UNITED WA R WORK CAMPAIGN AS CONDUCTED ^ iJrri, IN WISCONSIN NOVEMBER 11-20, 1918 Being a brief sketch of the greatest benevolent campaign in the annah of Wisconsin, including facts and figures as prepared and <:r compiled by LEE C. H. ORBACH, state publicity director WISCONSIN CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Bmebbon Ela, Army Y. M. C. A., Chairman MmW. L. Roach, Y. W. C. A. War Work Council William J. Nuss, National Catholic War Council Pbofkbsou L. B. Wollenson, Jewish Welfare Board JuDOK M. B. RosENBEBKY, War Camp Community Service M. S. DuDf;E0N, American Library Association A. T. Van Scot, Salvation Army GENERAL COMMITTEE Justice John B. Winslow, Chairman Y lyr c A Emerson Ela, Madison ■ ■ ■ ■ F. E. Anderson, Milwaukee H. F. Lindsay, Milwaukee Y w C A Mrs. James S. Church, Milwaukee Clara S. Roe, Madison Mrs. W. L. Roach, Madison National Catholic War Council-. William J. Nuss, Sheboygan (Including K. of C.) , Walter M. Burke, Kenosha - Rev. Joseph Edward Hanz, Beloit Jewish Welfare Board Professor L. B. Wolfenson, Madison Rabbi Charles S. Levi, Milwaukee Nath'l Stone, Milwaukee War Camp Community Service.- Justice M. B. Rosenberry, Madison Fred Vogel, Jr., Milwaukee E. J. Sensenbrenner, Neenah American Library Association-. Justice John B. Winslow, Madison M. S. Dudgeon, Madison Charles, E. McLenegan, Milwaukee Salvation Army Brig. John C. Smith, Milwaukee ' J. W. Disch, Milwaukee A. T. Van Scoy, Milwaukee STATE PERSONNEL Emeuson Ela, Chairman Executive Committee Louis C. Bradshaw, Campaign Director Lee C. H. Orbach, Publicity Director H. F. Lindsay, State Treasurer M. S. Dudgeon, Speakers' Bureau Clara S. Roe, Women's Work Director Marguerite M. Merriman, Associate Publicity Director Arnold B. Hall, Student Executive Amanda C. Nelson, Student Executive Elizabeth E. Mehan, Victory Girl Executive George A. Burns, Victory Boy Executive UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN IN WISCONSIN AS CONDUCTED 111 the greatest benevolent ininpaigii in the aiuuils of Wisconsin tliis state subscribed tlie niagniricent sum of $ (,.".40,700.2") in the United War Campaign, conducted No- vtMuber 11 to 20. Hy subscribing IIM per icnt, of its min- iimuu (luota, which was if ;',.:',IMi,iioo, the Hadgcr stale raitks anuniR tlie liighest in tlie I'nited States. It is tiiird in the Central War Department, comprising I'ovirteen states. Xever before in the history of Wisconsin was such a sum raised by voluntary subscription. This is the more remarkable in view of the fact that this immense undertaking was accomplished in the (nco. of such adverse circumstances as never befori; confrontcHl a cau\paign. Witli but scant preparation for the actual di'ive, by ri'ason of its immediati^ pre- cedence by the P^)urth Liberty Loan and tiie general elections, tlie many difhculties were augmented by serious inlluenza epidemics, iiuarantines and forest fires in some of the northern counties. The inlluen/.a situation prevented the scheduled speaking campaign and hundrcMls of sp(^ak(M-s were unable to add their mite to the campaign as a conseiiucnce. Scliools were closed and in some instances did not opcni until long after tlu^ close of the drive. Another serious handicap was the inevitable reaction wliich followed the signing of the armistice on the very day scheduled for the iiuiugiiration of the ITnited War Work Campaign. Then, too, it must be borne \n mind that prior to the acttiial launching of the campaign revision after revisio!!, change after change and suhslilution after substitution in the national plans follovve;l in successive; events re- quiring repeated readjustments of organization plans and of state and county quotas. It was only through the executive ability of the Wiscon- sin campaign leaders and the patriotic and generous response on the part of the people of Wisconsin that the campaign in this state succeedtsd. De- spite these obstacles — or because of them- Wisconsin wrote another glor- ious chapter to its lengthy and honorable war history. With such leaders at the helm as Chief .justice .1. B. Winslow, (^liairman of the general committee, Emerson Ela, (diairman of the state executive committee, Mrs. W. L. Roach, chairman of the women's council and the va- rious members of the state staff, augmented by ten st(!i-ling disti-ict chair- men and seventy-one county chairnuiu of unqucjstioTHul ability IIk; machine set up in Wisconsin swept across the goal like a well oiled automaton. AS IT STARTED The inception of the drive which eventuated into the United War Work Campaign was a joint campaign contemplated by the Army Y. M. (I A. and the Y. W. C. A. War Work Council. As far back as in May of 1918 these two organizations had perfected plans for a national drive; which contemplated the raising of $1 1."), 000, 000 of wliich the Y. M. C. A. was to receive $100,000,000 and its sister organization $ir,,000,000. In preparation for this drive, campaign organizations were set up in every state of the union. In Wisconsin a strong working body was formed UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN under the leadership of AttorneyEmerson Ela^of^j^adison. who ultimately was selected to head the United War Work ^ n^^^^^f^^^^ , specific Artor Wisconsin and many other s^tes o^the nat.on h^ ^^^^^^ experienced plans for waging tiie Y. M. C. A. VtV f'p^,^^ Poraniunity Service and Iheir first serious upheaval ^^'^"^ ^f/.^.^^^^P ^^^^ two Y. associa- thc American Library Association linked foites vmui i ^.^^ ^ ^^^^ (.ions, thereby ma ,}.._„_.„_»—..———"— —" """Yconf corner(!d alTair. lield, (juotas were were changed in the new phases pects attendant talion of the cam was assigned a wliicli seemed al ble amount. When matters normal state and ing tlH! drive we tlu'ir forces for a on th(! pocketl)oo word came tiiat a change in tlie cam b(!(!n ma(l(! and merger would con m o r (! organ iza were tiie National Council, Jewish and the Falvalion H e V e n organiza in the one cam tioii, a more dras plans and (luotas tive than at any igiiial campaign The revised goal by these se\ en ath was then Cirding four Conferences were Wisconsin mail justly be proud | j.gyjged and plans of Us record in this campaign. J accordance with With an original quota of s .^^^j different as- $:];V.)(I, ()()<). 00 the people of Wis- J ^^p^^^ augmen- consin yenerously over-subscribed ] pajgn. Wisconsin and contributed a total of over j ^y^^j^ $2,225,000 four and one-half million dollars. I ^^^^^^ ^.^ impossi- Too much credit cannot possibly \ he (liven to the ten district chair- | assumed a more men and to the seventy one = ^j^^ officials head- ■ounty chairmen who, in t%e face j j.^ drawing up j flank movement f ks of Wisconsin, of the iniisl (thslacles that were ever cHi'oiiiih-i I'll in a drive of any kind, refused to acknoxoledgc defeat or failure, and in practi- cally every instance kept on with their tasks until at least the \ nother important I paign plans had I that this time the ' solidate three minimum one hundred per cent | tions. These three quota had been reached. There can be no question whatever that the district chairmen and county chairmen in the state are en- titled to the greatest credit for the remarkable success of this campaign. They and the thoii- _ sands of loorkers who devoted i their time unstintingly to this j big undertaking may very justly t take great satisfaction in the o orjf) I part they had in this big piece of I ^qo. Us'plf i Patriotiv '"''(^rk for the benefit of J j^j. ^j^g herculean Catholic War I Welfare Boar d, I Army. With these j tions consolidated j paign organiza- ! tic revision of j was made impera- I time since the or- i was 1 a u n c h e d. i set for Wisconsin 1 i a t e d agencies efforts that loom ^'^"^ ^''''^ ^^"^^'^ 1 ed ahead for the sL'essf'll p?ose 1 '"^ n^orldwar for dcnoc- ,,,tion of the United War Work ! raey.