The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-04-19
WORKERS PLAN
VICTORY DRIVE
LIBERTY LOAN CHAIRMEN NOT
DAUNTED BY THE
PROSPECTS
Minute Women Ready for Fifth
Campaign-May Continue
Organization

lHdl lHe oIeNeHS couHty LlDeIty
Loan workers are not daunted by
the outlook for the Victory loan
campaign was shown by the en-
thusiasm of the forty representa-
tive men and women who gathered
from various parts of the county
Saturday in Colville to make definite
plans for bringing the loan drive to
successful close. County Chair
man G. W. Peddycord and Mrs. L.
C. Jesseph were in charge of the
meeting which was attended by the
men and women who have been
prominent in previous loan drives
in their communities.
"lt is the spreading of good citi-
zenship propaganda which is to be
the primary object in this drive"
said Mr.. Peddycord eve must
make good American citizens
whether we sell bonds or not That
means more explanation and persua-
sion are going to be necessary in
this campaign, but we want the
bonds to be sold to people who ouy
them because they see the necessity
and are willing to buy them. We
won't feel badly if this county
should fall down in its quota, if
only it's citizenship is 1907 Amer
ican."
Most of those present were Min
ute Women of the county called
together by their chairman, Mrs. L.
C. Jesseph Of Colville. Some of
them had to come over twenty miles
to attend this meeting and were
women who had made house-to-
house canvasses in isolated and diff
ficult territorities to help the govern
ment with loan drives, War Savings
Stamp campaigns, Red Cross drives,
etc. The women meeting after the
general session. discussed the per-
petuation of the Minute Women or
ganization for postwar activities.
CoCii ioSdl VI oISetiiihdtloll Will ldhe d
vote in it's community and if a ma
jority of the members desire, the
county Minute Women will form a
branch Of the proposed permanent
association in the state.
Miss Violet J. Hallowell, county
chairman of community singing dur
ing the campaign, sang the cam
paign song, "Uncle Sammy, Here's
My Share" for the assembled work.
ers. Singers, as well as speakers,
will be furnished Liberty loan meet
ings in the county during the drive.
Women taking part in the Victory
loan campaign are each to wear
white arm band with the letter "V"
in victory blue. Captains Mrs. l.
w. Eklund, Mrs. w. C. Vilwock and
Mrs. j. w. Henderson of Colville
are busy lining up the women of
the city who will take part in this
big drive for the government.
Those present at the meeting Sat
urday included: Mrs. j. W. Hend-
erson, Mrs. L. C. Jesseph, G. w.
Peddycord, Carl Buchanan, Miss
Violet j. Hallowell and Miss Fran
ces Robinson of Colville; A. w.
Smith Of Meyers Falls; Miss Esther
johnson, Mrs. Mabel Nettleton, Mrs.
Mary Jameson of Rice; C. T. Hum
phrys, Mrs. Mabel Hayes, Mrs. A.
M. Parker, Mrs. jeanette Love-
leigh, Mrs. C. McSperren, Mrs. J.
R. Hendley, j. S. Lane and Mrs.
Lane, Mrs. Earl Smith, B. E. Gowan,
and Mrs. w. C. Wetterer of Marcus;
W. A. Cartwright and Mrs. Marie
Cartwright of Valley; Mrs. Lulu
Chase Howe, Mrs. Wilbert A. Baker,
Miss Katherine O'Malley, A. l. Kul-
zer, F. L. Reinoehl, Mrs. f. G.
Rauch of Chewelah; Mrs. F. L. Led
gerwood of Harvey; Phil j. Moloso
and J. r. Humphry of Blue Creek;
G. w. Dexter, Mr. and Mrs. j. M.
Williams, Miss Eta Wareing and
Mrs. Katherine Keyser of Kettle