The Robesonian., 1918-10-31

THE UNITED WAR
WORK CAMPAIGN

and Moral Organizations Working
in Home Camps and ''Over There
Among Soldiers and Sailors.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
President Wilson has set apart the
week OF November Ills for a United
War Work Drive to raise funds for
tne several religious and moral or
camps and "over there" among our
soldiers and sailors. It is a great call
and great work and SHOULD appeal
to and meet ready response from all
patriots OF every age and class. These
organizations form the connecting link
between home and the battle front in
providing for the boys the "home
touch" and aiding in every possible
way to keep them morally and physi-
cally fit, clean and of good cheer and
aiding them in living right now and
for the hereafter.
The leading organization recognized
by the Government is the Young
Mems Christian Association, and so
much has been said of the value of the
~" as the boys call it, and of the
great work that it is doing that it, is
almost of no use to speak Of it's merit.
1t IS already known. If one should
not happen to know of, or understand,
the "Y" he has but to ask a mother
who has boy "over there" or in a
home camp, for that matter, and she
will tell that it is great organiza-
ton, doing a great work and follows
plan that comes as near taking the
place of mother and home as is pos
slble to devise. General Pershing says
that "Y" equals 10 per cent Of the
efficiency Of his army and that he
would rather have 900 men with "Y''
! influence than to have 1000 without
it. That fact and recommendation
alone makes it worth our while, con-
sideration and support. The other or.
ganizations in the drive are filling
places equally as important in their
several activities.
There are seven agencies, religious
and moral, recognized by che Govern.
,ment in this work, and from an eff
cheney standpoint it was not deemed
feasible to have seven separate drives
| so President Wilson arranged thai
they join in one UNITED DRIVE thai
would count for efficiency, save over
head and administration expense anG
at the same time show to the Hui
that we are UNITED in. this figh
!, and will, with our dollars, go~alanl
with the boys into Germany and carry
the best that we have in morals, goot
living, and also show the Kaiser tina
we put GOD first and foremost in al
things.
The Y. NJ. C. A. is to the spiritual
moral and social life of the boys wha
the Red Cross is to their physica
needs and is entitled to the same gen
erous support that we accord the Ret
; Cross It, as well as the other or
ganizations associated in the drive
gives them spiritual. counsel, encour
ages and upholds clean living AM
: good morals, provides the best in rec
reation and amusements and give
them a home behind the lines. L
these homes, called huts, they cal
rest, mingle with their friends, and a
the same time be under the best O
influences, for the whole object O
this watch care is their salvation, an
| the thousands who have already bee
; led to God are worth many times tn
E sum asked in this drive. The bes
| in all things is none too good for ou
! boys, and this work that is being don
E for them demands the full and loys
| support OF every American citizen.
: Robson county is asked to give
5 minimum Of $4,000 to the cause, an
( if the call meets with the same re
sponse that has been given in tn
county to other calls Of the govern
t ment there can be no doubt Of OF
going we'll over the top. A wire r.
ceived today states that the possibi
ity of the cessation of hostilitie
: makes the call all the more urge1
Il and that the minimum quotas may
5 raised later by 25 per cent to so pt
; cent to meet this demand. A VII
! torious army on Germany's thresho
5 raises a thousand new problems fl
3 the religious and moral forces to So
5 nothing of the coming problem of d.
Il mobilization. It is estimated thu
- from a year and half to two yeal
will be required to bring the bo.
home after the war is over. Ju
think of the religious and moral pre-
Is lem that this fact alone brings to u
q The United War Work Drive is tt
# only answer, and if we care for Of
h boys and their welfare we must sho
\. it by giving Of our means to this gre
0. work.
70 The minimum quota for L,1mbe
y ton township is $4,000 and the follo1
ing is the township organization:
Mr.. C. B. Skipper, chairman,
n Mr.. Oliver Britt, Chairman for Ea
Lumberton,
Mr.. John W. Long, Chairman f
West Lumberton.
n Space will not permit the public
m ton of the full county organizati'
c. in this article but in the next iss
re it is hoped that the whole list of tow
w ship chairmen and quotas may
Sc published.
lg The time set for the drive is N
vember 18th to 18th. When solicit
- by the committee, give generously a
then some more. Let's all join han
ed in this drive and thus go along wi
tn the boys into Germany and have
he further substantial part in winni
sol the war. We have done well in bu
G. ing bonds and stamps, we have do
we'll for the Red Cross and we MI