The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-11-09


represent religious beliefs. But no
distinctions of religions are recog-
nized in the war work in which they
are engaged and it is to support the
work alone that contributions will be
asked. All have but one purpose;
to serve the soldier whether he be
Catholic, or protestant, Gentle or
Jew; not to obtrude religion upon him
but to serve him with cigarettes,
chocolate, hot coffee and doughnuts
when he needs them most; to furnish
him with place for rest and recre-
alton and a chance to write home, to
supply him with books and
other comforts in the hospitals; to
serve him in every possible way in
the cantonment, on the transport and
in the battle line.
For weeks past the leaders of these
organizations have been working
shoulder to shoulder throughout the
nation, at the call of the president.
Prominent Jews, Catholics and Prot
estants of the state have been busy in
the state headquarters at Seattle or
ganizing the state for the campaign.
In every county and city Of the state
the same is true, the local leaders or
ganizing for the work in their own
communities.
The $l70,500,000 fund to be raised
has been apportioned in advance ac-
cording to the extent of the work in
which the organizations are engaged,
! as follows: National War Work
Council of the Y. M. C. A. $l00,O00,-
900; National War Work Council of
the Y. w. c. A., $15,000,0O0; Ma
tional Catholic War Council, $3O,OOO,-
600; Jewish Welfare Board $3,5OO,OOO;
War Camp Community Service, $751;
100000; American Library Associa-
ton, $3,500,000 and the Salvation
Army, $3,5O0,O0O. Of the 81 ,7O5, 900
to be contributed by the people of
this state, each organization will re-
ceive just one-hundredth Of the above
named sups. This apportionment
has been accepted as just by all the
organizations.
The great work of the Y. M. C. A.,
Knights of Columbus and the Saliva
tion Army among the soldiers at the
front is too well known to need elab-
grafton.
The work of the Y. M. C. A. is
mainly among women affected by the
war. Their huts serve the women
nurses in the base hospitals in
France; they are serving an army
of women working in the munition
factories of France and the United
States; they have established and are
conducting "hostess" houses, where
soldiers can meet their sweethealts,
wives and relatives in more than
ninety cantonments in this country
and are doing other valuable work.
The work of the War Camp Com
munity Service is done mainly in the
cities of the United States adjacent
to the cantonments and naval sta
tions. Through their soldiers and
sailors clubs, they furnish lodgment
and recreation for soldiers and sailors
off duty. Large, well appointed
club houses are maintained in Seattle
and Tacoma to care for men from
Camp Lewis and Bremerton.
The American Library Association
is furnishing books to the men in the
cantonments and at the front, and
cineeded diversion. The association
circulates thousands of entertaining
books among the men at the front.
The Jewish Welfare Board was or
ganized by the Young Mems Hebrew
Association and does work similar to
that of the Y. M. C. A. and Knights
of Columbus. 1t maintains "huts"
in the army cantonments and is ex-
tending its work throughout the army
organization; serving soldiers when
ever opportunity offers.
The COlville Workers
To solicit Colville's contribution in
the United War Work Campaign this
week the committee has appointed
big list of workers. For the east side
of Main street are Geo. w. Peddy-
cord, c. C. Casey, R. A. Willett, w.
B. Lane. The west side of Main will
be canvassed by Hugh Waddell, Louis
Strauss, C. A. Buchanan, Louis G.
Keller. Already there is considerable
rivalry between the business men on
the two sides to see which will do
the better by the boys in the service.
The courthouse solicitors are Irv-
ing ID. Sill, Earle 7. Gates, c. A. Heb
erling, E. c. Durdle. The men who
will go to districts outside the city
limits are Dale Jones, Prof. +. E. Ell
liott, M. A. Daggy, Dan Droz, W. G.
Hartwell, Quinn w. McCord, L. NJ.
Mcfarland, Bert Nicol.
The women named to work on the
drive are Mesdames VIM. c. Keller,
Minnie Spicer, W. H. Jackson, Hugh