The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-10
travelling recruiting agents.


In presenting this excellent plan,
Lieut.. DePriest is confident that many
men would offer themselves if it was
pointed out to them that it is now nee
essary for the people of the great
United States to act as one large FAM
lily, each patriotic member thereof do
ing his utmost, in unity with others,
to help whip our enemies into submits
sion. He has addressed the following
letter to Red Cross chapters, women's
clubs, boards of trade, Rotary clubs
and other organizations, and those not
included are requested to join the
movement voluntarily:
Jacksonville, Fla, April 10.
Dear Madam or Sir:
Members of your organization un-
doubleday are doing their full share in
behalf of the third liberty loan, there
by adding to the laurels already won
in varied phases of war work.
That our great government is well
able to finance its share of the war
is pleasingly evident. Equally evident
also is the fact that it is capable of
turnin govt the zest fighting men in
the world, and it is on this subject
that | address my appeal to you.
The army needs men from every
walk of life-from all professions and
trades-and it offers to these men adj
vantages through which they are GER
tain to attain levels to which they be-
long in honor, rank and pay. This ap-
plies with equal force to the profess
sional man and laborer-to the white
and colored man.
AS you will have done your "bit" in
the liberty loan drive this week, why
not devote the coming week to making
drive, collectively and individually,
in behalf of enlisted men of from 10
to q and 81 to 40, inclusive, and con-
tinue the work until the war ends or
the government ceases to call for vol
untary enlistments
There are many men, white and col
ored, who are "halting between two
opinions" on this important subject.
Your organization as a whole, and in
dividually, has influence with these
men. Why not go step further in
the interest of humanity and induce
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tons in Pensacola, Tallahassee, Jack
sonville, Tampa, Orlando, or Miami,
with the postmaster of your city or
town, or with travelling recruit agent
of the army?
These facts should be impressed up
on the thoughts of those who are of
enlistment age and physically quail
fed for service: that all able and en-
lergetic men will be forced by encour-
agement and proper training to adj
vance rapidly; that opportunities Of
the average man are much greater in
| the army than in private life; that the
man who is backward for any reason
is led to give the service that is his
best and emerged with increased abil-
Eity, strength and confidence; that the
pay, beginning with the pfivate's sal
airy of $50 month, including the gov
4 ernment's contributions, up to $50 a
month, to dependents, is good; that
the governments reasonable insur-
ance plan for soldiers is guarantee
against want on the part of loved
ones; that army training is producing
man-sized men, Intellectually and
physically.
| Florida has made an unusual record
in voluntary enlistments. Will you
not assist us in swelling the number
of those who offer to fight and work
to make the world safe for democ-
racy"?
/ This Office will gladly furnish your
organization or any member thereof,
all desired information relative to en-
listment work.