Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-23
VICTORY 30 Us AND
. GIRLS IN A|lCIl0N
Each Helper Pledge. To Earn
$500 BY Own Effort, for
United War Work.s


Minnesota will supply ito full share
of the millions OF eager young parti-
OTIS between the ages Of IL and 20,
that are banding together under the
name Of Victory Boys and Girls. thrill:
ed at the opportunity to do their part
for the benefit OF their brothers In the
Army through the Earn and Give"
division Of the United War Work Cam.
paign in the raising OF the $170, 800. 900
fund for war welfare. work.
Five dollars will bring comfort
ana cheer to an American fighter for
i've weeks and thus. help to keep q
nghter it," 10 the basis on which the
campaign 1s' being conducted. Each
Victory helper shall pledge at least
i've dollars which must be earned by
their own efforts and not solicited.
An engraved certificate will be award.
ed each successful boy and girl when
the pledge has been redeemed. Win.
dow cards have been provided pro.
claiming that a boy or girl from this
home has enrolled In the Victory Boys
or Girls Earn and Give Campaign.
and each member Is privileged to wear
a special button.
To- the boys and girls numbered
among the seven organizations par.
ticipating in the United War Work
Campaign: Y. M. G. A., Y. w. G. A.,
National Catholic War Council tx. of
CO., Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp
Community Service, American Library
Association and Salvation Army, the
Earn and Give" division of the cam.
paign spells patriotic salvation. Here
at last is an opportunity to work just
as their elders work, an opportunity
to win the honest pride that comes
only with a service given at personal
cost.
The number of the Central Depart.
ment, which is in charge of Leonard
Paulson and Ruth Anderson Is $780,
900 boys and 100000 girls. There are
about sixteen million boys and girls
eligible tor membership in the Victory
Boys and Girls division. A number Of
quick reference suggestions for earn
ing the money promised, has been
compiled by campaign leaders. These,
suggestions, which can be had by
every boy and girl on request, range
all the way from digging gardens,
cleaning house, painting fences, car
ing for invalids and children, caring
for furnaces, making aprons, selling
nuts, eggs and butter, Christmas mag
azines and cards, to tutoring back
ward Students. giving music lessons,
sewing, running errands and washing
automobiles.
+ F. o. Koehler, who is state director
for the Boys division and Mrs. r. R.
Calm who is the state girls leader,
accompanied the Executive part OF the
United War Work Campaign on Its
tour of the State throughout the var
ious~ districts during the past week,
speaking on behalf of the Earn and
Give, division. Upon the conclusion
of these, district meetings, organization
plans will be announced. District
leaders for boys divisions are: Dist.
No. i, Rev. Geo. S. Keller, Winona;
Dist. No. Q. C. G. Baker, Albert Lea;
Dist. No. 3, H. c. Bell, Luverne: Dist.
No. A, S. /. Snortum, RenVdlle; Dist.
No. S. G. A. Foster, :Willmar; Dist.
No. 6. L. P. Bunker, Wadena; Dist.
I No. z. J. H.. Hay, Thief River Falls;
Dist. No. s, J. r. Bachelor, Duluth !;
Dist. No. g. J. G. Davies. saltwater.
| Women district leaders have been
named as follows: Dist. No. 1, Mrs.
fBelsantz,. Winona; Dist. No.: 2, Mrs
Hattie Smith Fuller, Albert Lea;
Dist. No. 8, Miss Nell Peterson, Golfer
| aine; Duluth, Miss Grace Wright:
"A million Boys Behind a Million
Ftghters," is the cry Of the "Victory
Boys" with every Girl Pulling FOL
Victory as the girls slogan.