The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-17
Maine Women's Victory Liberty Loan

The women OF Somerset County are
very much alive to the interests OF
the coming Victory Loan. The work
of placing ehairmen has been in many
instances somewhat delayed because
of sickness and weather. but at this
date. April II, the appended list of
chairmen and their assistants are dn-
ly enrolled as ready to cooperate
with Uncle Sam in doing their part
to help this loan over the Top.
There are yet several towns TO hear
from and il is with some degree of as
suredness that we state that more OF
them will be enrolled by the time the
campaign opens. April 81
Each worker in this loan will re
ceiVe bronze medal made from Ger
man cannon. captured by the Ameri=
cans at Chateau ThierrY These
medals are about the size Of half
dollar On one side Will be a re
production of the treasury building
and the words "Victory Liberty Loan
and the reverse side will bear a Ger
tifcate of participation in the loan
campaign with a blank space for ell
craving the name OF the recipient
In addition to the medals three hel=
NETS captured from the Germans
which had been designed To be Wern
by them on their triumphal entry into
Paris. will be awarded in each town
to the persons who secure the great
est number of paid or partially paid
subscriptions to the Loan
Besides the above. John Is. Allen.
chairman of Publicity, announced at
late conference hels in Boston that
an engraved certificate will be pre-
scented to every town that reaches lis
quota This may be hung in the
/ town hall.
The ehairmen, publicity ehairmen
and committees enrolled in Somerset
/ County to April II are:
Arson Mrs. Alice Spear Rand.
Bingham Mrs A A. Dinsmore
Mrs. Florence Owens publicity; Mrs.
Harry Cummings, Mrs. Belle VIII
liams. Mrs Robert Hilton. Mrs. Hosea
Whpple, committee.
Cambridge Mrs. Carrie Bailey,
! chairman.
Cornville Mrs. Carrie l. French.
chairman: Mrs Carrie l. French.
publicity
Dcnnstown Pit Mrs Octavia NJ.
Grafftc chairman: Mrs. O u Giraffe.
publicity
Detroit Mrs ] Ralph Bean. char
man.
Harmony Mrs K II. Reed chair
man.
Hartland Miss Elizabeth \ Linn
chairman; Mrs. Eva Sprague pub
licity. Miss Jean Anderson. Mrs.
Bertha Flint. Mrs Marguerite Burton.
Miss Gertrude Ilaines, Miss Bertha
Linn. Mrs Jean Smith Moore. Mrs
Jerome Williams. committee.
Jaclman Mrs Nesta X Williams.
chairman: Mrs Grace NJ. Sterling.
publicity.
Madison Mrs. II II. IIaines, chair
man; Mrs Grace Humphreys. pub
lefty; Mrs Ruby Kennedy. Mr.. Anna
Gonya. Mrs Morris Bloom Mrs Lena
Davis, Mrs Hattie Johnson, Mrs.
Mary Kennsou Mrs Glcnnie Jardine
committee.
Mercer Mr. \ +. Dunton chair.
man.
chairman; Mrs. Earl Taylor, Mrs
Fannie Hughey, Miss Minnie Holden.
committee.
North Arson Mr. Jennie b Saw
yer. chairman
North New Portland Mr. Thirza
NJ. Savage, chairman Mrs. Eva
Springer, publicity. Miss Helen Met
calf. Mrs Bulah Walker, Mrs. AubrY
Lovejoy, Mrs Nellie Pratt, Mrs. Erma
Emery, Mrs Carrie Yiles. Mrs Halle
Jones Mrs Belle Nye, committee.
Scion Mrs. Mildred Ward. chair
man; Mrs Emma French, publicity.
St. Albans-Mrs Hattie B. Emer-
son, chairman; Mrs Mabel Bigelow,
publicity; Mrs A. l. Nining, Mrs. Al
bert Ward, Mrs Lillian Richards
Mrs. Nettie Mower. Mrs, Nellie Lib
by. Miss Irene Libby. committee.
Starks-Mrs. c. f. Greenleaf, chair
man; Mrs Norah Waugh publicity,
Miss Wilma Frederick, committee.