The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-10-04
LEGG is CHAIRMAN
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
Drive To Be Made In November To
Raise Funds for Carrying On of
Training Camp Activities

That Cobb county will do more
than it's share to successfully nego-
tiate the United War Work campaign
in November in which $170,500,0OO
will be raised throughout the ma
ton SC that war work may be con-
tinued among the troops and the men
in the navy by the seven recognized
organizations, is the positive predic-
tion of j. W. Legg, chairman of the
drive for Cobb county.
Mr.. Legg in stating that prepara-
tions for the campaign are looming
up optimistically, explained that
President Wilson has decided that the
seven recognized societies doing well
fare work among the American SOL
diers at home and overseas shall con-
duct joint campaign for the funds
necessary to carry on their work dur
ing the coming year. Mr. Legg be-
lieves that Cobb county will have
much to be proud of when the final
report of the Embarrassing campaign
is reported to Ely r. Galloway, who
is director of the United War Work
campaign for the state.
Mr.. Legg in explaining the reason
for the joint campaign said:
'sThe Presidents decision was COM
municated to Chairman Ralmond d..
Fosdick, of the Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities, who in making
public the Presidents letter announ-
ced sthe campaign would be conduct
ed during the week beginning Nov. l J.,
and that the American people would
be asked to give one hundred seven
ty million five hundred thousand to
be divided as follows: Y. M. G. A.,
one hundred million; Y. w. G. A.
fifteen million; National Catholic
War Council (including work of
Knights of Columbus) and the speci-
al war activities of women, thirty
million; Jewish Welfare Boys, three
million five hundred thousand !;
American Library Association, three
million five hundred thousand; War
Camp Community Service, fifteen
million; Salvation ARMY three mil
lion five hundred thousand"
Mr.. Legg stated further the con-
tents of President Wilson's letter in
part as follows:
'Tt was evident from the first and
has become increasingly evident that
the services rendered by these agen-
cies to our Army and to our Allies
are essentially one, and all Of a KIND
and must of necessity, if well rem
dered. be rendered in the closest CO.
operation. 1t is my judgement that
we will receive the best results in the
matter of support of those agencies
if these seven societies will unite
their forthcoming appeal for funds
in order that the spirit if the country
in this matter may be expressed WITH
out distinction of race or religious
opinion in support of what is IN re-
ality a common service.
"WilI not, therefore, as chairman OF
the commission on Training Camp
Activities be good enough to request
the societies in question to combine
their approaching appeal for FUNDS
in a single campaign preferably our
inq the week of Nov. 18th, SO that IN
their solicitation of funds, as well as
in their work in the field, they may
act in as complete cooperation ana
fellowship as possible?
"In inviting these organizations TO
give this new evidence Of their pa
triotic cooperation l wish it distinct
1v understood that their compliance
with this requests will not in any
sense imply the surrender on the part
of any of them of its distinctive
character and automy, because fully
recognize the fact that each OF then
has its own traditions, principles, anc
relationships which it properly prlze'
and which, if preserved ana strength
ened, makes possible the largest ser
vice"
LORDS DAY LEAGUE