Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-19

The campaign to raise a total OF
5 $4,000 for the Y. NJ. c. A. is on. Mon
day and today final preparations and
organizations of committees to do the
solicitating were being completed ready
for the one day drive Wednesday. More
than thirty committees will go out to
raise $4,000 to pay the associations
debts and supply maintenance fund
for lis year. If they raise this money
the building committee of twelve men
has agreed to raise among themselves
$4,000 to pay the building debt
On the eve of the campaign en-
couragement comes to the workers in
the promptness with which the loyal
are rallying to help the movement. The
announcement of the campaign in the
newspaper was sufficient suggestion to
prompt one woman-a widow with a
boz in France---to volunteer a $50 sub
scription to w. T. Smith, one of the
general committee.
She called Mr.. Smith on the phone
and said she wanted to subscribe some
thing to the Y. NJ. c. A.
"All right. that is nice, how much do
you want to give?" Mr.. Smith asked
well. you know replied the woman.
my boy always thought a lot of the
Y. NJ. c. A. and he is in France and l
want to subscribe $50"
Isn't that pretty strong for you
don't you think that is more than your
| portion?" asked Mr.. Smith.
But she was not to be deferred. 81
am working part Of the time, you know
and think could take care of this all
| payments" She will get her wish and
| her name Is Mrs. Hattie Fu.mer Rist
a nurse, and her soldier son is Harold
Rist, of the Twenty seventh engineers
From Hot Springs, Ark, where loyal
| local boosters are on a vacation came
this telegram from them TO the general
committee this forenoon. I'VE consider
| it a great pleasure to subscribe 500
each to the " Signed, w. G. Stricken
F.. NJ. Wilbur and H. A Weisman. Mr.
G. H. Ruth, who is with them is a
member of the building committee. =
| None appreciate the Y. NJ. c.. A. as
do the boys in the army. It's safe pre-
duction that when they come home they
will see that the financing of the local
association is always put over because
Of what it meant to them when they
were in the service.
Two months ago c. E. Slaves quit
working at the American Machine Pro-
ducts Connpany's factory and enlisted
in the 67sth Aero Squadron and is now
at Fairfield, Ohio, His appreciation OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. is in a letter received
Monday by E. A. Francis. He wrote:
IF I ever get out of this army I am
going to be strong for the Y. NJ c. A.
and if they are taking up any collec-
tons and have a dollar they certainly
will get it for nobody knows what the
Y. NJ. c. A. is doing for the boys in the
army until they get on the inside
To keep going the local unit in this
great organization, that is doing what
Slaves says it is for the soldier boy
until the boys come home 500 men Of
this city are to be solicited for guar
antees from 800 to $40 each. OF the
So 900 the committees expect to raise,
$4,000 represents old debts Of the asso-
citation that have accumulated during
several years. The other $4,000 is for
maintenance of the association this
year. If more than $4,000 is raised
only the actual amount needed will be
collected pro rata over subscriptions
Of 500, $50 and s25. And if the $1,000
is raised then the building committee
agrees to wipe out the building debt
of $4,000 among themselves without
soliciting any one. In other words the
association will get $4,000 out of the