Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-14
$51, O0ofS18O, 900
Quota to Be Met
in Home Drive
MANY BLOCKS
GOING 100 %
WholeTown Hopes
to Be Painted
Red Soon

Harrisburgers must contribute
more than S51. 200 TO the United War
Work Fund before tomorrow even
ing if the campaign is to be success
full in the city. The schedule of the
executive committee calls for jubi-
lation meeting in the Chestnut
street auditorium tomorrow even
ing at ) o'clock. at which ward
workers. industrial canvaSsers, and
all other workers of the campaign
organization will celebrate the sue
Cessful termination of the major
part of the drive.
The amount subscribed until 10
O'Clock this morning was Sl2S,t 90.
This amount was computed from
ward percentages which members OF
the campaign committee figured this
morning. 1t includes the industrial
homes. fraternal and special contri-
buttons.
Look to Homes
The major portion OF the S51,235
still unsubscribed must be raised by
the home workers this afternoon
and tomorrow. These homes work
ers are canvassing every part of the
city in an effort to secure a con-
lIlbuIlOn lIbul every llOdSts
In the meantime, ward leaders
and canyassers are working at high
pitch to make every precinct and
every ward on the huge courthouse
map. and on the maps throughout
the city, as red as possible. Dozens
OF city blocks have responded by 100
per cent. contributi rs. and the maps
are turning red under the onGlaughts
of the hundreds of Canvassers.
Ward workers report considerable
zest in the efforts of many citizens
TO make their blocks red on the map
by personally appealing to their
neighbors to respond readily to the
canvassers when they make their
call. Campaign workers at headquar-
tiers are greatly pleased with the re-
sponse OF a large number of persons,
who have personally called at head
quarters and made contributions
without waiting to be solicited by the
workers.
Plan For Jubilee
Paul Johnston at headquarters,
emphasized the need of large per-
sonal subscriptions from household
ers if the ward quotas are to be
raised. With only a little more than
"a hours to so, and many thousands
to he raised in the city, the cam
DdlEn OlllNldlS ItdllLH AIle HGeu Ol
generous subscriptions TO pull the
city over the mark.
At a meeting late this afternoon.
plans for the jubilee mass meeting
TO be held in the Chestnut street
auditorium tomorrow night were
discussed. a complete program will
be announced this evening by Hen
derson Gilbert, chairman of the
stunts" committee, who has charge
of arrangements.
To Sing New Song
j. II. Kurzenknabe. born in Ger
many. but now a patriotic citizen of
America and resident of Harrisburg.
with a rendition of his patriotic song
The Flag We Love" will be one of
the features of the meeting All
workers of the campaign organiza-
tion in the city. county and district,
have been invited and the meeting
will open to the public after the
workers are seated. Brief reports
from the various chairmen will be
heard and final totals will be an
nounced.
Charles f. Pass, chairman of the
fraternal committee, this morning
announced S164 subscribed since
noon yesterday. Seventy dollars was
the amount previously reported. The
SubSti ipNiOltS. dHHOuHCeu lO-uaA are
as follows:
Harrisburg Republican Club. -. $40
Keystone Camp No. so, w. o. w. 25
Harrisburg Lodge No. 107, L.
o. q. NJ. so
Ladies' Society of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers ...... 3
Susquehanna Lodge No. 40.
Shepherd of Bethlehem. 80. 5
United Asso. of Plumbers and
Steam Filters .... Q
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, No. AZ ...... %
Commercial Club .......... 10
Warrior Eagle Tribe No. $40.
|. o. r. NJ. ................ 25
Total to-day
A bit of real patriotism came to
light this morning when Arthur
koplovitz, newsboy, of l21 North
Summit strset, pledged Sc a month
for six months. for war relief.
KoplovitZ sells papers for the Har-
risburg news agency, and knows
the value of a comfortable place to
go to after working hard in the
cold and rain and snow. There