Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-08
ATTENTION, MARsHALLrowN,
Sunday, Nov. 10, Day Set to Raise
War Work Fund In CITY


We OF Marshall county. up to this
time. have made good In doing any
thing and everything which has been
asked of us in war work, We have
done IL cheerfully and willingly. No
better blood than the blood OF our
splendid Iowa men ever soaked a
battlefield In tho name Of right ana
Righteousness, and no better blood, no
cleaner blood ever flowed In tire veins
of men than that with which God has
blessed our American boys.
We have given these men from our
own county. We have given them
from our own homes. 1t has hurt, God
knows. and only God knows what
every mother has suffered night and
day since her boy or her boys went
away. And God alone knows the
heart aches and yet the pride which
has come into the hearts, OF these
mothers whose sons have made the
greatest sacrifice"
Yes we have given our sons and we
have given our daughters who have
gone to care for the wounded and TO
cheer and bring comfort to the fight
ing men. Our women folks have given
to the lirAit in actual service for Our
Red Cross We have bought liberty
bonds and good old Iowa was the first
over of all our sister states In the
last drive. We have responded to the
calls from the Y. NJ. c. A., the X. OF e.,
two great organizations Joined hand
in hand when the real test came
soldier is a soldier. Greed doesn't
count, for after all we are all Amer
cans and to be an American in these
DAYS is an honor worth while and an
honor which we must protect and sus-
tain.
Yes we have done all these things,
and we are going on doing these
things to the end.
The big work as to the actual fight
ing is nearly over, but our deot "
these men can never be paid.
Recently at a little gathering Dr.
Merle Smith. just returned from
France, told US there were three things
common to every American boy in
France, they are all homesick: second,
they are always hungry, and third, II
doesn't make any difference where
they are. they wish they were some
place else.
Surely these are all good American
characteristics. and we love them ali
the better for them. They want to do
the job and do it quickly and pack up
their buds and get back to the folks AT
home and good old free America.
They won't waste minute aVaiinS
themselves of their wonderful oppor-
tunity to see those countries over
there when the whistle blows. 1heE
have seen enough: home Is 2"oH
enough FOR them now and forever
In conclusion. as county chairman
of the United War Work Campaign to
raise a given fund which is our allot-
ment to this united war work. l just
want to call the attention. not only OF
every member of our county council. oil
defense organization. that II is their
duty and privilege to get behind TINS
movement with heart and head ana
both feet, but it is the obligation ana
privilege of every person in our county
to do his or her part. not on!y in CIV
ing, bit in making the work Of all
solicitors as easy and pleasant as
possible.
In some of the county districts the
work rs done. In all districts. includ-
ing the city. the work should all be
done by Sunday night Surely this is
a work upon which a kind providence
must look with favor: work when
is to contribute in bringing our boys
back to US clean in mind and BODY,
and so as chairman l now Suggest
that every individual and every dis
trict use Sunday to do this most
worthy work.
1t is the ambition of Sour chairman
to be able to telephone our head
quarters Of this work at Des MONIES
on Sunday evening that we are over
and the thing is done.
>R. r. Bradbury. treasurer. John
Northcott. your chairman. and ali
Others who may SO desire will be walt
ing at the Marshalltown Club. Tele-
phone 1913 to hear from each district
chairman that his district Is over ana
by p. m. we expect to make our ma!
report to Des Moines.
Folks Of Marshall county, the JOB
has to be done. We all want 1t done,
and done right. Let's get into 1t one
and all with out true MARSHALL county
spirit, and Sunday night we can con-
scientiously lie down to rest with thar
feeling which always comes with the
finish of a worth while days work. X