The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-09-27
General Pershing.


On November IL 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 the world.
The drive will be new thing under
the sun. For the first time Protes-
tants, Catholics and Jews, forgetting
all their differences, will line up Shout
der to shoulder, welding their individ-
ual organizations together il their
, common devotion to the boys In the
environments and over there. This
amalgamation of the seven great agen-
cies 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-
gether will make this united appeal
are the Y. NJ. G. A., Y. w. G. A., Ma
tional Catholic War Council and X
of c., 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 5, 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 of all creeds at
home can work together, as men OF
all creeds over there are fighting and
dying together.
DIR. John r. Mott, whom President.
Wilson has spoken Of as one of tho
ablest and most useful men of his gem
GRAFTON, has been selected Director
General of the drive. 1t is interesting I
to note that DR.. Motifs name VAS
placed in nomination by John G.. Agar
of the National Catholic War CouncfI
and seconded by Mortimer l.. Schiff Of N
the Jewish ~Welfare Board. The gem
eral committee having the campaign
in charge contains such well klznoWff 4
names as Raymond b. Fosdick, CHAIR &
man Of the Commission on Grabbing
Camp Activities; George w. Perfipo|
Chairman Of the Finance Comm{I
of the u. s. Steel Corporations; Jan
f. Phelan Of Hornblower and Wee
Honorable Myron T. Herrick, form
ambassador to France; Clevela6d>
Dodge, George Gordon Battle,
Henry p. Dawson and Frank a.
derlip, president of the NatiouU Z
Bank.
In every city, county and town
campaign will be In charge Of thu
gest men of the community.
Together these seven Organic
represent a work that Is stagg81
its proportions. They have fn6
$4,000 uniformed workers,
shoulder to shoulder with the
cry step of the way from hon
front line trenches. They ope1
than 5000 buildings and ship
of supplies to the boys In III
cry week. Fifteen miles OF
sail for the other side each
der their direction, and >th8
weekly attendance of soldiers
ors at their motion picture
more than 2,500000. The 81
nished to the boys since the
out would, If piled one on
make pile more than tWo
high.
Morale" said Napoleon
er factors in war as three
which he meant that one
kept contented and happ
than three men who are
and homesick 1t is the
these seven great aeen(
maintain morale. The1>
up the fine lighting tdG@
and by their minlstfutI<
put added power into<c
navy and so hasten The
when they will bring
again.
! It is predicted>b5
that this great vict1
over the top IN 4 ~