Word: canvassing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...truck bearing the University's contribution of clothing for the sufferers of Halifax leaves Phillips Brooks House at 10 o'clock this morning. Those who have not been approached by any of the committee appointed to canvass the University, and who can add to the collection, must accordingly deposit what they have to offer before 10 A. M. at Phillips Brooks House. All contributions arriving after that will be too late for transfer to the special relief train...
...University will send a contribution of clothing to the city of Halifax for the relief of the people who have been deprived of their possessions by the explosion and the resulting fire. A committee of 13 undergraduates has been appointed, which will canvass the dormitories connected with the University and collect everything that would be useful to the citizens of Halifax. All their work, however, must be done before 10 o'clock this morning, since at that time the special truck will leave Phillips Brooks House carrying the University's share collected. This contribution will leave Boston...
...benefit of soldiers from the five countries, England, France, Italy, Russia, and America. The campaign is being undertaken in every city and town of the United States; it is estimated that more than 100,000 people are actively engaged in this national canvass...
...Liberty Bond campaign in the University is progressing with increased activity on the part of all the teams. The committee is now well organized and is making an efficient canvass of all the halls and dormitories. The response from the students has been generous and the results of yesterday's work is more than eight times as great as for the day before...
...work of the Liberty Bond Committee is well under way and a thorough canvass of the University has been begun. Although the machinery of the campaign is not yet in perfect working order yet the results of the first days' work seem to prophesy a successful week. The returns of teams number 1, 3, and 7 are the only ones available and their report of collections is as follows: Captain Parker's team $600, Captain Barclay's team $400 and Captain Meeker's team $300, making a total of $1300 for the first days...