Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11

Prominent businessmen, not only
from this city but from every part
of Pennsylvania, will be in Harris
burg tomorrow to hear John r..
Mott, executive secretary of the In
| ternational Y. M. c. A., and one of
the most noted speakers of the pres
ent day, when Mr.. Mott appears at
luncheon to be given at the Board
of Trade building at 1 o'clock
Mr.. Mott will come to Harrisburg
under auspices of the War Work
| Council of the Y. NJ. c. A.. and will
tell the thrilling story of how the
great organization of which he is
the executive head will raise $685.
| 100000 for the furtherance of it's
work among the allied armies in
Europe.
Few men can claim the honor of
being more widely known than Mr..
Mott. Because of his comprehensive
grasp of the Russian situation. Pres
ident Wilson named him a member
OF the diplomatic mission TO Russia.
! Having had exceptional opportuni-
ties to acquaint himself with the
situation in that country. Mr.. Mott
will speak intimately and conf
dentially of his impressions and eX-
| periences.
The luncheon is being given un-
der the auspices of Joseph Buffing-
ton, Benjamin Thaw, Joseph NJ.
Steel, Charles L. Huston, Clifford
Pinchot, Vance c. Mccormick, f. O.
Emerson, Jr., Alba b. Johnson, John
H. Brooks Every county in the
state, it is expected, will be repre-
sented tomorrow by four or five of
its leading businessmen.
Expert On China
John r. Mott. who will address
L To-. ,t-lN., 1np
been signally honored because of his
world wide achievements. Mr.. Mott
is the leading expert in this country
upon affairs touching China, and was
repeatedly offered the post of minis
ter to that country. He was a men,
ber of the Mexican Commission and
more recently of the Commission to
Russia. AS an orator, Mr.. Mott has
few equals.
The phenomenally successful serv-
ice of the Y. M. c. A. among Amer
and among prisoners of war. has
brought to the American War Work
Council insistent calls from Ameri-
can, French, Russian and Italian
government and military authorities
for immediate and full provision to
meet imperative needs for the pro-
lection of the morals of all the fight
ing forces There are now forty
million men under arms.
Two gatherings of the National
War Work Council, together with
many leading business and profess
sional men representative of all sec
tions of the United States were re-
Gently held in New York City to
consider these calls. After careful
deliberation, they decided that a ma
ton wide campaign should be con-
Quoted November 11-1S,- 1917, to
provide necessary resources until
July, 1918, and recommended that
the amount to be provided should
be commensurate with the unparallel
opportunities for world service now
open. They also issued a call to
each state to organize and conduct
its part of the national campaign.
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The meeting here is for the pur-
pose of giving representative Penn
sylvania citizens DR.. Motifs inside
view of the home and European sit
uation and to effect the organization
of the Pennsylvania War Work fund
campaign in such a way as to guar
antee intelligent and efficient con-
duct of local campaigns and make
possible the securing of the several
nllllions NEEDED from Pennsylvania.
In view of the action of the various
governments and the tragic needs of
the individual men in active service
and in prison camps. this is the most
vital call ever extended to organized
Christianity for practical service in
a great world emergency.
The meeting in this city is receiv-
ing the personal attention of the
State Y. M. c. A. secretary, George
b. Carruthers.
Following the luncheon at the
Board of Trade building at l o'clock.
DR.. Mott will address representatives
of practically every college and uni
persity in this state, at Fahnestock
Hall, in the Y. NJ. G. A. building, at
2 o'clock.
The college men will be here to at
tend the student conference. All ses-
stems will be held in Fahnestock
Hall. An all-day conference will be
held beginning at 10 a. m. and con-
Guiding at 4.30 p. m.