The Bismarck tribune., 1918-09-21
LEADERS PLAN
CAMPAIGN FOR
MERGER FUNDS
Successful Meeting of State d.
rectors of War Work at
Fargo
176 REPRESENTATIVES OUT
Every Organization Engaged in
Help to Soldier Sends
Delegates

North Dakota's campaign for the
merger drive for. funds which, will
he held in November by the seven
welfare organizations doing work
with the. American army was open.
ed when state workers from the var,
ious organizations met for confer
ence and organization meeting in
Fargo. There were, 176 representa-
tives from the organizations through
out the state.
The nation wide campaign which
will be held during the, week of No.
vember l1-lS is to raise a fund OF
$170,5QO.0QA to be used for the well
fare work among the soldiers by the
Young Mems Christian association,
the Young Women's Christian associa'
ton, the Salvation Army, American
Library association, Jewish Welfare
board, National Catholic War Council
and the War camp community service.
The meeting in Fargo was pre-
liminary to the organization of this
state for the campaign.
II. w. Gearey. chairman of the
state committee. presided at the ses-
sions and in his opening address point
ed out the added effectiveness that
had come to the armies of the allies
after they had merged their forces
and predicted the same increase in
the Accomplishments and work tf the
orgaii1zationsh represented now that
their forces were. united.
The principal address of the morn
In ri,
er of Chicago, associate director of
the central division Of the United
War Work campaign.
81 have, been in. this business of
campaign funds for good many
years, raising funds for buildings
and for endowments and for running
expenses" said Mr.. Shumaker land
am more than ever satisfied that
oratory does not raise money. The
prospect of success lies much more
in getting an intelligent grasp of the
proposition that lies before you; to
come to beliece that the thing you
are attempting to do is just as much
your service to your country and to
God as does the boy over there be-
lieve that he has been called to that
service. The president of the United
States asked that every resource of
every organization represented in
this merger be placed at the disposal
of our soldiery early in the waf and
every resource has been so given. The
president now asks that all seven of
these organizations become unitd in
on merger organization in their drive
for funds and it shall be done. The
thing that we are starting to do, to
raise $170,50O,000 is the largest sum
that has ever been asked of a people
for religious, educational or philan-
thropic work and there are just three
things to keep in mind as you 60
about it: they are that it can be
done. it must be- done and it will be
DONE"
w. L. Stockwell of Fargo. present
ed a brief outline of the campaign
for Nordth Dakota and the work of
the various societies in thei army
labors was told Of by workers. Miss
Overs Of Minneapolis, told of the war
work of the Y. w. G. A. in the COM
munities where girls are employed in
war industries: in the efforts to mob
ilizze the efforts of women in the
eagerness to serve, in the cantonment
centers. the efforts to help with the
adequate housing of women workers
in the new industries. the more widely
known work of the hostess houses and
the work among foreign women to
help them to an understanding OF the
present situation and their relation to
It and the work in recreational huts
in Europe for the women who are
working wit hthe army, as Red Cross
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