The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-22

West Virginia Expected to
Raise Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

CHARLESTON, ". Va. July 20
Colonel John B. Stevenson. big whole
salo grocer and prominent in the bust.
ness life Of Huntington and Fairmont,
who VIII conduct the Third Y NJ. c.
A. var fund campaign during the fall
months, will build a complete organi-
Hation IN each county for the solicita.
ton campaign and all the forces now
engaged in patriotic activities in West
virginia will be selected for service in
thB YIN campaign.
The YIN campaign will be the lar,
gest ever attempted in tho nation and
the amount asked for OF $4,000 c"'
OF which S15,O0O,00O will 20 10 the Y.
W. G. A. for war work purposes vii.
only mean, according to DR.. John Y.
Mott, general secretary OF the associa.
ton, an average expenditure OF eight
cents per day on each soldier and
sailor.
In addition, however, 70 the service
prOVlded for the American fighting
mOn the Red Triangle will maintain
il9 service with the French and Italia.
armies and IN Russia according 20
George ". Perkins, OF New York CT"
TIE task placed before the associat..'
Is % Stupendous that S25OOo0."
would not be too much.
Many West Virginians attended Oh
recent conference Of the eastern d..
paFtmont IN New York a few days a"a
which was presided over by John j
Rockefeller, Jr., and at which GeOrg
W. Perkins and DR.. Mott presented
the plans Of the national war work
council, Of which Mr.. Perkins is chair.
nan.
John B. Stevenson was chosen as
chairman Of the West Virginia cam
paign committee upon the unanimous
request Of tho West Virginians and
% assist him in the organization o.
the state, according TO congressional
districts, the following were selected:
First, DR.. John L Dickey, Wheeling;
Second, William Gulland, Elkins
Third, P. H. Koblegard, Clarksburg;
Fourth, John NJ. Crawford. Parkers
burg; Fifth, Graham Sales, WEIGH
Sixth, John Davidson. Charleston.
~. 7. Whittoo, editor Of the Key
stone Times, and q leader OF the col.
ored race, was selected as chairman
Of the negro section and made mem
Der at large Of the advisory commit
tee 10 work with Chairman Stephen
sen. George L. Goodwin, interstate
secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A, was made
the campaign director and he will soon
come to West Virginia and secure Of.
fees preparatory to the opening OF
. the campaign.
State Director William Burdette
Mathews, OF the Four Minute Men, will
have charge Of the speakers bureau
for the Y. campaign and the services
OF that entire organization will BE-
enlisted.
The eastern department Of which
West Virginia is a part will raise at
least Sl9,2S0,00O OF the S1l2,000,0OO.
OF this amount West Virginias' quota
win be 100000 or 100000 less than
the Red Cross quota in the May cam.
paign, although the national quota is
greater than the Red Cross national
quota. II West Vlrginia's Qouat had
been determined by her subscriptions
10 the former two Y. campaigns, the
Third Liberty bond campaign and the
second Red Cross drive 1t would have
amounted to $4,000.
The quotas OF other states in the
district are: New York, $29,lS00 900 (;
Pennsylvania, S1S,OOO,OOO New Jersey
$500, 900; Delaware. 100000; Mary.
land, t1,OOO.OO0; Virginia, $1,000, 900;
West Virginia, 100000; District OF