The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-19
UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN

1t has been decided by the govern
ment authorities that instead of sew
eral campaigns for funds with which
to conduct welfare work with the
soldiers of the nation there shall be
only one such campaign this year.
This decision of the government has
been accepted by all the agencies au-
thorized to work with the army and
navy. Therefore there will be a
united campaign for funds through
out the United States November IL
18. The agencies participating in the
campaign are the Y. NJ C. A., the Y.
w. c.. A., the Nation Catholic War
Council, *. of Co.. the Jewish We'll
fare Board. the War Camp Commu-
nifty Service, the Liberty War Coun-
Gil and the Salvation Army. 1t is
proposed to raise S170, 100000 for
these agencies. Of this sum the Y.
M. C. A. is to receive one hundred
million dollars, the Y. w. C.. A. fif-
teen million dollars, the Catholic War
Council, thirty million dollars, the
Jewish Welfare Board. three and a
half million dollars. the War Camp
Community Service, fifteen million
dollars, the Liberty War Council,
three and half million dollars, and
the Salvation Army. three and a half
million dollars.
In order to organize for the CAM
paign in Florida there was held in
Morocco Temple, jacksonville, Mon
day and Tuesday of this week, a
united war work conference. 1t was
presided over by DIR. A. l.. Bize, of
Tampa, and there were three or four
hundred representatives from all sec
tions of the state in attendance. The
complete organization of the state
was effected, and it was unanimously
decided to ask the people of Florida
for a million dollars for these seven
agencies. This sum was apportioned
to the thirteen districts into which
the state has been divided, and rep
resentatives of the districts in at
tendance upon the conference accept
ed the quotas. In some instances it
was realized that some readjustment
of the county quotas should be made,
and this was referred to the district
and county organizations concerned
J to arrange.
There will be district meetings held
in the. near future to plan more spe-
cifically for the campaign. Marion
county being in the fifth judicial dis
trict, is associated with the counties
of Lake, Sumter, Citrus and Her
nando. The quota of the district is
$55, $40. Rev. John r. Herndon Of
Ocala, is the district chairman IN
charge of the campaign. and he has
associated with him DR.. E. C. Dob
son. M. C. A. secretary of the
naval air station at Miami. An or
ganization is being built up for the
campaign, and the plans of the CAM
paign will be thoroughly put before
the people through the newspapers,
specially prepared literature, posters
and by public speakers.
The high water mark of the con-
ference at Jacksonville was the
speech of Gypsy Smith who has been
with the British army for three years.
It was a masterful and moving
speech as he set forth the work of
the Y. NJ. C. A. with the boys Aover
there" He spoke to two packed
houses Monday night, and as one
said, "He set the pace for Florida in
this campaign" A great speaker, he
had a great theme and he made a
great speech, and his audience was
alternately weeping and laughing or
else tense with the grip of the mighty
emotions and shouting and clapping
in applause.