Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-10 | Page 13 | Canvassers Start Drive Undaunted by Stormy Weather

lest iest C Canvassers S. S Start tart D. D Drive rIve daunted by Stormy Weather I. I Undaunted by rain and snow men and women of the Com Com- iy Chest io chest campaign forces forces 1600 1600 strong Thursday strong Thursday morning ed their heir storm wear to brave soggy highways and byways in MI t appeal contributions ered by one of the most en- en ast C. C opening dinners in chest aign history the volunteers bundles of subscription as they began their canvass s for the support of ci cial l welfare agencies in 1939 ft H Hopes pes Are High Highl Highes l es were strong that the big bige e become little ones as progresses to its it finale of November 17 when the dinner y is to be celebrated ethan appeal leaders and andr r rs assembled Wednesday Fin in the the- Newhouse hotel rose receive their final land tand listen to drive leaders mo predict successful cli- cli 1 ig of f their volunteer efforts in Mise luse of humanity ot irles rles N N. N Fehr general cam- cam hairm n presided at the i dinner meeting following on by Tsy B. B C. C J. J pr president ident and r d pronouncement Invocation vocation by the Rev A. A E. E 1 Short ort talks were made by aign leaders and division ith Governor Henry H. H I Blood and other dignitaries joining in commendation of welfare work performed by the chest agencies Representing the youth of the city I and in particular the school chool children children children chil chil- dren Taylor Stewart East high school student and member of the campaign junior speakers' speakers bureau spotlighted the head table retinue of speakers with a stirring appeal for wide community-wide support of the intensive raising fund-raising drive Imperative new needs of our welfare welfare- agencies must be met said aid the student orator Hundreds Hundred of our boys and girls are marking time after ELfter graduation from the city schools They must be given things to occupy their idle idle- moments lest crime be bred We cannot afford to do anything but succeed in this campaign said Governor Blood It is the duty and privilege of every citizen to contrib contrib- ute Every contribution is an investment investment investment invest invest- ment in the common stock clock of helping helping helping help help- ing in a most worthy humanitarian movement said the Rev Theodore G. G Lilley keynote speaker