-KMm^o^ Ei.a. | campaign. Wis- consin set out to •?—""—"—""—""—»"—"—""— ""—"—""—"•I' amalgamate its campaign into such an organization as would triumphantly "carry on" for the "glory troops" who helped make this world a decent place to live in by shunting the Ilohenzollern dynasty into oblivion and freeing the world for democracy. Ivcpresontatives of tlie seven organizations met in their initial confer- ence at the I'fistor Hotel, IMilwaukeo, September 11th. The session was called to order by Chief Justice John H. Winslow of the Wisconsin supreme court, who, upon motion by Emerson Ela, was elected to preside as chair- man. M. S. Dudgeon of the American Library Association served as secretary. It was at this meeting that Justice Winslow was elected chair- man of the general state committee and ]\lr. Ela as chairman of the state executive committee. The closest harmony prevailed. .Joll.N 1!. W'iNSf.OVV iUdlv (Jciicial Uhiiiiiiian 6 UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN This meeting was marked by two distinctive sessions. Tlie first, which witnessed tlie actual hesinninR of the organization, was primarily a mest- ing of representatives of tl)e seven organizations joining in the campaign. The second was a meeting of the General State Committee which was created by the first conference. To quote directly from the minutes of the initial sessions: "The chairman asked Mr. Emerson Ela to state the status of the unitse broad powers and under the authority given him to perfect the organization throughout the state and to name his assistants in press- ing the campaign. Chairman Ela announced that Louis C. Bradshaw of Racine, would be director of the campaign and that Lee C. H. Orbach, who was enlisted with the Army Y. M. C. A., would be publicity director. An executive committee of seven, consisting of a representative nomi- nated by each of the seven organizations merged in the drive, was ap- pointed by .Justice Winslow. The personnel of the executive committee follows: OI'M^MCIALS SELECTED Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. _ Fmerson Ela, Chairman .. Mrs. W. L. Roach, Madison - Wm. J. Nuss, Sheboygan - L. B. Wolfenson, Madison National Catholic War Council Jewish Welfare Board War Camp Community Service American Library Association . Salvation .\rmy Justice M. B. Rosenberry M. S. Dudgeon Brigadier J. Geo. Barry AS CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN EiMKHSO.M Er.A state Executive Chaii man ^ UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN The respective organizations were represented at this conference by the ^"v" m"?^ A.-Emerson Ela, Madison; M P. ^^j^Jf -J/^Jd^^^^""' '"xational Catholic War Council-.I. F. Martin. Green Bay; Walter M. ^"/ewis^'wdtarc Hoard 1. U. Wolfenson. Madison; Rabbi Chas. S. Levi. Dudgeon Madison. j j Disch, Milwaukee. ScrS;, r^,H,«r'5M,* eSlS'f'lLrt 't,ce Winslow as chairman. was composed as follows: V lu p A -- Emerson Ela. Madison \. ivi. V,. j^. J, ^ Anderson, Milwaukee H. V. Lindsay, Milwaukee w f. . Mrs. James S. Church, Milwaukee Y. w. r. j\. ^j^^^ g j^^g^ Madison Mrs. W. L. Roach, Madison War camp Con.munity Service Justice M B Rosenberry Madison ^^•■^ ' Fred Vogel, Jr., Milwaukee F. J. Eensenbrenner, Neenah AuHTiran Library Association Justice John B. Winslow, Madison M. S. Dudgeon, Madison Chas. E. McLenagan, Milwaukee National Calh.dic War Council Wm. J. Nuss, Slieboygan ( Knight . of Columbus) Walter M. Burke. Kenosha Rev. Joseph E. Hanz. Beloit Towi^l, Wcll-uc lioarti Prof- I- B- Wolfenson, Madison JoxMsh W.llai. — g ^^^.^ Milwaukee Nat. Stone, Milwaukee Salvation Army Brig. Smith, Milwaukee J. W. Disch, Milwaukee A. T. Van Scoy. Milwaukee ; REVIEW CAMPAIGN PROGRESS During (ho course of the organization meeting at Milwaukee Mr. Ela reviewed the progress that had been made up to that time in the develop- ment of the '\rmy Y M. 0. A. campaign, commencing with the national conrcronce at New York City which he attended June 3, VMS, and which was subseiiuontlv followed by a conference at Chicago of the representa- tives of the fourteen states in the central military department, of which AVisconsin is a niombor. At one of the earlier conferences the state of Wisconsin was organized with a state committee of which Mr. Ela was elected chairman. In the elucidation of the work so far accomplished relative to the Army Y. M. C. A. campaign, Mr. Ela asserted in his verbal report that for the sixty days prior to the conference, September 11, every effort had been made to perfect a field organization preparatory for the big drive which at that time had been scheduled for October. He de- clared that district chairmen had been chosen in each of the ten districts and that county chairmen had been appointed in practically every county AS CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN 9 in the state, who in turn had selected other local ihainnen in a great many localities, adding that the organization work was boiiii; rushed to completion when the merger of the seven welfare agenoios was elTected. After studying the various elements necessary to computing quotas, such as total assessed valuation, total income taxes and total population in each county and the ratio these bore to the state total of each item, (juotas for every county in the state were lixed, said Mr. VAix. lie asserted that the new quotas, which would liave to bo made by reason of the new merger could be arrived at by taking those tigures and making the proper computation of tlie added percentage. This was subsequently done. One of the most salient features of the meeting was nnirked when Mr. Ela, as tlie head of the original Army Y. M. C. A. campaign in Wisconsin, tendered that entire organization to the I'niled War Work Campaign, lie asserted that the merged campaign marked tlie termination of the activi- ties of the Y. M. C. A. organization and all of tlie wovk of the past months, entailing everything that liad been accomplished by the Army Y. M. C. A. in perfecting tlie held organization and accompanying details, were now at the complete disposal of the new organization. Tentative plans for a state-wide conference of repres(>n(al ive men and women from Wisconsin to bo held at Milwaukee, Sei)teml)er Jiitli, were dis- cussed. It was decided that invitations should be sent to lists of men and women to be furnished by each of the seven cooperating agencies and this plan was faithfully executed. A motion by Mr. Martin prompted this action. MILWAUKEE CONEERENCE With more than two tiiousand men and women in attiMidancn (ho state- wide conference of tiie I'liited War Work Campaign, iiehl in Milwaukee September I'Cth, was historical in signilicance and epociiai in results. Tlie day was opened with a morning conference of district and county chairmen at the Hotel I'flster, at which t-tate Chairman lOla presided. At the morn- ing meeting specihc plans for the prospective campaign were outlined; the county quotas — which are shown elsewhere — and the state quota wore en- dorsed and