping the corners and under the
bed" The farmers will form dras
net to so over what parts OF the coun-
ty have not been solicited at the time
OF their meeting.
Meetings for next Sunday have been
arranged tor the following places by
DR.. f. n. Hill, of Montana; Catawba,
$3.50; Nebo, 300; Winfield, MAJOR
Carsgaddon speaker, $3.50; Shaw, $3.50.
Walter Page has been appointed chair.
man OF the committee at Forksburg,
Speakers and singers Tor the places
scheduled above Will be announced
later.
The ladies organization was well
represented at the workers meeting
held in Chairman Hoods office Satur-
day afternoon, the following being
present: Mrs. Clayton, Rivesville;
Mrs. Conway, Pine Grove; Miss Mar
saret Ice, Barrackville; Mrs. Fortney,
Jamison No. Z; Mrs. Tuckwiller, Bax-
ter; Mrs. Hagerty, Pennington; Miss
Wilson, Basnettsville; Miss Bessie
Nuzum, Boothsvilie; Mrs. Pansy Mar
tin, Middleton; Mrs. j. l.. Rinehart,
Middleton; Mrs. A. p. Collins, Middle
ton; Mrs. Satterfield, Monongah; Mrs.
Ii. b. Meredith, Norwood Mrs. Mel
ton, Everson.
County Chairman Hood yesterday
addressed the following to the citl.
zens Of Marion county:
To the Citizens of Marion county:
| have been appointed by direction
of the Secretary OF the United States
Treasury, Chairman of the Victory
Loan committee for Marion county.
Your government commands me to
ask you to loan it s1,576,40O,oOO for
four years. Interest AZ per cent. and
free OF all city, county, state and nor
NAL income tax. The government re-
serves the right to pay the money
back to you in three years ii 1t should
desire to do so.
This money has been used in the
prosecution of the war and the gov
eminent debt is your debt.
l do not want you to think this is 8
plan that should be made by Manning.
ton, Pennington or Fairmont, by Paw
Paw Union or Grant district, by Smith,
Jones OF Brown, but by YOU and by
YOU and mean every citizens of Ma
rion county.
Solicitors or bond statesmen are
scarce, the farmers and most others
and busy, if no one has given you a
chance to buy Victory bond within
the next three days, call on your dis
trict chairman or come into the head
quarters in front of the court house on
your own property and show that you
are yet pure 100 per cent American.
You perhaps are one of family
who has the honor OF having one or
more stars in your window. You no
doubt attend church or lodge meet
ings where the service flags are be-
decked with stars, some stars having
already been changed to gold, the
meaning of which you understand as
each gold star represents one who has
made the supreme sacrifice for us and
we can not with fitting words express
our admiration for them, or our sym
pathy for their parents, relatives and
friends who loved them as dearly as
you do your boy.
Had this money not been spent and
the fighting stopped no doubt many
more gold stars would now appear IN
your windows and on the church ana
lodge. and similar service flags.
VIII you, can you refuse to lend
your money for a cause SO great and
,just-a cause which has ended the war,
saved the lives of thousands Of our
boys, perhaps your boy-stopped the