Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-13

on September 5th to Raymond Fosdlck, Chairman of the War and Navy Department Commissions on Training Camp Activities. under which these seven organizations are co-ordinated for welfare work to aid in s3staining the morale of our men on this side and overseas.
 The response to the Presidents suggestion was instanteous and com plete. Within twenty-four hours af- ter the publication of his letter to Nr. FosdicK there had been formed a national committee of eleven rem resenting all of these interests. For tn" Young Mems Christian Associ- alton Dr. Mott, the chief executive of that organization, and MT. George w. Perkins, one of the foremost fi- mar ciers of the country, serve on this committee of eleven. Represent ing the Young Women's Christian As- scciation is Mrs. Henry p. Davison. wife of the Director General of the American Red Cross. who has given her two sons to her country and whose service flag already bears a gold star. Representing the Nation al Catholic War Council and the Knights of Columbus are MT. John G. Agar, a well known New York attorney, and James r. Phelan, Of the Boston banking house of Horn blower & Weeks. MT. Mortimer l.. Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,, is the representative of the Jewish Well fare Board while the War Camp Community Service is represented by Hon. Myron T. Herrick, former Gov ernor of Ohio, and one time ambas- sador to Francce. MT. Frank A. Val derlip, president of the National City Bank, represents the American Library Association, and MT. George Gordon Battle, well known New York attorney, sits in the council as the representative of the Salvation Army. Added to these are John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Chairman of the United War Work Campaign com mittee for Greater New York, and Cleveland H. Dodge of Phelps, Dodge x Co.,. as treasurer.
 A National Committee of 35, con- sitting of five representatives of each of the seven organizations, has been formed under the chairmanship of Dr. Mott, who has been unanimously elected Director General of the United War Work Campaign. Under Dr. Mott's direction, aided by an execu- tive committee of seven. representing all the organizations there has been begun the stupendous task of build ing in seven weeks campaign organ ization which shall reach into every community. village and crossroads hamlet of the United States, and, dur ing the week of November II, collect from the people of the United States the huge sum of $170,500,000.
 The Red Cross last spring collected in voluntary contributions about this but the goal at which the Red Cross aimed in the beginning of it's campaign was only S1OO, 100000. The United War Work Campaign starts out with a minimum require ment of 70 per cent greater than the Red Cross undertook to raise. To be equally successful with the efforts of the Red Cross. the United War Work Campaign will have to raise almost $500, ,000,OOO. The purpose for which the money is asked and the budgets on which the figures of $17o. .50O,00O are based have been submitted to and approved by the War Department Of this amount the Y. M. c. A. requires 500, ,OOO OOOO, the National Catholic War Council, including the Knights of Columbus $30,000,000, the War Camp Community Service and Young Women's Christian Association s15:- OOO,O 900 each. Jewish Welfare Board, the American Library Association and tke Salvation Army $3,5oo,ooo each. Any excess above the total mini mum figure will be divided in the same proportion among the organiza- tions participating.
 An essential part o fthe United War Work Campaign will be a na- tional campaign of education, in which every possible means of pub- licity will be utilized to the utmost extent in order that every man, wo- man and child in America may be in- formed of the extent and importance