formally accepted; le-ulei-s of tlie campaign were heard in briel' addresses, wliicii were most |)ertin(>iit to tlu; plans of the campaign, wliih! the good fellowship and enthusiasm created by the personal contact of llic actual workers proved material factors in the ultimate success of the big drive. Many of tliose present declared that the morning meeting was the most successful conference of its kind in the annals of the state. Tlio following program was presented at the morning session: Prayer Rabbi Charles E. Levi, Milwauk(!e Statement Enuirson ICla, Madison The Campaign Plan E. .1. Vea, Stoughton Publicity Lee C. H. Orbach, Madison Speakers' Bureau M. S. Dudgeon, Madison The Woman in the Campaign Miss Clara S. Roe, Madison Finances H. E. Lindsay, Milwaukee Remarks Louis C. Bradsliaw, Racine Closing Words Chairman Ela THROXOS HEAR MOTT The afternoon session, which was held in the I'laiikinloii hall of tli ■ Auditorium at 1:30 P. M., was marked by an attendance of fully two thousand. Chief Justice Winslow, as chairman of the general committee, officiated as the presiding ofiicer. Dr. .John R. Mott of New York City, UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN ,y , Ik ' . synrCUe.t^ C.>rr>oraUo.. Associate Pul^liaty Virector airltor general of U>e ^nit^ War WorU ^^J^^^^ ^ t= sented the work of eacli. Following is the program: , W H Williamson, Milwaukee Organ recital ^^^^ (y^eary, Manitowoc invc.'alion ^ ^ Frederick W. Carherry, Milwaukee C.mnnunty hinging riiiel Justice , I B. Winslow Opening Statement John R Mott, Director General United Addresb Wnvk Campaign . Martin Bickham, Gen. Sec. Great Lakes Y. M. U A ^^^^ Y. M. C. A. ^ ^ C A Miss Henrietta Roelofs. Y. W. C. A. Workei in France National Catholic War Council Bishop Paul Rhode Green Bay V^owi« Wolf-iro Board --- Benjamin Boss, Milwaukee wTi Camp'Sn^S Justice ,1. B. Rosenberry. Madison American Library Association. M. S. Dudgeon. Madison , ^ (Jeorge Uavis, Milwaukee Ha yat.on Army 5 M- B.^adsley. Kansas City. Mo.. Chair- AiKiiess man Central Department Closing Remarks Emerson Ela. Madison, Executive Chair- man. Wisconsin cineine America CMosing PiW^^ The Rev. C. H. Beale, Milwaukee MOTT DESCRIBES MERGER SIGNIFICANCE In stirring words of eloquence. Director General Mott thrilled the large audience in outlining the vast significance of the merger which blended the seven great war relief agencies into a united campaign. "By coopera- tion and bv merging our experiences we achieve higher efficiency.' said Dr. Mott. "By working together we promote the solidarity of the nation. Further Dr. Mott said in part: "When our President, that one who sees both sides of the shield with straighter eye than any man, I think, living, that one who real- izes, certainly as no other American, the situation as it is today, that AS CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN 11 Mrs. W. L. Roac ii Chairman Womcn'n W'orl: CiEOIUlK A. BUKNS Diirctnr Mctoi ji /foi/.s MiiS. .1 V \ii s I'l Mi ll V N Dii trhir \ icloi il (lirl-i one who has on his mind and heart every waking hour and those hours are many eacli day - tlie vital interests of the r(>p>ihlic, that one whose heart interest, as I can testify from many conversations, is witli each one of tliese seven societies, wlion tliat great leader of ours — and the one I think of in a unique sense as tlie leader of the world — said to us 'The difhculties of your going forward in seven separate appeals are far greater than any difhcuUies that might attend your blending your efforts and going foi-ward together,' that, so far as my knowledge goes, settled the matter once for all for (>vei'y l(>ad(!r, mem- ber and loyal friend of any one of tliese organizations. We trust our President. The American people have never parted company with him in this war in any one of his proclamations or reiiuests and the last one in ('onnection with whic^h they would i)art company witli his leadership would be this one which s(!eks to unit(! all of IIh; foi'ces of righteousness and unsellishness on Ixshalf of tlu; niunliood and boy hood of the nation who are seeking to bear the impossibh! strain of this greatest struggle." During the course of his memorable address, Dr. Mott pointed out that another manifest advantage in this cooperative management was the mak- ing possible of large economies. He explained that this meant not only a great saving of money but even more the conservation of the time and energy of many thousands of business and professional men. lie also said the cooperative plan will make for higher efliciency on tlie part of tlu! seven societies. Another advantage cited by him was that the bringing together in common action as well as common plan of these societies was destined to promote better feeling all over the United States of America. The promotion of religious unity is another feature of tlu; consolidation, said Dr. Mott. "Were I to mention another advantage of this plan and of its practices," said Dr. Mott, "it is this: that it opens up boundless opportunities for all of us; opportunities for a largeness of soul; opportunities for illustrating genuine catholicity of spirit; opportunities for exorcising the finest leader- ship in the sense of that sentence in the Bible, 'Ho who would be greatest among you shall be the servant of all;' boundless opportunities likewise to forget ourselves and to magnify othtsrs and to serve. "So J say when the people back home remind you that there are some things that may have caused mental reservations or some difficulties they see in the appeal, remind them that difficulties are an added attraction." 12 UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN LOUIH C. Bhad.siiaw Campulun Dirrrlur Lick C. H. ORnAcii I'lihlicili/ Director H. F. Lindsay Camittiifjn Treasurer Dr. Mott omphasizod the nood of a large oversubscription. He declared that it was imperative for the morale of our forces that sufficient funds be raised to carry on the work of these seven great war welfare agencies and that only a large oversul)scription would suffice. "There is not a man in Wisconsin who, having seen what I have seen, would not, if necessary, mortgage liis farm that these agencies might carry on tlieir work." ADOPT U1<3S0LUTI0NS Resolutions indiciit ivc of tiu^ spirit of the vast assembly were unan- imously a(loi)t('d at the afternoon session. F. J. Harwood of Appleton, presented the following: WHIOUFAS, President Wilson, our Commander-in-Chief in this war for democracy, bas urged that the seven welfare agencies which are serving our lighting forces sliall unite in one campaign for the raising of their funds; KIOSOLVICI), that we heartily accept the recommendation of our I'rcsidiMit and of the War Department and pledge that we will to the fulUist of our ability participate in making this united campaign a success. Mr. Harwood moved the adoption of the resolution. J. W. Discli of Milwaukee, seconded the motion and the conference unanimously carried it. The second resolution, which by a unanimous rising vote of tlie con- ference solidly put the state of Wisconsin back of tlie quota assigned it, was introduccMl by .1. l'\ .Martin of Green Bay, who moved its adoption. L. H. Woll'enson of Madison, seconded the motion. The resolution follows: UIOSODVIOD, that Wisconsin, in state conference assembled, accepts its (luota of $3, 390, 000 in the United War Work Campaign for $170,- r)00,000 and pledges itself to raise this