Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-13
DRIVE STARTS
WITH TH|RD0F
QUOTA RAISED
Red and Blue Armies Begin
Campaign for Y. M. C. A.
Work Among Soldiers.
ANNOUNCE $5,76o
PLEDGED>1N COUNTY

The campaign for Wapello countys
quota of the Y. M. C. A war work fund
was more than one-third subscribed
when the red and blue divisions gath
cred at luncheon today in the CONNER
cial club dining room to start the drive
for $4,000. There were seventy-six
/, men present.
! Short talks were made and the work
of organizing the drive of the two divi-
sions under their respective generals
and captains was begun. Before the
workers started out they announced
pledges that were at that time received
and these include gifts Of $500 each
by J. X. Mahon and County Chairman
T H. Foster. Added to these were
gifts Of $3.50 and 500 as well as
smaller gifts and pledges In an aEgre
eating $3.0s5.
HAVE THIRD OF QUOTA.
District Secretary Hudson of the
war work committee received notice Of
gifts and pledges throughout the coun-
ty outside of Ottumwa amounting to,
$2,675, bringing the county total up to
$3.50.
The teams that will conduct the cam
paign for the Y. M. c. A. war work
fund in Ottumwa under two generals,
NJ. T. McClelland in charge Of the Red
army, and G. L. Graham, in charge Of
the Blue army, have started and win
continue until November 10. They will
meet at the Commercial club daily.
Five companies with captain
directing thirteen men. make up the
Eyngking force. and oyer AL ISL Fl Ene.
Tier as county chairman, who 10 aided
| BY g. r. Spry In the operations
throughout the county outside Of Of
MEETINGS IN COUNTRY.
Meetings were held Saturday and
Sunday in various churches in the
rural districts and in every place
where a meeting has been held, Mr..
Spry says that either the full quota has
been subscribed or promised and he
looks for an oversubscription in the
county.
Agency held meeting Saturday
evening at which Dr. F. E. Day spoke.
The result Of the meeting and the Sun
day morning services showed the
quota already subscribed and the work
Just commenced.
Other meetings Sunday were at vii.
son chapel, where DR.. Day and ]. II.
Morrell spoke, Epworth chapel and
Christiansburg, where G. F. Spry and
C. S. Harper spoke, Kirkville where
Rev. Jesse Rudkin and G. F. Spry and
Newton Roberts made the talks, Nun
terville with c. S. Harper and D. r
Waterman speakers and at Bladens-
burg where D. r. Waterman was the
only local speaker.
WOMAN Is CHAIRMAN.
At the latter place the meeting was
fired by the enthusiasm of Mrs. A. G.
Glenn, a widow who has a son In the
army and said she knew the value OF
the Y. M. C. A. war work. She volun-
teered to take up the work in the town
shin and was appointed chairman.
Meetings will be held this week as
follows:
Tuesday night at Zion chapel.
Wednesday night at ChristiansburE
Bladensburg and Union chapel.
Thursday night at Chillicothe.
The two divisions making the drive
follows:
7. n. FOSTER, CHAIRMAN.
Red division, M. T. McClelland, gen.
eral. Captains and teams follow:
w. T. Harper: Chase Bannister,
John Stoltz. H. B. Patterson, ]. B.
Sax. C. S. Harper. F. w. Sharp. w. Il.
McElroy Dan Morey. Jr., Carl T.
Flaw. C. A. Wellman, 10 r. Jaques, d.
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