The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-11-13
DRIVE is ON
FOR WAR WORK
No ReIenting of Effort Con
Sidered
DRIVE ENDS
SUNDAY n lGHT

Luncheon Served at the LaurenS
Hotel Thursday Afternoon. Colored
Workers Hold Enthusiastic Meet
ings.
''No armsticc has been signed in the
United War Work Drive" said r. r.
Nickels, chairman Of the United War
terday. "The need for funds, now that
the war is practically over, is great
er than ever for the soldiers at the
front, without the thoughts Of battle
to engage them. will need the uplifting
influences of the seven great religious
and educational agencies If they are
not to be enmcshcd in the snarcs
which surround an army at rest.
While armistice terms have been sign
Cd and peace is practically here, the
army Of the United States is not yet
disbandcd and will not be for months
and possibly year or two to como. X
the Y. NJ. G. A. and tho like orGaniza-
tiOns were valuable in war times they
arc invaluable while the soldiers arc
yet under arms but not under the re-
straints that war entails.
The campaign in this county was
formally launched at splendid lunch
con served at .hc Laurons Hotel
Thursday afternoon. Addresses were
made by Director Martin. in charge Of
the industrial department Of the drir'
by Mr. B. l.. Parkinson, formerly of
this city but now in charge Of the Vic
tory Boys campaign, and by Dr. Hon
ry Snydcr, president OF Wotford Col
lcgc. AZ this meeting Chairman
Nickcls stated that as the goal set for
the nation had been raised to $250,-
600 900, the quota for Laurens county
had been raised to $31 900. The town
ship and school district chairmcn
present were urged to start to work
at once and put their respective dis
tricts "ovcr the top" at the earliest
possible moment.
Following the meeting OF the white
committeeman Thursday afternoon
Josiah Hunter. chairman Of the negro
committees. held an enthusiastic meet
ing of his workers in the court house
Here plans were discussed for thor
ough campaign among the colorco
pcople. Again Monday afternoon the
colorcd workers, mostly from this vi
entity, held meeting In the cour1
house where Dr. II. G. Miller formerly
president OF the State Normal and IN
dustral College, at Orangchnrg, mad'
q strong aDpcal to the negroes to sup
port the seven worthy causes. JOSIAH
Hunter, who had worked indcfati@aDl!
TO secure 4 large audience, had th'
court house packed to standing room
when the meeting began. After his al
drcss in regard to the War Work Cam
paien I'm which he pictured cducatloh
nj and religious work being done D!
thc seven organizations, Dr.. Mille
nouscd while a collection was takel
for the campaign and then spoke sc
riously to both white and colored pco
plc present as to racial conditions al
ter the war. lie urged mutual stud
of the needs and difficulties OF cac
race and forcbcarance under unn"na
conditions which prevail for aWhi'
10 the end that both races may com
10 know and appreciate each 9th"
better. or The white people he nr&c'
as matter not only OF Justice Dnt c
self interest, that the welfare OF IN
negroes be advanced and in return II
urged the negroes to "bcar and ron
bear, give and take, labor ana wan
and have faith in the future Aito
his address. many people both "h''
and black went up to express to hil
their appreciation OF his address. IN
. collection taken at the meeting wa
over 5000. An address was also mad
by j. a. Grimes. . colorcd J NJ {.
worker. After the meeting here Jt
S.ah IIa..a2 carried his speakers