The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-04
Urges ALL CHURCHES
70 BACK UP FIGHTERS
Cardinal Gibbons Appeals to All Men
and Women 10 Help Provide
Comforts for Men Overseas.
~ JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS,

:8 America. through her soldiers IN
France. has voiced the spirit tha'
leads TO victory They are cur sons
and brothers; flesh of our flesh, ana
he spirit that inspires them inspires
az also. We have sent them across
he sea to figh,~-hut We have in heart
and in soul gone with them. We are
determined. that they should know
hat the people AT home are ttghung
18th them standing with them shout
er to shoulder, America in thfs
var has done what no other nation
yer did She has carried the pres
nee. the atmosphere of home, into
he camps across the seas. that every :
vhere the soldier may realize there
re fatheriy hands to help him, moth
riy hands 10 console him, frlendlN
hands to entertain him.
Into this splendid work o. sustain
rr the morale Of our fighting men
Il making them realize that Ne. their
owed ores, are ever with-thful, me
treat social organiza lions of America
have thrown themselves generously
They are again about TO appeal 10 the
American people for the financial sup
sort necessary 10 carry on this work.
That work is Of a single character,
a. expressed by the secretary OF war.
he recreational work for the men OF
our army and navy. All these seven
organizations now stand upon one
Platform Of providing recrea-
lion. entertainment and home COM
fort for our troops, From that COM
mon platform, all, together with one
voice. will make a single appeal to-
the American people,
These seven orEanizations-the Ma
tsonal Catholic War Council, which
includes the knights Of Columbus and
other war activities: the Z. NJ. &. A.
the Y W. G. A., the Jewish Welfare
BOARD. the Salvation Army. the Amer
lean Library Association. the War
Camp Community Service--have all
agreed by direction OF the govern
naent upon definite budgets and all
are working under a general national
committed, upon which all are repre-
scented for united warwork cam
naign to raise the sum of $l70,50o, 900.
Enormous as that sum may be, the
American people will raise it--Eener-
ously and gladly. When one consid
ers an army of over A.ooo, 900, navy
that musters over 100000 men in its
service. the number and size of our
camps. the buildings to be erected
the secretaries to be maintained. the
equipment TO be furnished. the visi-
tors houses TO he built, the commu-
nifty. service to i've extended into every
city and town of the country. the pro
tective work most necessary and vita
for all our people. which this war has
given to us as our share to maintain
one will see that the sum is none toe
great for this enormous task. W.
cannot shirk II. We cannot shift IT.
To attempt to do 50 would be 10 prove
false to the men who are giving tneii
bodies and their lives for our nationa
safety.
1t Is an American campaign. Its
appeal Ii one that no American may
refuse, and Americas answer will bt
another triumphant announcement
that we are in this war as one people
and ~ one nation to see it through tt
victory
The National Catholic War Council
ID one of the seven organizations tina
have united under the government fol
the raising of this fund. This means
that the entire Catholic church of this
country is to summon TO the service o.
our country all her resources; TO voice
again In corporate expression the un
excelled patriotism that has ever dis
tinguished her Hundreds of thou
sands OF her children are in the rank!
of our army and navy.
u TheskniEhts Of lCalurahps has hull
halls Of recreation. furnished score
&taries, supplied equipment for enter
tainments OF all kinds in our camps
at home. They have sent their sec
retaries by hundreds across the sea-
and there they labor at points OF de
barkation and right up to the frint
line. assisting. comforting. siaddenin,
the hearts OF our soldiers.
We have carried the work o. thu
National Catholic War Council thro1gf
the country. Every Catholic societ,
has offered its members for persona
service and opened its club building!
to our soldiers and sailors. We have
erected visitors houses within the
camps for the comfort of mother,
and sisters and all the women who
visit their beloved ones. We have
erected community service clubs. We
have carried our protective wor< fol-
young women. both in camps. |. iht
large cities and industrial centers.
The entire Catholic body of The
country is organized to crown this
campaign with victory, Every diocese
has harnessed it's own resources, will
work with the state committees of the
United War Work campaign and give
the utmost service.
HOW DoI.HBoY ENTTCED HEN