The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-06
Why Old /. Iowa !:
I. Must Get Busy
+: And Shell Out
Test Of Interest In Our Boys Cover
There" to Come Soon In United
War Work Campaign--State
Quota Over Six Million

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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 Ills. ~
The Y. NJ. c. A., the Y. w. c. A..
the United Catholic War Council, rep.
presenting the Knights of Columbus;
NE Jewish Welfare Board, the War
mp 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. .... af..
Iowa's Quota over 100000.
With the approval of the president
and Of the war department, the
national campaign STAFF is asking for
$25O,00O,OO0. instead of the $l70,5OO,.
600 originally decided upon. to carry
!, on the spirit-sustaining and morale
building work Of these seven organ
izations. .Iowa's quota stands at
$6,133,OOO plus. and everyone who
knows, the spirit OF the state feels
sure that the amount OF money raised
4 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. t5
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. DR.. 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. .,..
II you found your boy living
where found mine in barn in a
cold, damp, muddy little village.
you'd mortgage your farm to get
him warm. cheerful hut DR.. Mott
declares.
Peril Of Decentralization.
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
4 that If we do not want the period
OF disqualification to become period
4 these seven organizations have the
necessary additional funds to put on
1 strong stimulating recreative and
educational program, during this
dangerous period.
Working as Ono Big Family.
r. Because Of the nature of the cam
paign, which includes organizations
representing all creeds and classes,
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 sroups Of
every. kind, and all individuals as
we'll, are pushing for lowa's s6,l33..
900 plus, ...s...
',If you people over here are going
to keep abreast OF the boys over
there, You want to break away from
I'll narrowness and get any prejudice
that may still exist out OF your sys.
E tens, for let me tell you, it's all been
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. M. c.. A., Judge
Chas. Hutchinson. ]. G.. 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.
e. T. Meredith. l.. E, Harbacn;
American Library Association. Henry
T. Adams Johnson Brigham; Saliva
ton Army, Brig. A. B. Pebbles, e. f.
MacKinnon.
Charles Rawson of Des 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
II the state publicity and is in charge
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