amount, for the welfare of the lighting forces of the United States, and for the winning of the war. The next conference of vast significance was held in Chicago at the be- hest of Director General Mott, October 2Gth, exactly one month to a day after the state conference in Milwaukee. At the Chicago meeting fourteen CHICAGO CONFERENCE AS CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN 13 M. S. DriH.KOx Clidirniaii t^i)Cii leer's Bureau AtmandaC. Nklson l^tudcnt Cainpuiuii Director A. 11. llAi.r, Stiifh ii I VtiiiiiKiitJii Chttiniuiu states of the Central Military Department met. It was hold under special permit by the health authorities who held that, by reason of the fact that the United War Work Campaign was essentially war work and necessary to the bringing about of victory, the influenza ban that had been placed on all other meetings should not be operative in this instance. Dr. Mott, Sherwood Eddy, .Joseph Hilikopf and other notable ligures ii\ the campaign addressed the convention. It was at the Wisconsin conference held during the lunch hour at the Congress Hotel, Chicago, that this state formally went on record as pledg- ing a plus subscription to the United War Work Campaign. After this gatlioring the Wisconsin lieachiuarters circulated broadcast in pamphlet form the "TKN HIOASOXS" of Dr. Mott as to "Why We Need Much More Than $170,500,000." Supplementing the reasons piit fortii by Dr. Mott with reasons formulated by the Wisconsin chairman stating why Wisconsin should oversubscribe were: 1. BECAUSE of the ten reasons ascribed by Dr. Mott for a plus subscrii)- tion. 2. BECAUSE his suggestion of need for a generous oversubscription was submitted to the war department and President Wilson and con- curred in by them. 3. BECAUSE Wisconsin at the Chicago conference witii practically the en- tire executive committee present; with all district chairmen or alternates present; with a large majority of county chairnujn present, voted unanimously to accept the suggestion of an f)versul)scripti<)n. 4. BECAIiSE every county to which this has been directly submitted has already voted an oversubscription. 5. BECAUSE other states in the union are accepting and acting upon the suggestion for an oversubscription. 6. BECAUSE Wisconsin tdaims the right to again prove its unquestion- able patriotism by standing back of its fighting forces to the limit of any reasonable request. WHY PLUS? f 1 WOMAN'S DIVISION I „ . ..-i At the first meeting of tlie State lixocutive Committee Miss Clara S. Roe was elected director of women's worlt. Cnder tlie splendid supervision of Miss Hoe and of Mrs. W. L. Jfoach, state cliairman of the women's advisory council, tlie women's division of the United War Work Campaign was an invaluable factor in tlie success of Wisconsin's drive. Miss Roe was form- erly connected with the University of Chicago library. She assumed leader- siiip of the Women's work late in July, when she took charge of the Y. W. C. A. campaign, which subsequently was merged in the United War Work Campaign. The success of the women's co-operation in the campaign was materially advanced by Miss Marguerite M. Merriman of Moline, Illinois, who came to Madison primarily as the publicity director of the Y. W. C. A. campaign, later becoming associate to Mr. Orbach, director of publicity for the United War Work (;ami)aign. Miss .Juliet C. Thorpe, as head of the speaker's bureau conducted an eflicient and highly successful campaign. She was confronted with many difliculties l)y reason of tlie influenza epidemic and other circumstances, l)ut was able to bridge them most capably. Miss Kstcr Williams of the Rvanston public library, in assuming charge of exhibits at various county fairs, also played an important factor. To- gether with Mrs. JO. J5. Steensland of Madison, she supervised 48 county fairs as well as tlie state fair at Milwaukee. At the meeting of the representatives of all seven organizations held Sep- tember nth at the Hotel Pfister, Milwaukee, Mrs. W. L. Roach, Mrs. James S. Clnircli and Miss lioe were elected to represent the Y. W. C. A. on the state coinmitl(!e while Mrs. Roach was elected to represent the Y. W. C. A. on the executive committee. A representative women's convention was held in Milwaukee Septem- ber 27th, wlien detailed plans for the women's advisory council in the drive were perfected. Mrs. Roach presided as chairman. The session was one of the most unicjue in the annals of Wisconsin women's history and at the same time one of the most successful war conventions ever held by women in this state. Every district and many counties were repre- sented. The following program was presented: I'rayer, Mrs. Hugo Teweles, Milwaukee. Twonty-lhini I'salm, ComiiKiiidant, Mrs. Symonds, Racine. Amci-ica. Led by Mrs. Louis Auer, Milwaukee. The I'ai-t of Women in the Wisconsin Campaign, Mr. Emerson Ela, Madi- son. The Part of Women in the War. Miss Henrietta Roelofs, Y. W. C. A. Worker in l<'rance. The Part of Women in tlie linited W'ar Work Campaign, Miss Margaret Burton, Y. W. C. A. Worker in France. Discussion — Informational. Suggestions as to personnel of Advisory Council. Star Spangled Banner led by Mrs. Louis Auer, Milwaukee. At the Milwaukee convention the following women were appointed members of the advisory council: Mrs. W. L. Roach, Madison- Mrs Jas S Churcli, .AHhvaukee. for the Y. W. C. A.; Mrs. Jos. A. Schumacher Mil- waukee, lor Jewish women; Brigadier Mrs. Smith, Milwaukee, for Salva- 15 tion Army women; Mrs. H. H. Morgan and Miss Juliet C. Thorpe of Madi- son, for the Woman's Committee of the State Couneil of IXn'enso- Mrs L. D. Harvey. .Menonionie. for Wisconsin Kodoration of Woman's Clubs- Mrs. M. V. O'Sliea, .Madison, for the Consumers I.eaguo- Mrs 1 \ \vl- ward, .Madison, for .Association of C\illegiate .Vlumnae; .Miss'uiancho I'liti-r- kircher. Superior for Library women; .Mrs. Edward Hirkonwald. Milwau- kee tor Parent-Teacher .Association. The women aided materially in the Victory Hov and Victory Cirl c-un- paigns while in some counties they had complete charRo. In "most co'uu- ties they had a part in the actual solicitation of gifts. "The results of the cooperation of the women in the United War Work Campaign in Wisconsin are intangible results such as cannot be measured " said .Miss Koe at the close of the drive. "They put into the campaign their hopes and fears and prayers along with tlie most loval and ellicioiit service of which women are capable. They appreciate tiie splendid spirit of their men co-workers and rejoice with tliein over Wisconsin's glorious record in over-subscribing this greatest gift in the history of the state." The personnel of the women's advisory council is appended To those women leaders the Cnited War Work (^ampaign is indebted for invaluable service. The following district representatives worked in closest harmony with the district chairmen of tiie United War W^)rk Campaign and did much toward the success of the drive: District 1, Mrs. Thos. A. McDougal, Superior; District 2, Mrs ,\ 11 Shoemaker, Eau Claire; District ;!, Miss Susan M. Underwood, Wausau; District 4, Dr. Minnie Hopkins, Oconto; District .">, Mrs. l.illie L. {''inch', La Crosse; District G, Mrs. Wells D. Mrooks, Green Lake; District 7, Mrs! D. O. Kinsman, Appleton; District X, Miss .Martlia .]