The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-18
FINAL APPEAL.

closes Monday night. 1t is expected
that every district in Greene county
will go over the top, and at least rs
to so per cent beyond by this time.
In certain districts there have been
no active campaigns waged until
within the last few days, due to the
fact that there was no organization,
the chairmen appointed having failed
to serve, and notice having been CIV
en- too late to effect solid and work
able organization. These are the
third and twenty-fourth districts. The
chairman in the eleventh, Mr., Justis,
was suddenly taken sick and was I'M
able to serve, and this district was
late in organizing. But live men
have been appointed in all these dis
tricts, and organizations have been
completed, and each Of them have a
good, live soliciting committee, so
at this time the county bids fair to
go considerably beyond its quota.
Let me impress upon each one Of
the chairmen and his or her commit
tee to work hard until the curtain
rings down Monday night. Greene
county must not fail in raising her
quota. The quota originally assigned
was $4,000, and this should be easily
reached; in fact, expect on final re-
turns the subscriptions will aggre-
gate from $4,000 to $4,000, but
this means work, hard work and con-
slant work.
Let no one fail to subscribe to this
great cause. There is hardly any one
of us who has not been greatly bene-
flied by this war. Our benefits have
far surpassed our sacrifices. Re-
member when you subscribed to the
Liberty loan, this is an investment,
How much have you given to any
cause connected with this war? Ask
yourself this question, figure it up
and see if you have not earned by
far more than you have given. If
so, you have neither been hurt nor
have you made any sacrifice.
We ought to give in this campaign
because
% These various organizations
composed of the Y. M. G. A. and 9th
ers need the funds. AT no time since
they were modified by the war de-
partment into the service have they
needed these funds so badly. Now
is the time when rehabilitation will
begin. The war is over, camp life
is dull, our soldiers in Europe will
go into winter quarters, and it is no
longer a question of the morale of
the army, but the morals of the men,
and to keep these men clean, upright
decent citizens is almost super
human task. 1t has been estimated
that it would take $250,000,0O0 to
run these organizations until the sol
diers are returned to civilian life.
(22 Soldiers need it. It is these
organizations that are looking after
the welfare of the soldiers. They
have kept them clean; the huts of
these organizations are the home,
school, the theatre, church, places Of
amusement and rest, and postoffices
for the boys. You have no idea of
the remarkable work they are doing
They have nowhere else to go when
they seek recreation. They are go
ing somewhere, and if they do not
find places where the entertainment is
fla morally uplifting nature, they
will seek dens of vice and places of
ill-repute.
(3) 1t will help you. None OF us
have lost anything by giving. Do not
figure your amount by what some one
else ought to give. We all know that
you are trying then to give the least
amount possible. The question that
presents itself to you is, what ought
i to give, regardless of what anyone
else should give? The other man
may fall down; he may be like you.
Give according to your resources and