El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
RAISING MONEY
FOR Y WORK
Tucson and Santa Fe Make
Splendid Showing With
One DAVIS Effort.

: The Y. VI. c. y war work campaign
+ is on in earnest throughout the
southwest as well as over the entire
| country. The national war work
council OF New York reported last
night over $1,000, 900 subscribed
towards the 100000 fund and the
officials have every reason to expect
/ a very successful campaign How
ever. it will mean large number Of
subscriptions yet 10 raise this balance
and help meet the need
FL Paso vas asked TO give $1,000 as
its share Of the s15.oe0 from the
southwest James G. NcNary. presi-
dent Of the First National bank and
chairman Of the war work council.
Eas had cAarge of the local cam
paign, which has been most success
iul and the committee is in receipt Of
$500 from voluntary subscriptions TO
the war work fund. Mr. McNary is
very enthusiastic over the prospects
Tor the balance
Tucson Works Rapidly.
At Tucson the campaign started
Friday noon. Dr.. Won kleinSmld.
vice chairman of the war work cOun-
ell. and Albert Steinfeld. assisted by
Chas. d. Weeks, local 7. II C y
secretary at Tucson. report a gener-
Gus response from the Tucson citizens.
A total of 1851 was subscribed in the
first ten minutes and by sunset s1061
was raised. Tucson expects to raise
$1,000 and assures the council that the
balance viii be raised today. Mr.
Weeks viii visit WILCOX Red Rock,
and Casa Grande in the interest Of
the campaign next week and will
promote the work there
Ia
campaign Friday and secured S3s7.50
towards its goal Of $780, Levi a.
Hughes, Mr.. Mcbride and Mr.. Beck
ner, of Santa Fe, headed up the cam
paign in Santa Fe and J. Landrum
Graham, field secretary for district
No. I, reports one of the Invest com
mittees and times during the cam
paign. Santa Fe expects to run even
beyond its apportionment-
Much Interest Shown
From far away Yuma. Mr.. McNary
received a check for SIS from friend
interested in this work and he has
received similar contributions from
other sources from the entire terri
tory. A number have come in vOlun
tarily through the mail from people
who realize that the army Y. NJ g a
is an indispensa bic asset to the army
and navy today.
other successful campaigns con-
uuGLE4 AAAA6 cen AAdfG DECA- AAlA1 g.
NOriarty, Estancia and Willard. \. NJ;
also Phoenix, NogaleS Prescott and
Douglas. The council has not re-
ceived complete returns from these
places but kilograms state that very
encouraging results have been OBJ
tanned everywhere
The Young Mems Christian associa-
tion has been summoned by the gov
eminent 70 conduct this welfare work
among the army of a million men and
boys, TO be raised by September
Whnt Il Needed.
An army OF q million men viii re
quirs:
Two hundred association buildings.
Eleven hundred experienced asSO-
citation secretaries,
Two hundred pianos and piano
players,
Two hundred moving picture ma
chimes.
Two hundred and sixty-eight thou
sand feet of film a day,
Two hundred graphaphones and
10000 records,
Three million sheets Of writing
paper daily.
-'orty thousand pounds OF ice per
day.
Zen thousand pens a day and many
barrels Of ink.
-,Inety-hye automobiles and trucks,
Magazines by the hundreds Of tons.
4 Bible to every man