. Meyer, Lancaster; District 9, Mrs. .J. C. Morris. Madison; District ID, Miss Grace Merrill, Milwaukee. The women county chairmen, who likewise worked in conjunction with the men county chairmen deserve full commendation for (lieir efforts. They were: District 1. Ashland, Miss Cecelia Fennely, Ashland. Douglas, Mrs. P. G. Stratton, Superior. Iron, Miss Agnes Boyington, Hurley. Bayfield, Mrs. P. T. Trowbridge, Washburn. Sawyer, Mrs. C. D. Stillman, I lay ward. Washburn, Miss Lucy Leonard, Siiell Lake. Burnett, Mrs. L. R. Roberts, Webster. District .i. Eau Claire, Miss Lilia E. .Johnson, Eau Claire. Chippewa, Mrs. Edmund Porter, Cornell. Dunn, Miss Eda A. Gilkerson, Menomonie. Pierce, Mrs. W. D. Doolittle, Ellsworth. Barron, Mrs. H. L. Goodrich, Cumberland. Rusk, Mrs. R. March, I^adysmith. Pepin, Mrs. H. .M. Orlady, Durand. Polk, Mrs. John Klinka, Balsam Lake. St. Croix, Mrs. Helen Smith Coe, Xew Richmond. Mrs. Swenum Swenumson, Baldwin. 16 UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN District 3. Marathon, Mrs. Homer J. Evans, Wausau. Langlade, Mrs. L. L. Gibbs, Antigo. Lincoln, Mrs. August .1. Strange, Morrill. Oneida, Mrs. Ben Lewis. IMiinelanden Vilas, Mrs. Ruby B. KaddilK.. ICagle River. Price Mrs. Frank Henry, l^liillips. Taylor, Mrs. V. G. Pierce, Medford. Clark, Mrs. Louis Buddenliagen, Neillsville. District h. Brown Mrs. Geo. E. Richardson, Green Bay. Door, Mrs. Gretchen Spalsbury, Sturgeon Bay. Kewaunee, Mrs. W. A. Crowell, Kewaunee. Shawano, Mrs. E. V. Werner, Shawano. Oconto, Mrs. Walter Harvey, Oconto. Marinette, Mrs. .loshua ilodgins, Marinette. Forest, Miss Edinire Quidlan, Soperton. Florence, Mrs. Ella Tliienian, Florence. District 5. La Crosse, Miss Harriett McKinstry, La Crosse. Trempeleau, Mrs. C. B. Melby, Whitehall. .lackson. Miss Jane Spaulding, Black River Falls. Monroe, Mrs. F. M. Bray, Tomah. Vernon, Miss Ethel Nuzuni, Viroqua. Buffalo, Mrs. M. C. Fisher, Mondovi. District (>. Wood, Mrs. I. P. Witter, Grand Rapids, Mrs. J. C. Marsh, Marshfield. Portage, Mrs. C. F. Watson, Stevens Point. Juneau, Miss Mary Elwell, New Lisbon. Adams, Mrs. H. F. Coppe, Friendship. Wausau, Mrs. R. W. Rinddeisch, Plainfield. Green Lake, Mrs. John Card, Markesan. Mrs. Elmer Morse, Princeton. Marquette, Miss Anna B. Hull, Montello. District 7. Outagamie, Mrs. H. W. Abraham, Appleton. Waupaca, Miss Grace Wild, Waupaca. Winnebago, Mrs. Edward. R. Smith, Oshkosh. Manitowoc. Mrs. C. M. Gleason, Manitowoc. Fond du Lac, Mrs. W. P. Leek, Fond du Lac. Sheboygan, Miss Evangcling Kohler. Sheboygan. Calumet, Mrs. Bertha Youngbeck, Chilton. District S. Crawford. Mrs. Geo. T. Atwood, Gavs Mills. Richland. Mrs. Chas. B. DeVoe, Richland Center. Grant. Mrs. S. W. Doolittle. Lancaster. Iowa, Mrs. John Williams, Ednuind. Lafayette, Miss Frances Lillie, Darlington. AS CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN 17 District 9. Sauk, Mrs. R. P. Perry, Reoilsburg. Columbia, Miss Margaret McConociiie. Portage. Dane, Mrs. "Wm. S. IMarshall, Madison. Jefferson, Miss Abby Norton, Watortown. Green, Mrs. F. R, l.uthsingor, .Monroe. Rock, Mrs. Frank Van Kirk, .lanesville. District 10. Washington, Mrs. Adolpli Kissell, Hartford. Ozaukee, Mrs. .Tulian Zillier. Port Washington. Waukesha, Mrs. John Martin, Waukesha. Milwaukee, Miss Grace IMerrill. Milwaukee. W'alworth, Miss Helen ^Martin, Klkhoru. Racine, Mrs. W. F. McGaughey, Racine. Kenosha, Mrs. Otis Trenary, Kenosha. Dodge, Miss Lilly M. Andrews, Beaver Dam. The executive committee of the Eau Claire campaign will ke;>p a pernum- ent record of those giving to the United War Work Campaign fund. The following resolution was adopted: RFSOLVICD, that the secretary of this committee at the close of the campaign lile with the couny council of de- fense a list showing the names of the persons who have liecn r(M|uest(\d to contribute specific amounts to the United War Work Campaign, witli tlie amount each was asked to contribute. RFSOlAMOi), furtlier, that a further list be filed with the county council of dcrense showing tlic names of tiioso who failed in whole or in part and showing the aiiioiint each s\ibscril)(Ml." A similar record will be kept by Dance county, the cduiity cliaii .n.in of the United War W'ork Campaign having secured i)erniissi()n lo phute a permanent record of contributers on file with the county clerk. A number of other counties in the state have done likewise. Kenosha county made an enviable and most creditable record in Hie cam- paign. Although a war chest county it accepted its full I'.o p(!r cent allot- ment without question or barter, appropriating a total of $108, 750. On top of that the Victory Boys and Victory Girls boosted the final total to $173,850, making a net subscription of 155 per cent. Oshkosh proved itself as resourceful as successful when the local ex- change of the Wisconsin Telephone Company was pressed into service to call up each person who failed to respond to letters sent out. Tlie occasion was "Volunteer Day." Repeated instances were reported to state headiiuarters whereby com- munities raised their quotas for the first time in tlie history ol any war drive. ^ _^ . i STUDENT'S DIVISION 1 ■ — * The student division of tlie drive was responsible for the campaign in all schools of collegiate rank. Dr. Arnold B. Hall .''^^J ^^^^^^^^ department of the University of Wisconsin and Miss Amanda C. ^el^on ot Chicago, an experien<:ed student organizer, officiated as student executives for the drive. With them were associated (Jeorge A. Burns ot Milwaukee, and Mrs. E. R. Bowler of Sheboygan, with the special responsibility for the Catliolic colleges. , . . , , ^.i i „ The success of the student campaign is eloquently attested by the splen- did results attained. A total of over $7r.,(M)0 was subscribed. Publicity material consisting of educational pamphlets, posters and Ki.lcn.lid sets of slides illustrating the war work of the seven organizations represented in the drive, was sent to each college chairman. There was a very close touch with the speaker's bureau and speakers were provided wherever desired, both for education and for convocation. No definite goal was set for the state or for the individual college, ex- cept in ii few instances but the average ten dollar per capita gift was sug- gested and 100 per cent subscriptions were strongly recommended. Splendid service was given the student division by Miss Elizabeth Amery and Miss Agnes Boeing of the home economics department of the Univer- sity of Wisconsin; Miss lUith Stole of the War Camp Community Service in Milwaukee and I). M. Weller of the Army Y. M. C. A. of the University of Wisconsin. These four visited most of the colleges and were able to give niuch assistance in the setting up of the local campaigns and in creat- ing (!nthiisiasm. There were thirty-six universities and colleges which had the cam- paign, ranging from the University of Wisconsin with five thousand stu- dents to the small college or ac-ulemy of fifty or sixty students. All the schools were affected by the epidemic of infiuenza, the ban being lifted at the (iniversity of Wisconsin only a cay or two before the convocation. Some of the larger normal schools did not open until after the campaign dates were over, so that it was with difficulty that the campaign was cai'ried on. Milton College was probably the banner school in sacrificial giving where one hundred students gave $1,0G0. The report by colleges is as follows: Lawrence College, Appleton $700.00 Northland College, .