The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-23
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
. OVER TIE TOP HERE TODAY

scriptions Of thres hundrsi dollars,
six of which were I. ceived and goins
90 Gown the scale, the funds came in
with a rush. At the close "f This bit
Of financieri1g, the committees IN
C. ;lec of th,r csntains stt''.'1 out
On their mission
The credit IL rise work d. - in tho
ID ve should 60 the Elks VII have
b.. Ell behind he project - since
1T was launched here. The Elks took
it. up in Keokuk as all over the United
States and got behind the drive. DR..
II. A. Gray is the chairman and Louis
wv. Rovane, the vice chairman OF the
executive committee. j. RAYMOND
Baur, treasurer of the Elks is the
treasurer of the drive, and j. Full
ton is the committees secretary.
Soldiers Leave Pledges.
At the meeting of the executive
committee with the district chalrmen
last night it was decided to have all
the soldiers who wish to give 'ndi-
yidually to the work of the Salvation
Army bring their subscriptions to the
War Camp Community Service office
at $50 Main street. Soldiers all over
the CITY have expressed their desire
to do something for the people who
have done SO much for them, and
rather than try to solicit every sol
der, which would be something or
an endless job, the committee felt
that the soldiers would be willing to
bring their contributions, large and
small to the War Camp Community
office.
1t is not to be taken as any over
sight on the part of the committee or
ANYTHING of that sort tlat the SOL
diers are not seen personally by the
men who are making the collections.
1t Is felt that the returned service
men realize that this would be an
almost utter impossibilIty so the CO
operation of the soldiers is asked in
This matter.
Others Can Give, Too.
One returned doughboy says that
he owes the Salvation Army for
cup of coffee and brg slab of pie
that he got one night about midnight,
and forgot to pay for in his hurry
to get back on his truck and get to
where he could find prace to sleep.
Some of the men who were given
food and drink by the iassfes say
they feel the same way, and that
they will leave their subscriptions for
the fund.
A number of mothers have asked
il they are to have an opportunity 10
give. and the committee has decided
that where it is not possible to get
to everyone, people who wish to give
can leave their subscriptions at any
Of the four banks.
District chairmen Map Routes.
The districts which have been ap-
portioned to the various committees
were made up with the idea that each
committee could be divided into about
five squads and the territory appor
toned between them. The territory
which is not covered by the commit
tees, that south Of Bloody Run and
out in the outlying factory districts,
will be covered by the flying squad
ron which will help in the clean up
work.
The county districts will be solicit
ed through the organization Of &c
turned soldiers in each of the dis
tricts. A thousand dollars is being
asked for from this rural district,
with Keokuk giving the bulk of the
money.
The routing of each soliciting team
was left to the district chairman. He
has placed the solicitors to the best
advantage and had a map of his ter
ritory ready at the luncheon this
noon.