The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-18
WAR FUND
WORKERS ON WAY
TO OUTSIDE GOAL
Only Lack $4,000 Reaching
Minimum-WeSt Tennessee
Counties Over Original Al
IOtment,

United war work campaigners in
Memphis n Shelby began driving
Monday morning for the maximum
goal Of $3.50. 900, which represents an
increase Of so per cent over the mini
mum goal Of $500. 900.
And, in order that they might have
fair chance Of reaching this higher
mark, the campaign period has been
extended two days. 1t will close
Wednesday afternoon, and those in
charge are hopeful that Memphis will
live up to the marvellous record 1t has
established in all previous drives of
this character.
1t is pointed out that this will be
perhaps the last call for funds for the
seven welfare organizations now min
istering to the boys in khaki overseas
and in home camps, and both County
Chairman G. T. FtZhugh and Divisional
Chairman L. M. Stratton are urging
that everybody respond in such man
| ner that every dollar OF the oversub-
scription asked Of Memphis shall be
In hand when the final curtain is rum
down.
Shelby County Has $3.50, 900.
The week opens with $780, 900 in
hand for Memphis and Shelby county;
| This caves only $40, 900 to be raised
to complete the minimum quota. Cam
| paign managers, team captains and
team workers were confident Monday
morning that this amount would be In
hand when reports were made at 4
o'clock this afternoon and that the two
remaining days could be devoted to
securing the $3.50, 900 necessary to reach
the ultimate goal OF $3.50, 600. They
expected large returns from the work
Of the four-minute men n others In
theaters,, churches. Sunday schools,
and county, as all identified with these
devoted a considerable portion of the
| day to aiding the fund. Reports of
the workers themselves were also to
be made at that time.
The 20 counties in West Tennessee
are running slightly ahead of Memphis
and Shelby on the bases Of the quotas
Of each. They had a total Monday
Of 1918, sos. as against their minimum
allotment Of $175,0 900. They are prac-
tically as much ahead Of their mini
mum quota as Memphis and Shelby
are behind. and they are still going
strong. Obion. the first county In West
Tennessee to oversubscribe its mini
mum quota, also enjoys the distinc-
ton OF being the first In this grand
division to reach its maximum quota.
Madison county has already gone over
driving for its maximum. Reports to
Or. T., f.. George, director for West
| Tennessee, indicate hat the campaign
Is making excellent Roadway every
where and that the figures so Idr re-
| ceived do not indicate the entire
amounts secured In the various coun-
ties.
Reports for Memphis and Shelby
county are far from complete. Only
part of the precincts into which Shell
by, outside of Memphis, is divided have
made returns. The negroes have also
made only partial reports, while the
earn and give" division still has much
money to turn in, The campaign ap-
pears to be gaining momentum each
day, and there is every indication that
1t will come up to the close with a
strong head of steam.
Team No. II. J.. R. Hyde and Mrs.
G. T. FitZhugh, chairmen, is leading
| the entire field of workers in Memphis
proper. They nave held first place ev-
cry day since the first. They believe
in giving everybody a chance to con-
tribute and Mr.. Hyde that,
II anybody has been overlooked, all
that Is necessary Is to telephone Main
1882. The secret Of success of himself
and associates is the number of per-
sons on whom they call each day.
Golf players who entered the tourna-
ment at the Memphis Country club
Sunday contributed 500 to the fund
in the form OF entrance fees. Unfor-
tunately the day was not a brilliant
one for golf, but the fund did not suf-
fer in the least. for the fees will be
paid whether the entrants participated
in the game or not.