The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-11-14
Y. N. C. A. $500 DRIVE
ELECTS GENEROUS RESPONSE
Ladies Prove Capable Canvassers;
Citizens Generally Interested; Min
ing Camp Subscribes Literally

Yesterday morning K. p. Osgood
Chairman of the Committee on the
Y. M. C. A. $500 fund for the boys
from Churchill county now in T. S.
Service, called a meeting of that
body an dcompleted plans for the
conduct of the drive.
The city was districted and the
following ladies agreed to serve as
captains and undertake a thorough
canvass of the different sections
Mesdames +. S. Bramwell. c. B.
Archer, Abbie Hammond and Miss
Elizabeth Kenny.
The canyassers Immediately start
ed on their labors and before night
made such a creditable showing as
to unquestionably insure the success
of the work.
One of the gratifying results of
the day was the cheerful response
to the call for subscriptions as every
where the expressions were heard
tiat the object was one that should
rest on the heart of every citizen.
The time allotted for the compile
ton of the canvass is none too long
as Monday next is the date fixed by
the national committee for its close.
As is no doubt known to all, this
campaign is a link in the grelt drive
now under way thro ghout the ma
ton to secure fund of $35, 100000
to provide comforts for the boys
abroad and in the many camps in
ons own country.
The work has the endorsement of
President Wilson the leading men
of the Nation, General Pershing and
every officer In the service. The
chairman urges every resident of this
county to aid in every manner the
work of the eanvassers In order that
this county will maintain the pres
tige II has already gained for prompt
and generous response to every de-
mand thus far made upon it in aid
of the great cause
A telegram received by Chairman
Osgood announced that George Wing
field had subscribed $4,000 to the
fund. this representing 800 for ev-
cry enlisted soldier from Nevada.
Constable Jim Smitten has proven
himself to be not only a capable
eanvasscr, but q generous subscrib-
er as his name is in the list of those
contributing $500 an amount suf-
ficient for the comfort of one soldier,
the particular one designated by him
being Edgar Naupin. In addition to
this he has secured a number of sub
scriptions of generous amounts.
The following is a list of those
contributing $500, in other words
assuming the responsibility for one
enlisted boy: James Smitten, e. s.
Hartman, Geo. Dalton, c. E. Mills,
DR.. G. NJ. Gardner, Ernest l.. Bing
ham, Frank Hoy, w. II. Williams, A.
l.. 1dlBnL anu II n, WlllldUSt 1Tue
Vencill $1,000 and the following
subscribed $500 each: We H. Dex-
ter. p. j. Mcmahon, G. L. Williams,
Peter Mori, Geo. Villaneuva, l..
Mori, James X. Stewart. Robert, w.
Watson, Sam Rosenberg, l.. E. Kline
The Camp of Bruner of the Kansas
City Consolidated Mining Co. also
rallied to the cause sending in $40
contributed by II. w. Bruner $500
and $3.50 from each of the follow
ing: A. L. Swan, A. L. Nelson, John
OConnor, VIM. Pfeifer. II. l.. Schom
er, L. Lindeberg, j. F. Hyer, A. H.
Mcdowell and $100 each from r.
McPhee, F. Nickelsen, VIM. Bell, F.
Ascargorta, Ed. Dieringer.
DR.. c. A. Hascall has been assign
ed to the outlying districts and good
results are expected from his terri
tory.