Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-13
SUBSCRIPTIONS JUST BEGIN
Big Job Faces Tulsa Can
vassers as $250,OOO Is
Sum to Get.
NEEDS ARE POINTED OUT
Rev. Kerr at First Luncheon
Tells of Demand to
Maintain Workers.
.Tnlsl county's quota .... $3.50. 900 90
Total receipts To noon
yesterday ....,....... G9.l5S.OO

I IhlSt CountN's quOtn ..,.. $3.50, 900 90
| Tutal receipts To noon
yesterday ....,.....,. 69.ljS.O0
n dead earnest campaign Ia on In
Tulsa, More than $50 patriotic men
and women gathered yesterday
at Hotel Tulsa at noon and talked
over the big job ahead OF them.
Clark Field, city manager, reported
that receipts to date from a II sources
amounted To S69,l5S,32. and that the
su descriptions had Just commended to
come In. These were the sums con-
trihutcd by the "heRYywelghts" in
sums fromtSlOO up.
Mr.. Field told the workers that he
was sure Tulsa would respond To the
call, and he urged strenuous effort
to put over the big job at the earliest
date possible
Rev. Kerr Gives Address.
Rev. Kerr. of the Presbyterian
church, made the address for the
day, and he told the workers their
cause was one Of the greatest repre-
sented In all war work. that from
II came "A grave responsibility, and
ne charged them that they must not
falter until the Job is done. lie read
letter from II Y. NJ. G. A. man In
France saying that now that the
fighting was over. the biggest Job OF
ali would be TO keep the men in good
spirits and happy until they could
return To the United States.
We nded 5000 workers In the
field at once over here" the letter
said, "Our greatest battle will be to
hold men steady, now that there is
prospects Of no more fighting. Tell
the people to double their efforts to
send us athletic goods. amusemcnts.
music and entertainment. tho men
will need II more and more"
Dr. Kerr made Il splendid address.
y. II. Graham. who does the work OF
gathering the Su Inscriptions after they
are subscribed and turned in, issued
several precautions ana suggest
az to methods Of handling sub
sCriptlons
Luncheon Daily.
bunCheons will be held each day
until the fund is raised. The speaker
today will hc Father John Herring,
OF the Catholic church. and tomOr-
row RahhI !. -. Mcnkcs, OF the Jew
.sh church. will be the speaker. The
speakers represent the spirit OF the
fund In that It represents all crceds
Campaigning for the 100000 Will
he In progress today and the women
will continue In the residence sec
ton. visiting every home In every
block to obtain pledge cards sub
scriptions will bc reported up TO
noon. when the workers meet
Every worker Is urged to he at Hotel
Tulsa promptly at noon.
Mrs Maggie Berry. "A returned Y.
w. &. A. worker, will be here Friday
to address the workers at their
luncheon. Dr Phil G. Baird ~ okla
homa city will talk at Kendall col
loEe Thursday.
Among IN" nationally prominent
figures that will visit Tulsa I'm the
Interest ot the united war wurkerS
campaign. will b" Mrs Joscphus
Dnri.'s wife Of secretary OF the navy
~ Washington. u. e.
Mrs Daniels X "a member Of the
national I'war workers council Of the
Y. VIC. \. and will address n mass
meeting held AZ IN" high school
auditorium on Thursday evening
She will be accompanied 10y Mrs.
John Hanna uf Dallas. They viii he
the house guests or Mrs Earl SIN
clair while they are in Ia" city
Strike Il Called.
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