The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-24
WAR WORK LEADERS
PLAN NEW CAMPAIGN
I'M. McPheeterS and Dean
Walter Miller to Learn
Details at Chicago.
PUPILS WILL HELP
Columbia's Quota $4,000;
County's 5,000-Over-
subscription Asked.

VI.
manager of the United War Work
campaign. which will take place from
November II TO IS. and Dean Walter
Miller. district chairman. will attend
A.. meeting Of the western conference
If workers to be held at Chicago
saturday to perfect plans for the
campaign.
The meeting will be presided over
nv Dr. John r. Mott of New York. in
ternational secretary of the Y.M.C.A
and national chairman of the United
War Work drive.
unique feature of the drive will
no the organization of the school boys
and girls into the Victory Boys and
Girls" Each member is supposed to
earn S. to contribute to the fund. The
money that they raise will go into a
separate fund; that is, it is not
counted in the quota of the county or
the district.
JR. Somerville of Columbia is dis
trict chairman of the Victory Boys
and Miss Emma Cauthorn of Columbia
district chairman Of the Victory Girls.
The organization will work through
the schools. A chairman for each
county and town will be appointed
County Quota $35,0O0.
The quota for Columbia in the War
Work campaign has been set at $14,-
900 and for the county at $4,000. The
county quota was originally set at
LOCO but was reduced.
The district quota is $159.6O0, the
state quota. s5OG0,0OO and the nation
al quota. S17O.0OO,OOO.
Dean Walter Miller is chairman of
the eighth district. which is composed
of Audrain. Boone. Galloway, Cole,
Moniteau, Usage. Miller, and Maries
counties. Omar D. Gray of Sturgeon
is Boone County chairman. Boyle G.
Clark has been appointed chairman
for Columbia. Jesse H. Smith will be
at the head OF the campaign in the
county outside Columbia.
NOOu HtiuS hOEh Ill SCHOOIss
President James NJ. Wood of Steph-
ems College has been selected by the
executive committee of the War Work
Campaign as chairman of the COM
mittee which will have charge of the
work in the educational institutions
of Missouri
Thoco institutions ipoludo oil trpf
versities, colleges and private acade-
mics in the state. The quota set for
them is $500
President Wood went to st. Louis
this morning to meet with the COM
mittee and present his plans for
raising the money.
The school district plan, which was
first used in the Y. NJ c. A. drive last
year. and has been used in every cam
paign since, will be used. The chair
men of the school districts will be I'M
der the supervision of Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Clark has not completed his
plan for the organization of Columbia
yet The city may be divided into
sections, with each section working
separately for its quota.
County headquarters were opened
in the old Liberty Loan headquarters
this morning. Miss Anna Pape is in
charge Of the Office The county
Chairman, campaign directors and
members of the committees will be at
the office also.
To Tell of Trenches.
The state committee has promised
a number of speakers, largely men
who have been at the front. to speak
mere during the campaign if the ban
on public meetings is lifted by that
Time. Each district will be asked to
notify Mr.. McPheeters before the cam
palgn opens on what Ndates it wishes
speakers.
People all over the nation have
oeen asked TO oversubscribe their
quotas 90 per cent because when the /
quotas were apportiOned the War De-
partment contemplated having two
mliilon men in Europe by. 1919 and 4
We already have that number there /
AOW. The number that will be there /
oy June Of next year is estimated at /
four million.
Inc National quotas have been di-
''aed to go to the seven organizations
Participating as follows: Y. VI. c. A., |
sslOV.OOO,0O0; Y. ". c. A, s15.OOO,O 900: |
National Catholic War Council. $780,
yVoO0o; Jewish Welfare Board. So
oOOOOO; Salvation Army. $3,5OO,OOO: |
war Camp Community Fund. s15.-
, ,oV'ooo; Camp Library Fund, $780,
Inc University and college contri-
Dulions are not to be included in the
ooone County quotas.
MS I. F. Parker Dies Mt Wichita.
mrs. {. F. Parker. daughter-in-law
u W. H. Parker of III Missouri ave-