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NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1918
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OVER THE TOP IN ONE DAY IS THE SOAN
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A letter from State Chairman Bushnell to District Chairman,
Chas. W. bale.
Chan. W. Gale Dit. Chairman:
By voluntarily assuming a quota of $100 0 90 at your meeting
October 25th. your Xk-trict took the lead in establishing a hign
standard which was promptly duplicated elsewhere in several Con
necticut Districts. In so doing you honored not only yourselves
but the entire commonwealth of Connecticut.
lncidentllv you will be glad to Know mat atter. your ampins"
Director Mr. '.lames L. Case, at the New England Conference v i Bos
ton October 23rd had described your organization plans. Dr. John K.
ii.li ii ..... r'n.ni the I'nited War Work Campaign puh-
lirlv paid a verv compliment to Mr. Case. crediting him witn
making' the clearest and most concise description of an ideal cam
paign for such a city as Norw cb.
Dr. Mott then set forth a few of the reasons why more than -oQ,-9V),'H0
must be Taised:
1. Because we have now upwards of 2 000 000 men overseas
twice as manv as the estimates of last Spring. ,
Because the expansion of Uie American Navy far beyond the
estimates and the necessiu of caring for 600.000 enlisted men on sea
f.s well as on land. ... ,
3. Because of the services which must be rendered to millions of
men and women in militarized industries.
4 Because of the continuity of service to our men from the time
thev 'leave home, through every 1 base of camp life, training, trans
portation, combat, recuperation and demobilization, 'till they return
' """a. Because the same agencies must be extended to our allies far
more than was planned in the budgets made months ago.
t. Because of the indescribable need of millions of prisoners' ot
war- Because even if the war should end in a few weeks, the agen
cies included in the United War Work Campaign will be needed then
even more bv hundreds of thousands of our own men who wi!l he de
tained overseas for many months of virtual idleness, without the st:m
uius of war to keep them in "fit condition mentally, physically and
n.orallv to meet the test ot battle. Wise provision must be made for
their leisure hours if our boys are to come back to us weaker or
Slr0Ko" these and numerous other reasons the national budget has
been increased with the approval of .President Wilson and in the hope
nd confident belief that the response will far exceed $250 000.000.
Whatever mar be the peace terms of the opinion is now quite
ft-eely expressed that in view of the man power of the allies,
I ncie Sara will have to furnish no small proportion of the interna
t'onal police force overseas to save Europe from the anarchy rampant
in Russia And while our boys are ttil in service Overseas they will
he immenselv benefited by the ministrations of these seven agencies
:.id reminded daily that the services rendered them were supplied di
rect from the contributions of their friends at home.
Norwich has set a tine example and adopted a stirring slogan
Over the top in one day." On behalf of the State Executive Com
mittee let me express to you our grateful appreciation.
Very sincereiv,
W. G BUSHNELL..
Slate Chairman.
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JAMES L. CASE.
Campaign Director.
COL. C. W. GALES,
Chairman.
OLIVER L. JOHNSON,
Treasurer.
PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN IN NORWICH AND VICINITY , ORGANIZED
TO DO THEIR PART IN NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN NORWICH DIS
TRICT QUOTA $100,000 WHAT WILL YOU. GIVE? DECIDE TODAY
AND MAKE YOUR SHARE THE BIGGEST THING YOU EVER DID.
$25 Capt. Mrs. George A.
$10 Capt. Mrs. Mary T.
$C Capt. Mrs. Allyn L.
" V:.th an a'.lotment of $100,000 as the
ie-AS!irc -t its patriotic duty, volun
ir: y nsuniei by th? allied campaign
j.iTm.rer and enthusiastically en-Tls-se
1 b he state organisation, the
i.nitcd work campaign to raise
j:j-l.l,'10.fl00 for war relief purposes ia
ko" r-dy to be launched in the Nor
J; .i.stri'-:.
T.ie preiiminary meeting for organ-
za::on was h)d on Oct. 4th and was
aompo.-el of rie representatives from
?ai n ot the seven war relief agencies
that are associated in this drive. The
vvt organizations that are repre
Venfd in this campaign are: The
J'ovins Mn's Christian association, the
f.'ounj; Women's Christian association,
t'.irona! Catholic War council
fKntsthts of Columbus), Jewish wel
tn; o bi.ard. war camp community scr-
i. e .American Library association,
SV. .:t:on Army.
