The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-10-18

On November II the American peo-
DIE will start 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 indiyid-
nal Organizations together il their
common devotion to the boys in the
cantonments and over there. This
amalgamation Of the seven great agen-
tcies engaged in war work is one of the
fine developments which have been
brought about by the war and under
;she wise guidance of President Wilson.
I The seven organizations whick to-
gether will make this united appeal
are the Y. NJ c. A., Y. W. G. A., Ma
itional Catholic War Council and X
''Of c., the Jewish Welfare Board, the
War Camp Community Service, the
>sAmerISag Library Associate and the .s
Salvation Army. Each of them WIZ
need funds this Fall each had planned
IA separate campaign for support
acting on the suggestion Of the
Presidents letter of September 5, the
seven campaigns will be rolled Into
<6ne. The American people win be
SHARED 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 II. Mott, whom President
Wilson has spoken of as one OF the
lRblest and most useful men OF his gem
t4ration. has been selected Director
General of the drive. 1t is interesting
to note that DIR. Motifs name was
placed in nomination by John q. Agar
of the National Catholic War Council
and seconded by Mortimer L. Schiff OF
the Jewish Welfare Board. The gen
;Aral committee having the campaign
isn charge contains such well known
names as Raymond B. Fosdick, Chair
imam of the Commission on Training
Camp Activities George w. Perkins
Chairman of the Finance Committee
y of the u. S. Steel Corporation; James
IL Phelan of Hornblower and Weeks
Honorable Myron T. Herrick, former
ambassador to France; Cleveland ii
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 The
campaign will be in charge of the big
gest men of the community.
Together these seven organization
represent q work that is staggering IL
its proportions They have more thai
t15O0O uniformed workers.. standing
shoulder to shoulder with the boys ev
cry step of the way from home to The
front line trenches. They operate more
than $500 buildings and ship 500 ton'
of supplies to the boys in France ev
cry week. Fifteen miles of film sci
sail for the other side each week un
der their direction, and the regular
.ors at their motion picture shows Is
more than 100000 The Bibles fur
nished to the boys since the war broke
out would, if piled one on another
make a pile more than twenty mile:
high.
Morale" said Napoleon, ais as 9th
er factors in war as three to one" b.
which he meant that one man who il
kept contented and happy is bette
than three men who are discouraged
and homesick. 1t is the business o
these seven great agencies to hell
maintain morale They are keepin!
up the fine fighting edge of our boys
and by their ministrations, helping t.
put added power into our army an'
navy and so hasten the hour of victor.
when they will bring our boys hom
again
1t is predicted by national leader
that this great victory drive will "g
over the top in a larger way than an
campaign that has preceded it,