Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-12
Be READY TONIGHT
WITH CONTRIBUTION
FOR WAR WORK FUND
Remember the Boys and Be
Home TO Collectors.

The United War Work Campaign
to raise Berkeley county's quota OF
$1,000 begins in reality tonight The
canvassers will reach as many peo
Pile az they can this evening and II
Is believed that the sentiment In
favor OF this movement will be sui.
iicient to put over Martinsburg's
part tonight.
The lodges are interesting them
selves and are contributing in re
spouse to a request from the com.
nittee, the X. Of G.. heading the list
with 800; Palestine Commandry,
knights Templar comes next with
s75; and the Elks have sent q con.
,fibution of s25. These are the only
lodges which have been heard from
10 far BY the eommlstW II ia .exs:
,ected that the other lodges will be
heard from as they meet during the
week
The Industries Of the town have
been asked TO subscribe and are
send'r1 IN their contributions and Il
ia believed that every industry 10
berkeley county vii have ils name
on the List within the next two or
three days.
Tonight The canvassers will try to
reach every home in Martinsburg. II
is hoped that the people will be
ready for them and will make their
contributions very substantial ones.
Mr. G. A. Miller will have charge of
the drive in the first ward, Mr..
q. Wiltshire will have charge of the
workers in the second ward Mr..
d. ]. Heiston Will have charge Of thse
workers in the third ward and Fred
Cline will have charge of the work
ers in the Fourth ward and Mr..
John f. Oliver will have charge Of
The drive in the fifth ward. Everyone
Is expected 10 give at least the re.
suit of one days labor or wages.
The campaign Is beginning at a
most opportune moment so far as
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad EN-
ployes are concerned. Today they
are being paid thousands Of dollars
OF back pay and it is believed by the
committee that very substantial
portion OF this amount will find It's
way tonight into the War Work
Fund. There is not a more patriotic
set Of men than the railroad men,
who appreciate fully, ON account OF
their own work, the needs of the diff.
ferent organizations who are ap'
pealing for funds through the Unit
ed War workers.
Meetings are being held in the diff
ferent quarries throughout the coun.
ty today and tomorrow. and on
Thursday night play will be given
by the Martinsburg Glee Club at the
Central Opera House, entitled Fol.
lies" for the benefit OF this fund
Tickets are now on sale and seats
are being reserved. From the pros
ent outlook crowded house will
greet these well known artists.
The campaign on Thursday will
take the form of drive in the conn.
ty. the country people driving their
districts ON that day. just as the
workers are driving Martinsburg to
night.
The workers are expected. after
they have completed their work this
evening, to come to the circuit court
room in the county court house
where they will turn over their sub
scriptions. Probably one OF the most
unique phases is that no one will
have the excuse that he or she
doesn't have the ready cash to make
subscription, for every industry in
Martinsburg has agreed to accept
the subscriptions of their employees