TLl' slogan for this campaign, the
plan for which was prepared by Cam
laijn Director James 1 Case, is "Over
r-, Ton in On Day." a goal which
ill undoubtedly be reached if the
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Team X
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Town Chairmen Appointed.
The organization in the outlying
ectic.ns which are included in the
Norwich district is made up of a town
. hairman in each section, upon whom
rests the responsibility of getting to
gether a working organization in his
respective district that will carry his
community'' "Over the Top in One
Day." Following are th? town chair
men in each of the. outlying sections:
lialtic Ixmis J. Fontaine. .
Ilozrah and Kitchviile E'. Allen Bid
'"olehester Judge H. P. BuelJ.
Gales Ferry Mrs. Walter il. Buck
ingham. Giasgo J. T. Wilbur.
Griswold and Jewett City Herbert
C. Webster (temporary chairman).
Lebanon Otto Pultz.
Ledyard Charles D. Geer.
Norwich Town and Yantic Charles
A. Saxton.
Occum Fred Topliff.
Preston Arthur E. Shcdd.
ypra.ruo William G. Park.
Taftville F. B. Uicketson.
Voluntown Thomas McDonald.
All Invited to Contribute.
" The campaign workers who have en
listed for this drive will silicit your
contributions, not as Catholics, nor as
Jews!, not as Protestants, not as the
representatives of any creed or enter
prise, but as Americans, to ask that
you join in the great united undertak
ing for God and country and our fight
ers, for the protectiin of thne boys
your boys who are sacrificing so
much at this crisis in the life of the
nation.
Following the Flag.
enthusiasm of the workers is any cri- " e f'aa ,er ?ars PI0 "".
terion. I :ln'' a" t,iem have been fought and
. , . . , ... won ov oovs. a majoriiv or tnc soi-
Norwich Distr.ct Orgamzation. (liPrs ,n hotYl armies in tile CivU war
The organization which has been ' were under 21. But this war is si
formed to carry on this campaign is different, in the numbers involved, in
made up of representatives of each of the terrific nature of fighting machines
Ihe seven war welfare organizations emploxed, in the enormous armament
that are included in this allied drive and high explosives, in the complexity
The Seven Welfare Agencies.
We had the machinery in the organ
izations "which for years have been
working in the intellectual and spirit
ual interest of the American people
the Young Men's Christian association,
the Youngf Women's Christian associa
tion, the National Catholic War coun
cil and Knights of Columbus, the Jew
ish Welfare board, the American Li
brary association and the Salvation
army. Added to these' a new service
the war camp community service
sprang up to fill an important need,
welfare agencies have not been
merged. They .will keep their separate
organizations as bffore, but they will
work in co-operation. ,
They will have to do this because
the job they have undertaken is too
big for any one ot thern to do singly.
The amount of money they need, and
must have, if our soldiers, sailors and
marines are to he taken care of as the
American people want them cared for,
is too huge for anv one so.'iety to raise
alone. The American people will give
the money, because the fighting men
.. JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS . '
in behalf of the' Natl&nal Catholic War Council, sends this messag
to the American .people: .
"They are eup esiii and ureuiorsi fiesli of our flesh, Ws have
sent uieui across the bea to figm but we are determined that they
buouia Know that ihe ptopie a: Hume are righting with them stand
ing wua cnem, snouiaer to snouider, . ,
. 'America m una war baa aane what na ether nation ever did
;he lias carried tue presence, uie atmosphere of home into the camps ,
across trie seas, that everywniB the soldier may realize there are
latheriy lianas to console mm, friendiy hands to entertain hlm.
'Ail uiese seven organizaiions now stand upon one platform
that of providing recreation,, entertainment and homo comfort for our
troops, i rem tnat camnien piattorm, all, teeethe? with ons yoicY will
make a single appeal la tne American people, "
"Tiiee seven organizations have agreed bv dtreellon- of the eovi
ernment upon definito budgets and all are working 'under a eeneral'
national committee upen wincn all are represented for a united war
work campaign to raise the sum of $20,000,000. ,
"Enormous aa that sum may be, te American people will raise it
gtneioiis.y tna giadiy,
"vvheti one consider an ar nf ef ever 4,000.000; a navy that mus
ters over 500,000 men in Its service; the "number and size of our
(lamps; the buildings to be erected: ihe secretaries to be maintained'
tne equipment to be furnished: the visitors' houses to be built '.the
community service to be extended into every cltv and towir of the
country; the proieciive work most necessary and vital for all our" peo
pie, which this war has given to us ns our share to maintain, one will
nee that ihe sum la none too great for this enormous task
We cannot shirk It. We cannot shift it. To attempt to do so
would be to prove false l the men who are giving their bodies and -their
lives for our national' safely. :- - -
"H is an American campaign. ; Its appeal is one that no Ameri- '
con may refuse and America's answer will be another triumphant '
announcement' that we are In this war aa one people and as one na
tlcn to see it through to victory.
