Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-06

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| secretary of the Y. w. C. A.
DIR. Downes is handling the cam
paign through the public schools, DIR:
Ludes through the Parochial schools,
Prof. Brown through the private
schools, and Miss Scott and Mr.. Wit
nan are heading the committee to
reach all boys and girls not in the
schools,
Organizations Complete
Dr.. Downes announced this morn
ing that his campaign among the
children in the schools will be con-
fined to three days, the canvass
Tuesday of next week, the collection
of pledges Wednesday, and the
cleanup" Thursday.
DR.. Ludes reports that his COM
mittee for the handling of the
pledges from the Parochial schools
is organized. Prof. Browns commit
tee also is complete, and will make
a report very soon. Miss Scott and
Mr.. Whitman also head an organiza-
ton which is complete in every de-
tail. They will reach the boys and
girls principally through the Sunday
schools, and already they have sent
letters to every pastor in the city
requesting Cooperation.
Each school and Sunday school
will be urged to enlist as many Vic
tory Boys and Girls as there are men
in the service from the schools. All
Victory Boy and Girl pledges will be
in multiples of five dollars. Those
who give less will not be known as
Victory Boys or Girls, but will be
classed as general contributors, and
will not be entitled to wear the spe-
cial button or display the special
Victory window posters.
NEarn and Give" Plan
The whole committee in charge
of the Victory Boys and Girls is
urging the fact that Victory pledges
must represent real sacrifice. 1t is
an earn and give" proposition, and
toned not to solicit the money they
pledge, or ask help from their par
ents.
Five dollars will give a soldier in
the field all the comforts of the sew
en- war relief organizations that
benefit by the United War Work
Fund for a period of five weeks.
Therefore boys and girls who pledge
five dollars, are pledging to earn by
their own efforts the cost of the
comforts of home for some soldier
friend who has gone from their
school or Sunday school, the COM
mittee says.
1t has been decided by the COM
mittee- that the payment of pledges
in the schools be made either at local
scout headquarters, or at the Y.
w. c. A.
Industrial Drive Continues
The industrial canvassers under
William P. Starkey are continuing
to make satisfactory progress in
their canvass of the city's industries.
Thermometer honor emblem pos
ters for use in the campaign arrived
at headquarters in the Gilbert store
room yesterday and are being de-
livered to workers to-day. These
posters provide q new and novel way
for increasing the subscriptions in
the shops and factories. 1t is expect
ed that the firms will quickly make
use of them, as they substitute for
the ordinary one hundred per cent.
honor flag for the front windows of
the establishments.
MOrgenthau Here Tomorrow
Henry Morgenthau, former am
bassador to Turkey, is scheduled to
arrive here at $50 o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon and make his speech
before a record-breaking crowd in
the Chestnut street auditorium at 8
o'clock. An overflow meeting will be
held if necessary.
The members of the executive
committee of the United War Work
Campaign and ward leaders of the
homes committee, were entertained
at a meeting Of the Rotary Club in
the Y. M. G. A. last evening. Mem
bers of the committee made speech
es emphasizing the needs of the
funds being raised in the city for the
benefit of seven war relief organiza-
tons. The Rotary Club as a body
pledged its full cooperation as an
organization, and the members as
individuals pledged the support of
the campaign in every way.