Evening star., 1918-11-17
Washington viii Redouble
Efforts to Raise Quota :
for War Work.
CAMPAIGN Is EXTENDED
UNTIL. WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Churches and Sunday Schools Will
Aid Today-s401, ,s0e.23 Raised
Up to 6 O'Clock Last Night.

With the united war work campaign
on the wane. Washington has barely
passed the halfway mark. If the
city is to maintain its record in past
liberty loan and Red Cross drives it
now and closing time Wednesday
night
It was originally intended to con-
clude the drive tomorrow but an ex-
tension of two days was decided upon
by the managers of the national drive
last night.
According to official figures made
public by the local campaign COM
mittee, subscriptions amounting to
exactly s4o1 ,so6.23 had been raised up
to o'clock last night, which makes
it necessary to round up a trife more
than sSss.Oo0 in this remaining short
period.
Committee Redoubles Effort.
| AS disappointing as these figures
appear and as tremendous as may be
the task of raising the needed amount,
the local committee is by no means
discouraged. 1t has simply redoubled
us eHorLS, ana Win tne greatest en-
thuSiasm and determination is now
reaching out to attain success.
| The committee and the several hum
| dred patriotic man and woman volun.
/ teer workers who have been laboring
in the interest of this cause for moro
public Of the National Capital will
not hesitate longer in making its re-
sponse; they feel confident that
Washington will come off with flying
colors in this drive just as it has In
the memorable and historic wartime
| The workers will not remain idle
today-Sunday. On the contrary, they
are working the city from every pos
sible angle in their effort to raise
the necessary amount.
Church AID Sunday School to Help.
In many of the pulptts Of tho city
pastors will make strong appeals from
the pulpits urging the members OF
their congregations to respond to the
CALI sg7aax sehqSi classes. too. VIII
are being asked to support without
stint or qualification the united war
| work Campaign. In many OF the
churches speakers from the war work
campaign headquarters will today
speak in advocacy of the fund for the
seven relief organizations.
Appeals of this nature will be made
at the following churches: Second
Baptist Church, Takoma Park Pres
byterian Church: Temple Baptist
church, Mount Vernon M. e. Church.
Brookland M. E. Church, Church of the
Covenant. Peck Memorial Chapel.
Union M. z. Church. Asbury NJ. L.
Church. O6ncordia Church and prob
ably many others not yet with speak
ers assigned.
Message to Be Read in Church.
! The following message will be read
Tin the churches of Washington this
morning:
The united war work campaign. in
which at the request of President Will
son the seven welfare organizations
have united. will close tomorrow Re-
iports from all parts of the nation show
that the American people are CO.
operating with splendid patriotic
spirit, but it is clear that a large ad-
ditional sum is required tossecure this
city's minimum quota Of 100000. Mill
tary and naval advisers are agreed
that since the cessation of hostihties
this work has assumed added i'm
portance because the powerful war
motive is removed. Discipline is re-
laxed, hours of idleness multiplied and
temptations greatly increased and in.
serve our solSiers' and sailors.
ut is supremely important to make
the long period of rehabilitation not
a period of physical. mental and
4 moral weakening or deterioration, but
rather one of character building; Of
growth in useful knowledge; OF in
crease in working efficiency and Of
earnest preparation for assuming the
large responsibilities of citizenship
and service which await them on
all our people who hear this message
show our reverent and profound
gratitude to Almighty God for usher
ing in the day of what we trust will
be enduring peace, and likewise to
our young men, who at the call of
supreme devotion to represent US BY
generous and sacrificial gifts on their
behalf.
sit is important that during the
balance Of the campaign all contribute
!. freely and largely. who may not al
ready have done so. and that those
who have already subscribed further
increase their gifts to the extent OF
; their. ability. To achieve the great
success desired it will be necessary
that we cut into our prlncipai Just
as every soldier and sailor who has
gone overseas has shown his willing
ness TO do. because each one of them
has been willing to give his life. and
tens of thousands did SO. Therefore. in
their name and in their memory. let
us show forth the same spirit which
has enabled them and their allies to
make forever secure the priceless
liberties Of the world.
! JOHN r. MOTT.
Director General"
President Wilson's Appeal.
President Wilson yesterday address
ed to John r. Mott, director general OF
the campaign, the following letter
relative to the support of the Ameri-
can people in the drive and urged