"Th-.. wire Othclic body "of the country is organized to crown
this campaign with victory. Every diocese has harnessed Us own
resources, v.i.1 work with tne state committees of '' the '; United War
Work Campaign, and give the utmost service." t m "
a very ia'ge scale. The Americ in Li
brary tissiciation . has estabusheO
bra nches in every camp and 113 va!
station in this country; it has its book
shelves in every Y. M. C. A., Knights
of Columbus and Jewish Welfare
board hut. in Y. W. C. A. hostess
houses, in the houses of the war cmip
community service, and it has shipped
more than a million books overseas to
be distributed ail over the areas occu
pied by the American expeditionary
firce. The boys eating Salvation Army
Jews, but of all three welded together.
Every sect and varietv of religion,
every kind of faith, will be joined in
the great universal religion of service.
EDWIN HILL,
Representing V. M. C. A.
ind is as follon s
Chair Tan Col. Charles W. C.al
Vice Chairman Mayor J. J. Des
mond. '
Secretary Joseph Schwartz.
Treasurer 'Oliver L. Johnson.
Rxecutive Committee The officers.
Edwin Hill, M-s. Chanuins M. llunt-
I ingtcu, John it. l.ee. Abraham Strom,
II. A. Tirrell. James . Macpherscn,
Capt. Richardson Jewell.
urapavtn Director James L. Case.
t of the social as well as military prob
b'.ms involved, as to be something new
', under the sun. '
I The war defies comparison. In a!
I mo.-'t every aspect iu is dilTerent from
i other wars. And one of the differences
jihat seems most -significant is
: this: that in the present eonl1t the
influences which were best in civil life
have not been left behind, but have
followed the flas into the training
camp, across the seas, and have
Victory Boys' and Girls' Department ' marched with the boys straight up to i
Hon. Allyn L. Brown, chairman. E. ; the front line trench. I
J. Graham. P.ev. Mvles P. Gnlvin. tlev t In titp histnrv of warfare tVn' Viae
A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT WILSON
The White House. Washington, Sept. 3, 191S.-
My Dear Mr. Fosdick:
May I not call your attention to a matter which has been re-',
sently engaging my thought not a little?
The War Department has recognized the Young Men's Christian
Association, the Young Women's Christian Association, the National
Catholic War Council, the Knights of Columbus, the Jewish Welfare
Board, the War Camp Community Service, the American Library
Association, and the Salvation Army as accepted instrumentalities
through which the men in the ranks are to be assisted in many es
sential matters of recreation anil morale.
It was evident from the first, and has become increasingly evi
dent, that the services rendered by these agencies to our army and
to our allies are essentially one and all of a kind and must of necessity,
if well remlered. be rendered in the closest co-operation. It is my
judgment, therefore, that we shall secure, the best results in the
matter of the support of these agencies, if these seven societies will
unite their forthcoming appeals for funds, in order that the spirit of
the country in this matter may be expressed without distinction of
race or religious opinion in support of what is iu reality a common
service. ' '
This point of view is sustained by the necessity, which the war
has forced upon us. of limiting our appeals lor funds in such a way
that two or three comprehensive campaigns shall take ihe place ot a
series of independent calls upon the generosity of the country.
Will you nof, therefore, as Chairman of the Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities, be good enough to ret'Uvst the societies in ques
tion to combine their approaching appeals for funds in a single
campaign, preferably during; the week of .Nov. II. so that in their
solicitation of ttinds as well as in their work in the field, they may
act in as complete co-operation and fellowship as possible?
In inviting these organizations to give this new evidence of their
patriotic co-operation. I wish it distinctly understood that their com
pliance with this request will not in any sense imply the surrender on
the part of any of them of its distinctive character and autonomy, be
cause 1 fully recognize the fact that each of them has its own tradi
tion's, principles, and relationships which it properly prizes and which,
if preserved and strengthened, make possible the largest service.
