The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-01
County Chairman Enthusiastic; !;
Says Amount Should be Round
ed up Soon; Grady Asked to
Go 30 Per Cent Over.
WORK FOR SOLDIERS
NEEDS EVERY DOLLAR
Big Army Program and Care Of
Yanks Requires Millions Should
War End Now, Advice of
National Campaign Heads.

"Thafs lighter than expected
There should be no trouble in put
ting it across"
It's what call pie Judging
from the start we have now, wen
run by that figure before we can
put on the brakes"
These were the remarks of Coun-
ty Chairman c. L. Macarthur and E.
f. Ingram. district director of the
United War Work campaign, when
they opened the telegram this morn
ing from state headquarters, placing
Grady county's quota at $l4,1O0
Asks Oversubscription
Although the quota is generally es-
-.--..,,,e, 40 low, when it is taken
into consideration that it is for the
X of c. y W c. A., Y NJ. c. A.,
Jewish Welfare board, War Camp
s,Community service, Salvation and
American Library association. state
headquarters stresses the desire that
this county oyersubscribe the quota
by SO per cent This is the atti-
tudo taken all over the country, tho
national leaders pointing to the fact
that bigger army program has call.
eG for bigger work to be done by
the agencies represented, even if
peace were signed up tomorrow.
A telegram received this morning
from E. w. Marland, state chairman
says:
Information received by me from
Washington shows that even if the
war should end in the near future,
it would take at least year to get
all of the Acerican soldiers home
and that every cent asked for in the
United War Work campaign will
be needed to see that they receive
the sort of treatment desired for
them by the American people"
Everybody Boost Drive"
In speaking of the Grady county
quota, County Chairman Macarthur
said: while this appears to be
low quota, it does not mean that it
can be put over without work and
without the cooperation of every
one. It means that everyone must
get their shoulders to the wheel
and give a great big healthy push,
we will go over the top, but If they
lag back and Let George do IT, we
be struggling along considerably
shy Of the quota, fhile other coun-
ties in the state are doubling theirs.
= 1T has been my observation dur
ing the progress of other drives
that that is not the way of Grady
county people There is just as
much patriotism here and just as
much pride as anywhere. Grady
county people want to see Grady
county go over the top and are just
as proud when she goes over, as
any other section of these United
States. Grady has more than doub-
led her quota in the Fourth Liberty
loan, furnishing money to buy equip
ment for the fighters. and now !
certainly believe that they will run
away ahead in furnishing money
that goes to the care of soldiers,
from training camp to the front
line Let's all get after this thing
and wind it up in a hurry"
District Session Today
All is in readiness for the session
of the district and county heads
here this afternoon. when they will
meet District Chairman Austin 10
learn the details of the campaign
The council OF war" will be held in
the Federal building here and is
scheduled to start at o'clock.