Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-16
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cellent in enthusiasm and the result!
! obtained there are most gratifying t.
the county organization. Out of some
thirty odd persons present at the meet
ing, every man and woman OF then
donated varying amounts and when thu
sum was totalled it showed $62 raised
for the "Y' war fund. No other meet
ing thus far has shown greater enthu
siasm for the movement. The commit
tee that will make the canvass of the
district starting out today to raise tne
amount from that community, is made
up of G. F. Peterson. Roy Gates, W. $
Dixson, Mervin Dixson, A. w. LOCK
Henry Lock and J. F. Lock. The meet
ing was held in the Methodist Episco
pal church.
START OUT WITH $175.
Columbia church started of with
SITS at the meeting last night, which
was addressed by County Chairman
T. H. Foster, Rev. Fred Tucker OF
Chillicothe and H. H. Harold OF Ed
dyyille. The amount is expected to
be doubled by the end of the week
and the workers are making q
thorough canvass Of the district to-
day.
Bladensburg's meeting last night
was addressed by DR.. G. D. JACOBS.
No subscriptions were started at the
meeting but organization was per
fected and the workers are today out
over Pleasant township raising money
for the war work. The committee re-
ports a good outlook for the township.
Union chapel held meeting last
night at which Newton Roberts and
M. B. Hutchinson made talks. The
organization there was perfected and
today the committees are touring that
district In Adams township for the war
fund. No subscriptions were taken
last night.
MEETINGS ON FOR TONIGHT.
Tonight there will be a meeting held
at Pleasant Home and Russell chapel,
a union meeting of these two districts
at the chapel. Newton Roberts and
John Wormhoudt will make the ad-
dresses and good crowd is expected
as preparations for the meeting have
been under way for the past several
days.
Chillicothe will also hold meeting
tonight at which C. S. Harper of Of
tumwa, Rev. Jesse Rudkin of Kirkville
and Rev. Fred Tucker of Chillicothe
will make the addresses.
VOLUNTEER DONATION.
The twenty-one employees of the
Iowa Restaurant went over the top
for the Y. M. c. A. war work fund to-
day by registering 100 -er cent per
feet for the movement. Every employe
of the restaurant gave something to
the cause and the amounts given were
unsolicited.
The receipt of some ST from this
institution coming without solicitation
has put heart into the workers for
they have found this example OF men
and women to be an inspiration to
harder efforts and a willingness to
Withstand rebuffs.
LAUNDRY WORKERS HELP.
Every employee of the Ottumwa
Steam laundry, from the highest paid
to the lowest, is contributing to the
Y. M. C. A. army fund. Anxious to
have a share in providing comforts
for the boys in training here and In
France, each man and woman has
made contribution to the lump sum
which will be presented to the local
war work committee in the name OF
the Ottumwa Steam Laundry.
The Willard Street M. E. Sunday
school made a voluntary donation Of
$25 to the war work fund today. The
donation was unsolicited.
One of the donations reported by
team captain at the noon meeting was
I25 from Charles BrOckman, a mem
Der of the Outpost Signal company
from Ottumwa now serving his coun-
try at Camp Cody. Lieutenant Brock
man sent his donation to the local
committee to swell Wapello county's
tund.
STANDING IN THE COUNTRY.
Agency township .......$ S46.70
Richland township $3.50. 100000
Highland township 49,. $4,000
Dahlonega township 80. 5000
Eddyville city ..........s 1,565.00
= (Wapello county,
Green township ........ 10000
Keokuk township ..-... 5000
Washington township -. 10000
(E1don)
COMPETING township $50. 860.50
Columbia township $500. 1880
columbia church)
Christiansburg. ......... 600