Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-11
DECKS CLEARED FOR
WAR FUND DRIVE
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Drive it is Just the opposite-he calls
70 take something away. He hopes
you will give him that little paper en- +
yelOpe printed in red containing ten
cents or moro for every room in your
home.
Ii everyone understood how anxious
each lettercarrier is 10 make a good
showing in the total returns from his
route il Is generally thought there
would be 4 better showing up-todate
There are about fifteen hundred homes
in Ottawa and up 70 the latest returns
about five hundred have responded
Let Ottawa again be 100 per cent pat.
rlotic. and every family do their share
by subscribing at least ten cents for
every room in their home and put
their letterearrlers name on the Top
OF the honor list.
The Ottawa mailmen are not only
anxious 10 do their very best in the
Salvation Army War Service Fund but
hope 10 do one better than Streator.
! Illinois. A few weeks ago the letter
carriers drive was put over in Streator
and they raised the total OF $4,000.
In this city there are twelve city car.
riers and seven rural carriers making
! total of nineteen letter-carriers who
raised on the average s6S.i3. Ottawa
I has ten city carriers and seven rural
carriers making total OF seventeen
carriers who have raised up to date
an average Of Sil30 each This is
bu: S21.l3 per average each letter
carrier behind StreatOr's final victory
Whether our Ottawa carriers does one
better than Streator remains with you.
! The verdict is yours. What will the
answer be? Will you help your car.
rer place his name on the top OF the
honor lis" and put Ottawa over the
Top in this worthy cause?
! There are a number OF people who
are anxious TO subscribe to the Saliva
ton Army War Service Fund but for
some reason or other have not had an
opportunity to give their envelope 10
the letter carrier covering their route
To overcome this difficulty the follow.
ing plan has been decided upon: on
the printed side of your envelope fiji
in the name and address blank. on the
opposite and blank side place two
cent stamp and address the envelope
to The Salvation Army War Fund, in
care of Mr.. Clarence Griggs. Chamber
OF Commerce Office, Ottawa. Illinois
drop the same with your enclosed do
nation in any letter box and it viii
be delivered safely. Your name and
address will indicate what route you
are in and the donation will be credit.
ed to your carrier the same as though
he had collected the same personally
from YOU at your home.
Captain Williamson addressed the
carriers In special meeting held to
day at which every city and rnra
carrier was present Considerable in
terest was expressed and the carrier!
r decided to make tomorrow. Friday
, April 18th, the BIG DRIVE DAY wher
. they will put forth extra and specia
effort to smash their target. The
plan of operation is that every carrier
will give at least one hour outside OF
his regular working time TO call upon
those he has not already seen. Ii you
have not an envelope in which to place
your contribution he will supply yor
with one. Four minute speeches will
be delivered in all the theatres this
evening Remember that tomorrow
afternoon your letter carrier Is de-
pending upon your loyalty and patriot,
ism to push this campaign TO brilliant
finish ..