The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-07
OHIO COUNY'S
QUOTA 100000
FOR WAR CHEST.
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE YESTERDAY
FOR sRouT IS WORTHY WAR
AND LOCAL CAUSES.
Forces Lining Up for Weeks Drive on
Next week-Public Meetings Sun
day and Monday.

Eight hundred thousand dollars is inc
,uotn Ia he raised In Ohio county next
weok for rhr national War Chest WAS
announced last night. Ohio county VIII
ru over tho top in tho allotted tHne' u'
clare the many prominent. cilnrEet'C' ~!
al and ralriolir Wheeling district men
und women behind The worthy move
mont assisted by the 10y Scouts. scores
Of other youths and many girls. II -
rxpcctrd that every person IN ONO c"uh-
~ will giyr at least one days wages
q month for ono year 10 help MI III"
War Chest This IL the minimum
amount; there is no maximum amount
10 be donated but regardless or the
amount contributed every donator Will
receive the same honor and thanks; also
q button showing either he or she have
dnnr their bit in helping ole or the
most worthy and patriotic causes or th'
great war There is no rcd tape con-
uccted with the money gwen; II Will +"
directly to the War Ghost for tho seven
agencies. which activities hay" hecn en-
corscd by President Wilson. secretary OF
the navy, secretary Of war and thou-
sands OF prominent and patriotic men
I throughout the nation ana ONO county
Here's 4 complete list Of actiFl'lrs /"
bring comfort to the soldier boys fight
ing III i rance anu DtlliS tI'N'4'NA 40 'N'
in camps:
American Rcd Cross. y. NJ. c. A.. Wnr
Councils. knights Of Columbus. Young
Mems Hebrew association. commission
on Training Camp Activities Of the Nhr
ind Navy Departments. salvation Army.
! National Jewish War Relief. Boy scouts
, Of America. Community Recreation Ser
I vice. American Library association. Ar
menian and Syrian Relief jewish Wei
fare league. l'nlish Legion. Belgium k"-
! lief The local phllanthrupir and char
: liable institutions. which VIII assist SOL
! dI.rs' folk to receive aid from the War
/ Chest arc: Day Nursery. Florence crit
; tendon Home. J. l.. Benevolent society
! North Wheeling hospital. Ohio Valley
! General hospital. Fairgrounds asS"cla-
! ton. UnQn Mission. St. Nincents Homo
| for Girls, West Virginia Homo for Aged
and FrinndlnsS Women. Ohio County
| Anti-TuhcrculnSis league. ST. John
! Home for Boys Associated Charities.
| Hmn" of Good Shepherd. Salvation
| Army. Y. NJ. {. A.. Y. W. {. ~. Y. NJ.
i II. a.. Hume for C"lorrd Chii"r"n
! Tho SSUn /" b" donated by Tn" g""d
! p"npl" of Dino county is |" assist In
! maintaining these institutions during
and after the war for Il certain period.
, as we'll rs aiding tn" local institutions
| that arc doing their bit in these DISTRESS
| Ing times that war brings about. BE
| these :. vuntrihut IONS IL Will eliminate
! each nf IN" 81 Srparat" campaigns dur
, ing tn" next l. months. Excepting prob
, ably III" Rcd Cross. this will bc the
| only w4r drive To he put on IN this cnun-
| ~ until the next Liberty loan campaign
! next spring.
i TIL" Ohio county War Chcst campaign
will be opened next Sunday afternoon in
| tn" Market Auditorium with n prayer
! and song service by MI tn" churches or
, this cnmInunity--prnvIdcd Of C"urs" the
! FLU han is Ijftrd--follnw"d by Il rous-
| INK patriotic mass meeting in tho sam"
piar" Monday might. tn" day the week 5
I driv" begins.