Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-04-10
FOR THE VICTORY LOAN.

TIE StdtS Cdpltdi, W NVhoiaSi tiS Pioio
for putting over the Victory Liberty
Loan in West Virginia. Former Gov
ernor Vim. A. MacCorkle, who so sue.
cessfully managed the previous liberty
loan campaigns, is in charge of this
the last proposition, and he is just as
indefatigable in his efforts and as de-
termined in his purpose now as ever
and is simply bound to put il across.
Upon the invitation of Governor
MacCorkle, the State Chairman, news
paper men, county chairmen and other
interested persons from every section
of the State assembled in Charleston
Friday morning, where they met in
Joint session with the Women's Liberty
Loan Committee, of which Mrs. George
Poffenbarger is chairman. Spirited
addresses were made by Governor John
!. Cornwell, Chairman MacCorkle and
Mrs. Poffenbarger. the speakers ap-
pealing to the patriotism of West Viz
ginians in backing up the national al,
ministration in its final efforts TO meet
its obligations to our soldiers and
others who have fought and labored to
make the world safe for democracy.
Governor Cornwell was eloquent and
logical and impressive in his appeal,
and Chairman MacCorkle was genuine
ly inspiring.
Sessions were held in the afternoon,
when plans for putting the loan across
were considered, the delegates giving
their views and suggestions as to a
complete organizing Of the State.
Chairman MacCorkle announced that
ffty-two Of the ffty-five counties OF the
State were getting busy already.
Friady night a splendid address was
made bv Congressman NJ. NJ Nicely,
of the first district, who made an earn
est and eloquent appeal to his fellow
West Virginians to back up the PreSl-
dent and his administration financially
and morally and to show to the world
that America stands for the liberty OF
the peoples of all the earth. At this
session further consideration was given
to the details of the coming loan cam
paign.
Saturday morning Governor Mac
Corkle made another enthusiastic ad-
dress, and his eloquence carried every
thing before it as he appealed to thu
men and women to give themselves To
the work before them. The applause
that greeted him and the ovation which
he received at the conclusion of his
address were amply assuring. Mrs.
-Poffenbarger also made her final ap-
peal to the women for their co-opera.
ton, and a vote of thanks was rendered
to her and to Mrs. John ]. Cornwell,
vice chairman of the women'S organl,
cation, for their interest in the cause.
At a meeting of the newspaper men
H. L. Snyder, of the ShepherdStown
Register, was elected chairman and ).
A. Simmons, of the Spencer Times
Record, was named as secretary OF tho
editorial organization. Max Won
Schlegell, of the Martinsburg Journal,
offered resolutions, which were adopt
ed, providing for the fullest publicity
in the coming campaign and for CO.
operation between the newspapers and
the county liberty loan organizations.
Captain E. E. Hood, of Keyser, pres
ented resolutions drafted by COM
mittee, composed of Captain Hood,
J. Walter Barnes, Mrs. OlanduS West,
Geo. w. Johnson and H. o. AleShire,
pledging fullest cooperation in the
campaign, and calling upon the people
of every section of the State to work
unitedly for the success of the Victory
Liberty Loan.
Pleasing features of the convention
were luncheonS served Friday and
Saturday at the Ruffner Hotel, which
were attended by the delegates and
prominent men and women of Charles
ton. Governor MacCorkle presided at
these functions with tact and grace and
caused a rare combination of business
and pleasure. ToaSts were responded
to by representatives from various
sections of the State, and pledges were
made to stand by the chairman and his
colleagues in their efforts to once more
90 over the top. Wit and wisdom and
eloquence made these occasions inter-
esting and profitable to an unusual
degree.
The convention closed Saturday
afternoon, with the delegates fllec
with enthusiasm and earnest desire
and determination to do their level best
to make the next drive success. The
spirit of the gathering was summed up
IN the closing paragraphs OF the reSolu-
tons unanimously adopted:
That peace will find us backing the
United States government as strongly
and solidly as in the stress of war;
THAT we will work tooth and nail
from now till the last day of April to
oversubscribe the Fifth Victory Liberty
Loan;
THAT we will oversubscribe it;
THAT we will finish the job"
The visitors were thoroughly un-
animous in their appreciation of Gov
ernor MacCorkle's enthusiastic interest
in his work. He is giving all of his
time and his full energy to the success
of the campaign, and it has just got to
be carried to a successful issue.