The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-12
WAR DRIVE IN
FULL SWING
Over $15,0oo Yet to Be Raised in ST.
Johnsbury

Over $4,000 Yet to Be Raised in ST.
Johnsbury
The United War Work campaign
had to give way yesterday to the
great celebration of the end of the
war.
The house to house canvass is now
on in dead earnest and the workers
are determined to reach the St.
Johnsbury quota before the end of
the week \The subscriptions which
were reported at the two great Moody
meetings en- Sunday evening were
made by l4G persons AMI amounted to
the sum OF $9,894.50. While this is
a splendid and very inspiring start, it
is only slightly more than one-third
our quota. We have $15,106 yet to
raise.
How is this large amount to be
obtained? There will be only few
more large subscriptions as nearly
all st. Johnsbury people who We're ex-
pected to s'ive 500 or more had been
solicited before the meeting Sunday
evening.
Only 146 persons subscribed Sun
day. There will be a few more large
subscriptions and there will have to
be either 1000 subscriptions averag-
ing SIS each OF 1900 gifts of SO each
if we MAINTAIN our reputation.
1t must rot be forgotten that the
amount we are now trying to raise
is more tE"r three times our largest
previous Quota, so that persons who
have given five dollars in other war
fund drives should now give fifteen
etc. NJ gift, however small, will be
refused All will be gratefully re-
ceived, but there must be many more
subscriptions Of $25 to $1O0 to make
this what we all hope it will be by
Saturday night.
1t is understood that after this
there will p1 1obably be only one more
great campaign for war gifts, that of
the Red Cross, probably early next
year. Some interesting history has
DEVELOPED during the various drives Of
this war. About the same persons in
towns of this size OF smaller handle
all of the campaigns of this nature.
The organization changes somewhat
each time but substantially the same
leaders direct the work of collecting
/ the funds, and with few changes each
time the same people do the impcr-
tant part Ct the soliciting.
The executive committee for St.
Johnsbury for the United War Work
campaign IS A. B. Noyes, chairman
c. Z. Peck, H. A. Power, James Cos
grove, J. II. Brooks and C. W. Steele.
Each one of these gentlemen has
served in practically all of the previ-
Gus war drives and in the course of
their work have learned exactly how
the molev comes and who it comes
from. The persons who gave most
promptly and most generously in the
first war Glive are the first to give
and also the most generous in this
drive.
/ The greatest encouragement to the
workers Is that these campaigns are
educational and each drive has
brought cut generous gifts from per-
sons who were not so inclined be-
fore the var. These successive eff
forts have wrought miraculous cures
in the hearts of all but the most
hardened ''tjghtwad."
At a recent meeting of the executive
committee Of this drive and some OF
the veteran team captains the follow
ing opinion was expressed by one
worker and endorsed by all: "St
Johnsbury has some of the most gen
erous and patriotic people to be found
on earth. A great number of oul
people give most heartily, generously
and gladly; and we have also few OF
the meaneSc, stingiest cusses possible
to produce in America We know all
these people now. We've gladly and
| fjoyously told freely about the gener-
Gus people of this good old town, Cos
bless them Now let's give the few
remaining tIghtwads one more chance
to come into the fold, and if they
don't come promptly and right, let's
be a little more careless about keep
| ing their secrets"
(Io be continued)