Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-02
BIG DRIVE FOR BOOKS
Campaign on in Wausau this Week
Saturday House to House Can
vass To Be Made.

Last Saturday the Public Library
board had meeting at which time the
discussion of raising Wausau,s share
for the war Libraries was taken up.
Between $500 and $1,000, is this city's
quota Of the million dollar fund to be
| collected all over the United States
for the army camp libraries. Every
body will be given an opportunity to
contribute to whatever extent they feel
able. The public library is receiving
contributions and all will be given a
receipt for whatever they give. Every
| body should get in on the fund to buy
books for soldiers. President Wilson
| is one of the first donors to this fund
| to provide the soldier boys with good
reading matter, which will inform
| them or inspire them or refresh them
| in cantonment, trench or hospital.
From all reports it is expected this
| fund will be raised without any trou-
| BILE, money is being given willingly.
even at some personal sacrifice, to
provide this comfort in army life.
The Commission on Training Camp
Activities has asked the American Ii
brary Assn to undertake the work
of erecting library building at each
cantOnment and to stock it with good
| and suitable books and to provide
trained librarians to take charge, us
ing the Y. M. c. A. huts and the
Knights of Columbus buildings as de-
post stations. The most recent mag
| azines, newspapers and works Oh mil
itary engineering, aviation, trench
warfare, French dictionaries, submar-
ines, histories, biographies and travel
in the warning countries, will be pur-
chased for use in the various canton
| ments.
General Pershing has already cabled
| for reading matter for the "Sammies"
| already in France, who will soon take
| their place in the trenches, and a ship
ment of 5000 books have been sent.
1t has been found upon investigation
| that the provision of suitable libraries
| is one of the really fundamental things
to be considered in connection with the
| organization and administration of the
training camps.
"One thing this war has certainly
| taught the world" writes Henry Van
Dyke, noted author and recent ambas-
sadOr to the Netherlands, lis that vic
tory does not depend solely upon big
battalions, but upon large and strong
and brave hearts and minds in the bat
| talions. The morale of the army is
the hidden force which uses the weap-
| Ons of war to the best advantage. and
| nothing is more important in keeping
up this morale than supply of really
good reading for the men in their
hours of enforced inactivity, whether
they are inathe campaign preparing
for the battle, or in the trench wait
ing to renew the battle again, or in the
hospital, wounded and trying to re-
gain strength of body and mind to go
back to the battle for which they have
enlisted. Human fellowship, good
books, and music are three of the best
medicines and tonics in the world
The following shows what is being
done in other cities and towns, and it
is up to Wausau to make as good
showing:
Racine-Go home and forget us.
$4,000 our share.
Superior-O K. so far.
Brodhead-Let US have ten more
coupon books right away.
Eau Claire-Don't worry about Eau
Claire.
Kaukauna-Send fifteen more cou-
pom books by return mail.
Antigo-We hope the final result
will more than Justify our plan of cam
paign.
Fennimore-Am sending $50 to Mr..
Puelicher.
Fond du lac-Am sending check for
1926 to Mr.. Beardsley at Washington.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS finely.
LaOna-Send more coupon books.
Manitowoc-Twenty more coupon
books at once.
Oshkosh We need more coupon
books.
Tomah-Will surely send our quota.
tewater-Making house to house
canvass.
More could be given in this table
but space will not allow the publish
ing of more. This will give Wausau
people an idea of what other places
are doing. .r. 1852.
Next Saturday there will be, a house
to house canvass in this city tmabe
made by about one hundred High
school girls. Also a number of young
ladies in the city will visit the bust
ness districts. Everybody should be
prepared for these visitors on Satur
day and give what you feel you can.
Anything from five cents to 500 will
be gladly accepted. Give up movies
for week or give up something else
and turn the money over to this fund
to buy books for our soldier boys.
Don't forget the day.
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