\shland 452.00 Wayland .Academy, lieaver Dam 380.00 Beloit College, Beloit 600.00 St. .lohn's Military Academy, Delafield 2,300.00 Evansville Seminary, Evansville 45.00 State Normal. La Crosse 102.71 Northwestern Military Academy, Lake Geneva 2,360.50 University of Wisconsin, Madison 38,897.16 Milton College, Milton 1,060.00 Concordia College, Milwaukee 107.55 Mariiuctte University, Milwaukee 4,541.50 Stout Institute, Menomonie 1,400.00' Nat'l German American Teachers Seminary 212.25 AS CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN 19 Milwaukee-Downer College l,S;52.7r> MUwaukee-Downer Seminary l!K5.r)0 School of Engineering, Milwaukee ;?l'o.OO State Normal School, Oshkosh LSSoioO State Xornial School. Plattcville 1 040.75 Campion College of the Sacred Heart, Milwaukee [108. 40 Ripon College, Ripon 2,020.50 River Falls Normal 443.50 Santa Clara College, Sinsinawa 1,(100.00 Stevens Point Normal School \;00.2."> Superior Normal School 4;h!.02 Tomah Indian Industrial and Training School 25S.52 Northwestern College. Watertown ;'>;15,25 Carroll College, Waukesha 1,000.00 Whitewater Normal School 1,l!T0.00 St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis 040.00 Kewautim S. A. T. C. 220.00 St. Mary's Academy ;!0.15 St. Mary's Springs Academy 45.00 St. Catherine's Academy, Racine 85.00 St. Josephs Academy, Green Bay 219.00 St. Mary's Academy 142.25 Total $75,603.50 ^ . ■— " 'I I Victory Boys and Victory Girls j Not tlie least interesting and inspiring feature of the United War Work Campaign, was tlie movement carried on among the boys and giils of the state under tlie official title of "Victory Boys" and "Victory Gir s i.arn- and Give-Division. It was a most effective means of enlisting the using generation in this great united drive, which had for its object the providing of comfort and cheer to the boys in khaki and in blue, as well as conveying to them the assurance that a united nation stood behind them in this fight lor democracy and the cause of humanity. As was well said by one of the national leaders: "We cannot furnish an enlisted man better proof of the solid backing of a closelv united nation, nor can we find a better way ot doubly rea.ssuring him in his great trials, of the sincere personal interest we have in Iiim, tlian by enlisting one million or more of our young people to make personal sacrifices for him." This then, was the central idea of the Victory Campaign, as evidenced by its national slogans: "A Million Boys Behind a Million Fighters" and "Kvery (Jirl Fulling for Victory." it was emphasized from the beginning that the "Victory Hoys" and "Victory Girls," would not become permanent organizations. Boys and girls who grasped this opportunity, who met this challenge to serve and sacrifice, signed— not a membership pledge in an organization— but a written promise to earn a specified sum of money and to give that sum to the United War Work Campaign for use in maintaining the morale of our fighting men, or providing them with the comforts of home. Their obligation ceases with the payment of the pledge money. Only in the sense that boys and girls have served their country in the time of its greatest need, will they remain a "Victory Boy" and "Victory Girl." Unfortunately, a number of local conditions and circumstances, pre- vented this campaign from getting a proper start in Wisconsin. The re- sult was, tluit an eleventli hour organization had to be effected on the eve of the opening of the general campaign to push the Victory Division in our state. Mrs. .lames E. Mehan and George A. Burns of Milwaukee, were impressed into the service as state directors, with the idea and purpose of giving such aid and suggestions as could be done by bulletins, correspondence, etc. Miss Roe and Mr. Bradshaw of the general state staff worked in conjunc- tion with Mrs. Mehan and Mr. Burns in directing the "Victory" campaign. FORTY COUNTIES IN DRIVE Forty of the seventy-one counties in the state featured the "Victory" campaign while reports, more or less complete, have been received from thirty-one of these. Those not reporting were organized and several com- munications are on file indicating at least probable active participation on their part. In some cases, no account was kept as to the number of boys and girls enrolhul, the amount of money pledged being the only record available. In a few localities, teachers who understood the motives of the campaign, unfortunately insisted upon cash subscriptions, thus losing the "give and earn" feature which should have been an essential part of the drive. In a reading of the results obtained by counties, it must be remem- bered that the aim in this state was, "boys and girls," not money. As pointed out in the bulletins issued from the state office, emphasis was AS CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN 21 placed on numbers rather tlian amount. While five dollars was suggested as a goal when local conditions made this amount too largo lor each in- dividual boy or girl, two or three pupils might form groups to make this quota. Directions were emphatic not to cheapen the campaign and that every contribution represents service and sacrifice on (he part of tl\e in- dividual. Special "Victory Boy" and "Victory Girl" buttons and window banners were given to boys and girls immediately upon enlistment and individual receipt certificates are in the possession of local leaders, to be issued upon full payment of amounts pledged by them. Those will be something which the boys and girls may keep, as evidence of the part which they played in this United War Work Campaign. Tliis brief resume of the work cannot be closed without giving credit to the very helpful and inspiring appeal from State Scliool Superintendent C. P. Cary, to every teacher in the counties carrying tliis feature of the campaign and which was a large factor in enlisting the entl\usiaslic inter- est of this important body. Following is the tabulated report of the results l)y counties: Hoys and Amount Girls Amount $965.38 645 $1,090.72 County Quota Boys Ashland 263 447 Brown 748 Calumet 202 Chippewa 385 Columbia . 373 Crawford . 195 Dane 928 Dodge 569 625 Door 324 95 Florence 40 Fond du Lac . 619 Forest _ 81 33 Grant 468 Green 2.59 218 Green Lake- _ 186 Jefferson — _ 411 Juneau 235 Kenosha . 395 Kewaunee -- _ 201 Marquette . 129 Monroe 346 486 Oconto _ 307 Outagamie _ _ 589 Portage 371 664 Price 165 84 Richland 225 Rusk 133 284 St. Croix — _ 311 14 Shawano . 382 16 Walworth _ 355 17 Wood - 367 702 112.05 119 127.15 160.50 132.75 47 201 568 718 430.00 118 595.00 'I 197 11 11 Totals tiirls A uunuU 1,230 $2,1 1 S.ll.> 500 [300.00 678 77 r (ir £,f I i o.Ut> " ~ ~ ~ rrr A AA i uu.uu 235 1) . ^ z 2,946.03 l'327 1,083.20 214 239.20 295.25 LliKi.oo SO '.1:1.-6 i,;i7.').ito '419 419.00 740.00 '224 279.25 67 123.90 866 5,100.00 141.00 248.43 l'054 802.55 1,960.00 1,000.00 1,382 1,517.32 202 1,015.00 544.60 '481 867.51 25 38.00 16 80.00 17 60.00 500.00 9,017 $31,032.12 WISCONSIN DISTRICT CHAIRMEN! + .,—4, H. F. Lindsay (^Imirmaii District 1(1 I. P. Witter Chaii iiKiit District G V. J. Hauwood Cliairman District 7 A. W. Koi'P Chairman District S Gkokok B. Wiiekler Chairman District 2 T. J. Roth Chairman District 1 A. L. GOETZIIAN Chairman District 5 I'liolosniphs of F. .7. Vca, chairman of dis- trict 0, and J. H. Tay- lor, chairman of district 4. wort not obtainable. John N. Manson Chairman District 3 RESULTS BY DISTRICIS Counties Q"<'«'i District No. 1 ,r,- Douglas $r.t,,2;.0 BavfieKl ») Ashland ^7.0'^*' iron Sawyer •5'^*^^' Washburn 3,750 Burnett ^'^Q*^ Totals $132,000 ■"I'atSre^ Pierce l->-00<> Barron 27,000 ?o?k St. Croix 19,^)00 Totals $17S,.'