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Show KNIGHTS' WAR FUND SIM 510.080 Organized Canvassing of Downtown District Proves Highly Successful. Organized solicitation in the downtown district yesterday by twelve teams of three men each resulted, it was . stated by Thomas Homer, In swelling the contributions con-tributions to the Knights of Columbus war fund up to at least $10,000, and it Is believed by those in charge of the campaign cam-paign that Salt Lake's full quota of the fund will be reached before Tuesday, when the soliciting committee of the Salt Lake Rotary club will take the field in the interest of the Smileage campaign, having yielded the present week to the Knights. Quite a large amount of money was received at Oie Knights of- Columbus headquarters In the .Commercial club yesterday, yes-terday, and it was reported that a number num-ber of ' checks of substantial size had been sent to the Rt. Rev. Joseph S. Glass, C. M., D. D., bishop of the diocese. T'ae interest which is" being taken bv the public generally in the Knights of Columbus campaign was well demonstrated demon-strated yesterday when upon calling on many business firms the solicitors were informed that checks already had been mailed to the Commercial club headquarters headquar-ters in the absence of knowledge that a personal canvass was contemplated e- The announcement that Marv Pickford the star mm actress, 'had entered enthusiastically en-thusiastically into the campaign, had a tendency to arouse increased enthusiasm in the Knights of Columbus fund, and there is every reason to believe that the demand for tickets for "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" next Mondav and Tuesday afternoon and evening will ex ceed the seating capacity of the Ornheu'm theater - |