New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Catholics Light
Broadway With
War Fund Appeal
Theatre Throngs See lllu-
minated Plea for So, 5OO,-
600 Fund for Soldiers
BY BRIGGS

Broadway. again a gay white way,
was brighter than usual last night at
Forty ghth Street. For large new
electric sign of the motion variety that
spells out sentence after sentence,
flashed every five minutes announce
mcnt Of the Catholic War Fund, con-
veyng to theatre going crowds the fol-
lowing message.
80 help our government win the
war is your duty. Pershng has called
to the churches FOR help. The knights
of Columbus and the Catholic War
Council have answered, and it is up to
you to aid them both.
1--WE are asking for So, SOC, 600 for our
boys. We mean your boy and your
neigAbor's boy. We want you to help
all our soldiers, no matter what their
creed or sect. They are all Americans
and fighting for all of us who are here
at home. This is not the time for dis
putes of religion. We must all jcin
hands to win this war, and we can do
this only by backing our men here and
over there, by standing shoulder to
shoulder with our Pres idcnt, who has
indorsed this drive
All Soldiers Welcome
Owe ask this money for all our
troo ops-Catholic, Protestant, Jew and
Gentlle. They arc all welcome at the
houses Of the knights of Columbus so
long as they are Americans. The y.
NJ. c. A. and Red Cross are pledged to
cooperate with the knights ,f Colum-
tus. President Wilson, Secretary Dan
lels and Secretary Baker are with US:
so give generously. remembering that
you arc giving to all-not to any par
tlcular sect or creed"
While the formal campaign to collect
S2,5o0oOo for the comfort of our men
IN uniform, both in America and Eu-
rope, does not begin until Sunday, half
that sum has already been pledged to
the twelve teams who are out to make
the campaign success. With $780,
600 in sight before the campaign be-
gins, the managers were confident last
night the drive would net not less than
five million dollars before the allotted
nine days have passed.
At 297 churches last night 6O0OO
men and women pledged their co0pera-
ton to help the good work for Per
shing's men.
The drive will be formally launched
Sunday night at the Hippodrome, where
Secretary Daniels will address q mass
meeting. Cardinal Farley will be the
honorary chairman.
DR.. Manning to Speak
The non -sectarian character of the
movement will be demonstrated at this
meeting by including among the speak
crs the Rev. William r. Manning, rec
tor of Trinity and chaplain of the 3O2d
Engineer Regiment, and the Rev DR..
Joseph Silverman. chief rabbi of the
Temple Emanu-El. There will also be
addresses by w. Bourke Cochran and
William p. Larkin, LII. d., supreme
director of the Knights of Columbus.
More than 5000 team captains will
be at the meeting, each of whom viii
command during the drive a SQUAD of
ten or more campaigners. This army
will cover the archdiocese from Staten
Island to Saugertics during the week
ending March 25.
Knights of Columbus war workers
are already moving toward France 10
reinforce the first volunteers. BEFORE
April a large force will be active IN
the foreign field. The "Evervbodv Vol.
come" buildings of the Knights viii
soon dot the camps from noints of do.
barkation in France right up TO tb6
front lines. Walter n. kernan. ovnr
seas commissioner. who returned re-
Gently to recruit this additional force
OF assistants. will sail for france viii
them in a few days.