The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-09
NEW JERSEY UNITED
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN,


Newark, Nov. 5 Especial Charles
A. Coburn, State campaign director o.
the New Jersey United War Worl
Campaign, is greatly encouraged by
the reports that he has received from
the campaign chairmen and directors
in the twenty-one counties. e. M. Nc
Brier, chairman of the committee, has
been present at a number of the divis
ion and county conferences, and he
too, is confident that the big things
that are expected of New Jersey will
be realized. New Jersey is "going
over the top" in a big way next week
In his talks to the workers in the
different counties Mr.. McBrier has
shown the great need for a liberal
over-subscription to the campaign be
aus the American army is more than
three times the size it was when the
budget was made up originally which
will can more funds will be required
to take care of the activities of the
seven allied organizations. He laid
stress upon the fact hat the declara.
ton of peace will be followed by a
lessening of discipline in the army
and a consequent lowering of the NOR.
ale.
This will call for greater activity on
the part of the agencies that have
done so much in aiding the men in
maintaining the high standard; that
is the remark of the commanding of
ficers of the Allied armies fighting
with them.
DR.. John r. Mott, of Montclair, the
national campaign director for whom
the people of the State have highest
regard, has repeatedly shown the need
for a generous oyer-subscription to the
fund to be divided among the seven
cooperating organizations, and all OF
the leading men of the national and
state committees, who represent these
active agencies in caring for the boys,
share his views to the effect that the
people of this country will give as
they have never given before.
The campaign organization in New
Jersey has done some effective work
in the past month despite the hamper.
ing of many of its activities on &C
count of the epidemic of influenza.
The members of the state executive
committee are S. H. Gillespis (Y. M.
C. Al, Mrs. F. del. Hyde (Y. w. c.
Al, John F. O'Neil IN. C. w. OK. of
c., Felix Fuld q. w. b., J. S. Rippel
CIV. C. C. 81, M. Taylor Pyne "a. L.
Al, George F. easier Is. Az.
The chairmen of the divisions fol
low: Industrial, H. B. Rogers; Pub
licity, Aug. S.. Crane; Rural, William
G. Moore; Speakers, John B. Lunger;
Student, c. w. McAlpin; Victory Boys
and Victory Girls, A. L. Kennedy. The
chairmen of the five districts are:
Northern, w. V. S. Thorne; Hudson,
William C. Gregg; Eastern, Charles
d. Halsey; Western, George M. La
Monte; Southern, F. Wallis Arm
strong.
1t is desired by the members of the
Executive Committee that Sunday, No
vember 10, the day previous to the
opening of the campaign, should be
devoted to special services in all of
the churches of the state, without re-
gard to denomination. The county
directors have been asked to make an
appeal for the assistance of the preach
ers and clergymen everywhere. It is ex-
pected the cooperation will be practi-
cally unanimous throughout the State.
While the members of the Executive
Committees fully appreciated the of
lt1S VI SOllt VI lie dbl1ltllC CluDS W
arrange benefit boxing bouts for the
fund, it was decided at a recent meet
ing that affairs of this character could
not be sanctioned because they were
contrary to the spirit of the manuals
under which the work of the campaign
is being conducted. Therefore, the
committee voted not to give its sane
tion to any benefit boxing bout.
The only exception to a collection
will be that permission has been gran
ted to the Salvation Army to take col
lections in it's own splendid way on
the last day of the campaign, Novem-
Der IS, and only members of hat or
g%anization in full uniform or wearing
the insignia or regalia of the army
will be permitted to make the collec-
tions.
1t Is being shown by the speakers
that some of the criticism of the well
fare organizations have been based
largely upon misinformation and the
allegations that they have been prof
iteering" are being refuted. 1t is
shown, too, that the welfare organiza-
tons now charge the same prices that
are charged by the canteens of the ar
my, and it is shown also that in doing
this the organizations are obliged to
assume a large loss, which is repre-
scented by ocean freight and transpor-
tation charges, which is not included
in the cost of the goods sold by the
army canteens.
The following article was clipped
from the European edition of the New
York Herald and sent by Chaplain A,
C. Oliver to his wife; Mrs. Della Lake
Oliver, in this city. The women men.
toned in the article are well-known
in Philadelphia and New Jersey. Dr.
Finley was the divers family physi
clan. Chaplain Oliver is a First Lieu
tenant, C. A. c., of the A. e. F.: