Evening star., 1918-11-20
CAPITAL, |NF|NAl
EFFORT, ,RALLy|NG
WELFAREFUND
Last Dollar Toward city's
Quota in Drive Must Be
Received by Midnight. !,
NOON REPORT SHOWS
TOTAL $3O0,M SHORT
Committee Expresses Confidence
District Will Not Fail in War
Work Support.

Work Support.
At IL o'clock tonight the united war
work campaign comes to an end.
In Washington, where the drive to
raise funds for the continuation Of
the activities of the seven organiza-
tions engaged in welfare work among
try and abroad has been tagging.
every effort is being made today to
raise the city's quota of 100000.
At noon the National Capitals total
was far below that amount. Ap-
proximately 100000 must be raised
in the remaining hours if this city is
to maintain it's glory and honor of
the past.
Show Traditional Spirit.
Despite the stupendous task facing
it early this morning, the committee
in charge of the local drive entered
upon the wind-up with a vim and de-
termination that was typical of the
spirit that has prevailed among the
workers throughout, and it's members
seemed confident that the public OF
this city would not be satisfied with
failure in this patriotic cause.
Committee members feel. on the con-
trary, that when the grand total is an
nounced Washington will be found in
it's rightful position among the other
nafYinfic cities of the country.
Much of this hope is being based
upon the returns which are to be made
today by the various government de-
partments and bureaus. 1t was unoffi-
cially announced today that the sub
Iscriptions from this source will amount
to considerably more than 100000.
Another source to be heard from to-
day, and which the committee feels
among the national and savings banks.
No estimate is made of what the sub
scriptions from these institutions will
be, but the committee feels positive
that the addition to the grand total
from this source will be large.
Canvassing Teams to Meet.
The various canvassing teams will
meet at the Willard Hotel at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon and will make
their final reports The indications are
that the collections to be turned in by
the teams will today break all daily
records of the campaign.
Reports were received here this
morning that the national drive was
only lacking q trifle over 100000
of the $170,50O,000 being sought. and
that the Indications are that the coun-
| try will not only achieve its quota
but will roll up a handsome oversub-
scription.
Enthusiasm at Liberty Hut.
Several thousand persons assem-
| bled in the Liberty Hut last night
| and listened to stirring appeals in ad-
vocacy of the united war work drive.
The rally was large and highly en-
thusiastic one. 1t was the final mass
meeting of the present campaign.
Former President William Howard
Taft, the principal speaker Of the oc-
casion, made an earnest and eloquent
| address, in which he declared that the
people of Washington must awaken to
their responsibilities; that the resi-
dents of the nations capital should
| not only raise their quota, but should
oversubscribe the amount set.
The former President referred to
| the honors that have been won by
! Washington in the past and to the
proud position it always has held In
all patriotic movements, whether ma
tional or local. He sought to impress
upon his hearers the fact that the
| American boys were not coming back
at.once; that they would have long
siege of garrison and police duty p.
perform. These duties, he said. would
be irksome and monotonous and would
| be under conditions making them pc
culiarly susceptible to temptations of
all kinds. Because of this the well
| fare work of the various organiza-
tions engaged in the united cam
| paign will be more necessary. he said.
| ''These organizations must be financed
back clean to their mothers. wives
and sweethearts," he declared.
Realizes Difficulty of Situation.
While urging the people of Wash
| ineton to give more freely to this
cause, Mr.. Taft said: Il realize the
difficulty of the situation in this city.
for know well that there are thou
sands here who have worked for the
| government for years without ade-
ouate compensation. Nevertheless, 1
am confident that the NATIONS capi-
| tai is not going to fail. 1 know that
it is going to meet ITS quota = ana ina.
record in the matter of oversubscrip-
| tions."
| Mr.. Taft pointed out further that
in paying our debt to our allies. who
| fought for US Tor three years before
we actually knew it was our battle
! as well as theirs they were fighting,
we must leave a great many on the
other side for a long period to come;
I'VE have shown Europe our real
spirit of patriotism and shown. too.
that WE can sacrifice as we'll as its
neonles." said Mr.. Taft. But we musi
not let the impression go abroad that
because the war is over We have lost
interest in the fighting men we sent
over there to defend us who have re
mained comfortably and peacefully
The speaker put much force and
feeling into his appeal. and at its
conclusion he was accorded genuine
This big meeting was presided over by
Corcoran Thorn, chairman of the COM
mittee managing the war work drive in
washington. He said that il Washing
ton. the present capital Of the world and
the focal point from which all world
projects radiate in these times. fails to
reaiize its quota. it will throw tremen.
dous stigma on the National Capital and