The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-01-31
X. OF c. DRIVE TO
BEGIN SATURDAY

The Hood River county drive for the
Knights of Columbus War Camp Fund
will be launched next Saturday. A
general committee. composed of J. II.
Mohr, M. Pendergast, p. j. Mohr, Ed
ward Dresser, p. H. Mohr, Theodore
Haas, A. A. Mohr, Geo. Mellon, J. P.
Naumes, Harry Farrell and Forrest
Kingdom. is engaged in working out
details of the campaign.
At mass meeting to. be held at Lii
brary hall next Friday evening, cap
tains of the soliciting teams sfor re-
spective city and rural districts will
be appointed. The quota, which the
campaign managers declare they will
raise, in order that the Hood River
county record for patriotic activities
may be kept clear, has been placed at
81 900. Banks are cooperating with
the committee in the drive work.
The press committee of the campaign
has issued the following statement:
Everyone is cordially invited to
participat in the meeting of tomorrow
night at O'Clock. We ask for your
presence and support in advancing this
| worthy cause, conducted along identi-
cal lines and supplementing the work
| of the Y. M. c. A. Here is an oppOr-
tunity to make an effort or sacrifice,
great or small, and be certain that it
will through this channel bring the
greatest amount of good that constant
association with the boys and sympa-
thetic study of their needs, both here
and over there can produce.
1.-The committees will make every
effort to reach everyone in the county.
But in case you are overlooked you
may contribute your bit to either of
the Hood River banks. With the pre-
vious records of Hood River county as
our inspiration, we feel that we must
not lag behind, and again we ask you
for your hearty cooperation and sup
port that these recreation huts may be
erected for our boys at the country S
different cantonments. Thus we will
let them know that we at home are do
ing all we can for their welfare and
comfort.
The campaign will continue until the
committees have succeeded in reaching
their quota.
The Knights of Columbus, Roman
Catholic organization, are conducting
their work of constructing recreation
cottages at cantonments, under the
authority of the government on the
same basis that the Y. M. C. A. work
is carried on. Seventy-three buildings
have already been established at
many different 'cantOnments, and more
are under construction. These are in
addition to buildings to be prepared
for troops abroad.
Everybody welcome" is the hos,
pitable sign that cheerily blazons forth
from every X. of c. hut. Every sailor
and soldier of the United States, re
gardless Of religious leanings, finds &
warm welcome and the hand of a
friend and counsellor extended ir
greeting, and he is asked to enter
rest, read, converse or enjoy himself as
he desires.
The Knights of Columbus are provid
ing recreation buildings, including
stages for entertainments. Ample fa
cilities for writing home are at hand
and the man in the navy blue or the
olive drab will find good books, maga'
zines, newspapers, moving picture:
and other forms of wholesome amuse.
ment and entertainment.
In regard to the Knights of Colum
bus work at Camp Lewis, Brigadier
Frederick S. Foltz in command, says:
"The knights of Columbus, Camp
Lewis, Wash.
Gentlemen: | desire to express tC
you my appreciation of the great work
which your association is doing among
the officers and enlisted men of thi:
command. Your several buildings
erected in this cantonment and main
tanned by your association are sources
of great comfort and benefit to the
members of the command, and the
work which you are performing is ex
tremelv commendable and deserves the
support of every patriotic citizen.
The letter was closed by expression
of wishes for future unlimited success
which, it was declared, was deserved.