The Washington herald., 1918-11-15
THE WAR DRIVE
TO SPEED UP
A Liberal Response. Is Ask
ed to Reach Quota
Here Now.

SupscrlDe 10 the United War Work
Fund for the sake of the boys who
have won the war for u.s." Secretary
Daniels urged the people of Wash
lngton at the mass meeting held in
J Liberty Hut last night
I The committee reports that the
fund is tagging in Washington" the
Secretary said. Everyone must do
his share to put the drive over the
top within the next few days. This
! fund.- raised by the fathers, mothers.
sisters and brothers Of the boys over
there, will help bring them safely
! back to US"
Blind Anzac Thrills.
Thomas SKayhill. the blind Anzac."
known from coast to coast for his
stirring platform talks on the war,
gave an inspiring talk on the present
purposes Of the Drive and said the
seven organizations were absolutely
indispensable to the soldiers Private
Skayhill is one Of the few men who
have been blinded in the present war
to come out with his sight restored.
He lost his sight in a hand grenade
| explosion at Gallipoli in 1915, and for
more than two years was without
! the use of his eyes. He came to
Washington about two months ago.
was taken in hand by a physician at
Garfield Hospital here and his sight
was restored. His talk at Liberty Hut
followed an enthusiastic meeting on
behalf Of the fund at Keith's Theater.
Capt. Julius ]. Peyser presided.
Miss Evangeline Booth, American
head of the Salvation Army, and
Henry Morgenthau, former ambas.
sador to Turkey. will speak at one
Of the biggest meetings of the cam
paign tonight at the Hut at s
o'clock. One of the record crowds
of the campaign rs expected to MI
the sEut asY hear these speakers
OF international fame tell Of the
drive and the work of the seven or
ganizations. Both speakers will tell
of the need for the continuance Of
the work even after peace articles
are signed, and will reiterate the
truth that the biggest job OF the
war will be that of rehabilitation.
and the sustaining of the morale OF
the fighters during this strenuous
period"
Salvation Army Aids.
Two Salvation Army lassies,
Capt. and Lieut. McAllister. will
tell OF their experiences in the front
line trenches during the st. Mihiel
drive.
Tomorrow morning at the Cosmos
Theater at 1880 a report on the
work Of the Victory Girls will be
presented. Two motion pictures
will be shown. one dealing with the
war. and the other a comedy. Fol-
! lowing this Mrs. william Palmer
| Lucas, author and writer Of Women
/ and Children of France" will tell
Of what she saw and heard in
France.
Tomorrow night at Keith's. a
| pony donated by Sergt. Owen J.
| IMulligan. and presented to the cam
4 paign committee. will be auctioned
off by c. H. LuenEene. the proceeds
to go to the fund. The pony and
/ its cart are valued at $3.50. and are
expected to raise double that
amount for the fund.
The fact that Washington is far
behind her proportionate sum in the
raising OF the $4,000 quota with the
50 per cent oversubscription asked for
by John r. Mott, director general.
and authorized by the President. has
! aroused the leaders Of the forty teams
collecting throughout the city. and
yesterday afternoon saw greater ef-
forts put forth to boost the quota Of
the city above its proportion at this
stage of the drive. Because Of the in
ability to completely total all collec-
tions at late hour the latest actual
| figures of yesterdays work were un-
available, but the s3sS,1S figure an
nounced yesterday has been exceeded
by a generous figure, 1t was learned
last night
District Must Hustle.
This figure. committee members
state, is not large enough, however,
to merit letting down in the attempt
to raise at least s1,0o0.OoO in the ma
tion's Capital, and team workers are
/ going forth today in the renewed spirit
] of faith in the ultimate goal being
reached. and the major part Of the
fund subscribed by tomorrow night
Speakers at the thester meetings
| last night were: Keith's, Thomas
SkayhilI; National, p. ]. Haltigan:
Polls. ]. II. Gordon; Lyceum. Samuel
| Harrick; Gayety. J. P. O'Toole, and
ReIasco, William Nicholson. A meet
( ing in behalf OF the campaign was
/ held at the Department Of Labor yes
/ terday afternoon. A. T. Seymour
speaking. The jazz band from Camp
Humphries furnished the music.
Rare Doll Aucticned.
'Ietitia Penn" doll brought over
by William Penn from Holland in
! 1852, and in the possession of the fam
| lily of Miss Evelyn S. Kirk Of the
Treasury Department for more than
forty years. has been donated by Miss
Kirk to the Washington campaign,
and will be auctioned of.
W. B. Love. camp secretary at
! Camp Humphreys, Va. addressed
mass meeting Of 1nployes Of S,
Kann and Sons q at the store
yesterday morning. Similar meet
| ings are scheduled pr this morn
ing at Dansburgh's $ng's Palace,
and other departY stores.
Booths formerlyf ID by the war
savings stamps nittee of the
District in the Gees Of washing
! ton hotels have been donated TO the
| campaign by the war savings
| stamps committee. and a substantial
! amount each day is being turned
| in by subscriptions at these booths.
The following list Included the
| names of the chief subscribers TO
/ the fund. as reported late last
night:
SIooo. Washington Steel and Ord