Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-11-07
Why Old Iowa
Must Get Busy
And Shell Out
Test Of Interest In Our Boys Cover
There" to Come Soon In United
War Work Comprehensive
Quota Over Six Million

Offering Iowa an opportunity TO
show her pride in her valorous fight
ing men by backing them up with
the funds which will provide them
with warmth and comfort and cheer
thru the coming months of winter,
the United War Work Campaign will
be held November IL is.
The Y NJ. C. A., the Y. w. c. A..
the United Catholic War Council, rep
resenting the knights of Columbus;
the Jewish Welfare Board, the War
Camp Community Service. the Amer
lean Library Association and the Sal.
walton Army are the organizations
which have been recognized as the
official war welfare agencies and
which at the request OF President
| Wilson have merged their finance
drives into the United War Work
Campaign.
iowa's Quota over 100000.
With the approval of the president
and OF the war department. the
national campaign staff is asking for
$3.50, 000 900. instead of the Slt0,500,.
600 originally decided upon, to carry
on the spirit-sustaining and morale
building work of these seven organ
izations. Iowa's quota stands at
! $6,l33,000 plus, and everyone who
knows the spirit of the state feels
sure that the amount Of money raised
in the fifteen districts OF Iowa will
give overwhelming evidence to the
nation and to our armies that Iowa
TO the last man, woman and child
stands back OF her boys on the seas
and in the trenches.
Where They Write to Mother.
In no way would the people OF
Iowa be content to have the services
OF these seven organizations to the
boys who are fighting our battles in
the mud of France and Flanders be
curtailed. Or. Mott believes. Their
"huts" often offer the only spot
where warmth enough to dry
drenched clothes, and light enough
to write that welcome letter home,
may be found.
IF you found your boy living
where found mine in a barn in a
cold, damp. muddy little village,
you'd mortgage your farm to get
him a warm, cheerful hut" DR.. Mott
| declares.
Peril Of Generalization.
IF peace should come. it would
bring an increased need for addition
al funds" DR.. Mott states. 1t will
take at least is months after peace
is declared before our armies can be
demobilized and our boys sent back
home. During that period the boys
will have a great deal Of time on
their hands They will not be keyed
up to pitch of patriotic enthusiasm
by the war, nor will they be occupied
with military activities. They will
| be surrounded with temptations.
DR. Mott asks the people OF Iowa
in meeting the appeal OF the United
War Work Campaign to remember
! that il We do not want the period
| OF rehabilitation to become a period
! OF Decentralization, we must see that
these seven organizations have the
necessary additional funds to put on
strong stimulating recreative and
educational program. during this
! dangerous period.
Working as One Big Family.
Because OF the nature OF the cam
paigD. which includes organizations
| Ill nj ala
there is not a person in Iowa who
will not enter whole heartedly into
| the November drive for funds. All
churches and synagoges. all societies
and clubs, all organized groups OF
every kind. and all individuals as
well, are pushing for Iowa's $6,l33,-
| 600 plus
III you people over here are going
| TO keep abreast OF the boys over
there, you want to break away from
all narrowness and get any prejudice
that may still exist out OF your sys-
wiped out among the boys fighting
together on the other side" declared
Edwin Brown OF Sioux City. just re
turned from welfare work overseas
Broad Scope Of Organization.
Members of the state executive
committee are: Y. NJ. G. A., Judge
Chas Hutchinson, ]. c. Olmsted: Y.
| w C. A., Mrs Chas Morris, Mrs.
Chas A. Rawson: National Catholic
War Council. representing knights
of Columbus. Bishop Austin Bowling,
John A. Cavanaugh; Jewish Welfare
Board, Jake Sheuerman. Louis David
son; War Camp Community Service.
L. T. Meredith. l.. +. Harbach;
American Library Association, Henry
l.. Adams. Johnson Brigham; Saliva.
ton Army. Brig A. q Pebbles. q e.
| MacKinnon.
Charles Rawson of Dies Moines, Is
state campaign chairman, and Ora
ham Stewart. also Of Des Moines, Is
state campaign director Joe McCor.
mick of Cedar Rapids, is assisting
in the state publicity and is in charge
OF the distribution OF literature at
state headquarters District chair
men are: w. +. Kopp. Mt. Pleasant;
Judge NJ Roberts. Ottumwa; ]. +.
Bryan. Creston; Henry Peterson.
| Council Bluffs; l.. Il. Harbach, Des
| MONIES; Art Oppenheimer. Oska.