El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-31
RAISING
S1O00F0R WAR
Take Part in Providing Big
Fund for Use by Y. NJ.
G. A. During War.

The boys of FL Paso have accepted
the challenge rendered by Il. p. De-
mand interstate secretary Of the y.
H. C.. A., TO earn and give $1,000 as
their share OF the 100000 10 be
raised next month by the boys Of
America FOR prisoners Of war and
army Y ~ O. A. service among en-
listed men.
At a dinner given at the sheldon
hotel Monday night ut which a group
OF representative boys were present,
the challenge was given and in a
unanimous and enthusiastic manner
the Boys responded. The Sl.u00.0uy
that is 90 be raised By the boys Is
part of the S55-e00. 600 fund that is be
ing raised by the army Y NJ. c. A..
throughout the country. but boys
have been suggested as participants
i'm the raising OF this fund because
they have not heretofore had "a real
part in a large way IN these enter
prlscs- ar. Demand said.
Harvey Is Confident
Paul harvey was elected chairman
of the old boys war work council OF
~ PaSO; Robson POmerOy was elected
vice chairman; Philip Stevens was
elected secretary. and Chester Wright,
treasurer. Ar Harvey iu accepting
tue Aaaaa .asAlA.N E.aA LAAaL lie aEaa
Confident that the boys OF III Faso
would be glad 10 have some part in
this great war game and the $1,000
quota, he felt was a minimum OF
what the Fl Paso boys should do. I'm
view Of what was being done else
where
IL is recognized that SO viii pro-
vide Y ~ O. -A- activities for q SOL
der somewhere in France" for one
scar and the FL Faso boys intend 20
provide for 100 soldiers. Teams viii
be organized which viii include about
500 III Paso boys and they intend 20
make a systematic canvass OF every
boy in FL PasO during the week OF
November II TO is. MI. Demand said
Committees OF Publicity, Ways and
Means. Employment and Collections
viii be appointed by lIr- Harvey.
10 is essential that this money be
earned by the boys or else the CHIEF
objective will be defeated.
The unit is SO. IL is recognized
that this is q large amount. IL is
purposely large, said ar Demand.
The boy may pay i'm cash. or pay s.
within 80 days $3.50 on January !
and $3.50 on April 4. 1915 Tt is then
clear that he has several months in
which TO earn this money The plan
calls for real sacrifice on the boys
part IL he misses that element the
Plan falls short Of its purpose. I'm eN-
ceprional cases approved by The local
leader two or more boys may jointly
subscribe for q $40 unit. It would
dee most unfair to the boy. however,
TO let him subscribe for s. and pay
BE- easily, rather than for SO. which
might call for q real sacrifice II IS,
OF course, possible for a boy iu spec
jail cases TO subscribe for more than
one unit.
There are regular jobs out Of
school hours for school boys and in
the evening hours for boys employed
during the day Many special Jobs
may be secured For Individual boys
there may be the cleaning up of gar
deus 10 get them ready for winter.
odd jobs around the house. minor re-
pair jobs and cleaning OF autpmo-
biles and scores OF other chores
Many ranch boys own pigs or steers
or shares in some crop. the sale Of
which viii produce money that may
be given. BOYS may be employed IN
groups. Tor saturday, in factories
or shops"
The chairman Of the employment
DEPARTMENT viii be the Clearing
house manager for jObless boys and
b0yIess Jobs. IL VIII be the duty Of
provide employment. in order that the
boy might actually earn the money
that he is contributing.
The captains viii meet this evening
TO appoint their teams. and the pub
licitr men begin Co turn loose q vol
ume OF publicity that IS necessary To
make this campaign q success IT. viii
be- up TO every individual boy 70 do
his part said ar. Demand
A dinner viii be held by the boys
workers Of the Y. ~ g.. A probably
this week at which addresses viii be
made TO the boys by prominent men
Of the city and northwest