The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-29


On November II the American peS-
pie Will start a enc weeks drive 20
raise the largest amount OF money
ever given outright By any peopGs In
the history of the world.
The drive viii be new thing 1adsx
the sun FOR the first dole Protss-
tants, Catholics and Jews, forgetting
all thsir differences. VIII line up Shout
de- to shoulder wsldlng sheir ipdivtd-
uaI organizations together In the:x
common devotion % the BOYS In ms
cantonments and over there. This
amslgamatisn OF the seven great agea-
cies engaged In war work is one ct shs
ane Developments which have 6eea
brought abeut by the war sad under
the wise guidance Of President Wns0n-
The seven organizations which -.
gether viii make this united appeal
are the T. VI. c. A., Z ". @. A. Me-
donaI Catholic War Council and <
~ c. the Jewish Welfare Board, the
War Camp Community Service. The
American T.tafary Association and tAs
Salvation Army. Each OF them WIN
need funds this Tall; each had CLAIMED
separate campaign FOR support
Now, acting on the suggestion Of the
Presidents letsar Of September s. the
seven cGuapat-us ~iil be rolled into
one. The American people viii be
spared the burden Of seyaa separate
appeals. md the nation viii have al
opportunity % demeUatra-c 5pleBdidly
that men end wos9en az all reeds AZ
home can work together. as men Of
ali craeds over there are sighting and
dying together
Or. John r. Mott. whom President
Wilson has spoken OF az one OF the
ablest and most useful men OF his gen
Grafton, has been selected Direetcz
General of the drive II is interesting
TO note that DR. Motifs name was
placed In nomination by John g. AEaE
of the National Catholic War Council
and seconded by Mortimer L SehiF Of
the Jewish Welfare Board Tbs gen
eral committee having the campaign
In charge contains such well known
names as Raymond 3. Fosdick, Chair
man OF the Commission on Training
Camp Activities; George W. Perkins,
Chairman Of the Finance Committee
OF the o. s. Steel Corporation; james
F. Pheian Of HernbIower and Weeks
Honorable Ayron T. Herrick. former
ambassador to France; Cleveland II
Dodge, George Gordon Battle. Mrs
Henry 2. Davtso7 and Frank A Van
deriip. president 81 the National City
Bank
In every city. county and town the
campaign will be In charge Of the big
gest men Of the community.
Together these seven organizations
represent q work that is staggering in
its proportions. They have more than
1900 uniformed workers. standing
shoulder to shoulder with the boys ev-
cry step OF the way from home TO the
front lire trenches. They operate more
than 1900 buildings and ship 500 tons
OF supplies to the boys in France ev-
cry week Fifteen miles of film set
sail for the other side each week IN
der their direction, ard the regular
weekly attendance Of soldiers and sail
ors ut their motion picture shows is
more than 100000. The Bibles fur
nished to the boys since the wal broke
cut would, IL piled one on another,
make a pile more than twenty miles
high.
Morale said Napoleon. els "a 9th
er factors In war as three to one" BY
which he meant that one msn who is
kept contented and happy is better
than three men who sre discouraged
and honesick. Il is the business OF
these seven great agencies to help
maintain morale They ara keeping
up the fine lighting e4ge Of our boys.
and By their mibistrations. helping to
put added power into our srny and
navy and so hasten the hour Of victory
when they will bring our boys home
again.
II Is predicted by national leaders
that this great victory drive viii go
over the top" In larger way than any
campaign that has preceded It