Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-08
ASK IDAHO COUNTY
|. TO RAISE $l650
FOR YIN. c. A.
raMpAIGN FOR MONEY TO AID
poys IN ARMY TO BEGIN
SUNDAY EVENING.
CONTINUES FOR A week
n R. Hattabaugh at Head of organiza-
ton Which VIII Institute Big
Drive for Funds.

4 campaign to raise 1850 i'll Idaho
bounty for the benefit of the army and
navy Y. NJ. c. A. will be launched in
&irangeville Sunday night, and will con
Hipue through the week, ending Sunday,
November Is.
NJ. R. Hattabaugh is at the head of
khe campaign in Idaho county, and has
been busy this week perfecting an or
kanization to work throughout the
%ounty. Idaho county will be divided
Into districts, and each district will be
sllotted certain sum, which it will be
Rxrected to raise during the coming
week.
The drive for funds will officially
bpen in Grangeville at meeting, to be
beld probably in the Odd Fellows hall,
SuHday evening. 1t is quite likely that
khe meeting will take the place of the
regular Sunday evening church services.
County Officers are Named.
"a A. N. Dyer has been chosen treasurer
~ the Y. NJ. G. A. movement in Idaho
bounty. A secretary remains to be
seected. An executive committee con-
|Bistiug of Grangeville men has been
*picked, and includes John p. Eimers,
~. W. Brown, s. A. Anderson, T. Z.
Edmundson, George M. Reed, J. Frank
Sims and Arthur r. Wiley. To this
committee the names of Il. l.. Parker,
Cottonwood; j. l.. Addison, Whitebird; i;
Ohm Frank, Kamiah and w. l..
Packer, Sites, have been added and
tic campaigns in Cottonwood, White
bird, Kamiah and Sites will be
placed in the hands of these men, res
|8ectvely, with power to appoint such
assistants as is deemed necessary. Com
nitteemen III other ditricts remain to
be appointed.
IA The money will be raised by indivi-
lual subscriptions. Letters will be sent
broadcast over the county, and the let
fers probably will be followed up by
Personal visits from men chosen to do
)his work
81 State to Raise $4,000.
I'll state of Idaho has been asked to
lalSt $4,000 for the army and navy Y.
h {. A., and the nation is expected to
provide total of $50, 100000.
III campaign is to be short and
naply. The association work with the
fmN boys is well known and the pa
flot sm of the public. to the one great
ga1ization working for the better
peh' and contentment of the men in
pc field, will be shown by the lib
frallty with which they respond to the
E3ppcal.
Supplies Boys With Stationery.
Probably no single item is so i'm
Poftant In the work of the army and
svy Y. NJ. G. A. than the supplying
writing paper and envelopes to the
cldlers and sailors. 1t is III this way
iat the association serves as con
eetlng link to home. Every Y. NJ. c.
building, tent or hut is provided
I'm desks, pen and ink and the men
privileged to use all the paper and
laelopes they need without cost.
10 supply this demand it is costing
noasands of dollars a day. In the
eaern department, the states west OF
le rocky mountains, it is estimated
ndt Siooo day is spent for stationery
camp Lewis, 10000 letters are writ
II every day by the soldiers of the new
ahonal army.
Contribution of the People.
! NJ. Z. A. war work secretaries
y supplies of stationery to the
~ 1ront.line trenches so that the
snlihg men may write home. No mat
|here the men go, they find the Y
'. a. TO greet them. 1t is the con
a,sl pu'loh OF a generous people to the
mare M and comfort of the soldier.
ihe work of the Y. NJ. C. A. is known
pe the greatest builder of morale il
army that the world has ever seen
nd ane means happy contended army
an army with morale marches to