The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-20
COMING WAR
WORKERS CAMPAIGN

paign," held Monday and Tuesday of
this week in Jacksonville, was char
acteriezd by spirit of unity, broth
Ierhood, enthusiasm and steadfast,
determined purpose The attendance
was large and representative. There
were men and women from every sec
ton of the state. of every creed, of
every society and fraternal organiza-
ton, all with the one thought, eve
will wi nthe war; New problems were
presented and old problems were re-
moved, by the seven welfare agencies
all working together for a great end.
The league is made up of the Y. M.
&c. A., the Y. w. C. A., the Salvation
Army, the X. of c., the Jewish We'll
fare Association, the American Lii
brary Association and the War Work
Community Service.
The sum asked for by the govern
ment to be collected through the
United War Work Campaign is $170,-
100000. This money is not to build
any permanent buildings nor to be
used for any organization; it is for
the boys-every cent to be used for
their comfort, care, recreation-to
Icreate morale and cure inconsistencies.
Florida's part is S1,000.O00. "a home
sick soldier cannot fight"
The Florida directors in this great
drive are DIR. L. A. Bize of Tampa,
and j. Herbert Wilson of Jackson
vile. For the fifth division, which in
Icludes Marion, Citrus, fernando,
Lake and Sumter. Dr. ]. r. Herndon
iof Ocala, is chairman. Our appor-
tionment is something over $4,000.
The United War Work drive begins
Immediately at the close of the Liber-
ity Bond campaign Oct. 18th, and con-
tinues through November. Get your
| gifts ready and make them as big as
the cause for which they will be used.
There were many distinguished ma.
/ tional and international workers in
attendance upon the United War
Work conference, and every one
brought a powerful message. The
central figure was easily "Gipsy
Smith" who put all his wonderful elo-
quence, logic, arguments and person
atty into his pleading for the "dear
lads" with whom he has lived in the
! trenches for the past four years. He
was sent to America by the English
government for this special mission.
He closed one of his magnificent
speeches with the following outburst:
II want to be back with my lads; /
don't want ease, don't want COM
forts, / don't want to go here and
| there over your country just saying
speeches. | want to go back to by
lads, who are weary and homesick,
who are wounded and bleeding and
idying. For Gods sake give the mon
ley we need and let me go back to my
lads"
Gypsy" as he is lovingly known to
the lads, was refused as a soldier by
the government on account of being
over the prescribed age, but eternity
alone will tell the story of how many
soldiers were better fighters because
of the influence of his powerful per-
sonality injected into them as they
went "over the top" Let's give him
the money and let him go back to the
lads "over there"
The best of the many good women
speakers was Miss Katherine Halves,
of Richmond, Va, chairman of the
South Atlantic field, who presented
aThe Task Before Us" as only a
woman of big brain and heart could
do. Miss Halves is an officer in the
/ Y. w. G. A.
Two forceful and convincing wom-
en- were Miss Amy Snelson, an Eng
i ish woman, and Miss Kate Boyd
of Mississippi, Y. w. C. A. worker
who has been in France since the
arrival of the American troops. Miss
Snelson addressed the Business Wom-
ans League" in the Y. w. C. A. home
and Miss George spoke several times
with tremendous effect. We put in
our "call" with the state speakers
bureau and hope to have Miss George
with us in the campaign Of the fifth
Idistrict. Don't fail to hear her. She
will visualize for you the needs of our
tboys, until you see them as they are.
/ We wish we had unlimited space to
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of the great works of the Jacksonville
War Camp Community Service. We
had dinner there with many of the
delegates and saw things that made
our hearts glad, and which we wish
that every mother and wife who has
la son or husband at Camp Johnston
could see and know. As soon as Camp
Johnston was established the big.
hearted, Christian men and women OF
Jacksonville sent out call; $50, 00G
was subscribed to the National War
Camp Community Service fund. The
Executive committee secured a con-
lvenient, commodious building on Bay
lstreet, which was leased for $4,000 a
year, one-half it's former price II
was remodeled and furnished and q
finished club house now stands as q
memorial of hard and faithful work
On the ground floor there are seven
large reading tables and comfortable
mission chairs and rockers. The
tables are supplied with newspapers