Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-10-19 | Page 13 | U. S. War Fund Chief Sees Bright Future

S US 1 S War Fund Chief Sees Bright F Future fure Addresses Rotarians Urges s To Back Campaign i N 4 t A man who has d devoted voted his lif lifto life to help make mak th the world a a. a better bette place in which to live and md who ha has traveled for 55 55 ye years rs through 8 83 nations left some real hope fo for forthe forthe the future after after Addressing ing th the theR R Rotary tary club Tuesday at the Hotel Hote Utah He is Dr John R. R Mott Molt Mott New York founder arid ane leader lader for many y years ars of the Worlds World's Student Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian federation head of th the Ameri Amen can Y M C A for years and now chairman of of the national war fun fund and ch chairman irman of the war war prisoners prisoners' aid committee e serving prisoners of war wa In the world He made plea a-plea Utah to Co oversubscribe oversubscribe over over- subscribe to the war fund and then thel listed six major reasons why h he was never nevermore more hopeful about th the future than now Six Major l Reasons First he asserted discerning people the w world wand over are alarmed and that thatis is lis a ign sign of hope hoje Two Two America America has boundless resources es at her disposal both in men and money Three Three There There are present-day present evidences of Christianity theris' theris there ther is' is proof that Christianity Is a working power Four There Four There is a marvelous spread of the spirit of the Good Good Samaritan There never has been anything g like It Five Five I I have never served a generation that is is' is ismore more confident than than- this on one and I have hav served 13 of four y years S 1 Six SiX There There ar r-Q r r 20 voices s an and are are sp speaking king g for a better understanding for understanding for for goodwill and cooperation during this war where there was wis only one In the middle of the first World war war D Dr Mott said however that the world is facing the most fateful and tragic situation it has ever ver faced from the point of human need I Seeks Millions 1 i He told how as as- director of the national war fund he is seeking to raise and that he also was helping to get another for the home front Dr Mott said he was chairman of the United war campaign Inthe in inthe inthe the first world war and raised He said the war prisoners aid aid committee is extremely active and andis andis andis is responsible for the way prisoners prisoners prison prison- ers ers occupy their time He said bis lis is committee conducts an education education education tion tion program has established li libraries ii- ii organized d sports provided musical instruments and set up a program to te teach ch 30 to 40 different trades rades We also provide for religious worship according to the tradition of the prisoners he added He met with Salt Lak Lake county war chest chest- workers workers' and and those of the United War Fund of Utah Tuesday at 4 p. p m m. in the Salt Lake Tribune-Telegram Tribune auditorium auditori um urn and outlined d some ways ways' and means of raising m moneys He will go to Denver Tuesday night S