New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
100000 Pupils
Will Parade for
War Work Drive
Columns Will Start Simul,
taneously From Every
School in City

Light hundred thousand boys and
ciria are TO parade simultaneously in
Greater New York on behalf of the
, United War Work Campaign next Tues.
+ day, November II, it was announced
yesterday by the executive committee
John D. Rockefeller, jr., chairman, in
charge of the task Of raising $17o-
10000 during the coming week to aid
the victorious American armies in
France.
Headed by Victory Division banners,
a divisional parade of boys and girls
Viii start from each elnleneary school
and nigh school in the FIVE boroughs
(, an hour to be fixed. When the
raradc is completed, each division will
return to the school from which it
started. where massmeeting will be
held
so widespread has been the response
OF the school children OF the city to
the project of pledging themselves to
Earn and Give" at least IS to support
the work OF the seven organizations
overseas, that it was considered more
ADVISABLE to have Victory parades
throughout Greater New York than to
attempt one with 100000 participants
along one line Of march.
Many Interests to Aid
How the colleges, the amusement in
forests and the municipal organiza-
ions are preparing to exert their
utmost in behalf Of the big drive. is
contained in reports sent out yesterday
h. the various special committees
working day and night to perfect their
machinery by the time the campaign
opens next Monday.
The Greater New York United War
Work Campaign Committee was notifie ed
yesterday by Thomas F. Smith. sccre-
taTy OF tie Democratic County Com
mlttec OF the County of New York
'aat the committee would turn over its
entire organization in avery Assembly
district to the committee during The
drive VIZ
The executive committee Of the
Democratic County Committee passed +
ieso'utlon pledging entire co0peratiop
including the turning over of the
speakers bureau of Tammany Hall and
the issuance of orders that notice be
sent TO the Assembly district leaders
70 "orE tor the success of the cam
pa'gn with every resource at their com.
nland '-
Colleges Plan Campaign
twenty-five colleges held meeting,
70 organize the solicitation of funds Il
.ns Various seats Of learning. Team
NSi0 WIN team captains were Sc
iscted They will obtain secret pledoes
whlch will be opened by the executive,
committees composed Of the facult;e,
ana student committees. The yario1,
eo.icge organizations will plan speca
stunts, entertainments and meeting
to arouse interest in the campaign.
Columbia University, the Coliege @
the City Of New York, Fordham. Man
ha'San and New York University ar,
me local institutions leading in tn.
s;uuSatlonai ca drive; At meeting hel,
~ teachers' College, Columbia, YES
terday, Rcy Cham berlaiD, student sec
ratary Of the Northwestern division %
tne \. NJ. c. A.. outlining the necess;t-
2or Inc fund to be raised, said:
W orkers Tor the Y. NJ. c. A., knight
ct Columbus, Jewish Welfare Boar,
and the other organizations allied i,
me campaign will DO more toward co
menting international friendshir
which is the real basis for a league o
nat'ons' than will the diplomats"
City Employees to Give
Murray Hubert, Commissioner g
Docks, who is chairman Of the Munici
pal Division OF the drive, yesterda
communicated with the heads of al
city departments, borough and count
Offices, and the judiciary, to form fh
machinery through which city worker
RAY be able to give one days pay. vol
unfairly. toward the $17O,50 900 fund
The Allied Theatrical, Motion Pic
Z; ture, Music and Entertainments CON
mittee, Of which William Fox is chair
man, issued statement vesterda,
saying It was almost ready to launc
rs campaign, "thc object OF which
TO obtain at least one days paw fror
every employe connected in anv wa
Wlih any motion picture or theatrics
company or any Of these colnpanie
affiliated with them.''
8 Judge Ebert Fl. Gary, John D. Rocke
Teller. Jr., and A. f. Roberts, InterDr
tional Secretary Of the Y. M. c. A
will speak at d dinner to be ciyen .
Delnonico's next Friday evening
the interest OF the drive. The host
at the dinner will be Jacob Werthei,
and Colonel II. A. Guinzburg. two r
/ the vice-chaiymen Of the Industrial, 4
yision. OF which Judge Gary is III
. head.