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Show 1000 Canvassers Open War Work Campaign Here United Drive for $170,500,000 Begins, Three Days Ahead of Time; Workers Are i Enthusiastic. N RRTTT girls, dressed in overalls. 1e placarding the business section 'with attractive posters, and a big C force of sign painters Inscribing Inscrib-ing an effective appeal on every store window In the business district, while boy scouts hung posters wherever there waa room, were the striking fea-turea fea-turea of the l'nited Viar Work campaign cam-paign opening today. Meanwhile, more than one thousand canvassers sre sweeping through the business and residence districts, securing se-curing donations to the great welfare fund of 1170.600.000 which Is being raised throughout the country for the T. M. C. A . T. W. C. A.. Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army, Jewish Ke-llef Ke-llef board. War Community Service and American library association. Utah's share la 1400,000. and those 4n -charge of the drive declare that a successful success-ful accomplishment of the big task of raising this amount Is practically assured. UTAH SEEKS HONORS. Utah Is out for the honor of being the first state to go over the top In the drive, and Is consequently starting start-ing three days ahead of the off ids I opening date November 11. It Is confidently hoped. In fact, that I'tah will have raised her allotment before the campaign formally commences. The committee in charge of the work whs composed of George Carpenter. Edward P. Levey and Harry H. Stmms. While thin important task waa being be-ing accomplished four pretty girls attired at-tired In overalls were Industriously panting poaters on ash cans and sign lairds throughout the business section. sec-tion. They were accompanied by a truck carrying the posters and they too worked with remarkahle rapidity. But they were modest about thtr activity and refused to divulge their names, while ihey threatened dire penalties on any of the men with the truck who told. The truck was In charge of Professor Edward P. Kimball. Kim-ball. BOY SCOUTS HUSTLING. Splendid work In behalf of the drive waa also done by the boy scouts. They distributed more than 15,000 pieces of literature, together with pledge card, throughout the residence district and also hung poaters lu the empty stores and open, places In the business district. dis-trict. Booths In charge of women workers under the direction of Mrs. Simon Bamberger were opened this morning In the department stores and hotels, and Immediately began reporting results. re-sults. The women's committee on educational ed-ucational work .and the women's One of the most novel "stunts In the way of publicity ever executed here muat be credited to - the Hign Painters' union, local No. .37. whose members painted the lnscrlptlona on the business house windows this morning. morn-ing. Its striking effectiveness Is equaled only by the phenomenal speed with which It was accomplished. Those taking part In the work were the following: ACTIVE HELPERS. TV. L. Harlow, George J. Maack. C. W. McDulln, A. K. Tomllnaon, Joseph J. Qill. Thomas U. Gill. A. U. Lang-ston, Lang-ston, Lou Williams. Krank Mldgley. Kll Morris, C. M. Carter and W. H. Hummel. The colors were donated by the Caipetiter I'Hper company. Bennett Olass and Paint company, Mcl'hee se McQinnlty com-pany com-pany and the Acme Paint company. "stunt" committee promise some Interesting In-teresting features for the campaign tomorrow night. Following are the locations of the booths snd the namea of thoae In charge: LOCATIONS OP BOOTHS. Hotel Utah Mra. J. E. Bamberger. Mrs. L. H. Farnaworth, Mra. A. E. Kimball, Mrs. Hoi Hlegel: Kenyon and Wilson Mrs. W. 8. Tsylor, Mrs. Delano De-lano Willlamaon; Cullen hotel and Boston tore Mra. Kent . Keyea. Mrs. W. W. Norton: Newhouse and Orand hotels Mrs. Norton Johnston. Mrs. Vermlllyn: Walkter's store 1. A. R. : Z. C. M. I. Mrs. HelriVn I. Clawson. Mlas Florence Home: Cohn'a tore Mrs, M. II. Cuepenter: Parts-store, Parts-store, Mra. Ioiils Simon; Auerbsch's Mrs. H. E. Hchlller: Horsley department depart-ment store Mlsa Ruth lalmer: I Denver Den-ver ft Rio Grande and Union stations Halvntlon Army (Mm, Knnign Harrison): Har-rison): Interurban atation Mra. Aqulla Nebeker. Women'a Iemocratle club; Red Cross Hhnp Mrs. George Miller; Keith-OBrlens Mrs. A. H. 8. Bird. Mrs. J. C. Daly. OGDEN IS AHEAD. Washington county aent word today It had completed Its quota, but was still working. And Ogden takes rank ss the first of the large cities of the state to secure ' i allotment, according accord-ing to a report received by J. David Larson, state campaign manager. The achievement was completed last Wednesday. C. H. Barton of Weber county says that Weber-county Is well started In Its campaign and could be relied upon for an excellent showing. Home confusion has been reported as to th extent the Red Crone is partlcipetfng In the l'nited War Work drive. The Red Cross Is not one of the seven organisations conducting the cempalgn and will not share In the funds. ftut Red Cross workers have been ssked to contribute ss generously gen-erously as possible snd to support the movement in every vty A ttooth w 11 le efllfttiltrtlieri In the poetnffirfl under the d rei-tlon of City l-Vderstron Canteen unit and in persons.! per-sons.! charge of Myrtl B. May. en. The l. A- R. booth lias been l.shffj to O H I, station. |