The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-11-01


ple will start a 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 shoui-
dor to shoulder, welding their indivio-
ual organizations together In their
common devotion to the boys In the
environments and over there. his
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. NC. A., Y. w. G. A, Ma
tional Catholic War Council and n.
of c.. the Jewish Welfare Board, the
War Camp Community Service, the
American Library Association ana the
Salvation Army. Each of them VIII
need funds this Fall; each had planned
a. separate campaign for support.
Now. acting on the suggestion OF the
Presidents letter Of September D, the
seven campaigns will be rolled INTO
one The American people will be
SHARED the burden of seven separate
appeals, and the nation VIII nave an
opportunity to demonstrate spiehdiuiy
that men and women of all creeds at
home can work together, as men OF
all creeds over there are fighting ana
dying together.
DR.. John II. Mott, whom President
Wilson has spoken of as one OF the
ablest and most useful men OF his gen
GRAFTON, has been selected Director
General of the drive. 1t is interesting
m note that DIR. Motifs name was
placed In nomination by John q. Agar
OF the National Catholic War Council
and seconded by Mortimer l.. Schin OF
the Jewish Welfare Board. The gen
eral committee having the campaign
In charge contains such well known
names as Raymond b. Fosdick, CHAIR
man OF the Commission on Training
Camp Activities George w. Perkins
Chairman of the Finance Committee
Of the U. S. Steel Corporation; James
Phelan of Hornblower and Weeks
Honorable Myron r. Herrick, former
ambassador TO France; Cleveland II
Dodge. George Gordon Battle, Mrs
Henry r. DAWSON and Frank A. Van
derlip, president OF the National Cit,
Bank.
In every city, county and town thu
campaign will be In charge or the Dig
gest men OF the community.
Together these seven organization
! represent q work that Is staggering II
| it's proportions. They have more thai
! $4,000 uniformed workers. standing
| shoulder TO shoulder with the boys ev
| ery step OF the way from home to tn
front line trenches. They operate NOR
| than 1900 buildings and ship 900 tom
of supplies to the boys In France ev
cry week. Fifteen miles of film sci
sail for the other side each week I'M
| der their direction, and the regular
weekly attendance of soldiers and sail
ors at their motion picture shows II
more than 100000. The Bibles fur
nished to the boys since the war broke
out would, II piled one on another
make a pile more than twenty miles
high.
Morale" said Napoleon, is as 9th
er factors In war as three TO one" b!
which he meant that one man who II
kept contented and happy Is better
than three men who are discouraged
and homesick Ii is the business o.
! these seven great agencies TO hell
maintain morale. They are keeping
UP the fine fighting edge of our boys
and by their ministrations, helping t
put added power into our army ant
navy and so hasten the hour of victor!
when they will bring our boys home
again.
1t Ia predicted by national leader
that this great victory drive will "g'
| over the top" in larger way than an.
campaign that has preceded it