The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-11
ARM BROKEN BUT HE
DESIGNS A POSTER
Patriot Artist, Crippled by Ac-
cidcnt, Seeks to "Help
Out" Country.
MANY VOLUNTEER IDEAS
Spirit Of Personal Service
Marks Offerings Freely
Submitted.

When a right handed artist designs a
poster to speed UP shipbuiding. although
suffering from tho handicap Of dislo-
Gated right elbow. because he feels that
II Is his duty to help out" his country,
It Is pretty good evidence that he has In
him the Same kind Of stun that goes to
maks American soldiers who keep on
hghtinS after they have been wounded.
Such a patriot IL Arthur Campbell OF
Williamsburg. Pa. a competitor in the
ship poster contest Of the national SER
vice section OF the United States Ship
ping Board Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton. which will close in THE Sun two
weeks from to-day.
Mr.. Campbell writes:
Under another cover am sending
my contribution to the Ship Poster Com
| petition. had no entry blank so II
you will attach one and mark It. DO
mated will appreciate the favor. Dur
Ing the latter part of June ] dislocated
my right arm at tho elbow and you may
Imagine that had some little trouble in
executing the design with my working
arm in a plaster cast However. II the
design Is acceptable It will please mo
very much. might add that my ser
vices are. at all times. at the disposal
OF the Shipping Board for any Kind or
lettered work without any cost to the
| board"
| Fine Spirit shown.
A An. snir,t Of nersonal service has
been manifest IN much OF thefcorrespond-
ance that has been received at THE Sun
Office concerning the contest. Many have
written that they could not draw or
paint but volunteered ideas for posters
which they hoped regular artists would
work UP into pictures" Others nave
asked that their crude efforts be handed
over to men who knew how to make
picture talk" A large number have said
that they were uot looking for prizes
didn't want them--but trusted the Ship
ping Board would accept their offerings
gratis and send them to the shipbuiiding
plants to encourage tho boys All
along the line there has been a truly
American desire to help In the great work
of pushing American propaganda to aid
In winning the war.
This is the way Fay NJ. Pearl Of Nor
walk. Ohio, puts her case. and the com
petition committee 10 OF the unanimous
opinion that Miss Fay has clear cut
idea Of what It means to be an Amor
can:
please send me an entry blank fol
your poster competition to speed uT
shipbuilding will enter under the
nrst class. q citizen Of the United
states. am not a professional
Just a little girl who likes to draw ant
has an idea and wants to do her Bit
Praise for Posters.
In a letter to Edward Harding, chair
man of the executive board of TIL
National Committee of Patriotic So
cieties, in regard to the contest. Charles
s. Ward, head of the building bureau
OF the International Committee o
Young Mems Christian Associations, "a
Madison avenue. writes:
While ] have always thought It de
sirabie TO rely upon the newspapers al
the chief means OF reaching the peopl'
with patriotic appeal, there can be nj
question as to the great value Of goot
poster. The appeal to the eye of thu
man or woman upon the street is
constant reminder OF that other appea
TO reason made by the printed page an'
of course the poster reaches many VIII
read very little.
~ am sure there are few who coult
resist the appeal Of the Red Cros
poster The Greatest Mother In tn
. World A single striking poster Xix
that with its appeal to sentiment Is o
, incalculable value in a great nationa
I patriotic movement"
! From all parts Of the country woult
, be competitors are still writing in 70
1 official entry BLANKS for the contest
e These blanks. when properly filled in
s must be attached to the backs OF tn
r designs submitted.