Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-28 | Page 8 | For R. W. L. Relief Drive "Give until it Strangles"

i For R. W. L. Relief D rive ! By RING W. LARDNER. : "Give Until It Strangles" fpHE week of Dec. 2-7 wlli be given over to a drive for which the public lias not yet been asked to subscribe. To wit, the R. W. L. Relief. The initials stand for the name appearing at the head of this column. That no financial assistance has been asked previously speaks volumes for the efficiency and care with which the organization's or-ganization's activities have been carried on. "Now, however, financial assistance Is necessary or the New Y'ear will be begun under a cloud of debt. The sum sought is so small in comparison com-parison to - that asked and obtained in other drives, that the committee feels confident the minimum limit will be obtained in the first three days. pi OR safety's sake, however, twice that much time has been allotted, which means that the average must be S833.34 per day, for a total of $5iU0. Strictly, six times $833.34 is $5000.34. If that sum is realized. Chairman Lardner promises prom-ises to give the extra $.0t to some worthy elevated cashier so she can make change for a dime. Chicago's quota of the $5000 is ?5000. The sum. when collected, will be divided di-vided among various interests which have been aided in the past by the R. W. L., Including a department store, an insurance company, a doctor, a bank, a green grocer, etc. p ART of it, too, will go into Liberty bonds, so no subscriber need feel ' that the element of patriotism is lacking. Another part will bo utilized in the purchase pur-chase of Christmas presents for the Lardner children, and one of tho slogans slo-gans is: "Give with a will For John, Jim and Bill." Other slogans arc: "Give like hell To li. W. L." "Give all you can To that wonderful man." "Give all you're able And help the Lardners set a better table." And these alleged comical ones: "Give all you pleaso To that large piece of cheese." "Give all you wish To that fresh water fish." "Give all you choose To buy young Lardners shoes." Female workers will bo asked to serve as Gimme Girls and will be stationed at prominent corners in the city and the outlying districts. Buttons will not be I given to all subscribers, but will bo I sewed on where needed. However, each I subscription will be accepted with a I smile, which, believe me, is some condescension con-descension from some of these birds.