Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-08
All Creeds Join in City
Wide Campaign, In
Guiding All Homes.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
Two Thousand Men Will
Work; Census Completed
in Two Hours.

What leaders in the religious. edu-
cationaI. social. commercial, indus
trial and civic interests of Tulsa con-
slider to be the greatest general Oet-
terment movement in the history OF
the city will be observed on Wednes-
day afternoon, April 10, when every
home in the city and suburbs Will be
visited.
The movement is known as Home
Visitation" Its purpose is to pace
printed invitations in several IAN
guages in every home. inviting the
people to attend church. synagog and
SUNDAY school of their choice, and to
secure records of the church connec-
ton or preference of every individual,
which are to be given to the pastor,
priest. rabbi or organization pre-
ferred.
Endorsed by All in Tulsa.
The plan has been heartily en-
dorsed by all of the religious faiths
in Tulsa. Protestants, Catholics and
Jews. 1t is a movement in which no
faith sacrifices any faith principles,
but all work together for the general
good of all religions and races. 1t has
had the endorsement and co-opera
ton of all faiths in this and other ma
tions where it has been observed.
The educational. social. CONNER
cial, industrial and civic organizations
of Tulsa have endorsed the plan, and
are working with the religious bodies
to make it n success. The movement
has proven to be of as great value to
these interests as it is to religious IN
terests, since all the people get better
acquainted with one another, and
with the conditions and interests of
the city along all lines. and cooper
ate for the future good.
Forty Million People Visited.
The plan is not an experiment. Ii
has been in operation for number
of years. More than forty million
people have been visited during the
past eight years, including such cities
as Chicago, Philadelphia, st. Louis
Kansas City, San Francisco, Dallas
Baltimore. Detroit, Oklahoma City
and many others in this country;
Montreal and Toronto. Canada; Liv-
erpool and Bootle, England. Large
and lasting results for good have
been obtained everywhere II has been
observed with marked improvement
in methods and results after each un-
dertaking and experience.
1t was observed in Oklahoma City
last week, and pastors OF Catholic
Jewish and Protestant churches are
GreatlN DltdStu WIFI tut iNSultS y
saving that it did more good than any
work ever done in that city. The
leaders in the educational. CONNER
cial and civic interests of Oklahoma
CITY state that the movement brought
the finest spirit OF cooperation that
was ever known there. and that its
good results are seen or every hand
A Thousand Volunteers.
The visiting of the homes will be
done by the people Of Tulsa. who rep
resent all faiths. and who are inter
ested in the welfare of all the people
who live in the city and suburbs. II
Is expected that fully thousand vol
unteers will take part In the work
Two thousand volunteers were called
for in Oklahoma City to give two
hours to the cause. and more thar
two thousand three hundred respond
ed. They were from among the lead
ing business men and most prominent
women of the Protestant, Catholic
and Jewish churches of the city.
Many people who were not mem