Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-04

share in the fund raised by the united war work campaign when he made the principal address on Sunday afternoon at the Davis theatre in the opening mass meeting of the Norwich cam paign.
 ITO place at the disposal of our sol- diers and sailors, wherever they are in the world, the best of our churches and synagogues and societies, the best of our schools and colleges and libra 1 ries, the best of all those things to which they have been accustomed, and possibly, in some cases. not accus- toned, is the aim of these seven or ganizations for which the Alnei ican reople are asked to give the la,gest sum ever asked as q contribution, said President Marshall
 An audience of about 300 was pi esent in the theatre at the meeting, which opened with selections by Lang's orchestra preceding the sing 1 ing of America, in which Frederick Weld. who is now director of singing at the naval bases, led the singing. l ! Rev. W. H. Kennedy of St. Narys church offered prayer and Col. Charles W Gale, general chairman of the cam- paign, briefly outlined the plan of the meeting and announced that a collec- 1 tion would be taken later to defray general expenses of the campaign, as not a cent of the public contributions would be used for expenses. He stated that fve-minute speakers would represent each of the organiza- tions in the united war work campaign and that President Marshall of Con necticut college would make the prin cipal address.
 1 All the speakers were seated on the plat tform with the chairman.
 | Nf Ihe five minute speeches of the after Inoon:. He spoke of this campaign as being an opportunity which also brought it's responsibilities and he hoped that any call issued would fall on willing ears. We should make our response worthy of the deeds of our brave soldiers at the front Mayor Desmond drew an eloquent picture of the concord and real brotherhood in this nation which will be one of the blessed outcomes of the war, when a
 better understanding shall take the !place of prejudice and the lines of cleavage shall. give way to the benison of unity.
 Mrs. Willis Austin followed the
 mayor with a brief talk on behalf of
 the Young Women's Christian asso- citation in which she described the
 work of the Y. W. c. A. in giving aid
 to girls suddenly called into workers activities, the establishment of hostess
 houses at the cantonments, and the
 wide field which the Y. W. c. A. has
 covered in Russia, France and wher.
 ever the war has gone.
 Capt. Richardson Jewell, head of the
 Salvation Army work here, spoke o1 the work done at the front by that
 organization, men as well as womer and girls, all in one of the grandest works that has ever been attempted
 He spoke of occasions when he had
 been congratulated on the work tha the army is doing at the front and
 said he felt sure Norwich would dC it's part to keep the home fires burning
 until the boys come home.
 Rabbi J. N. Rosenberg represented the Jewish welfare board. Througl
 the war, he said America was realiz : 1 of races. On America is the obliga
 ton to help and he who does no , recognize this obligation is not a trut
 American. The Jewish welfare board is trying to do it's part, working annie
 ably with all the other six organiza tions. Let us all here take lesson } from our boys over there who are go } ing over the top and let us go owe the top in this drive.
 President Marshall Speaks.
 In introducing President Marshall I Colonel Gale said it was the good for
 tune of Norwich to have the head 0
 the nearby college to open the cam paign here and he felt it privilege t introduce this speaker to a Norwicl audience.
 f In opening his address. which man, o in the audience said was one of tn = most inspiring to which they had eve listened, President Marshall first call
 ed attention to just what this grea = fund is
 It is a gift to our men at the front made through these agencies, but no ! l. at all gift in any sense to these or f iganizations. In prospect original V Ithere had been several different drive n projected, but by the advice of Presi
 dent Wilson a merger of drives ha f been proposed and was to be carrie f out. In this all the organization il have placed their budgets tosethe n and there will be a great saving c $ time and effort and energy over wha :. would have been expended by severa . drives.
 President Marshall spoke in. com r mendation of what Mayor Desmon . had said about the great unity in tn
 
 e war Along religious lines, too, ther
 will be new meaning in the wor s interdenominational There is roo1 e for all on the big splendid platforl a of this movement Men should fe, . honored when they realize they al e asked to give to the largest fund ths e it was ever thought of raising in th E: world up to this minute.
 7 Taking up the reasons why this SUI = of $170, 500,000. big as it is, will not I I, enough, the speaker said the budgt r. at first contemplated service to aboI - 100000 men under arms, but alread
 there were 100000 men in France an
 this number is to go to 5000, 900.
 we see one reason why this origin;
 sum would not be enough.
 This is a day for large gifts, fC ,f outgiving generosity, never for calcl 5 lating,. withholding or figuring c k quotas and per capitas.
 II The budget makers admit that the Z did not adequately provide for u T navy when they made up the budge
 Who would not care just as well f; $ our splendid fellows in blue as for u d splendid fellows in khaki.
 n We need to become reminded tn; l. this war becomes at last a war 7. women. Never has there been a WE W in which women have been called in W lines of effort always considered o1 IS of their sphere In England 2,000,0 ,0t 1t women, in France 2,OO0O00 women al " doing the work that men formerly d in and doing it better than the men hay g done. Here's where the Young Won
 ems Christian association and the Sa
 vation Army lass steps in. In suc S. direction does your money go and
 such ends does it reach for the wei .e being of these win -the-war workers 70 Think, Stoo, of the continuity of u = service. As soon as your little grol