Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-08
"w CAMPAIGN IS
PROVING SUCCESS
Gratiot County is Responding in
Fine Shape to the Appeal for
Money for ~" War Work.
ALMA COLLEGE DOING THINGS
Students AT Alma College Have
Raised Nearly Fifteen Hundred
Dollars for This Purpose

The Gratiot county campaign for
funds for the y. NJ. G.. a. war work
is on in full blast and is bringing
some great results as near as can be
ascertained at this time and there is
a strong belief that the end Of the
week will see Gratiot county at the
top of its quota Of SS,00000 for the
~" war fund
One of the finest pieces OF work
which has been done so far is being
reported from Alma college, from
which number Of men have left TO
Join the army and to take up the war
work with the Y NJ G.. A.
Following a lecture in behalf of the
fund the fore part of the week, the
students decided to throw up their
proposed special car to the Olivet
football game at Oiivet, Saturday, and
to go in for the Y. NJ c. A. fund clear
to the limit
This has resulted hi some contribu-
tions from Alma college. which speak
highly Of the patriotism of The student
body Of the Presbyterian institution,
which is putting any similar number
of people iu the county in the back
ground IN supporting the great war
work Of the y NJ c. A. As near as
could be learned at o late hour before
going to press The students of Alma
college had contributed Sl,500.0O to
the "Y" war work fund, this being
about $4,000 over the quota which
had been given to Alma college by
those in charge of the campaign.
Alma is contributing generously as
are other parts Of the county, and it
will only need continuation of the
present work to fully make up the
quota OF the county before Saturday
night.
A meeting was held in the school
house at Rivordale. Tuesday evening,
at which representatives. Of Seville
and Sumner townships were present
ard it was decided TO go in heavily
for the war work fund Of the Y VI. c.
A. Charles Mum was selected TO
head the work in the west half of
Seville township and Mr.. Slngluff and
=. c. Colister Of Elwel were selected
to lead the drive in the eastern part.
Professor Wood Of Sumner is the
chosen director of Sumner township
campaign.
Mr.. McFadden and B Curtis were
I'm Middleton Monday evening, where
they met men from three southwest
townships of the county, where big
Grive is being made Rev. A. w. Nun
ford is directing the work in Fulton,
NJ. C. Morse in New Haven and Pres
ton Balgleish in North Shade
Just what the Y. NJ. G. A. war work
is, can be best gained by the words of
General Pershing, commanding the
American Expeditionary Forces
in France. He says: "Thc work now
being done by the Y. NJ. c. A. for the
benefit and entertainment Of our sol
diers is very important. AS an or
ganization its moral influence is high
ly beneficial. 1t performs real ser
vice that makes for contentment. The
Y. NJ. c. A. has won its place by un-
selfish personal devotion to the sol
piers' welfare and deserves staunch
support by our people at home"
Major General Scott after his tour
through Russia and the Balkans, said
Every idea that reaches the Russian
people now will bear fruit-good or
evil according to what is sown-for
many years to come. II is for this
reason that am deeply interested in
the great effort which is being made
TO raise large sum for the prosecu-
tion of the work of the Young Mems
Christian Association in Russia. Il
appeals to me as an American, as
soldier and as a Christian; it will help
the Russians and it will also help u.s."
Why not aid the cause? Remember
the campaign ends this week. DO it
now.