Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-11-29
NATION IS GENEROUS
IN WAR WORK DRIVE
GIVES LARGEST SUM IN WORLDS
HISTORY - COMPLETE
[ LOCAL REPORT.

Total SUBSCRIPTIONS to the United
War Work campaign throughout the
United States were $2O3,179,O38, or
$32,679,O38 in excess of the
amount originally asked by the
seven war relief organizations for
their work during demobilizatiOn
of the army and navy, according to
an official announcement by the ma
tional campaign committee. This is
the largest sum ever raised as an out
right gift in the history of the world.
In respect to the Thurston county
campaign, the auditors have to this
Gate counted in pledges $2,556.23
and in cash $20,602.76, total OF
$23,158.98. To this there Is to be
added a check for $841.28 from the
Mason County Logging company en-
ployes, and the amount from Tenino,
which at the latest report instead Of
$2,4OO raised, as had been assured
the county committee by the Tenino
men, only $1,481 had been sub
scribed
The county however, is safely over
the quota If all the pledges are col
lected.
Although almost all the particulars
of the canvass have at some time or
other been reported, the committee
submits a report to show some cor
rections and some additions OF
amounts:
In the Earn and Give" campaign
-N@ the boys and girls, Ray F. Wood,
5irector, Miss Florence Clark, man
ager for the girls, has turned In
$1342.9O in cash and pledges and
e. H. Burwell, manager for the boys.
47S4.90. s.~s... a~...s
The various Office holders, city.
county. state and national, resident
III the county, were solicited by COM
mittees for the several departments
under the general craftsmanship OF
DR.. P. H. Carlyon. The list: City OF
Olympia, $133.S0; court house,
$144.25; state house. $1O77.65;
temple of justice, $534.15 surveyor
general. 5000; postoffice, $500;
u. S. forestry, $3.50. Total. $2,-
O34S5.
Fraternal organizations, solicited
by George Prigmore: Masonic bodies
$500; Elks, $500; Woman's Club,
$1,000; knights of Columbus, $25-
90; Woman's National Service league
$1,000; Eenati Club, $500. and F..
r. o. Society, $500. Total, $25O.O0.
Business houses in the city were
canvassed by six committees under
the general direction of J. l.. Peters,
chairman. The committees report:
Bronson and McGrath. $509.60;
Pierce and Talcott, $472.15: Reder.
$361.75; Martin and Rose, $656.40;
Mcdowell, Cottle and Dodge. ST.
613.37; Convery, Helander and Finn
$1O41. .OO--a total of $4,645.27.
Organized labor was solicited by
committees appointed through the
Central Trades Council. 1t is to be
hoted in the list that follows that
t4everal teamsters and clerks sub
yscribed through other committees,
and that few, especially among the
telephone operators, are not members
OF the unions. The list is: Typo
graphical, $122.75; BARRIERS, $3.50;
Shipyards, $2635.11; Light and
Power employees, $169.33; Team
sters, $4,000; Capital City Iron
works, $137.5O; Carpenters Cat high
SCHOOL,, $4,000; Pressmen. $500;
Clerks, $233.OO; Telephone Opera
tors, $56.5O--a total of $3563.69.
The industrial plants of the county
were solicited by committees under
the general direction of c. H.
Springer, chairman. In few cases,
minute women and other workers
made the canvass, but in almost every
plant that work was done by one OF
the employees. The list by COM
panies:
McCleary's employees, $165.5O:
Olympia Canning company $4,000,
it's employees $3OO.32; Mumby Lum-
ber and Shingle company $3.50, en-
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