Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-27
DECKS CLEARED FOR
ACTION TO RAISE
$4,000 S. A. QUOTA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE READY
TO START ORivE-EVERYONE
IN OTTAWA WILL BE ASKED TO
90 HIS BIT.


900 which has been allotted the Otta-
wa district viii be started on Mon
day morning, The drive will con
tinue during the rest Of the week.
Every business house and residence
in the city will be visited by the 50
have an opportunity to help repay
the army for their work overseas,
among the members of the 4. +. f
An enthusiastic meeting of the com
paign committee was held last even
ing in the Elks' home. The meeting
was largely attended and plans for
the campaign We're outlined It wa
decided to give the workers the en-
lire week to complete their soliciting
Col. Davis Of Chicago, an army
worker, who is stationed in the Sal
walton Army headquarters In Chica.
go, was present and gave a very in
terestinR talk, telling of the work.
DOti III nome ana overseas,
MarseilIes over.
John McElligott Of Marseilles was
present and announced that the drive
in Marseilles was started at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon Al 3 O'Clock the
town had gone over the top, ralsnt
her entire quota of $500
Griges Appeals for Aid.
Attorney Clarence Griggs delivered
talk, outlining the plans made by
the executive committee for the 10
cal drive IN an open statement
which is published below Mr.. GriEgs
sets forth the necessity for the PEG
pie Of Ottawa contributing and con
tributng libarally to the work OF
the Salvation Army
To the People of Ottawa,
As one of the committee in charge
OF the home service campaign of the
Salvation Army, | would like to make
personal appeal to our people t.
make their subscriptions as generou
u.
In the first place. a quota of 50, 400
is assigned to Ottawa. There is only
enc thing to do for the honor OF on,
people and that is To raise it, w,
all have Just pride in our city. an,
il would not do to have it said tina
every other community in the state
OF Illinois raised its quota except OF
fawa
In the second place the people o
this country owe a great debt o
gratitude to the Salvation Army fo>
their services to our boys
Again portion if not all of III,
money raised here will be devoted
to charging and improving the wort
of the Salvation Army in this city.
Without any reflection upon Cap
tain Henderson and his wife, now il
charge OF the work here, who are do
ing splenddly with the small mean,
at their disposal | would say that
we have never had in Ottawa a true
showing Of what the Salvation Army
means 10 community OF TINS klnU
| am familiar with the splendid
work being done IN Streator by Cap
tain Ketcham. and my friends there
tell me that their work is most
praiseworthy and a great factor Their,
in their works of charity and benev
olence, in their successful way o
meeting without publicity. grea
many problems whcih no other agency
can reach
There are two reasons why
think the army has not been more o.
a success here. First, because the
people have not got back of the move
ment. and second because the arm,
has not sent men here who are Stronl
enough to do the work properly.
We have home problems which tn,
~Salvation Army can go a long wa,
toward solving, and | hope that no
only out of sense of gratitude fo
their work, but with real /expecta
ton of bettering conditions in thi!
community, our people will be lber
al in their subscriptions.
CLARENCE GRIGGS.