At the same time. I would be obliged if you would convey to them
from me a very warm expression of the Government's appreciation of
the splendid service they have rendered in ministering to the troops
at home and overseas in their leisure time. Throusrh'their agencies the
moral and spiritual resources'. of the nation have been mobilized be
hind our forces and used in the finest way, and they are contributing
directly and effectively fo Ihe winning of the war.
It has been gratifying to find such a line spirit of co-operation
among all the leaders of the organizations I have mentioned. This
spirit, and the patriotism of all the members and friends of these
agencies, give me confidence to believe that the united war work
campaign will be crowned with abundant success.
Cordially and sincere.y yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
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IT. A. TIRRELL,
Representing American Library Association.
TO MAKE INSPECTION
Or CHRISTMAS PACKETS
Cartons are. now bein? distributed
at the Red Cross rooms o those who
have received , bibls-f rom overseas.
Beginning 'S v.uruav. tNovtif.ber Mb.
inspectors tvi'l be; at j the . I?ed, Cross
from 10 to 12 and i to 4."'i every dav
except Stindiy. until November 20th.
When you have filled your carton you
must take it to the Bel Cross to be
examined by one ci .these inspectors.
She will see that- its contents is en
tirely in accordance with the postal
regulations and that it docs not weigh
more than iciee pound. The inspec
tor has the r.sht to take ot 'anything
which is not allowed in fjje mails or
anything thnt makes i "'t overweight.
This is all done in your presence, and
will bo more satisfactory to5-you than
if the parcel should bc. luspected in
New York. . fter exam. ring the car
ton, the inspector will wrap it ut and
past .)n the label from overseas and
the Red Cross Inspectors' label and
you will add stamps, ft vill then be
ready to go. and the Red Tross will
turn it over to the pos-t ' office. You
need not bri paper na string for
the Cranston 'o. has most generous
ly offerei to furnish a'.! that will fc
necessary for wrapping the cartons,
as their Christmas gift to err Norwich
boys in Fran'-e. Stamps will be on sale
as th-. post jjrWi Uockn., .-.- J..
must be . u-iViVied; py f'lJt snder.- On
the label from overseas there is -no
mention for. the need of ircsriectioTi "by
the Red Cros-. but this" is absolute
ly necessary. If you should mail your
package wi'hout the Red Cross in
spection lab?l it would probably nev
er reach France.
MAYOR J. .1. DKSMOND
Vice Chairman
Chairman, Charles W. Gale,
Speaks for the Seven Welfare
Agencies As3ciated in These Cam
paigns. On the Uuli of Honor which
stands in lront ot our own City
Hall is inscribed the names of
nearly 1 40' men who are in ihe
service of their Country, on land
and sea, and wearingiis Cniforms.
It is safe to assume that ninety
per cent, of these men have not
previously received military in
structions but they have stepped
out now to face the world to en
counter an unfamiliar discipline
to cross the Ocean to land in a
country whose language they do
not understand and who are hurl
ed suddenly out of their boyhood
into the most tryinj: and difficult
of all experiences War This
War differs in every respect from
other Wars and the most signifi
cant fact is this that in the pres
ent crisis the influences which
were best in civil life have r.ot
been left behind, but have follow
ed the flag into the Training
Camps, across the sea and even
inarched -with the boys straight up
to the line trenches, and "over the
top." How has this been accom
plished? -The Y. M. C. A., Y. W.
C. A., the National Catholic War
Council and Knights of Columbus,
the Jewish Welfare Board, the
American Library Association, the
War amp Community Service and
the Salvation Army. These seven
welfare agencies appointed a Joint
Committee through which all funds
were to be raised and were ap
portioned according to the size and
needs of each. These agencies
have not been merged, but will
keep their separate organizations
as before, but will work in co-operation.
They have to do this as
the undertaking; is too great for
any one of them to do singly. The
American people will cheerfully
g!ve their maney, as the fighting
men are their own sons, brothers
and husbands. Always remember
that a contribution to these seven
organizations is given an directly
to the hastening of victory as
though it vu put into Liberty
Bonds.
CHAS. W. GALE, N
District Chairman.
William 11. Kennedy, Rev. I. V. Macie
jewski. A. L. F'ea'e, Miss Klixabeth I
f.:im Henry A. Tirrell. j
Publicity Committee John M. Lee.
chairman Leo Kronir. Henry I-'. Par
ker. Weston C. I'ullrn. Charles F.
