The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-02

On November II the American peo-
pie will start one weeks drive to
raise the largest amount OF money
ever given outright by any people in
the history OF tie world.
The drive win be new thing under
the sun. For the first time Protes- /.
innts. Catholics and Jews, forgetting
all their differences, VIII line up Shout
der to shoulder Welding their 'ndlyid-
ual organizations together il their
common devotion to the boys In the
environments and over there. This
amalgamaton of the seven great agen-
Giles engaged IN war work is one of the
fine developments which have been
brought about by the war and under
the wise guidance OF President Wilson.
The seven organizations which to-
geiher viii make this united appeal
are the Y. VI. c. A.. Y W c. A., Ma
tional Catholic War Council and H.
OF G.. the Jewish Welfare Board, the
War Camp Community Service. the
American Library Association and the
salvation Army Each Of them will
need funds this Fall: each had planned
separate campaign for support.
Now. acting on the suggestion Of the
Presidents letter OF September ., the
seven campaigns will be rolled into
one The American people will be
spared the burden Of seven separate
appeals, and the nation will have an
opportunity to demonstrate splendidly
that men and women or all creeds at
/ home can work together, as men OF
Fall creeds over there are fighting and
dying together.
Dr. John r. Mott, whom President
I Wilson has spoken of MS one Of the
ahlest and most useful men Of his gen
/ Grafton, has been selected Director
General OF the drive. Ii is interesting
TO note that Or. Motifs name was
placed IN nomination 10y John G.. Agar
Of the National Catholic War Council
and seconded hy Mortimer L. Schilf of
the Jewish Welfare Board The gen
erol committee having tile campaign
In charge contains such well known
names AS Raymond r. Fosdick, Chair
man of the Commission on Training
Camp Activities George W. Perkins,
Chairman of the Finance Committee
of the L. s. Steel Corporation; James
+. Phelnn Of Hornblower and Weeks
Honorable Myron 7. Herrick, former
ambassador to France; Cleveland ii
Dodge George Gordon Battle. Mrs
Henry T. DAWSON and Frank A. Van
derllp, president Of the National City
Bank
In every city. county and town the
cainpnign will be I'm charge of the big
gest men Of the community
Together these seven organizations
represent a work that is staggering IL
IT'S proportions. They have more thar
1900 uniformed workers, standing
shoulder TO shoulder with the boys ev
cry step Of the way from home to tn,
front line trenches. They operate NOR,
than 5000 buildings and ship 500 tons
of supplies to the boys In France ev
cry week. Fifteen miles Of film Sc
sail for the other side each week un
der their direction, and the regula
weekly attendance Of soldiers and sail
ors at their motion picture shows 4
more than 100000, The Bibles fur
nlshed TO the boys since the war brok
out would, If piled one on another
make pile more than twenty mile
high.
"Moulc" said Napoleon, sis as 9th
or factors In war rs three 20 one Il
which he meant that one man who /
kept contentcd and happy Is bette
than three men who are discourage
and homoslck. 1t is the business q
these seven great agencies TO hel
maintain morale. They are keepia
up the fne fighting edge OF our boys
and by their mnlsirauons, helping {
put added power into our army an
navy and 81 hasten the hour OF victor
whea they will bring our boys HON
again.
u Is predicted by national leader
that this great victory drive will y
over the top IN a larger way than an
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