Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-12
YIN. c. A. DRIVE.
STARTS WITH A.
BIG FLOURISH
Campaign to Raise $S5, 900
in Idaho for the Army
Work Is For nally Opened
Over State.
Idaho Falls Raises Within
$500 of Bonneville Coun-
tvs Allotment at First
Meeting, Addressed by
Rev. Willsie Martin.

Idaho's superintendent on the $685.
Doc, 900 drive is ss5,ooO. The campaign
proper started this morning. The state
Headquarters in the Enapire building
Vas crowded at 8: 80 o'clock by work.
ers ready to start their canvass or
Boise. The work Will continue each
morning during the present week. Al
noon the workers Will take lunch to-
yether at the Y. NJ. c.. "A. building.
All workers were greatly enthused
by the reports which came In from the
mass meetings of Ada county and over
the state of Idaho on yesterday.
SUCCESS IN IDAHO FALLS.
Just after the workers had convened
4 night letter was received from e. A.
Krussman, campaign manager OF Bon
neville county as follows
Wonderful meeting Idaho Falls.
Villsie Martin made great Init. Raised
$4,000 at meeting. Had 1900 people at
Rexburg. Madison county will. raise
Its superintendent. Things look good"
After reading this telegram DICK
Randall, state campaign manager, said:
This is a challenge from the south
eastern part of the state to the rest of
the state. Bonneville county had an
epportion,nept of $4,000 This tele-
gram shows that they are within $500
of their goal before the campaign is
hardly started. 1t looks as though
Madison county is doing just as WELL"
ADA COUNTY MEETINGS.
Mass meetings were held over Ada
county yesterday. In Boise the high
school boys started their cahpign by
a mass meeting. Just before the mass
meeting they placed the big tank in
position before the state house, which
will be moved block ai a time to
show the progress of the boys cam
paign.
DR.. Donaldson held a mass meeting
vt Star in the afternoon.
In the evening Judge Dunbar ad-
dressed a large meeting at Meridian!
Remarking on the meeting Judge Dun
bar said:
THE building was filled. The people
are behind the movement. Not only
will the Meridian people give but they
are going to hold other meetings in the
vicinity of Meridian to stir up further
enthusiasm"
w. S. Bruce comes back from yuma
with a report just as optimistic.
Rev. Aldrch and O. s. White ad-
dressed mass meeting at Emmett in
the evening. Special music was ar
ranged and an eagerness was evinced
to become acquainted with the real
facts surrounding the army Y. M. c.
a. work.
MEETING AT WE9SER.
r. r. Alexander addressed mass
meeting in Weiser at the opera house.
The place was filled" he said, "by
people to learn more about the Y. NJ
c. A. work After the addresses by
myself and prominent men Of Weiser
as many as could get into the Star
theater saw the film which portrays
the work of the Y. NJ. c. A. which is
being carried on at our own camp
Lewis. The high school male glee c!ut
furnished US the music
The captains of the various teams
In Boise are optimistic over the out
come in Boise providing the workers
will continue their sacrificing efforts
and will see the people and explain tc
them more fully the work which is be.
ing done. On account of the addition.
al amount which Boise is raising al
this time to take care of its local Y
NJ c. A. work for fourteen months
this city will have to put forward 6
special effort to raise it's quota. L
the amount called for Is raised, Boise
will be asked for no more money fol
local work until after the year 1918.