Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-24
DEFENSE COUNCIL
|. URGES WISCONSIN
AID MERGED FUND
DRIVE FOR $17o,5oo,ooo BY SEVEN
ORGANIZATIONS WINS
STATE SUPPORT.
CAMPAIGN UNITY PROVED

Urging the people of Wisconsin to
give their fullest moral and financial
support to the United War Work
Campaign which will launch a national
drive for $40, 100000 Nov. 11-f8, the
National Council of Defense has just
adopted stirring resolution proving
that. that great organization is solidly
back OF the campaign.
Indicative of the fact that the state
organization will throw its full sup
port in the coming drive for funds, is
the manner in which officials of the
Council of Defense throughout Wis
consin are lining up their forces.
Adopt Resolution.
"The action of the National Council
OF Defense is just one more evidence
for the unity and solidarity of the ma
tion with respect to the combination
drive of the seven great war welfare
agencies which are allied in this great
est of all campaigns" declared Emer-
aon Ella of Madison, active head Of
Wiseonsin's drive.
!, The resolution of the defense coun-
I .1e.l follows: o..
: WHEREAS, the War Depart
ment has officially endorsed and
the President of the United States
has likewise sanctioned the joint
drive for s170, 100000 to be con-
Quoted by the Young Mems Chris
I tian Association, the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, the
National Catholic War Council,
the Jewish Welfare Board, the
War Camp Community Service,
the American Library Association
!, and the Salvation Army, from
November 18th to 18th inclusive,
7 l918. and
s;,,.$ss.'WHEREAS, the Council of Ma
..jonal.t Defense. composed of the
Secretaries of War, Navy, In
eerinr, Agriculture, Commerce.
-. and Labor, believe that the serv-
Ice which these agencies are
rendering to promote the comfort,
contentment and efficiency of our
soldiers and sailors and to main
tain their morale, is emphatically
In the national interest, and that
therefore the forthcoming cam
paign should cRnmand the full
support of the American people,
- and
al, WHEREAS, the Council of Ma :
49,. tional Defense believes that in
:. view of the inevitable continual
increase In the Army and Navy,
- generous subscription to the said
fund is highly desirable in the ma
tional interest.
"THEREFORE, BE IT RE
SOLVED, that the Council of Ma
tional Defense in endorsing, as it
does endorse, the purposes of the
said Joint drive, direct, and it does
hereby direct the State Councils
Section of the Council Of National
Defense to request the State Coun-
ellis OF Defense throughout the
nation to do everything in their
power to assist in making the
campaign in question a complete
success, placing their State. Coun-
ty and Community Council ma
chinery at the disposal of the, joint
drive organization" >'="g .-~
WhirIwind Campaign 49,
With all factions harmonlzed ,ant
working shoulder to shoulder, conf
dent expectations are held out by lead
!. ers OF the United War Work Cam
paign that the drive for funds in Wis
consin will be made complete sue
sess within a single days campaign
ing. =.
do 1t In A Day" is the adopted
slogan of the campaign. In many sec
Eensy of the state "jolliication din
acrs'' are already being planned 70
the night of Nov. II, the first day o
The drive. These are planning t.
celebrate the attainment of the mini
mum goal The Importance of tn
campaign. which is held second onl,
to the Fourth Liberty Loan driv
which has just been brought 10 cor
clusion, is pointed out as the real il
>, centive for a whole-hearted and con
plete success.