Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
aPut Washington over the top."

"Put Washington over the top.
Ten Y. NJ. C. A. teams began work
today with that slogan to raise $4,000
In the capital toward the $So ,o9o,ooo
fund needed for association work
among enlisted men.
Report Of the days work will be made
at dinner at the Y. NJ. c. A. this
evening, when Rev Or. Charles Eaton
OF the Madison Avenue Baptist Church.
New York, will be the speaker. Later
DR.. Eaton will outline the plans of the
campaign before the Washington
Board of Trade at it's annual meeting
at the Willard Hotel.
F. c. Howe. jr. campaign worker.
who has worked among armies in
South Africa, France. England and now
Is associate secretary of the eastern de-
partment work here, spoke this morn
ing before pupils of Western High
School. He explained that the boys of
1900. 900 Of the s35.oo0,o 900 fund.
How Money Is to Count.
You wish to know how this money
Is to count in winning the war, said
Mr. Howe. Gen. Pershing. Gen. Kuhn,
Gen. Scott and others have told that
better than 1 can. but I can give you
some idea
ION the firing line. as nowhere else.
character counts There, II ever, a
mans weakness shows He may have
all the training needed, but II he is
not clean. courageous. self-controlled,
he won't go over the top.
Nov. the Y. NJ C. A. through Its
work tn camps. helps to build char
aoter. When mon are under fire they
don't remember the chess games, the
til
but the sum total OF these efforts is
represented In tA4lr character and
conduct under fire.
Mr.. Howe told how the boys are
expected to earn their contributions.
not solicit them.
Gen. Kuhn's Tribute to 7. N. C. A.
Speaking before campaign workers
yesterday. who were invited to lunch
con at the home of Charles Henry But
Ter, Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn. commanding
officer at Camp Meade. paid a high
He said he had delayed talking about
the associations efforts In the camps
until he had q chance to observe and
weigh it's effectiveness.
Amy man who desires to do q pa
triotio duty. to help a soldier, to aid his
country, may contribute to this 7. NJ.
G A. campaign with the assurance that
dollars worth will be obtained for
every dollar spent" said Gen. Kuhn.
7 wish to give highest praise to the
Camp Meade" he continued. Il take
my hat OF to the officials who picked
them. A more broadminded. saner or
Woodworking bunch 1t has not been my
good fortune to meet.
These men are not seeking to stress
creeds or denominations. There 10 no
distinction between the welcome ex-
tended to Jew. Catholic or Protestant in
The Y. NJ. c. A buildings These and
all other denominations that have men
in camp hold services there Even the
Mennonites had meeting down there
last Sunday"
Justice McCoy's Comment.
Justice Walter L Mccoy said that 1t
often seemed that judges are excluded
from war work.
but here lie way which We, in
common with every one, may give d.
rect service to our country. for mill
tary experts have said that tho work
the 7; NJ c, A is doing is necessary to
win the war.
TWO other good reasons why shall
strongly support this campaign are my
two boys in the service Both these
the great value of the work the Y. NJ.
c. A. il doing for the men in uniform"
Other speakers were c. A. Aspinwall,
Coreoran Thorn. James Parmalee and
Upon the team Of Charles P Light
the following men will serve: E. c.
Brandenburg. Wilton c. Elliott. Ran
dali II. Haencr. ]. c. Hemphili, Clar-
ence A. Kenyon and Henry Spencer
Captains OF the ten teams. as form
ally appointed yesterday, and the num-
Der designation Of their teams follow:
/. John Poole: :. Charles Henry Butler
.. Julius L. Peyser: Dr. Loren II t
Johnson; ). Charles p Light: s. Will
liam a Rawlings: : c = King. & Roy
J.. Ssuhauser. 9, Rev DR.. Randolph H
McKin. and 10. members of the camou-
fage corps. CAP plain not yet named.