The Washington herald., 1918-11-02
BEWIN WAR
WORK DRIVE
Committees Being Organiz-
ed and Everything Will
Be in Readiness.

Ready to go over the top in the
latest assault on the forces of
Kaiserism. Washington is today on
its toes waiting for the opening OF
the United War Work Drive In the
interest of the seven recognized war
relief organizations. The drive VIII
start November IL and will last eor
q week. punctuated by public mass
meetings at which speakers will
tell the message OF the work done
by American welfare workers in
France and by parades and features
along the line Of liberty loan
demonstrations
Committee organization is getting
along until by this time Chairman
Corcoran Thom is nearly ready to
announce his list of chairmen of
committees.
schum ami elnck VIII Sing.
The first shot in the campaign
against Kaiserism from the guns
of the seven welfare organizations
with the help OF the American pub
lie will be fred Sunday afternoon
at the Liberty Hut at o'clock,
when prominent speakers from all
the organizations will tell of the
work Of the fighters and of the
men and women who keep them
happy. Announcement was made
last night that Nine. Ernestine
Schuma prima donna of
the Metropolitan Grand Opera Com
pany. Of New York will sing at the
mass meeting at Liberty Hut. The
meeting will be open to the public.
Work Of the Y. NJ. c. A. in Pales-
tine and on the Western front In
France was outlined by Charles
Whitehair. Of New York, recently re-
turned from the Western front at a
meeting at the home Of Mrs Robert
Lansing yesterday afternoon. Cap
tains OF the teams which will cam
paign in the drive and persons prom
inent in official and social Washing
ton attended the meeting at Mrs.
Lansing's.
Today at o'clock a meeting for the
same purpose will be held at the home
of Mrs. Frank B. Noyes on New
Hampshire avenue. Arthur Hunger
ford, well known writer, who has re-
Gently returned from France, will be
the SPEAKER. Miss Wealthy Hunsin-
ger. a Y. W. c. 4. secretary. recently
returned from France. will be the
speaker for the Y. W, c. A.
From John Poole. president Of the
Federal National Bank and chair
man OF the Liberty Loan Committee
for the District of Columbia during
all four loan campaigns, comes one
Of the finest tributes paid to the
work Of the seven organizations
Joined in the United War Work cam
paign for sI7O. 10000 during the week
November Ills. Mr.. Poole's tribute
follows:
PsTo the American People: This
month of November is a memorable
one, because it gives to every one OF
our hundred million people, who love
to live in this glorious country OF
ours, an opportunity to demonstrate
their love Of country and devotion to
the flag. and their loyalty to the boys
in khaki and blue. by giving gener-
ously to the United War Work fund
composed Of seven recognized relief
ORGANIZATIONS which are doing
service Of unprecedented good to our
army and navy. and their families. as
well as to our allies
~These agencies. the 7. ". c a..
Y w. c. A, National Catholic War
Council and Knights Of Columbus,
Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp
Community Service, American Libra
~ Association and the Salvation
Army, are relieving the distressed.
caring for the sick and wounded,
feeding the hungry. mothering the
boys, giving them many OF the COM
forts Of home. and doing thousands
OF things Of all kinds which are in
dispensable to the health. happiness
and morale OF the men and to the
winning Of the war.
Give Generously.
"Open your purse and give gen.
erously-don't give only that which
can easily be spared. but give to
the point where you must deny your
self something-then you'T find the
glow coming to your heart which
comes from a good deed done.
when the boys come home. you'Il
be happy to know that you really
helped-perhaps your gift may bring
back to some loving mother a son
who might otherwise have been
among those who paid the supreme
sacrifice. God has given you this
opportunity to prove your devotion to
your country and our boys.
you will not fail-remembering
that in the hour Of trial they failed
not.
Put a bigger service star on your
pocketbook.