The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-05

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Dwelling on the work being done
by the several organizations partici-
pating in the coming United War
Work campaign, Secretary Alling
said: Ten per cent OF the letters that
are coming back from the soldiers
otherwise would not have been writ
ton had 1t not been for the Y. NJ. c.
A.. the Y. w. G. A, the K. of c.. the
Jewish Welfare board and others of
the organizations. When a boy wants
stationery and writing supplies, they
don't ask him about his religion. They
merely say: Here's a boy who wants
Ia write home; God bless him. and
tell him IL he wants more to. come
back for it. but write on both sides of
the paper"
The speaker touched on the enter
taInment phase of the work being
done by the Y. NJ. c. A. and other
organizations. He said he saw per-
forming not far from the front-line
trenches some of Americas finest ac-
tors and actresses.
General Petain. the French leader.
did not take kindly to this feature
OF American army life at first. he said.
He did not think such entertainment
had any place in grim war. The poilu,
when he was not fighting. was sit
ting down somewhere moping. Cen
eral Petain was finally induced to try
the experiment.
Poilus Have, Their Huts. Too.
ITO make long story short said
the speaker, he asked for fifty huts.
and in a short time increased the
number to $50. Now LOO huts are
doing the same thing for the French
soldier that similar ones are doing
for the American soldier"
Baseball Is obligatory in the French
army, according to Mr.. Alling. 1t
enables the poilu to throw a hand
grenade or bomb more accurately.
the French officers have found.
The speaker alluded to the abso-
lutte absence of religious friction
among the American army Catholics.
Protestants and Jews are working
tremendously together. he said. In
the United War Work campaign, the
speaker said. he saw a reflex action
in this country OF conditions that OBJ
tain in France
The speaker said that If the war
was to end today, the work being
done by the war-welfare bodies would
have to go on for at least two more
years.
The war probably will be over next
year and enthusiasm here will wane.
but the work must go on All OF the
organizations represented in the Unit
ed War Work drive will be back for
more money next year
Referring to the bigness Of the
war. the speaker declared there is not
a man In this country who is too big
for the job over there"--the job of
serving the men who are giving their
lives for us
He referred to the allies and to
Germany as the forces of God on
the one hand and the forces Of hell on
! tho other, or right against wrong, with
the right winning"
He said that every man present
might ask himself If he is. an asset or
| liability; IL he is boarding his money
land other worldly possessions for his
/ own selfish uses or wasting them on
ttTitfes that do not matter, or using II
| 10 win the war. "Our boys over there
| have given or dared to give all. We
can do no less" he concluded
| W. r. Reed figured that one half
Of Richm ond's quota can be got from
the working people OF the city. and
the other half from corporations. in
/ dustries. manufacturing and CONNER
| cial adjustments firms and bust
ness men.
Reach $4,000 Employees
f. NJ. Crutchfeld. chairman Of the
industrial division, said that lao man
iufacturing industries had been liste
! and il was hoped that each OF them
would naugurate the one-day's pay
"a month for four months plan among
| its employees. Captains will be APP
pointed, and they will head teams OF
volunteer workers. who will canvass
the plants. 1t is figured that $4,000
| en- ployees can he reached in this way
! The following. individuals. and con-
'-N--'1s were represented atS The mesf-
A. r. Nolde, Nolde Bros: w
| Frank Powers. II. l.. Cabell, Grover G.
| Dula. Julien Gum chairman of the
| Henrico county campaign committee