The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-17

On November II the American peo-
pie will start a one weeks drive to
raise the largest amount of money
ever given outright by any people in
the history of the world.
The drive will be new thing under
the sun. For the first time Protes-
tants. Catholics and Jews, forgetting
all their differences, will line up shout
der to shoulder, welding their individ-
ual organizations together In their
common devotion to the boys In the
environments and over there. This
amalgamation of the seven great agen-
cies engaged in war work is one of the
fine developments which have been
brought about by the war and under
the wise guidance of President Wilson.
The seven organizations which to-
gether will make this united appeal
are the Y. NJ. G. A., Y. w. @. A, Ma
tional Catholic War Council and X.
of c., the Jewish Welfare Board, the
War Camp Community Service, the
American Library Association and the
Salvation Army. Each of them will
need funds this Fall; each had planned
a separate campaign for support.
Now, acting on the suggestion of the
Presidents letter of September 3, the
seven campaigns will be rolled into
one. The American people will be
spared the burden of seven separate
appeals, and the nation will have an
opportunity to demonstrate splendidly
that men and women of all creeds at
home can work together, as men of
all creeds over there are fighting and
dying together.
DR.. John r. Mott, whom President
Wilson has spoken of as one of the
ablest and most useful men of his gen
Grafton, has been selected Director
General of the drive. 1t is interesting
/ to note that DIR. Motifs name was
placed in nomination by John G. Agar
of the National Catholic War Council
and seconded by Mortimer L. Schiff of
/ the Jewish Welfare Board. The gen.
eral committee having the campaign
in charge contains such well known
names as Raymond B. Fosdick, Chair
man of the Commission on Training
Camp Activities George w. Perkins,
Chairman Of the Finance Committee
of the U. s. Steel Corporation; James
f. Phelan of Hornblower and Weeks
Honorable Myron T. Herrick, former
ambassador to France; Cleveland FL
Dodge, George Gordon Battle, Mrs
Henry P. Dawson and Frank A. Van
derlip, president Of the National City
Bank.
In every city, county and town thu
campaign will be in charge of the big
gest men of the community.
Together these seven organization
represent a work that is staggering II
It's proportions. They have more thai
$4,000 uniformed workers, standing
shoulder to shoulder with the boys ev
cry step of the way from home to tn
front line trenches. They operate NOR
than 5000 buildings and ship 500 ton
of supplies to the boys in France ev
cry week. Fifteen miles of film Sc
sail for the other side each week un
der their direction, and the regula
weekly attendance of soldiers and sal
ors at their motion picture shows
more than 2,500,000. The Bibles ful
nished to the boys since the war brok
out would, If piled one on another
make a pile more than twenty mile
high.
Morale" said Napoleon, "is as oil
er factors in war as three to one" b
which he meant that one man who
kept c0ntented and happy il bette
than three men who are discourage
and homeslck. 1t Is the business {
these seven great agencies 10 hel
maintain morale. They are keepla