Whitney.
teams ot Men and Women.
V're teamn r.f rven itnrl air tcums .
women have been formed to canvass in
never happened before. Except for the
j Team
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Men's Teams.
$L',500 Capt.
Charles W.
James C.
$1.000--Capt.
I .viacplierson.
Team C, J3U0 Capt. T. '. Murphv.
Team D, $:50 Capt. Thomas H.
Beckley. v
Team E, $100 John M. Lee.
Team F, $30 Capt. Herbert B. Cary.
Team G-. $25 Capt. Will L. Stearns.
Team H, $10--Cant. ,1. A. Desmond.
Team I, $5 Capt. Herbert R.
Branche.
The chairman of the women's di
vision is Mrs. Helen R. F. Huntington,
there being six teams of women fo
canvass among women.
Women's Teams.
Team J, $250 Capt. Mrs. Willis Aus-
tin.
j Team K, $100 Capt. Mi s. D. M. Les
ter I Team L, $50 Ca.pt. Mrs. Edmund W.
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MRS. CHANNING M. HUNTINGTON
Representing Y. W. C. A..
and this was mobilized with the others.
These seven welfare agencies received
from the government sole authority to
serve the army and navy in camps,
cantonments, naval stations and bases,
transports and warships, both at home
and abroad. At first these welfare
agencies worked as separate institu
tions, with little real co-operation.
Each raised its own funds. Each es
tablished its own units without con
sideration of the movements of the
others But as time went on the effi
ciency of this plan was brought into
question. Duplication of effort was
apparent.
Seven Agencies Co-operate.
Co-operation became inevitable, and
in August 1918, on recommendation
of President Wilson, the seven welfare
agencies appiinted a joint committee
through which all funds were to be
raised and apportioned according to
the size and the needs of each. The
ministrations of the chaplain, the Civil
war soldier lacked everything that had
made his home life wholesome and
happy. He had few books to read, he
had no place of recreation after' his
day's work was done. He had no re
minders whatever of civil life, except,
indeed, certain very evil reminders in
the shape of disreputable camp follow
ers and wayside saloons. It 'was al
most an inevitable result of war's up
heavals in the past that men should
have their moral natures impaired.
This is a Different War.
A different story will be told of this
war. From the first days of V914 the
English army had orders from its
highest commander, General Kitchen
er, that sobriety and strict morality
was demanded of the men. The same
spirit was ehown by the French army.
If was to be a clean war fought by
clean men. And when we came into
the war there was no question but that
our soldiers should measure up to the
best standard that the English and the
French had established. Fortunately,
we- had the machinery through which
to work, and in the first month of lur
l entranee int'n the Ktrns'B-le the TTniteA
J. C. MACPHERSO.N. States government mebilized that ma-
Representing War Camp Community j chinery and made it a part of the army
ana navy.
Service.
Mayor Desmond Approves
Campaign
To the good people of Norwich
and vicinity:
Your. attention is directed to the
campaign about to be inaugurated
to obtain tfunds needed to carry on
the work of the several organiza
tions devoted to the aid and com-
rcrt ot the brave men serving in
the armies and navies of our
country and in those of our allies;
and you are urgently requested to
do all in your power to make this
campaign signally successful.
The need is imperative, and we
can not fail to respond to this call
without proving recreant to the
solemn duty of the hour; we have
sent forth our sons, our brothers
and our neighbors to endure the
hardships and horrors of war. and
we can do no less than supply them
with all available advantages.
We are justly proud of our
splendid fighting men, as well as
orofoundly grateful to the magnif
icent forces whom they are so
brilliantly supporting; Let our
course in this great enterprise bear
unmistakable testimony to our ad
miration and appreciation, and let
us all contribute at this time with
the aame spirit .that animates our
heroic defenders abroad, leading
them from victory to victory In the
glorious cause of humanity.
J. J. PKSMOND.
Mayor.
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JOHN M. LEE,
Representing National Catholic Wa:
Council (K. of C.).
are their own sons, brothers, husbands I
ill L .1.- ,1 f...t '
LliCV ill (JAl)tfCL lilt; ilU t iiUl I'-Ctl
I welfare agents to spend it wisely and
senerously in the best interests of the
I men.
j Workers from All Walks.
