Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-06
WILL UNITE ON
Bic CAMPAIGN
7. M. C.. A. State Secretary
Discusses Plan foh Combin
ING Aid for War Work Funds
Bp speciaI corresponaent.

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NEWARK, Sept. 6:-Charles A. Co
burn, State Secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association, was
asked his opinion of the suggestion OF
President Wilson that the seven or
g~anizations interested in the welfare
work for the American soldiers should
combine in the campaign for funds.
and how it would affect the New Jer-
sey War Work Council. lie replied:
"Since the arrangement has been re-
quested by President Wilson and the
Secretary of War. the New Jersey War
Work Council will enter heartily into
the campaign under the now auspices
believing it is the patriotic duty of its
members to further the work in every
way possible.
New Jersey has been carefully or
ganized for the war work under the
auspices of the New Jersey War Work
Council, and plans were made for the
drive in behalf of the Y. M. G. A, the
War Camp Community Service and
the American Library Association.
I'VE have been fortunate In secur-
ing the active cooperation of many of
the representative professional and
business mel of the state In this work.
Also, we have a corps of experienced
campaign directors, and executive Sec
retarieg to direct the various phases
of activity.
"AIl of this well-organized machin-
cry will at once be placed at the serY-
ice of the seven organizations, which,
presumably will be known as the
United War Work Campaign Com
mittee. I am confident every man
interested in the cause Of the Y. M.
@. A. will do his part just as Loyalty
as though the original plan was 10 be
carried out.
''The four organizations had planned
TO hold a conference to outline in de-
tail the work of the campaign, and
the meeting was arranged to be held
at the Robert Treat Hotel, Newark,
September 26. Now the invitation has
been extended 10 the seven organiza-
tons to send representatives to this
meeting, when the details of the big
drive for the combined $40, 000, 1000,
or New Jerseys share Of this sum,
will be worked out
president Wilson, In his letter to
Chairman Fosdtck of the Commission
on Training Camp Activities of the
War Department, called attention TO
the fact that the organizations
are accepted instrumentalities for aid
ing men in the army. In this n
ton / think 1t is well for US to bear
In mind what the President said. I
quote from his letter as follows:
at vas evident from the first and
has become increasingly evident that
the services rendered by these agen-
cies 70 our army and to our allies are
essentially one and all of a kind and
naust OF necessity, II well rendered,
be rendered in the closest co-opera-
ton.
ut Is my judgment. therefore, that
we shall secure the best results in the
matter of the support of these agen-
cies IL these sever societies will unite
their forthcoming appeals for funds
In order that the spirit of the country
in this matter~may be expressed with
out distinction of race or religious
opinion in support of what is In real
fly a common service"
The budget as arranged is as fol-
lows:
Young Mems Christian Association,
500. 000. 900.
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, SIS, 900, 900. -
500, 900.