Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-13
E. Rogers Kemp Addresses Y.
M. C.. A. Campaign Work
ers on War Fund.
WEDNESDAY is THE BIG DAY
Thirty-Five Teams Will Can
vass 5000 Names in Sc
curing $4,000.

The drive Is on. Tulsa Is once
again to show her neighbors how to
do things. This time the task is TO
raise $4,000 in single day, for the
good of our soldier boys.
Last night IN the Y NJ. C. A. gym
nasum +. Rogers Kemp. chairman of
the southern department for Y. NJ. C.
A. war work. and just returned from
trip to the twelve principal cities
in the district which is composed Of
six states. put pep into the IT'S work
ers present by telling them 1t was t"e
greatest gathering of workers he had
found in any city of the district.
1t was n unique gathering and yet
typical of Tulsas community spirit
and cooperative endeavor. Men and
women representing every walk of life
and every interest of the community.
Poor folk and rich folk, for Tulsa's
wealth do not stop at giving-they
get out and help get" too. Around
35 tables 35 team captains directed
TIE work of selecting cards for can
vassins five thousand names Oh We'd
nesday. Your card was there. dear
reader. so be ready for their call. Or
canization-just like an army. En-
thusiasm-like college football
game. And thru it all fine friendly
spirit, with a serious undertonc. for
there seemed to be an understanding
of the meaning Of the gifts which are
to come.
They Watch Tulsa.
Mr. Kemp opened the meeting with
a brief address. telling of what other
cities are doing for Y. NJ. c. A. war
work. He told of Houston and Dallas
and San Antonio and New Orleans,
but" said he, 81 took real pride In
telling business men everywhere how
Tulsa does things And now" he
added. "you must back me up, for l
have promised to telegraph several of
the chairmen of the various cities our
result on Wednesday night"
His hearers gave the most careful
attention as Tulsa's member en- the
National War Work council told OF
the need of the work done under the
red triangle of the Y. NJ. c. A. IN
camp, cantonment, and overseas. He
told OF witnessing review of fifteen
thousand men at Camp Travis, and
with real earnestness put the chal-
lenge to the workers, "If you had been
with me you would say as I dove
cannot do too much for these boys"
There was only this single address,
for these people were busy people and
were bent on real business. The cards
were selected, each team captain
his forces for the drive of Wednesday,
and the company filed quietly out to
their homes.
Ten Causes Included.
There are ten causes included In
Tulsa's war budget of $4,000. In
addition to the war work Of the
Young Mems Christian association
and the Young Women's Christian
association, there is a sizeable fund
for the camp recreational activities Of
the Rotary clubs and smaller amounts
for the state and county councils of
defense, for military training In the
public schools, for the four minute
men, for the working boys reserve,
for the Library associations circulat-
ing soldiers library, for relief to the
Armenian sufferers and for the war
activities Of the boy scouts. In true
Tulsa style all of these interests are
tied in together SO that everyone can
boost together In a great patriotic
drive.
Once again the test comes to this
most generous Of all cities. We have
given for the Red Cross, we have
bought our Liberty bonds Of the first
and second issues, now we are called
to give that our boys may have the
comforts and pleasures and moral
safeguards which of right they ought
to have, as they go out to sacrifice
for us.