Who are these welfare workers? A
ist of their occupations reads like a
classified telephone directory. They are
clergymen and rabbis, college profes
sors, motion picture . operators, ex
baseball stars, truck drivers. chauf
feurs, actors, clerks, sawmill opera
tors, mechanics, musicians, cooks the
list is almost, endless. To recruit such
an army when the draft is calling
millions of the best man material in
the country is a hugh job in itself. But
.the organizations faved even larger
tasks.
The seven welfare agencies no!, only
have to be building contractor; 2nd
real estate agents, on a large scale,
they have to be storekeepers. They
are motion picture exhibitors , Lit
erally millions of feet of film are
shown in almost every cantonment
over week. The weekly shipment of
films! o France averages 15 miles. The
weekly attendance at. the shows, free,
all of them, is about 2,500,000, and so
economically is the business conducted
that the cost1 to the organisations is
less than 2 cents a head. .
They are in the library business or.
i doughnuts far up the line draw books
and magazines supplied by the library
I war service of the American Library
I association.
j Thus, from the instant when the
j boy steps on the train that is to take
j hint to the cantonment, and finds there
the unexpected friendship of a Y. M.
C. .. a K. of C.. or the Jewish Welfare
secretary, or a Salvation Army woik
er, to the hour when he stands alone
in the trenches and sees coming down
the line a worker with cigarettes and
hot co:Tee all the way through one or
another of these seven great co-operating
agencies stands shoulder 10
shoulder with him. Yes. and even be
yond. Even into the prison camps of
Germany and Austria their long arm
olj helpfulness reaches.
Keeping Up the Morale.
We have come to the point,., in the
war where that indefinable' factor
which we call morale is about to step
in as the decisive agent. The differ
ence in numercal strength on the
western front is not great as ibis is
being written: nor is one army mark
edly inferior to the other in equipment
and arms. Yet the forces of Germany
are retreating, and not a single soldier
on the allied side doubts that the allied
hosts will continue to advance. Morale
that factor of which Napoleon said,
"It is as other factors in war as three
to one," ia making its influence felt
more and more surely every day. It is
for that reason that General Pershing
asks for the continued support of these
seven great agencies. Because they
make. for happiness-and contentment
and confidence: anjl these qualities in
turn make for morale.
That is the first thing to remember.!
it seems to me that a contribution to j
these seven organizations is given as j
directly to the hastening of victory as
though it were put into Liberty bonds, i
They are tne great contributors 10
morale; and morale is winning the
war. v
And the second interesting thing to
me is this that as a by-product of the
work of thees agencies in the war
there are developing certain social
phenomena that hold great promise for
the future of our country. What an
interesting specta.de we shall have
presented to us on-Nov. Ill On that
day the seven agencies will open their
campaign for the largest gift ever
asked from any people at one time
$250,000,000. It will be a campaign
not of Protestants or Catholics or
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A. STROM.
Keprescnting Jewish Welfare Board.
CAPT. CICHARDSON JEWEIL,
Representing Salvation Army.
Campaign Director," James L,
Case, Appeals to the People to
Give Generously in This Cam
paign. . .-:
To the Citizets' of Norwich and
Vicinity:
You have undoubtedly read - in
the local 'papers of the plans which
have been formulated for conduct
ing the Cnited War Work cam
paign in Norwich.
The sum asked for' is $100,000.
and if this amount is to be raised,
the object of our efforts must have
the hearty support of every citiien
regardless of creed, rase or na
tionality. The cause for which the
fund is to be raised is such a vital
one that I am sure it will appeal
to all.
There is a part for every one
from the oldest to the youngest,
and when you are approached for
a contribution, it Is "hoped that
your gift' will be as large as you
can possibly make it. We are liv
ing in a period when business of
all kinds is conducted upon a large
scale, and where a few years ago
we were accustomed to think in
! terms of thousands we now speak
in terms, of millions 'and billions.
When the people of Norwich be;
come thoroughly interested in any
movement, they always accomnlish
i; the goal set before., them, and . 1
i'.ri confident' that when the re
ft turns Hre l;thnlrtted on Mondav
night, November 11th, ..the total
sum subscribed will be in excess
of the $100 000. The National Oi
ganization is counting .upon Con
necticut for $4 50 0 008,- and . the
State Organization is counting
upon Norwich for $100,000.
Therefore, m the name of - our
boys, both at home and overseas,
who are ready, if necessary, to
give their lives fori the cause of
Liberty and Democracy 1 appeal
to you to GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, and
to make your gifts as 1 arse as
possible.
Verv respectfully,
JAMES U CASE.
. Campaign- Director.