Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-22
A CHANCE FOR YOU.
Seven Great War Work Agencies
VIII Open Campaign Next aIontl,
to Raise S17O,5OO, ,O0O-Work Be-
gins November II.
gins November II

You remember the old lady i'll the
story who was asked how things were
going in her church, and who answer
ed disconsolately:
"Not very well"-and then bright.
ening," but praise God the Baptists
aren't doing any better
America began long time ago to
outgrow the spirit of that remark; to
the war we owe thanks for the fact
that we are now about to outgrow it
completely.
Under the impulse Of the great
cause in which. we are all united the
differences which previously divided:
us have come to seem inconseauential
indeed. and good people of every faith
and creed are learning the lesson
which the forces Of evil learned long
ago-that they work most effectively
when they work together.
The country will have a spelndji;
demonstration Of the unity which war
has helped to bring about when the.
seven great war work agencies open
their united campaign for funds on
November 11th. or these seven -
CARNATIONS two are avowedly Pro,
tant-The Y. NJ. C. A. and the Y ],
C. A. One is Catholic-EThe Matte -
Catholic War Council, embracing ;f
Knights Of Columbus-the Jews
represented by the Jewish Welt
Board, and the other three organga
tions-the Salvation Army, sG
American Library Association :slse
the War Camp Community Serva
have no specific religious affiliations.
TO some extent al! seven agencies
have in the past thought of them
selves as competitors in good work.
Today, at the request Of the President,
they have put aside every personal
consideration, and are burying every
Inference in their comr,on devotion
to great ideal.
The amount Of money for which
hey will ask in November is S17O,-
50O.00.. the largest single gift ever
asked from any people at one time.
That the public will respond with the.
'ull amount and more is certain i'll
advance. Hardly home in America
but has received from it's soldier OF
sailor representative eridehce Fof tthe
value of the work the ssvenSare4doing
and personal appeals for their con
sinued. support The campaign, will be-
4 financial success. But it promises
70 haYeiother Hal9es.that will fal out
weigh, the financial consiaezatiop.. 1t
vill be tie chance Of those IF whom
ire at home to demonstrate that we
an rise to the same heights. Of self
'orgetfullness, to which our boysshaNe
.iscn oyer theis. II Viii sbp8 to the
world a united nation standing behind
a..united arny-s1fesy ia6iyidJa lScoar
liberation and difference cast..aside:
Big things are at stake in the
United War Work Campaign, ;, The
,oys over there will be waiting, Gag
i'rly for: the nation'a answer 10 e an
real. Waiting for US TO. signal to
$he1a awe are sending lqyer; the
'unds that will keep YOU in cheeraa and
comfort for another veal And all
# us-Protestants, Catholics: and
Jews have. learned the lesson of the
great WAL. AS you are tishtinG and
::,lNins together over thee, so, we are
working and sacrificing together over
there" :,
The influence of that message. will
live to make itself. felt in the nation
long after the war is over and the
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