The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-26
Letter Was Sent Out TO
Officers Of Local
Unions
E!!RST REPORTS GOOD
Campaign Workers Are
Asked To Report
Tonight

AS part of the Salvation Army
campaign being conducted in the
city this week. a letter has been
sent out i othe officers and mem
hers Of local unions In Marion coun.
ty and mines adjacent which is
signed by Charles H. Bailey, inter
national representative Of the o.
M. w. Of America; Frank Mozart
ney. district board member; james
McCleary, Nick Aiello, president
Sub District No. of District IL,
Patrick Buckley, vice president Sub
District No. 4, and Edward Mat.
thews, secretary.treas,irer Sub Dis.
trict No. q.
This letter asks that the mem.
bers Of local unions in Marion coun.
ty and mines do everything possible
to aid the Salvation Army in col.
ileoting $4,000 necessary to finance
this worthy organization for. the
next year and d half. This lettcr
reads:
To the Officers and Members Of
Local Unions in Marion County
and Mines Adjacent to Marion
County: -
etings; d take aslre IN
asking your coop eration i1 faising
the following sum In assisting the
Salvation Army OF Marion county
which will beRheld from May 23d
to- May 3tet, at all mines in Marion
county and \ adjacent to- Marion
county. 54S5 5s
This financial drive Is made for
the purpose Of assisting the saliva.
tion Army financially to raise eigh.
teen thousand dollars SO that they
can carry on the humane work they
have been noted for all along the
line. Of uplifting and assisting poor
unfortunate children, women and
even men Of Marion county who
cannot care for themselYes
You must remember broth.
ers the great amount Of unfortunate
children that there are In our
county amounting to severaI hun,
dred that have no parents to care
for them and no one to look after
their interest, and such cases as
these, as well as so many others too
numerous to,mention but are really
Just as worthy; and it is when we
find a human and worthy organiza.
tion which has proven itself In the
past like the Salvation Army did
during the war in assisting our
boys in the trenches, Of France In
time of need, and then again when
we find them working among the
unfortunate in our own home coun.
ty which must be looked after, there
can be no doubt but that It becomes
our imperative duty to cooperate
with itSin making the drive to get
finances to carry out this humane
but unfortunate circumstance IN
aiding children, women and men
who are left alone without any op.
portunity or any one to care for
them.
The amount OF money to be
raised Is about $500 per man.
Where the mines ARE working
steady at the present time you
could adopt this Communication
and notify the coal company 10
check off each man $1.00 per month
for two months. Where the mines
are idle You could also adopt this
communication and have the coal
company notified Of same as above,
to check of the amount of $1.00
each month when the mines start
working steady for the first two
months at later period, and by do
ing this 1t will give you an oppor!
tunity to extend the time over a
period OF six months and by that
time there can be no doubt but
what the mines will be II. operation.
& You may forward ali checks for
the Salvation Army fund to Ed
ward Matthews, Secretary:treas.
urer, Sub District No. 1 OF District
No. II, q. N. w. Of a., Rooms 4 and!
2, Jackson build ding, JaclssonS street,
Fairmont West Virginia, and he
will turn this money over to the
Financial committee OF the SALIVA
tion Army appointed IN this coun.
" for that ipurposel q, n;
Yours very truly,
GHAS. II. BATLES,
Internaiona Representa- ative o. nj;
w. Of America.
FRANK Mco coARTNEY,
r. District Board Member.
3l5 JAMES McC CIlEARY. Z 4
NICK A1EEIlA A,
Pres sub:Dist. 4 of Dist. II
PATRICK BUCKLIsY;
Vice Pres. Sub Dist. 4.
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