The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-12
Got Good Start at Luncheon
Given at The Fairmont
Last Night.
W0REERsREP0RT TONIGHT
j. E. Watson, Jr., Will be
the Host at This Even
ing's Gathering.

Things are stirring in Marion coun-
ty today in the drive for 500 fot tue
Salvation Army war work-Boy Scout
cannaien which is on. The work was
definitely mapped out at The FAR
mont after W. ) Wiegel, county chair
man. entertained the city teams at
lunch last evening, and today every
one VT to work. Hopes are enter
tanned that this campaign may be put
across today so the three days Will
NOT he consumed as the campaign or
i1ina1i,- calls for. The idea IS to save
time for the business men VINO axe en-
gagged in the drive. 49,.
This. morning the employees OF the
Prudential Life Insurance company
lifted a collection and neat sum was
gathered 49,
campaign, today received a check
from the Methodist Protestant TEN
Die congregation. which covered the
collection, that had been lifted there
on sunday. A stranger happened INTO
the Office of Mr.. Wiegel today and laio
down four crisp new dollar dis 10
wards the great work.
AS means of gathering some funds
Mr.. SiegefN this morning arranged 70
have a KETTLE. placed in the rooms OF
the local Red Cross society. It IS e1-
pected that the ladies' Of that worthy
Organization WI le2d a helping hand
to the Salvation army war fund ana
that a substantial sum VIII be raised.
Captain John O'Bierne this morning
visited the school at Monongah ana
was very faVorably received. me
teacher of the school said that the stu
dents appeared to be more interested
In this cause than any which hereto
fore had bobbed up. All want TO
be itSle patriots. A collection will be
lifted there. Some are to give I'VE
cents: S6thers ten cents and some small
er amounts. Those who cannot aItord
it. however, will not be embarrassed.
superintendent of Schools Conley mas
done a great work in Grant district.
MononGah is alive for fair, for today a
worker. visited a small mine and S35
was lifted in the collection. Captain
O'Bierne was so well received in MO
nongah today that he was obliged TO
promise his hearers that he would re-
turn again to talk to them about the
Salvation Army's war work.
Captain O'Bierne will visit the school
at FairTiew tomorrow. AS Captain
O'Biezne is assigned to a team and
other work he pleads with the citizens
not to forget the kettles on the street.
Tonight the team captains and work
ers will meet at The Fairmont for the
purpose OF receiving reports on the
first and 1t is expected the final day
Of the campaign. The workers Will
assemble at 6 o'clock sharp and will
be entertained at lunch by J. E. Wat
son, Jr.
Chairman Wiegel In opening his re
marks last evening said that the
ground was well prepared for the cam
paign'' and he thought that with the
abundant advertising that was given
it was a case OF simply collecting the
money. The Salvation Army war
work has been clearly outlined. He
stated that Captain John O'Bierne, OF
the local barracks, was not only Will
ing, but anxious to do this work
Captain O'Bierne was the first
speaker at the lunch. Il love the Sal
walton Army" was the way be began.
Then told how he became interested in
the work in Fond du Lac. Wis, and
told a thrilling story Of how his life
was entwined with the work OF this
soul-saving organization, injecting
personal phases. He related how bad
citizens were made good and stated
that the Salvation Army does work
that no other organization can do. He
referred to the million dollar drive
in the United States as asking for a
modest sum. In war times just as in
peace times the doors Of the Salvation
Army are wide open to Protestant,
Catholic or Jew, alike. He told of the
great moral force that the women
workers have been In the Salvation
Army uplift movement, which has been
one OF its, bulwarlrs since its institu'
ton in 1865. In the far away war
stricken countries you will find Sal
walton Nell sewing buttons on the sol
dfers' coats or singing song to cheer
the :'boys in khaki" Captain o,Bierne
then told Of the sock exchange that
has been established over there" Aft
er the men leave the trenches with
their wet clothing they can procure
clean and dry, pair of socks upon re-
turning the damp pair. Captain
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