The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
First Big Event Of Cam,
paign Tomorrow Night's\
N1aeiino -rs~s...
NONENALREADY STARTED.
Publicity Committee Makes
Up List 1t Will Call
FOfteuhaEer, on

Mrs. Livia Simpson FOfteuharEer, on
whom West Virginia University is to
confer an honorary degree for distin.
gnished service during the war, opens
the Fifth Liberty loan drive in Ma
rion county at the court house tonor.
row evening.
Mrs. Poffenbarger is probably the
most famous woman in state, and has
done more to help West Virginia
sWomen win fame for themselves in the
previous loan campaigns, than any 9th
or Individual. Her address tomorrow
efening will be an inspiration to every
person who thinks that Americas job
IS done, and that there Is no need for
further effort on the part OF her citi-
zens.
Accompanying Mrs. Poffenbarger
will be Mrs. ]. B. Moran, of Grafton.
one of that citys most celebrated vo'
calists, who will sing.
Posters advertising the event were
received in the city this morning and
were distributed today.
The meeting Is called for O'Clock
In the county court room OF the court
house, and plans are being made to ac.
commodate the crowd, which is ex-
\ paCted will fill the room. 1t is asked
that returned soldiers and sailors oc-
cGpy chairs which will be placed on
the plat form, where they can hear Mrs,
pifenbafger and Mrs, Moran to the
4 best advantage.
over in Ten Days,
over In Ten" is to be the working
sloKansof the county organization per
fected yesterday afternoon to put over
the Firth loan in Marion. Translated,
Over In Ten" means that such tire.
mtendous momentum Is to be develop.
ed dibetween now and the time the loan
drive starts on the 21st, that the coun'
tyss quota will be reached in ten days.
Heretofore many local campaigns
4 have moseyed along until everybody
got scared and began working dcspe:.
ateiy. when 1t was found that things
( .waund up in blaze of glory. There
issto be last minute speeding ID in
i the present campaign. Every wheel
Will be whirling at top speed On the
morning OF the 21st; every unit OF the
nfganization func ctioning rapidly, quiet.
III and effectively.
We can put over this thing :,lst "a
easily, or easier II anything. IL zen
days than we can in a month"; said ],
Euy Prichard, assistant county chair.
sGman, at the meeting called by County
Chairman Smith Hood yesterday at.-
srno6n.
esterday's meeting, which was for
r FElie purpose Of organizing county
\ ma chine SO perfect and all embracing
hat if It was political organization
& It could elect q yellow dog president,
mas attended by most Of the district
leaders in former campaigns. Grant,
Paw Paw and Union districts were not
represented yesterday but their or
\ fahization Is being completed today.
Every place In the county where a
church, o. school house and a black
smith shop might accidentally be con
tregated, will have its own local or.
EaniSation. Every local organization
g WI have the backing OF the entire
81 ioGnty machine and a rapidly moving
k0dy OF Campaign doctors" will be
ready. ct all times to fly to the assist
tnUes OF any organization sending out
y Isl o. s." calls.
a building is to be erected at once
N the court house lawn to serve as
Headquarters for the workers Of the
hive. One Of the features Of the
eadduarters is to be an n1brmation
jufeSns maintained BY the dDmmittee
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