-.00 District No. 3 Marathon ?<>9'J ' Langlade 1 Lincoln - Oneida lf;f"" ?S?r-:::::::::::::::::::: JS Totals $i7r.,r,oo District NO. 4 Kewaunee on'o^n Shawano ^I'tl'Z ZZfnltle ''i'' Forest i::::::::::'-'/-'---- 5,000 Florence" '''^^^ Totals ?201,C&0 AuiDunt subscribed $s;!,ooo.oo ;!2,U00.00 ;;i»,;{:?s.(;o o.or.o.oo 1.100.00 r.,.").M..'.!i G, 000. 00 $i76,n4;?.i9 $r>i;,r)00.oo 40,822.88 :is,sr)0.oo 18,G22.00 27,000.00 8,036.54 4,550.00 13,505.00 28,000.00 $235,88(5.42 $!I2,107.50 22,110.00 25,51*1.52 25,935.00 3,756.56 17,580.25 7.500.00 41,625.00 $236,265.83 $132,000.00 20,134.00 19,370.00 25,000.00 22,881.00 56,250.00 7,000.00 4,900.40 $287,541.40 I'lT CCIll subscribed I IS 107 in; 1 IS i;m 134 142 124 157 124 100 107 152 150 144 132 133 134 122 133 125 168 100 150 135 176 128 117 86 122 150 140 120 143 24 UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN Amount Per cent Counties Quota subscribed subscribed District No. 5 La Crosse $82,500 $129,000.00 15G Trempealeau 21,750 22,000.00 101 Jackson 15,000 15,000.00 100 Monroe 27,000 50,070.11 185 Vernon 27,750 29,000.00 105 ISuffalo 15,750 19,043.53 121 Totals $189,750 .$204,119.64 139 JMstrict No. 6 Wood $43,500 $69,000.00 159 Portage 22,500 27,500.00 122 .liineau 1G,500 11,324.00 G9 Adams 7,500 5,100.00 68 Waushara 9,000 12,429.71 138 (Jroen Lake 19,500 32,240.00 165 Marquette 9,750 16,060.87 165 Totals $128,250 $173,654.58 135 District No. 7 Outagamie $69,000 $103,000.00 150 Waupaca 36,000 29,500.00 82 Winnebago 97,500 97,500.00 100 Manitowoc G0,750 81,000.00 133 Fond du Lac 62,250 81,460.51 130 Sheboygan 76,500 76,500.00 100 Calumet 21,000 36,235.00 173 Totals $423,000 $505,195.51 119 District No. S Crawford $15,750 $16,000.00 102 Richland 22,500 35,119.02 156 (Jrant 48,000 61,975.00 129 Iowa 37,500 38,375.00 102 Lafayette 40,500 27,750 00 69 Totals $164,250 $179,219.02 District No. 9 Sauk $38_2.50 $50,872.50 Columbia 3G,ooo 56,507 00 Dane 150,ooo 218,890.00 Jefferson 47,250 66,194.66 uo \\IT 36,016.50 107 Hock 90,000 119,700.00 133 Toti-ils $395,250 $548,180.66 ~U9 109 133 157 146 25 District No. 10 ^~J,^ov if J!i,-;ul.O(i 100 Ozaukee 18,500 25,000.00 158 Waukesha 48,000 55,000.00 115 Milwaukee - . 1,000,000 i,;n7,ooo.oo i;?2 Walwortli 42.750 00,000.00 1 to Racine - 150.000 1S5.000.00 I'j;; Kenosha 112,500 17S.850.00 155 Dodge - - 45.000 65.200.00 145 Totals $1,44(),000 $1,910, ;!00. 00 1:52 students (not included in above figures) $30,000. . . . HOW THE MONEY ROLLED IN ^ ^, 100 per cent. Green 12.01 A. M. Nov. 11 Ashland 2.17 R M. Nov. 12 Green Lake 3.45 P. M. Nov. 12 Washington 9.00 A.M. Nov. 13 La Crosse 10.00 A. M. Nov. ll! Sheboygan 5.00 P. M. Nov. 13 Jackson 5.00 P. M. Nov. 13 Trempealeau 9.15 A.M. Nov. II Marinette 3.55 P.M. Nov. M Waukesha 4.40 P. M. Nov. 11 Calumet 8.30 A. M. Nov. 15 Washburn 8.40 A. M. Nov. 15 Eau Claire 9.28 A. M. Nov. 15 Ozaukee 10.25 A. M. Nov. 15 Buffalo 10.30 A.M. Nov. 15 Columbia 3.25 P. M. Nov. 15 Portage 5.00 P.M. Nov. 15 Racine 5.00 P. M. Nov. 15 Oconto 3.51 P. M. Nov. K; .Jefferson 2.35 P. M. Nov. 18 Waushara 2.58 P.M. Nov. 18 Lincoln 4.20 P. M. Nov. 18 Wood 5.0G P. M. Nov. 18 Dane 9.00 P.M. Nov. 18 Polk 2.23 P.M. Nov. 19 Florence . .._ 3.00 P.M. Nov. 19 Dodge 3.30 P. M. Nov. 19, Grant _ 4.15 P. M. Nov. 19 Walworth 5.00 P.M. Nov. 19 Fond du Lac _ S-35 P.M. Nov. 19 Douglas 9.27 A. M. Nov. 20 Milwaukee 2.05 P.M. Nov. 20 Kewaunee -"i-SO P. M. Nov. 20 26 UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN Door 8.45 P. M. Nov. 20 Pierce 9-00 P. M. Nov. 20 Winnebago 1 910 P. M. Nov. 20 Barron . 9.15 P. M. Nov. 20 Vernon - 9.20 P. M. Nov. 20 Crawlon] 9.50 P. M. Nov. 20 Chippewa 9.37 P. M. Nov. 21 Bayfield 10.00 P. M. Nov. 21 Outagamie 3.00 P. M. Nov. 22 Vilas 5.00 P. M. Nov. 23 Taylor 11.40 A. M. Nov. 25 Rusk 4.19 P. M. Nov. 25 St. Croix 4.20 P. M. Nov. 25 Iowa 1.15 P. M. Nov. 27 Burnett C.04 P. M. Nov. 27 150 per cent. lirown 12.01 A.M. Nov. 11 J'rice G.05 P. M. Nov. 11 Pepin 3.30 P. M. Nov. 12 La Crosse (!.00 P. M. Nov. 13 Dunn 12.35 P. M. Nov. 14 Clark 1.00 P. M. Nov. 14 Monroe 3.08 P. M. Nov. 14 Marquette 10.05 P. M. Nov. 15 C.reen Lake 3.38 P. M. Nov. 18 Calumet 4.45 P. M. Nov. IS Uicliland 11.30 A. M. Nov. 19 Forest 3.00 P. M. Nov. 19 Columbia 4.4C p. m. Nov. 19 Wood 7.25 p. M. Nov. 19 Polk 10.00 A. M. Nov. 27 Outagamie lO.OO A. M. Dec. 12 WAR CHKSTS GUARANTEEING 150% QUOTA PRIOR TO CAMPAIGN Kenosha WAR CHESTS GUARANTEEING 100% QUOTAS PRIOR TO CAMPAIGN Iron Langlade Manitowoc Marathon Rock Sauk Oneida COUNTIES UNDER 100% Adams Juneau Lafayette Sawyer Shawano Waupaca I FIGURES OF BIG DRl\ F i I ^ ^ i That Wisconsin made an enviable record in the campaign is shown by the reported results in the Central Army Department, of which Wiscon- sin is a unit. It stands fourth in point of porci-ntaKo amoiiR- the fourteen states of the department. Kansas, Indiana and .Michigan reported higher percentages. However, Wisconsin set the pace for Iowa. Colorado, Ken- tucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois and Minnesota. The departmental report follows: Total 1". ('. I'. (". ^ tata Quota of I'ledges of Quota Kansas ,$l.;ii)i),(i00 $L',t).'');!,:i.'j;> 155 Indiana I. (!.">(!, not) .'),70(),000 140 Michigan ."i.l! tO.OOtt 7.32:5,000 i:!7 Wisconsin :!.:i!Ui,()Ol) 4,54(;,70() i;{4 Iowa 4,(;i(i,()llO (;,0()2,000 i;!l Colorado 1,270,000 1,630,000 128 Kentucky 1,010,000 2,025,59.') 125 Nebraska 2,000,000 2,425,000 121 South Dakota S7.^),(i district whicli raised the largest amount of all the districts in the state. The thirteen field secretaries who assisted district and county chairiueii in solidifying the various units are deserving of much credit although figures and statistics, to say nothing of actual results, are prone to over- look them. They were in a sense the "silent" factor in tlie campaign, yet their splendid service is deeply appreciated ami fully rccogui/.ed by tlu> state head(iuarters. The field secretaries wlio served the ciunpaigu vvitlioiit charge to the United War Work Campaign wore George \<\ Werner, Apphv ton; Wallace G. Wright, Superior: .1. C. Manville, Harksdale; .loo Sleiner, Beloit; Reuben F. Trane, La Crosse; W. 11. Habcock, Fan cnaire; W. II. Patey, Neillsville; H. F. Tormohlen, Apphiton: tiie Rev. Henry Harris, Madison: F. O. Leiser, Madison; W. H. Wones, Milwaukee. l!esid(!s these, rendering splendid service, on the employed field force, were Mrs. Luciua G. Irish of Oak Park, Illinois, and A. S. Magann of Madison. EMPLOYED FORCF Louis C. Bradshaw, the capable general secretary of the Racine Y. M. C. A., who served as campaign director, devoted liis best efforts to tlie drive. His lovaltv to the great cause was a big asset to tlie campaign. Tlie gen- erosity of the Racine Y. M. C. A. in releasing him for the United War Work Campaign is appreciated by the state committee. Miss Clara S. Roe, director of woman's work, was a young dynamo. She threw her full energy and experience into the work and to her be- longs in a large measure tlie credit for so fully enlisting tiie womanliood ol Wisconsin in the campaign. Miss Marguerite M. Merriman, a young newspaper woman ol Moline, Illinois, who acted as associate publicity dir(!ctor to Mr. Orliach, siiares any credit that might be deserved by tlie publicity department. Her keen sense for news and her ability to put "punch" into