Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1918 — CATHOLIC BOYS JOIN WAR WORK CAMPAIGN [ARTICLE]

CATHOLIC BOYS JOIN WAR WORK CAMPAIGN

Girls, Too, Will Stand With Them Behind Every Fighter at the Front. To put behind every Catholic fighter in France the support of one boy or girl in every parish throughout the United States is the plan of tlie National Catholic War Council for .backing tlie Victory Boys’ and Victory Girls’ ?‘Earn and Give” Division of the United Work War Campaign to raise $170,500,-000 “for tlie boys over there” during the week of November 11-18. Through diocesan, county and parish organizations, the rallying of one youngster for every man who has gone to war in every community is already under way. By their own earnings, and not by contributions, it is expected that these sturdy little sponsors for the boys abroad will each raise at least five dollars for the joint welfare work of the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., National Catholic War Council, including the Knights of Columbus, War Camp Community Service, Jewish Welfare Board, American Library Association and Salvation Army. Boys and girls in every Catholic parish throughout the United States are already being picked to represent each fighting man who has left their church for the front. In every home that flies a service flag little brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, are eagerly volunteering to look out for the share of their family fighter in the huge joint welfare campaign for all the boys abroad.