Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-15
ALBUQUERQUE IS
OVER THE TOP IN
WAR WORK DRIVE
City and County viii Exceed
Quota When All Precincts
Are Heard From Is Belief
of Chairman 0eStreiCh.

OF Chairman UeStreICh,
II am proud of Albuquerque and
her patriotic citizenry," said S. j, Bri-
ent, state director of the united war
work campaign last night as he re.
ceived from w. C. Oestreich, chairman
for Bernalillo county, the figures
showing the total subscriptions to the
war work fund up to that hour. The
slip read subscriptions, received as
credited from committee reports made
at noon, today Thursday with sew
eral city committees and all of county
precincts yet to hear from. $26,77
THAT is remarkable showing,
continued Mr.. BRENT, "and leaves no
doubt that when the final reports are
received from all city and country
committees, Bernalillo county will
have contributed well over the $780,
600 which it was hoped she would
subscribe to the great war fund"
Big Machine Worked Wei.
While the canvass OF the city has
been going on since the formal open
ing Of the campaign last Monday
it was not till yesterday morning that
the big machine, built up by county
Chairman w. c. Oestreich, ably assist
ed by Messrs. Alfred Grunsfeld, Max
Nordhaus, Charles White, John Milne,
w. c. Reid and Walter Council, his
fellow members of the general com
mittee. got into proper working order
and the several committees swept over
the city like an army of American
tanks" were wont to sweep over the
battlefields of Europe, garnering ny
dollars and pledges to pay dollars as
they marched toward the noon meeting
and reporting place in the btg sheds
of the American Lumber company.
Oestrezch i'm Joyful Mood.
II am in as joyful frame of nina
over the result as Mr. BRENT seems to
be-" said Mr. Oestreich, although
have never doubted that Albuquerque
and Bernalllo county could do In ms
drive as they have done in every oth-
err Datriotic drive since the need Tor
drives arose with our entry into the
war.
\"Our people are patriotic to the core
and have always proved themselves
ready to subscribe literally to any
cause which appealed to their patrlot-
ism.
THE report made at the noon
luncheon showed total OF Szo, ~
Since that report was made number
of committees have turned in their re-
norts and have added materially TO
the noon figures.
More TO Come.
There are others yet to report ana
then there are the country precincts
to hear from. | feel sure that from
the unreported committees and from
the special cleanup committees
which on saturday will make final
canvass of districts not Thoroughly
eanvassed up 10 this time, we Will Sc
cure enough additional pledges ana
cash contributions to send us well
above our quota with the added 90 per
cent suggested by President Whsoi'
and the secre airy of war.
Thanks 10 All Who Helped.
IL wish particularly to pay my
commitments through the columns OF
the Morning Journal to the army OF
patriotic men and women of the CITY
who gave freely of their time as well
no of their money to make the drive
a snccess and credit to the com
nounitv. The MONDAY luncheons held
at the plant of the American Luinpei
company have been a wonderlul lao
tor in the success OF the drive ana
want to publicly express my THANKS "
the manager of that company for CIV
ing us permission to set our luncheo'l
tables under the friendly shelter OF
one of his lumber sheds.
~ am not unmindful of the par,
n1aved Nv A. b. Stroup, secretary oil
The sneakers bureau of the state com
mittee. busy man as he was with Ms
eecretarial duties. in the management
~ tho details of the luncheons nor
bave forgotten the splendid coop"
aration of Miss Mabelt SHELTON and the
members of the high school orchestra
opd the University girls glee clup
who added to the enjoyment of the
daiIv feed tests through their contfi,
buttons of vocal and Instruments
music.
santa Fe shops 100 Per Cent.
.The officials and men of the santa
Fe shops did in this drive as tnes
always have done whenever calieC
mon in the name of patriotism, ano
came 10 the front with 100 per GEM
of subscriptions. That not one OF the
hundreds of men employed in the
shops refused to sign up when the
subscription paper was handed te
him is a remarkable record ana one
which the men and their employers
should be proud.
Miss Gladys Mandell, vice county
chairman fer work among girls, an'
George f. Mitchell, vice chairman foi
boys' work, did valiant in their re-
spective fields, as did Messrs. Tinsle'
and phillips among the boys and girls
of the irural districts.
slackers Were Negligible.
an this campaign, as in all similai
campaigns we found an Occasional
e1acker but the 'tightwads' were II
,,,;porit,, a 70 ba neg.