The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-01
WAR WORK FUND
CAMPAIGN GETS
OFFICIALIMPETUS
Mrs. JoSephuS Daniels and
Miss Turberville to Make
AddreSSeS-SkeyhiII Unable
to Get Here.

Signaler Tom Skeyhill. noted wal
worker, scheduled to attend the lunch.
con of the Memphis Osteopathic society
at noon Friday, 10 deliver an address &
business men at the Chamber of Com.
merce at 3 pm, and to speak Mt the
general netting of war fund workers al
the Goodwin institute at s O'Clock Fri
DAY evening, was unable TO reach Mem
phis Friday.
According 10 n telegram received from
Or. j, l.. Weber By IL. NJ. Stratton,
chairman Of the united war work cam
guished fighter n speaker missed his
train connection.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife Of the
secretary Of the navy and n member OF
the National Y. w. c. A. War Work
Council, and Miss Edith Picton Turber-
vile, who had an important part In
%T%Ir,sanizing the British division of y.
w. G, A. activities, arrived Friday
morning and Will address the general
meeting. They were also scheduled to
make talks at the public meeting at the
Nineteenth Century club at , o'clock in
the afternoon.
West Tennessee Is being rapidly or
ganized for the campaign, T. y King.
chairman for all Of Shelby outside OF
Memphis, Friday morning announced
that he had selected a chairman for
every division in his jurisdiction and
that those asked to serve had shown
themselves glad of the opportunity. In
fact. only two out of the 20 approached
on the subject asked to be excused.
Those selected are:
". A. Harold. Millington; Lee Gum
minis, kerrville; Ino. L. Thomas, Caple-
viile; w. S, knight, Il. i. u, 4 j, s.
LeMaster, Oakvfile; C, Il. H~ildebrand,
,WNhitehaven; j, 4; Heard. White sta
Brunswick postoffice; Chas, Berry,
Bolton college, Brunswick postoffice,
br. r, W. Herring, Arlington; w. A.
Appling, Glendale; .. w. Griffin,
Brunswick; r. s.. Elliott. Cuba. Lucy
Post0tfice; G. a. s%edinger, Bartlett; l..
Lucy; 7. NJ. PAR, Raleigh, j., &
HICKS, BinRhamton; W, N, Craig, Col
nerviille; Palmer Farnsworth. Buntyn;
G NJ. Scott, Forest Hill, c, r. Davis,
Bailey; John Mullins. Mullins; u. #.
Perry. Perry's store, r. F. b. /; W,
9. Beasant. National cemetery, y. o,
Boz TAI, city; Jno. o. Flautt, 20 South
Second street. city.
Obion county workers, in n meeting
at Union City, have not only complet-
ed organization, but have raised their
quota from $40, 900 to S27, 900, They
expect to raise this In three days, be.
ginning Nov. II.
Those In charge of the campaign In
Madison county have also completed
organization and raised their quota
from $22, 500 to $25, 900, II, L. %SpraxEtns
Is county chairman.
conferences are being held In ali
West Tennessee counties, according 10
Ir. y. i, George, director for this |
Grand division. and the manner In
which workers everywhere are respond
ing is most gratifying to those IN
charge OF he ~campaign.N
y duty OF polling a big majority
next Tuesday devolves upon the West
tennessee counties and especially upon
old shelby, Wise politicians around
me courthouse have procured figures
showlng that so, 600 Tennesseans, a ma.
9oflly OF whom are voters, are non
~ the army and navy or are engaged
~ essential war work and are out OF
giie state and viii DO unable to vote.
they figure the Democrats viii lose
by this Il majority of IL, 600. In addls
ton to this, there are $4,000 peraons
employed by the DUPONT powder works |
essential war industry, at Nashville. |
of whom are native voting Ten.
nesseans. II IL figured the Democrats |
VIII lose there about 5000 majority |
making a total loss In their majority
of 20, 600 votes. '
To make up for this every Democrat
N West Tennessee and especially Sheis
by county must cast his vote.
The Republicans claim they viii coma
out oL East Tennessee with 20, 900 ma
lorlty, ana to overcome this every
democratic vote in the West must
count, ~