The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-07
MOTT WILL DIRECT
$170,500,O00DRIVE
Elected Director-General for
United Campaign of Seven
War Work Bodies.

John r. Mott was elected director
general of the united drive which is to
be made in November by the seven war
work organizations which will Join in
an effort to raise s170,5oo.ooo. In addi-
ton to Mr.. Mott the meeting OF repre-
| sentatives of the seven orga nizations
yesterday chose the following governing
committee:
Raymond B. Fosdick. chairman OF the
Commission on Training Camp Activi-
ties.
George w. Perkins. representing the
Y. NJ. C. A.
Mrs. Henry p. Dawson. representing
the Y. w. c. A.
John G. Agar and James F. Phelan
representing the National Catholic War
Council.
Myron T. Herrick. representing the
War Camp Community Service.
John D. Rockefeller. Jr.
Mortimer l.. SchifY. representing the
Jewish Welfare Board.
Cleveland H. Dodge. treasurer.
Frank A. Vanderlip. representing the
American Library Association.
George Gordon Battle. representing
the Salvation Army.
Drive Set for Nov. Ills.
The campaign will be conducted dur
| ing the week OF November 11-lS. Presi-
| dent Wilson will open the drive. The
uniting OF these efforts will avoid seven
distinct campaigns that had been
planned. Mr.. Mott made this state
ment:
These seven great organizations rep
| resent everything that is best in the life
of the American soldier. They represent
the church and the club and the theatre
| and the library and the athletic field
Together they follow the boys on the
| troop trains. through the cantonments
onto the transports and at every step
of the way. even to the front line
trenches.
There Is not a single home in the
country flying a service flag that has
not received letter on the stationery
Of at least one of the organizations,
And every letter written on Red Tri-
angle paper or X. Of c. or Salvation
Army or Jewish Welfare Board paper
means that the boy when he wrote the
letter was being kept warm and cheer
full and happy through the gifts Of the
people back at home.
1.-THE campaign will be organized with
the help of the very biggest men OF every
community. 1t is not a philanthropc
campaign; 1t is a war campaign. Just
as the Liberty Loan campaign will fur
nish uniforms and ammunition and guns,
so this will furnish that other essential
for the winning OF a war-morale.'
At meeting held at the offices OF
John ID. Rockefeller. Jr., II was decided
Mr.. Rockefeller should have charge OF
the campaign in New York city.
Girls Under IS Barred.
The use of girls under the age OF is
in soliciting funds was firmly barred
yesterday when Mrs Henry p. Dawson
for the Y. w. C. A. Endorsed the resolu-
tons presented by Miss E. Gertrude
Gogin at the national headquarters at
500. Lexington avenue. The resolutions
follow:
"Resolved, That in the campaign for
war work funds in which the War Work
Council OF the Y. w. C. A. is participant
ing With other organizations no girl
under IS years OF age be used by the
War Work Council of the Y. w. e. A. to
solicit money in any way. on the streets
or i'm a house to house canvass, but that
all money contributed by girls under s
! shall be given by the girls themselves or
earned in way approved by the cam
paign managers of the Y. W. c. A."
The resolutions come from the Girl
Reserves. a national auxiliary organza-
ton for work in graded schools, high
schools and among employed girls
ranging from 10 to IS years.