The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-30
Grady Organization Completed; ;
Department Leaders Appointed
by County Chairman; Litera-
ture Received for Publicity.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
URGES TEACHERS HELP
Addresses Letter to School Peo-
pie of State Enlisting Aid of
Teachers and Pupils in Move
ment to Put Over Quota.

When the bell taps on November
Il, sending the Y M. G. A., the Y.
W. c. A., X Of c., Jewish Welfare
Board, War Community Service
American Library association and
Salvation Army into the joint United
War Work campaign in which is to
be raised $250,OOOO00 in these Unit
ed States, Grady county will be found
on the job with complete organi-
zation
County Organized.
c. l.. Macarthur, county chairman,
was busy yesterday afternoon per-
fecting his organization, which he
announced this morning as follows;
Advertising, l.. Erich; publicity, Jo-
mas Cook; speakers, B. f. Holding;
industrial, John Lynch; rural, NJ. H.
Shepard; women's work, Mrs Ed F..
Johns; victory boys, Hal Thompson;
victory girls, MIS- VIM lnman; col
lections, R. w. Murray.
Literature and supplies of all kinds
are now being received by the county
chairman, The posters which con
sist mostly on "one sheets arc be-
ing stored in the office of Jonas
Cook, county publicity chairman, and
the room is rapidly taking on the
appearance Of 'Ringling's bill posting
department Attractive posters from
the seven associations forming the
United War Work campaign are in
cluded in the stock The window
posters will be put up soon by the
Chickasha boy scouts under the di-
rection of Jonas Cook.
Schools Lining Up.
That the schools Of the state are
getting squarely behind the move
ment is shown by the activity in the
state educational department The
following letter is being sent from
the office of State Superintendent r.
H. Wilson to the school people of the
state:
Representative Of at least one
of tho war agencies will be in each
college and high school Of the state
the day the United War Work cam
paign opens, November H. It is
planned to have as many of them as
possible in uniform. Wherever pos
sible, war workers will also visit
grade schools on that date and ex-
plain something of the work The |
following bulletin regarding the |
has been issued:
ITO all superintenednts, principals
and teachers in the State of Okla
homa:
"As state superintendent Of public /
instruction and one who believes
thoroughly in every phase of the war
work, l am especially interested in
the success Of the United War Work /
which begins November II /
and will be conducted for one week. |
The purpose of this campaign is to 1
raise funds for the seven charitable
agencies that are ministering so eff /
fectively to the comfort and welfare /
Of our own and our allied troops. /
These organizations are contributing /
a great part to the winning of the
war by adding to the comfort and I
health of our soldiers. The effec- F
tiveness of the American army has
been materially increased by these
agencies. They have the endorse
ment of President Wilson, General /
Pershing and a number of other
prominent men interested in the /
welfare of our soldiers. I therefore
request that on Monday, November I
II, some time be given in the public |
schools of Oklahoma to the discus
sion Of these agencies by reading to