The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-09
Amount That viii be Rails
cd IN County Next Week
is $1,000.
MAMPEOPLEAREAT WORK
Interesting Meeting Held in
Riyesville School House
Last Night.

NCtG0O 4NAS0AS"
Opening guns were fired in the Sal
walton army war work-Boy Scout cam
paisn today. This is movement tina
has been merged for the purpose o
raising $1,000. ~
Monongah members Of the Salvation
army community committee composed
Of Col. T. G. Price, Carol Currey ane
Prof. P. M. Conley. recently held
meeting in the interest OF the cam
paien. The needs OF the Salvation
ArTav will be well taken care OF ant
Nonongah promises to do its share II
the work and prove to be just as !oya
as ever. Monongah's showing, II Il
believed, will be especially tine.
At the suggestion Of Phillip 81. Con
Law. s,,peIintendent OF the Lincoln dis
+T.icf schools. local speakers VIII de
liver addresses at some OF the scnooh
in the district Captain John OBterne
OF the local Salvation army, VIII spear
al the Monongan school on TUESDAY
morning and W. J. Wiegel, manager
Of the campaign in Marion county, VII
sneak at the Pennington scnool OF
WEDNESDAYS morning. Superintendent
conley today issued the following CIT
cular letter to the teachers OF his Gus
trict:
Marion county has been asked to
raise 100000 Of the 81 ,06O, 000.O0
fund for the Salvation army war
work Like the Red Cross. tae =. /.
AZ. e. "a the Knights of Columbus,
tie Salvation army Is 19lns or
fIeTful work in the great WoEld
var. It Is only right that those
Who are not actively engaged IN
war work should assist these es-
genital organizations.
Now, teachers, am going to
ask you to help in this movement
during the coming week. do not
believe there is a more loyal 2
more patriotic group OF people IN
the United States than the public
school teachers; and am sure
that YOU, as members OF this pro-
fession, will do your part in this
campaign.
plain to your pupils the meaning
of the campaign, and emphasize
the fact that every cent OF money
collected goes TO help win the
var. Announce that collection
viii be taken at certain time
"wednesday OF Thursday. You
should oct at feast the following
amounts: Fi.St four grades, a
penny each; upper grades, five
cents each; high schools, ten cents
each; teachers, ten cents each.
II these amounts arc collected IN
our schools of Lincoln district, We
will have nearly seventy dollarS
to hand the committee. Lincoln
district must not fail in this.
am sure we can raise more
than the amount designated. but
let us try to get each pupil in our
schools interested by becoming
contributor to his fund. would
rather have the 1880 pupils give
something individually th*n to
haze half OF them contribute the
entire amount.
/ shall appoint Mr. ltldeDouz,
MISS Rex and Miss Hamilton as a
committee 10 receive the money
and to tabuIate the results at our
teachers meeting Saturday. We
shall be able to announce the re-
suits Of the campaign at tElaS ume..
Trusting you viii do your part
IN this matter, am,
Yours sincerely,
PHILIP N. CoNLEY.
Supt. Lincoln District .
Despite the pouring rain LAST nigh
$50 people assembled at the Rtvesvtlle
school and the room was packed witt
humanity to the door. 1t was tyPt
cal old time school entertainment anc
the farmers were on hand with thell
lanterns to light the way home afteI
the. AFFAIR. Miners wero in attendance
with their lamps too. People were
present from BeIlyiew. Baxter and
nearby towns. ". ]. Wiegel, manager
Of, the Salvation army campaign. pre-
scented the aims of the drive and was
roundly applauded by those assem-
bled.
Merging the campaigns of the Sal
Vation army war fund for $1,000 and
tie Boy Scout movement drive for $500
took place late yesterday afternoon
after a conference between W. J.
WfegeI and Frank B. Pryor. the mana
gers of the respective campaigns. This
means that the combined drive VIII be
for 5000 and the Boy Scouts win en-
list the effort TO put the drive "oveI
the top" IN q hurry. Inasmuch as the
NO campaigns came at almost iden'
teafly the same time this move was
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