news articles figured largely in the ready acceptance by editors of the news matter sent out from the campaign headciuarters. ,, ,i • Miss Amanda C. Nelson, who was affiliated witli Professor A. I.. Hall in the student campaign, was a vital factor in the success of tliat drive. I riot- to taking up her duties at Madison she was connected with the stiident division of the Young Women's Christian Association of tiie ( entral ue- partment. , , , ,.f „» Lee C. H. Orbach— As he is the author of this non-.Shukespearean effort 30 and as he has on occasions been accused of whetting the curiosity as a serial writer, any remarks pertaining to him will be ended with this period. Mr. Kla insists that this shall be added to the foregoing and now, as throughout this campaign, the author takes his authoritative orders. Mr. Ela says: "I want this document to permanently rerord my personal ap- preciation of Mr. Orbach's rare ability and splendid judgment which he brought to every pliase of the campaign. His services were invaluable and I fail to see liow the campaign could possibly have succeeded as it did witliout his assistance." COOPERATION OF PRESS Tiie officials of the campaign in Wisconsin are fully appreciative of the splendid (K)operation of the state press. Recognizing the potent influence of th(! Wisconsin publications, I<:mcrson Ela, state executive county chair- man, and r^ee ('. fl. Orbacli, who directed the publicity department, ad- dress(!(l a formal letter of thanks to the press. The letter follows: "December 10, 1918. "Di Ai! Slu: "In view of the splendid success of the United War Work Campaign in Wisconsin it is only fitting that your whole hearted co-operation through the generous use of your columns should be given formal recognition. Without the fine response on the part of the state press our campaign could not have been such an unqualified success. Therefore, on behalf of the state committee, we want to express to you our thanks and deep grati- tude." In the town of Arena, if a farmer is given an allotment and he does not accept it, his milk is refused at the cheese factory. He can lose more in that way in short order than if he had given his pledge without question. Wisconsin, by its splendid oversubscription proved that it would back the boys who backed up the whole German nation. Ho, hum! The way the money rolled in! it was too bad that W. Hohenzollern, now that he has decided to rip off the gold braid and medals from his last year's suits, could not have been induced to junk the whole for the United War Work Campaign. Brown county, wliich is claimed by the state headquarters to have been the first county in the United States to report its 150 per cent, subscribed a total of $132,000. Its original quota was $75,000, thereby subscribing 176 per cent. It reported 151 per cent at 12.01 a. m. Monday, November 11. (Ireen county vies with Hrown county in being first to report 100 per cent of its quota. It reported $34,000 or exactly $250 above its minimum quota at 12.01 a. m. Monday, November 11. Price county gained the distinction and the unquestionable honor of be- ing the first Wisconsin county, starting its actual campaign on the first day of the drive, November 11, to go over the top the first dav. Price county reported raising not only its lno per cent but also its 150 per cent quota at ■(!.05 p. m. November 11. AS CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN 31 Indicative of the splendid response on the part of Wisconsin communi- ties was the report from New Holstein in Calumet county, which, with a 150 per cent allotment of $2,0lH\ suhscrihed $2. TOO. One of the most strilving examples of the puhlic spiritcilncss ami U>yalty of Wisconsin residents was the assistance given at the state otVice hy Professor A. C. Tilton. who is connected with the staff of the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Tilton gave most generously of his time and energies. For many successive weeks he devoted almost every aftcnu)ou to the cau>- paign, during whicli he freely gave his services at the olhcc ol' the state headquarters. Wisconsin wound up its first post-war effort in a hlaze of glory by sub- scribing i:54 per cent of its quota in the United War Work Uampuign. Tlie state subscribed the greatest benevolent sum ever raised in its history. Prior to the I'nited War Work Campaign Wisconsin's higli nuirk in benevol- ences was $2,250,000 in the last Red Cross drive. This was n\ore than doubled in tlie United War Work Campaign. Tabulated figures show that, of tlie seventy-one (u)iintit>s of the slate, sixty-five oversubscribed their original alhitments. t^eveuteeii counties subscribed 150 per cent or more. Monroe county leads the state with 1S5 per cent. Brown, with 17(), Calumet, with 171!, I'ric(> with It'.s und Mar- quette and Green Lake with 165 per cent eacli, loUow in tlic order nanuMl. DISTRICT AND COUNTY CHAIRMEN UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN District 1 T. J. Roth, Superior, Chairman J. M. Waltz, Douglas County T. F. Biers, Bayfleld Allan T. Pray, Ashland A. L. Ruggles, Iron H. E. Rohlf, Sawyer M. E. Albee, Washburn O. H. Gaspers, Burnett District 2 George B. Wheeler, Eau Claire, Chairman O. G. Brice, Eau Claire County Wm. E. DeKelver, Chippewa Hon. Al. C. Anderson, Dunn John E. Foley, Pierce Orrin H. Ingram, Barron Frank Fountain, Rusk K. K. Brainard, Pepin N. J. Larsen, Polk Wm. H. Phipps, St. Croix (So. H.) T. J. McNally, St. Croix (No. H.) District 3 J. N. Manson, Wausau, Chairman H. C. Berger, Marathon County E. H. Palmer, Langlade F. J. Smith, Lincoln C. P. Crosby, Oneida A. J. Austin, Vilas Asa K. Owen, Price J. S. Landon, Taylor Geo. E. Crothers, Clark District 4 J. H. Tayler, Green Bay, Chairman Dr. A. O. Olmstead, Brown County Henry Fetzer, Door Edward L. Wanek, Kewaunee J. E. Scanlon, Shawano Albert B. Burdick, Oconto Dr. H. F. Schroeder, Marinette S. J. Conway, Forest Max Sells, Florence District 5 A. L. Goetzmann, La Crosse, Chair- man F. W. Sisson, La Crosse County C. B. Melby, Trempealeau H. S. Cadby, Jackson H. W. Jefferson, Monroe W. F. Lindeman, Vernon M. S. Fugina, Buffalo District 6 I. P. Witter, Grand Rapids, Chair- man G. O. Babcock, Wood County J. T. Tiffault, Wood (oue-third) roni llanna. Portage C. E. Babcock, Juneau C. A. Veedcr, Adams Vilas FoUott, Waushara H. D. Spoor, Grcon Lake D. W. McNamara, Marquette District 7 F. J. Harwood, Applcton, Chairman Geo. F. Werner, Outagamie County R. F. Whale, Waupaca W. J. Wagstaff, Winnebago George Vits, Manitowoc Ed. A. Kremcr, Fond du Lac Walter Kohler, Sheboygan Alfred T. ilipko, Calumet District 8 A. W. Kopp, PlattcviUo, Chairman W. R. Graves, Crawford County Rev. J. T. Mordy, Richland R. M. Orchard, Grant J. W. Hutchison, Iowa W. W. Woolwortli, Lafayette District 9 F. J. Vea, Stougliton, Chairman F. R. Bentloy, Sauk County Fred A. Cliadbourn, Columbia Andrew W. Hopkins, Dane D. Q. Grabill, Jefferson P. F. Neverman, Green Alex. E. Mathoson, Rock Districa 10 H. F. Lindsay, Milwaukee, Chairman E. C. Schauer, Washington County W. F. Schannen, Ozaukee E. R. Estberg, Waukesha H. F. Lindsay, Milwaukee Hon. Jay F. Lyon, Walworth F. Lee Norton, Racine C. S. Judd, Kenosha A. W. Wilcox, Dodge Uncle Sam Calls 'Em Pals Notables at Wisconsin Convention of United Work Campaign, as they were pictured at Milwaukee. \ MH BICHHM emmsctXAQA. \ usmi imm V STATIM. >3 J.B W/NSIOW C\ mmsoN.viis. KmiG cm. — By courtesy of Milwaukee Journal