Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-20
LAN DRIVE HERE
FOR WAR CAMPS
Workers Cheer ]. R. Mott
and G.. W. Perkins at
Advance Meeting
WOULD HELP SOLDIERS
I $40, 100000 Is Pennsylvania
Quota for Campaign Seized.
uled to Start October l9

"If they could only see the relief and
& pleasure given by the seven organiza-
tions that are pooling their interests for
a united service to army and navy,
there's not a man in the United States
who would not say: If necessary to
establish one of the service huts where
my boy is serving. I'll mortgage my
farm or my home or everything ! pos
sess' "
II was Dr. John r. Mott of New
York, who spoke today in the capacity
Of chairman of the National Amalga-
mated Camp Community Service Organ
isations and director general Of the
great campaign to raise Sl70.5O0oOO
which will open in the United States
after October 10.
3 Hundreds of men and women. repre-
senting the Salvation Army. Y. NJ c. A,
" W. c. A., Jewish Welfare Society
War Camp Community Service, knights
of Columbus and the War Camp Lib
raries Committee. gathered at the Bel
levue-Stratford Hotel today to discuss
preliminary plans for the campaign in
Pennsylvania. whose quota will be
S20,0O0,000.
Audience Applauds
Doctor Mott with his descriptions OF
scenes at the front: George W. Perkins,
Of New York, with his plea for millions
for morale: and a. II. Whitford, as
sociate of Doctor Mott. in a stirring
presentation of how best the American
people may be reached and made to
understand the needs overseas. moved
the vast audience to thunderous ap-
plause and verbal exclamations Of ap-
provaL
Perhaps because this is the largest
sum Of money any organization has ever
tried to raise by voluntary contribution
In the United States. the speakers were
moved to such patriotic speech as is not
often heard.
"The center Of Americas heart interest
has shifted in the last few months from
America to France" continued Doctor
Mott who recently returned from his
fifth visit 10 Europe since the war be-
gan There arc more than a million of
cur boys over there now and this winter
there will be four millions in military
camps here and overseas. Consider that
the S1T0,500 900 which we will raise Will
mot allow ten cents a day per boy. and
then you will know we aren't asking
half the amount needed
Best America Can Give
These seven organizations coming to-
gether to aid the fighting men are try
ing to take the best America can give
across the seas. Our huts represent to
the boys home school club. church,
stage, and, in sentence. all the purely
American things which he most misses.
The man doesn't live who would not
give to such a cause. once understood.
~ have seen every army in Europe
and / tell you there is not one like
that of the United States. Not only
we, but the world is coming to know 1t.
In a simple incident among soldiers
returning from hard trench fighting.
whose minds were brought back TO nor
NAL and whose shattered nerves were
Perkins quickly gave ''s audience on
idea Of one phase of the service work
He also pictured the boys as attending
the greatest international university IN
history.
"They are learning TO think" he de-
clared And it is they who will come
back and take over the management
of our country in the future. Let us
keep them as clean, wholesome and
healthy as possible and bring them
back as nearly normal in these respects
as we can"
Bruce Barton national chairman of
publicity, told of the work already ac-
complished by his department. The
work of Pennsylvania committees was
outlined In talks during the afternoon
by representatives of each of the seven
organizations in the union.