The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-11
'lIAR IIlR DRIVE
CTS GOOD START
Miss Mabel Burton Made
Most Effective Talk
q. Sunday. E2z

me opening gun IA thosUnfted War
Work dive was fired yesterday aft
1lemoon when . mass meeting Of rep
fe8GntattYo citizens assembled at the
EiE8t Presbyterian church to hear sew
aoEaI addresses concerning the work Of
The seven organization affiliated in
the waIWork drive.
e had been the intention to hold an
OPEN cir meeting and was TO have
been Staged from the court house
steps but owing to the weather It was
thought best to take It indoors and the
crowd which had assembled TO hear
the speakinE was advised to go TO the
ProSbytertsn church.
Jndge ~. 8. Raymond presided at
the meeting and after making a few
pertinent remarks introduced the
gpeakerS for the afternoon.
= Miss Mabel Burton. 4 national
worker OF the 7. ". c. A, who came
here In place OF Miss Mabel Crafty,
who was unavoidGbly detained, was
the drBt speaker. Miss Burton was
attired IN the Uniform Of the organiza-
ton which she represents. She told
. IN an intensely flterest8nE manner
the work Of the oT8Gnization she rep
Tesents and also the work OF other
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en- beneticiaries Of the fund
Miss Burton pictured In 4 charm
ing and realistic manner the methods
used by the z n. G. A The Y w
G. A., the knights Of Columbus, the
Jewish welfare board, etc. IN caring
for the boys in the camps and at the
mont
She especially touched on the work
~, d..
Miss Burton. has visited a number Of
the canto1ments In this country and
shhe told Of the discouraging atmos-
phere that greeted The soldier boys
when they entered the cantonments,
coming as they did from their home
towns where they we're sent away
amid the waving OF flags, the blare Of
trumpet and beat OF drum to be set
down in a place where there was lit
tie OF comfort and cheer. She told
how these organizations acted as a
stimulus TO these boys and did more
shan anything else, probably, to make
good soldiers.
She told of the work Of the Y W.
c. A. IN the munition factory districts
at hcme and abroad and what god
send these hostesse3 houses were TO
the women and girls OF the second
army Of defense who were doing the
..o-k Of man In these factories in or
20 supply the men at the front
i sac necessary ammunition.
.c.-l=d EG1y touching Incl
OF che WORK OF these affiliated
:.4.3OaS which made a splendid
son on her hearers. In clos
~ S..e SAID that when the first ru-
Sc mat the arnistice had been
..:e a2G tuned to her superior
- ..-..1ed Now what" only
: IL ;ae reply "Our WORK
.-: -Sl:c.nS.
- Is young woman OF
.-.=:iIy and charm ana
a.. :. I.-.S straight to the point and
i .sc mad 70 leave in order 70
49,. IL afternoon train the audience
:. va 10 see her depart.
.-c.:awiaS her address W. D. Bar
rsnS:ca sang effectively touchinS
$50 a winch the arrival OF the Amer
icaa stars and stripes in a French vii
laSe was realistically described by
trench soldier who had been blind
Ell In battle. Mr.. BarTington's solo
brought tears to tue eyes OF many.
The second speaker was Captain
Melville Pagan of the British army,
who Is doing work In this county
among the miners and who was draft
ed as one of the speakers for the after
noon. Mr. Pagan is full OF enthusiasm
and vim and told Of experiences at
The. front and wildly portrayed the
inner feelings Of the soldier at the
battle front and in the camp. He told
llso Of the great work the seven or
CARNATIONS participating in the war
were doing and in closing begged that
the people Of the city and county
would loosen up their purse strings
and make liberal subscriptions to the
war work fund
Music for the afternoon was fur
nished by q chorus choir led by Mr..
Darlington Rev. r. ]. Toak conduct
ed the devotional exercises and the
benediction was pronounced by Dr..
Stoefzer.