The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-01
SPEAKERS Open
FORGET-ME-NOT
Campaign HERE
Program Of Four-MIn.
Talks Gets Under
Way This Morning.

dressing the audience at the DIXIE
Theater at Q o'clock this afternoon
was one of the initial speakers o:
eefonr.mlnute men OF the Forget
Nie'not Day" drive, 10 be celebrat
ed Saturday under the auspices Of
tho Disabled American Veterans OF
( the World War. "Lest We Forget
u was the subject OF Judge Showalter's
Yak, Similar addresses we're made
IN the other picture houses OF the
Tdty. at the same time this after
noon. ]. n. Jacobs addressed the
audience at the Nelson while Harry
Shaw delivered a talk at the Prin
cess Theater. The audience at the
Blue Ridge Theater heard talk by
NC. Tough in regard TO Saturday
campaign.
Albert j. Kern will give the first
Aeyening address in the Princess
z Theater at z O'Clock tonight. Al
the same time Major q. A. Knapp
VIII address the audience at the
Nelson. G. w. Evans will speak at
the Dixie Theater at this time while
the address at the Blue Ridge will
besgiyen by Judge E. NJ. Showaltef
At Q o'clock the audience in the
theaters will hear. the following
foir!mtnute men: Harry Shaw
Dixie; ]. NJ. Jacobs, Princess; NJ
q Tough, Nelson; Charles Evans
Blue Ridge.
Tomorrow at o'clock the thea
TER schedule will include the fol
lowing members OF the speakers
committee: Kern, Dixie. Knapp
Princess: Showalter. Nelson: Shaw
Blue Ridge, At z o'clock talks vii.
be made by tho following men: ia
cobs, Dixie; Tough, Princess:
Evans, Nelson; Kern. Blue Ridge
rhe speakers at Q o'clock will in,
, s'de Major o. a. Knapp at the
yie, Judge Showalter ADDRESSING
Princess audience. hurry Shaw
he Nelson, and J. M. Jacobs at
Blue Ridge.
friday afternoon at 3 o'clock ad.
asses will be made IN the thea.
. ars Of the city by the following
Fehedpied speakers: Tough. Dixie:
Z Evans, Princess: Kern, Nelson
Knapp, Blue Ridge. The addresse:
70 be given at Z o'clock will be
made by the following four.minutt
men: Showaiter, Dixie: Kerr
Princess; Jacobs, Nelson; Tough
51lue Ridge. The speakers for thu
n Slo'elock show will, include Charlie:
Evans, Dixie: Shaw. Princess
Knapp, Nelson; Showalter, Blue
Ridge.
At 10 o'clock this morning ]. M
Jaeohs addressed the student bod,
at the Fairmont State Norma
School in the interest OF the 'For
getMe.Not Day" campaign, today
heing tho beginning OF the schoo
canvass, At $3.50 a. m. NJ. C. Lougf
spoke TO the students OF the Fair
mont High School in the interest .
the disabled veterans drive Sat
iisday. Judge e. NJ. Showalter ap
pealed to the Students OF the Eas
Side High School in behalf Of ths
project at 10 o'clock this morning
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clocl
Albert ]. Kern will visit the Eas
Side, Central School. At 10 o'clocl
Friday morning Captain Ward Ian
ham will speak 10 the members o
the East Park School.
Tho aim Of the work SATURDAY
& Is to procure funds for the or.
saniEatiop OF the disabled vet.
ersns While the government Il
/ Striving to care Tor them, through
Republication and vocational
training. II has not been able Il
y secure the. close, personal atten.
\ tlon that is essential for the sas.
isfectory care and comfort Of the
disabled vets, Through their OWE
organization, the Disabled Ameri,
can Veterans OF tho World War
an effort Is being made To help ths
disabled veterans to assist them,
selves.
Clubhouse facilities and sum.
NOR camps are being provided, ma.
tlonsl legislative matters are
given more thorough attention
b thousands Of the men over the en-.
tire country are provided with rs4
lief and assistance, and numerou.
other measures are taken to aid
all OF the wounded and disabled
American veterans 81 the grea'
war to become reinstated in theil
civilian life status, so that they
will again be self-dependent and
profitable citizens OF the nation
In order to meet this aim with,
out 4 direct CRY for charity the
organization planned the Forget,
me-Not Day" drive, the very
name being significant OF Il,
meauing. The veterans will 1oi
become useless and forgotten
without a struggle and next Sat,
urday the people OF Fairmont, ~
well as citizens Of every other parl
OF the United States, will receive
the opportunity to assist the mon
In their struggle for adjustment.
4 The artificial forget-me-not,
will sell for 10 cents each on The
streets next Saturday. They viii
be on sale in the FairInont Hisl
4 School and the FaIrmont State
Normal School Thursday after.
noon. The public schools Of the
4 East Side will also be canvasSSd
ttime The principals OF the