The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-19
Building Constructed at
Court House Will Be
Z Drive Center. ).
WORKERS ARE ALL READY
Committees Are Organic
ing for Early Attack
on the Job.

AThe Victory Loan Headquarters in
frSnt of the Court house will be dedi-
GATED this evening at o'clock with a
rouNng ceremony, which will be the
firstSgun fired in the actual drive
which is next week expected to put
MarioA county over.
Features of the evening will be the
giving away of captured German nell
NETS to subscribers for bondI, music
by the Greater Fairmont Band and
speaking by crops of speakers from
the speaking committee.
This afternoon the last finishing
touches were being added to the
building and by the time the dedica-
tion starts this evening it will be fully
equipped as headquarters for all the
organizations and committees at
work.
The building, which is Is by 40
feet in size. has been painted gray,
and with large American flag flying
at ecah end, makes quite a spot of
coolr on Main street. Inside it has
been fitted pcomfortably with cleo
trio lights and fixtures, and with gas
piped from connection in the Court
house. The building was erected at
no cost to the government. Most of
the material and work was donated
and funds for tho remainder was rais.
ed by private subscription.
All materials used in wiring the
building were furnished gratis by the
Fairmont Electric Service company.
and the work was done by Dalton Van
Fleet, returned soldier. The gas
and electricity used is donated by the
Monogahela Valley Traction company.
At Headquarters Chairman Hood
and his workers have been busy all
day making sure that every feature
of the big drive next week has been
provided for and that there are no
loose ends hanging over. A new c:m-
mittee to BE- known as the Insurance
committee was named today as fol-
lows: c. w. Evans, chairman: F.. E.
Nichols, E. F. Holbert, j. C. Miller.
Charles G. Hood, NJ. R. Frantz and
Arthur p. Jones. This committee
has already met and plotted out its
worw for next week among the insur-
ance men and companies of the city.
Several additions were made today
to the Coal Operators committee NAM
ed yesterday, the committee person.
mel now being as follows: ]. A. Clark,
chairman: F. j. Patton, C. E. Hutch-
inson, John NJ. oWlf, Brooks Fleming,
w. E. Watson, Jr.. II. B. Clark, S. d.
Brady, 7. E. Johnson and c. D. Rob-
inson. A meeting of this committee
will be held in the office of Chairma1i
Clark in the Home Savings Bank
building Monday morning at 10
o'clock.
a meeting will be held tonight of
the Sixth ward organization in the Y.
NJ. c. A. Chairmen w. II. Speddiin
and Mrs .aMrgaret P. Smith have is
sued the call and want to meet every
worker. Details of how the Sixth will
obtain its quota will be decided.
The women of Barrackville will
meet to perfect their organization on
next Tuesday evening, following the
address OF Hon. NJ. NJ Nicely. Mrs.
James A. Meredith will be present to
address the ladies, and in addition IL
Is planned to secure singer and mu-
sic by the High school orchestra has
been engaged.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
last evening at Barrackville at which
j. N. Jacobs. chairman Of the Ccrpor-
attons committee of Fairmonu, was
the principal speaker. The meeting
was called by Community Chairman
Duke Brand. woh also is arranging
the details Of Tuesday evenings af-
fair.
At meeting in White school last
night. the Eighth ward. under the
leadership of Chairmen Everett
Blaine Moore and Mrs. okey J. Wa.
kris. a detailed organization for wcrn
nthat ward was perfected. Commit
tees were ppointed as follows:
Mems Committee.
H. B. l-,ore, chairman.
Zone No. 1-R. H. Regan, A. G.
Martin.
Zone No. 2-w. H. Finley, III. l..
Brown.
Zone No. 3-w. H. schimmel. l.. G.
Roop.
Zone No. Al. c. Miller, j. o. Nor
: Zone No. 5--Robert Ritchie, T. F.
Zone No. s-J. E. Thomas. ]. A.
knight.
Zone No. Carl Riggs. M. B. CO.
bun.
Zone No. s-A. ]. Cash. W. f.
Buckley.
Zone No. s-Trevey Nutter. Ward
Zone No. lo-J. c. ewlton. H. j.
Ross.
Stand hy AffpnfIinn