Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-13
REAL DOUGHNUTS
WILL BE SERVED
At TODAY S FEED
ToothSome Dainty Of Pre-war
Days to Make Its Appear
ance at Barbecue Served to
War Fund Workers.

I New Mexico will go over the top in
the drive for the United War Work
! fund. We are sure of that.
| Eighteen of the twenty-eight coun-
| ties of the state had subscribed to the
! United War Work fund at noon Tues
| day. according to reports filed with
state Director S. ]. BRENT last night
! That amount is within a few thou
sands of dollars of being so per cent
of the total of S306 900 expected as
| New Mexico's quota of the $3.50, 000,-
! 600 to be raised by all the states OF
! the union.
| Partial reports from unofficial
sources indicate that the ten counties
! still to be heard from have subscrip-
tons already secured which would
bring the grand total for the state
well above the 100000 mark and the
canvass is but two days old and one
of the days was a holiday of such
supreme Importance that but com
! paratively little work was done.
OF the grand total reported. Ber-
nalillo county's share was $4,000 or
an increase of $500 over the report
made Monday at noon.
| Philips DeHghtS crowd.
Yesterday Mr.. Phillips. an overseas
secretary who has been the last few
! days helping with the drive, addressed
the 200 workers who gathered at the
| barbecue, giving an interesting ac-
count of some of the many things the
different organizations represented in
the drive are doing for the boys over
there. The high school orchestra
frr OBJ al prnNiu to1
numbers and Miss SwitZer and Bill
Mcdonald delighted the workers with
few well chosen vocal numbers.
While the workers who had been
busy all the morning were taking adj
vantage of the get-together barbecue,
to be exact at precisely 12:45 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. d. e. Barton
called a meeting of all the employees
of the Santa Fe in Albuquerque. for
the purpose of effecting and organi-
cation of Santa Fe employees to take
care of the drive for the United War
Work fund Just among themselves.
Mr.. Barton acted as temporary
chairman and was enthusiastically
elected permanent chairman for the
drive. He introduced S. j.. BRENT,
state director of United War Work
campaign, who addressed the gather
ing, complmenting the Santa Fe men
on their work and generosity in the
past and urging the great need of
the present drive explaining and en-
phaszing the fact that Il is an abso-
lutely non -sectarian work; that Cath
Ollie and Protestant. Jew and Gentle
were all working together for the
good of men who are in the service
of our country. w. G. Oestreich fol-
lowed explaining the work Of the
various committees and giving details
of the drive in general. Committees
were appointed and the work out
lined.
Santa F'c Quota Fixed,
The quota for the Santa Fe en-
.ployes was fixed at one-fifth of the
Quota for Bernalillo county making
$4,000 for them to raise. Everyone
present declared that they would
more than go over the top.
Even the school children are do
ing their share in the drive and AL
buuuerque's quota of 800 bows en-
rolled In earn and give clubs was
passed yesterday after one days cam
paign. the total enrolment being 34s,
according to an announcement made
by George +. Mitchell. in charge of
the Victory BOYS work in the city.
Boys of the city are resolved to at
least double Albuquerques quota,
says Mr.. Mitchell. and a still larger
enrolment is expected today
A bulletin board is being maintain
Cd on the street in front of the B
theater, showing the progress of the
various schools in putting Bernalillo
county over the top in the boys drive.
A friendly competition is going on be-
tween ward schools. Central and Lii
brary schools the high school. pa
rochial schools and BOYS of the Santa
Fe shops, and the employed boys
working throughout the scity. and
most of the BOYS in Albuquerque are
already wearing the Victory button.
that they are doing their part
TO help finance the welfare work for
the soldiers in France.
Boys Are Working Hard.
The local Victory boys are working |
at all kinds of Jobs to earn their con- |
trihutions to the United War Work
Some are tending fur
naces, some are raking lawns and
back yards and others washing win
dows, and a considerable number are
serving as errand boys and messen-
gers.
ANY Dos Ill albuquerque VIM iido
not already enrolled is urged to ap-
ply to Mr.. Mitchell, phone SAT. for
One of the features of the barbecue
to be given to the campaign workers
at noon today will be big batch of
honest to goodness. with the accent
on the goodness, doughnuts which will
be baked and dispensed by the Saliva
ti0n Army girls of Albuut1eruue The |
decorations of the big warehouse in
which the barbecues are being held |
will be made up principally. for to-
day at any rate. of the big posters
picturng the salvation Army dough-
nut girls feeding doughnuts to dough-
boys on the firing line in France.