Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
My Old Iowa
Must Get Busy
I;
And Shell Out
est Of Interest In Our Boy. "0ver
1 There" to Come Soon In United
War Work Campaign State
Qusta Over SIX Million

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Offering Iowa an opportunity to
how her pride in her valorous tight
ing men by backing them up with
The funds which will provide them
With warmth and comfort and cheer
8 thru the coming months Of winter,
the United War Work Campaign will
be held November Ills.
The Y. NJ. C. A., the Y. w. G. A..
the United Catholic War Council, rep
resenting the knights Of Columbus;
the Jewish Welfare Board, the War
Camp Community Service. the Amer
lean Library Association and the Sal.
walton Army are the organizations
which have been recognized as the
Official war welfare agencies and
which st the request OF President
Wilson have merged their finance
drives into the United War Work
Campaign.
lowa's Quota over 100000.
With the approval of the president
and OF the war department, the
national campaign star is asking for
$3.50. 100000. instead OF the $17o,50o,,
900 originally decided upon, to carry
on the spirit-sustaining and morale
building work of these seven organ
izations. Iowa,s quota stands at
$6.133.000 plus, and everyone who
Knows the spirit of the state feels
sure that the amount OF money raised
In the fifteen districts OF Iowa will
give Overwhelming evidence to the
nation and to our armies that Iowa
to the last man, woman and child
stands back Of her boys on the seas
and in the trenches.
8 Who're They Write to Mother.
In NO way would the people OF
Iowa be content to, have the services
Of these seven, organizations to the
boys who are fighting our battles in
the mud of France and Flanders be
curtailed. DR.. Mott believes. Their
nuts" often offer the only spot
where warmth enough to dry
.drsnched clothes, and light enough
to write that welcome letter home
may be found.
II you found your boy living
where found mine in a barn in a
cold. damp, muddy little village,
you'd mortgage your farm to get
him warm. cheerful hut" Dr. Mott
declares.
Peril Of Decentralization.
IT peace should come, 1t would
bring an increased need for addition.
al funds" DR.. Mott states. 1t will
take at least is months after peace
siss declared before our armies can be
demobilized and our boys sent back
home. During that period the boys
will have great deal OF time on
their hands. They will not be keyed
UP to pitch Of patriotic enthusiasm
by the war, nor will they be occupied
with b military activities. They will
be surrounded with temptations.
DR.. Mott asks the people Of Iowa
in meeting the appeal of the United
War Work Campaign to remember
that II we do not want the period
Of rehabilitation to become period
Of decentralization, we must see thai
these seven organizations have the
necessary additional funds to put or
. strong stimulating recreative and
educational program, during this
dangerous period.
Working 40 Ono Big Family.
Because OF the nature of the cam
paign, which includes organizations
representing all creeds and classes
there is not person in Iowa who
will not enter whole heartedly into
the November drive for funds. All
churches and synagoges, all societies
and clubs. all organized groups OF
+ every kind, and all individuals as
we'll, are pushing for Iowa's s6,133,
900 plus.
III you people over here are going
to keep abreast of the boys over
there. you want to break away from
all narrowness and get any prejudice
that may still exist out of your sys
TENS, for let me tell you, it's all been
wiped out among the boys fighting
together on the other side" declared
edwin Brown Of Sioux City. Just re
turned from welfare work overseas
Broad Scope Of Organization.
Members Of the state executive
committee are: Y. NJ. G. A., Judge
yepAN