Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-04
IIRGES GREATER EFFORT
Plea Made Tor Liberal Support of Inc
Campaign for War Camp CON.
mnnity Service.

mnnity Service.
Richmond. F.p 4.--Declarlng that
he IS never happier than when work.
ing for the comfort and aid OF enlist
| ed men in Uncle Sans service, John
! NJ. Miller, n, president OF the First
! National Bank, Of Richmond, ana
| treasurer OF Vi.gilias 100000 War
Camp Community Service campaign,
f.. has addressed letter TO every coun-
| ty chairman. Ilr. Millcr urged The
campaign workers TO use their best e.
forts TO make the drive 4 success,
and 10 send in their reports and re-
mittances promptly, IS the campaign
closes February 10.
In his appeal 10 the chairmen.
Treasurer Miller wrote, in part. as
follows: with the express approya!
II President Wilson, there has been
organized The Camp Community Ser
vice, and campaign is now on foot 20
raise :; fund OF $4,000, 900 throughout
,hc United States. Virgin:a's appcr.
;io.rnens il Only 100000, and near.
X ona-half Of this amount has =
ready been raised. Our soldier 5o%s
must s;c afforded wholesome and
healthy entertainment, both for Their
moral and physical welfare. They are
frhting for rs. and No at home must
yorf for them and contribute funNs
IN proportion 20 car ability.
"Virginia must DO hc- part IN Gals
campaign. We know that you are
BUSY, but dc not believe that any
BODY is buster than the mernper5 q
our committee. ard where in-portaHl
,yorl, of this character mast be dons
Xe must rely upon the busy men q
10 it.
you will doubtless nl@e. people
IN vour canvass vino will complain
Il the repeated sociatauions for COCA
.ausos. Let me say that ] nave mel
such people, and my reply IS tnat J
ara never in my life happier than
when working scr the .caEEtocs '::s>'
id Of the soldiers and sailors, Tie
defenders Of my home, family, tr.cHcS
md property and consider it pr.
,ilc"c to do such work.
"rurthcrmore, I would feel hurt Il
not called on for wor@ ana money
o help win THIS war. 1t MI! ne7ct
be won by the United States ann our
,ll;es unless we awake to the Heces'
s;-v os each and every citizen doin,'
his or hcr part"
Liberal support for Inc campaign
j. ureetl. in resolution adopted os
h. Vicginia State Council ot DetenSe i.
before that body sent It's resitTnat1oh
70 Governor Davis. lsne text OF :"e
cso!ution follows:
.Whercas. the Commonwealth ..
Virpini:, has played q most l1hpotH-
N, part in every war in winch tn!s
,att,p has been engaged, and, where
AZ in this great conflict more en-
listed men will il. I'll probability os
trained in Virginia than IN any osacE
state in the union. and
Whereas, it IS our patriotic duty
% sec that the camp communities ~
made safe for these enlisted men.
= nd that Virginia extend to them sae
bospitality Of which she is 1us''s
famed, and
..W1ercas. this burden i TOO grea'
n be borne solely by the imnnedia'@
.a,,n communities, therefore be II
Resolved 10y the Virginia STATE
Council of Defense that we call upon
-bc GOOD people of Virginia to sup
mort most lfDerally with thelf oo.'iI
and their time the War Camp Nof'
mnnity Service campaign, winch :
heino conducted in this state, TO Ia:ss
viroinia's 100000 quota OF the ha-
tionaI fund. The council calls upo7
+be individuals and also the cham
her Of commerce, Rotary clubs, laE'''-
ers' organizations, the public scnoois'
the ministers, the womens' ciuns' '"e
fratcrnal sosieties and al other agea-
eias that have the welfare OF oar
Young men at heart, and that desie'
that America send overseas c'ean
army with a high morale"
vircinia's campaign will come % Q
close February IS.
Annual Meeting.
rb.. annual meeting Of the Boarc
eT,n,..-oaS o+ the Alexandria Hosp.-