Evening journal., 1917-12-21
MANY small Gifts
FOR k. OF c. FUND
Continued from First Page.

said he felt at home among the work
ers because they were all Americans,
all Wilmingtonians and all heart and
soul back Of the winning OF this war.
My people came over here about i50
years ago, and they were good. sturdy.
honest Irish people. That's another
reason why feel at home among you.
You are working In behalf Of a very
necessary movement which spells for
the spiritual and moral benefit Of our
troops and which must help in winning
this great battle for democracy
There is something beautiful IN
listening 90 the reports OF the team
captains as / have heard them tonight,
and that is found in the number OF peO-
pie who are subscribing. il is beauti-
ful. splendid and noble 20 know that
tho movement is making an appeal so
broad"
Mr.. Bayard referred to the cards on
the wall. which read:
knights Of Columbus. 10000 Cam
paign," and "SsiOO,OOO or Bust
He compared tho movement with a
i00-yard dash, in which athletes are
told that 20 accomplish the 100 yards
they must prepare to run 40 yards.
You have been after 100000, but LET
me advise you 10 keep on to Si25,OOO II
you want 10 win. You are going down
into the final stretch Of this campaign.
Think what the boys in the trenches
are undergoing-life. death and perhaps
manning for life What should we not
do TO keep up their spirits? We are
all Christian soldiers enlisted in this
fight 10 win. You good neoplc in this
campaign arc doing a big duty. q noble
duty and a Christian duty, which is
best OF all."
That The campaign is attracting at
tention even in the far corners OF this
country was manifested when Cam
palgn Manager Lally read a letter from
Capt. Louis G.. Gibney. Troop ". 18th
Regiment. L. s. Cavalry, stationed at
san Bcniic, Texas, to his father in this
city. The letter read as follows
Your letter regarding X. OF 6. fund
received. It's good work. I want TO do
my bit with 10 and will pledge 500. Fix
it up. Louis
Another letter from a soldier con-
cerning the campaign, which was
read Wednesday night was from
George Fairy. son Of United states
Marshal Martin +. Fairy. II was as fol-
lows:
CAMP MEADE, Nd. Dec. IS. 1917.
Dear Pa:
We are just starting 10 get around a
little and see this great bis place.
The X. Of c. have three buildings down
here that have seen, and'three more
in the course Of construction.
[ am now in The main buildings and
10 is certainy dandy. u is very much
bigger than 81. Paurs Church. and
has a ceiling about as high. In the
front center is a big stage and dress
ing rooms on each side where members
Of The dramatic club get themselves
together 20 furnish recreation and
amusement for their less gifted friends.
Running from one end 10 the other
is one continuous desk on each side
of the room which has writing facili-
Ties for at least POO soldiers and I had
30 wait almost one-half hour TO set a
place to write this. In the rear in one
corner is the secreiary's room, where
paper and envelopes can be secured for
nothing. The desks are an equipped
with hloiisrs, pens and ink.
Scattered about the bis room arc
Victrolas and player pianos, which arc
working overtime. They certainly arc
doing everything TO make IL comfort
able and convenient for us and we
can't help appreciatng a..
like il more and more all the time.
All we do is 10 get up at Sis. dress
and make our beds and answer roll
call We then eat and hang around
until ~. when we cat again. We have
roll call at f3O. eat at sis and then
go where we please. but we must be
in the barracks al 10. and the lights
80 out at i0.l5. The menu is good,
and you set all you can eat. but you