The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-03

On November II the American peo-
pie will start one weeks drive To
raise the largest amount Of money
ever given outright by any people In
the history of the world.
The drive will be new thing under
the sun. For the first time Protes-
tants, Catholics and Jews, forgetting
all their differences. will line up shOul-
der TO shoulder. welding their individ-
usl organizations together In their
common devotion to the boys In the
cantonments and over there. This
anna malgamation Of the seven great agen-
cies engaged In war work Is one of the
nne developments which have been
brought about by the war and under
the wise guidance OF President Wilson.
The seven organizations which to-
gether will make this united appeal
are the Y. NJ. G. A.. Y. w. G. A.. Ma
tionai Catholic War Council and X
Of c., the Jewish Welfare Board. The
War Camp Community Service. the
American Library Association and the
Salvation Army. Each Of them VIII
need funds this Fall; each had planned
la separate campaign for support
Now, acting on the suggestion of the
Presidents letter of September 8, the
seven campaigns will be rolled into
one. The American people will b.
spared the burden of seven separats
appeals, and the nation will have an
opportunity TO demonstrate splendidiy
hat men and women Of all creeds at
home cen WORK together. AZ men Of
all creeds over there are nghtinG and
dying together.
J DR.. John r. Mott. whom Presi0ent
Wilson has spoken Of - one Of III
ablsst and most useful men Of his seo
Grafton, has been selected Dtrectoa
0eneral Of the drive. II 10 interset1nl
to note that DR.. Motifs name va
: placed In nomination By John q. Asal
OF the National Catholic War Council
and seconded by Mortimer L. Gchi6 d
: the Jewish Welfare Board. The gsA
eral committee having the canpeiSs
5 In charge contains such well known
names % Raymond b. Tosdick. Chair
man OF the Commission on Trainin(
y Camp Activities; George w. Perkias
Chairman Of the Finance Cemmitte'
: Of the u. 8. Steel Corporation Jane
#. Pheian of Hornblower and Weeks
i Honorable Myron T. Herrick. forrne
r. amba ssador to France; Cleveland n
o Dodge. George Gordon Battle. Mr.
y Henry p. Dawson and Frank A. Van
/, derlip, president OF the National CIT
e Bank.
In every city, county and town tn
e campaign will be In charge Of the big
gest men of the community.
Together these seven orgnniza tion
represent work that is staggering u
7 its proportions. They have more tina
$4,000 uniformed workers. standin
,r shoulder to shoulder with the boys ev
It cry step of the way from home to tn
Is front line trenches. They operate NOR
Is than 5000 buildings and ship 800 ton
l. Of supplies to the boys In France ev
4 cry week. Fifteen miles of film re
'e sail for the other side each week un
r der their direction, and the regula
a, weekly attendance OF soldiers and sal
~ ors at their motion picture shows
y more than 2,5OOOOG. The Bibles fuI
"a nlshed to the boys since the war brok
a. out would. II piled one on another
Id make q pile more than twenty mile
In high.
"a Morale" said Napoleon, "is as otl
err er factors In war as three to one" B
l. which he meant that one man who
by kept contented and happy Is bette
iy than three men who are discourage
n and homesick. II Ii the business {
at these seven great agencies to hel
maintsin morale. They are keepin
up the fine fighting edge Of our boy
and by their ministrations, helping
put added power into our army an
rt, navy and so hasten the hour Of victor
70 when they will bring our boys hon
ea again.
ra II is predicted by national leade
n that this great victory drive will Il
w. over the top" In larger way than Al
campaign that has preceded It