Evening star., 1917-11-11

two days ahead of the formal open
ing Of the Y NJ. c A. campaign to raise
$t6o, ,oGe in Washington toward the SS5.-
oSe 900 national fund of the associa-
tien's war work council. several teams
PRACTICALLY have completed their or
Kanizations and one already has report
ed pledges of $1,000.
Captains Of teams which will canvass
tHe city this week for subscriptions to
tie fund were named Friday evening
and yesterday. and by tomorrow they
Will be fully organized for work. An
neuncement of the personnel of the
teams of Charles Henry Butler and
julius 1. Peyser was made last evening
Af. Peyser's workers already have
raised $1,000.
Working with Mr.. Peyser will be
Holcombe Johnson. Myer Cohen, Paul
sieman. Fred Swindeu. Maurice d.
RYsenherg. Roger ]. Whiteford and
Judge Milton Strasbureer. On Mr.,
Buffers team are John Joy Edison. Rev.
Or. and Mrs. Charles Wood. Neyl
Monroe Hopkins. Rear Admiral Robert
EnlPeary. Mrs. Richard \. Harlow and
Mf1s Harlow. Charles Noble Gregory
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor.
To Receive Daily Reports.
sfomorrow evening the first of serieA
- dinners to be given throughout the
week to receive the daily reports of
team workers will be held.
1Gr. Butter today will have members
Of his team as his luncheon guests at
h4b home. at 1887 I street. and several
oRher workers in the campaign also
have been invited Tuesday, at 4:30
O'Clock. the second of a series of
fpOc will hn haI s1-a -act-
dance Of Mrs. Henry kirke Porter. 1900
Istreet. This meeting will be ad-
dressed by Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn.
commanding officer in charge at Camp
Meade.
Last evening the first step was taken
to organize the boys OF Washington
te do their part in the campaign.
meeting at the James Ormond Wilson
Normal School was addressed by H.
e Reinhardt, railroad department Y
y c. A. worker of New York.
:. Meeting for Boy Scouts.
THE meeting last night was for Boy
scouts Mr.. Reirhardt explained that
6bys of the country are to raise ST.
600, 200 of the s35. 100000 national fund
IN Washington it is expected that 1000
6pys will pledge themselves to earn
$40 apiece as the Washington quota
You boys chafe at not being able
70 shoulder arms" Mr.. Reinhardt said.
war Here is your chance. You are
asked TO earn this money. not solicit
ID. because you viii feel that you really
ere performing service, and you will
learn that money earned gives a deep
q satisfaction than money gotten in
dpme other way.
sMen and women of Washington are
giving to this fund the money they
have earned You will be on a par
with them. Your pledge will be ac-
cepted. just as a bank would accept a
1fomissory note with good security,
and several months will be given to
you in which to fulfill that pledge"
Session at High School.
Tomorrow morning a meeting will be
neld at Central High School. addressed
y +. l. Howe. jr.. one of the campaign
NRnagers whose broad experience in all
qQarters of the world in Y. n c. A.
work furnishes a wealth of anecdote
aAd Incidents He was in South Af-
RIA when the European war started
II Cape Colony he erected the first Y
N C. A. tent for the British forces;
tHen he went to England and helped
open the first tent for the newly mob
tAzed English forces in September,
1914. and In the United States he re-
peated this pioneer work by opening
the nrst tent in this country at Platts-
b1rg. N. 7.
B. Fuller Of the Boys Department
n c. A., Is in charge of the meet
4gD to be held at the schools. On
xaesday morning pupils of Eastern and
3nsiness High schools will assemble
- hear about the work the Y NJ C. A.
seooinS for the enlisted men.