Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-12
The DRIVE NETS S2,OO5
TCtaI for Tive Days Collected for
United War Campaign $7,73g-
House to House Canvass Sunday
AftcrnGon by Workers.

.Aftcrno0n by Workers.
The second day of the United Wa
Campaign drive todaT resulted il
collections in casi, and pledge
i.amcunt;ng tC S2,005 c: Elections ant
pledges given Yesterday were 50,
7@. making total for the two day
Of Si7.739. About twenty-five cit;
zens were today engaged il III:
work.
At 1890 o'clocl; this afternoon ths
solicitors were tn,lered luncheon il
the ratSkcller of the Enlisted Mea':
Cl2b as guests OF Carroll Pierce
G:,2 luncheon was served by com.
mittee Of women.
! The total to he raised for AleXan-
dria is $4,000. Everybody i; urge,i
20 give literally for this wcrthy
cause The indications arc THAT the
| American troops will be doing duty
, overseas for 1T least year to come
and ond without the money given by
the American people the seven great
, agencies locking after the welfare
of the soldiers will haze to diScon~
tinue their splendid work which Is
acknowledged by Ill 20 be the beS'
being furnished b. any nation en-
gagged in the work Of looking afte'
the welfare of the scld!ers.
AT the luncheon today s. II. Gid
den, of the Welfare Department o!
the Virginia Shirh gliding Corpora
ton, was the guest of honor.
Plans lave been formulated for
house to house canvass Sunday af
tcrncon between . and ) o'c.ock fo'
he r:rposc Of winding M tn" cam
oagn and the miniSt2rs of tht
churches will on Sunday ask tn
church gocrs, as they have already
cna. to assist in this worthy cause
% their ability.
The women engaged in collecting
thrs far have collected az The rat:
f $500 day.
Rev. DR. l. V. Regester. pastor o.
The NJ. f. Church South: will at
O'Clock tonight deliver an ILLUSTRATED
lecture on the work i'll lhc Ioune
Pccnle's Building The public is in
vited. ~
The crr:rihutions yesterday follow
W. P. WooiS oG; II. W. Smith, 30
4. d. Rrockctt. SC; Judge s. 6,
Brent 20; VIM. F. Smith, ;; Rem
s"helI Auto Sales Go, 80; Geo. +.
Price. !; II. S. Jackson, /; julian I.
Burke, Is; Rob. Bells Sons, .: JON
NJ. johnson, -; Aleyandria Garage
3: .It 90 Brill, 10; ". a. Barnett. 20
l.. H. A;4"hison. p; Leroy Beach, >
E2rnheircr & Co.. %: I.eadheate
Drug Co., 30; s. H Petit. .; Jacol
Rose. 10: James Wood, =; Mrs. Gee
.A. Fowlar, /; Harry Javins. >; llarr.
W. Wa, 10; ]. w, Harris, .; Free
e. Az. ); Alfred c. Moss. ); MIsN
Gladys G:cokc. :; VIM. ". Head. >
Durcan Bros, p; Thomas WaddE. 2
Peter Francis. 80; Richard Gibson
-; A. Potosky, 3; Walter Gregory
Is. Forbes Bros, -; VIM. Fl. Cook. 10
Joseph Murphy, $50; James Dudley
i; K. l.. Carnr, 10; Miss Mary \
Cane. 10. VIM. A. Moore. JE., %
Geo. Wise %; Mrs. Moore >; Tho:
K. Hoy. p; E. r. Elliott, %; Maurlc
Tcnnctt, 10; John NJ. Reed, %; NJ
j. Horne, %; .I;cob Blankin, >; Gale
r. Roberts, |; II. Herfurth, Jr.. 10
Geo. +. Fernell. ): a MenielS,il. 10
B. We'll Bros, :O0; louis y. A,!amS
:; G.. J. W. Summers, =: I"iar l.
Iroe. 10; j. T. sweeney. %; c. Pom
'rr & 60, 10; Ballinger Bros, 10
james ]. Garvey, 10; VIM. Recker. ,
N. J. Mcfarland. 10; Thos Slick
soc; w +. Creighton, 15; Eevinsor
Clothing Co.. -; Julius Wolf. 20.
Southern Barber shop, ); Harry c
Smith. ); Northwest Pharmacy. >
Eddy K Gerber, %; Frank Niche!
b:ch. 81: Kramer Floral : Co. >
Souther1 Cafe. -; Hinken & SoT. 10
W. II. s,im1ns, 5; z. H. Carter {
ill., j. roll,. OS. 6 /