As soldiers were enlisting, civilians on the home
front took up the call. Politicians, clergy, teachers, and
newspaper editors used their influence and positions to
encourage youth to joinup. The youngmen responded,
including many students from the University of
NewBrunswick.
To demonstrate support for their soldiers serving
overseas many wrote letters, knitted socks, and sent
local newspapers to the troops. Others helped raise
funds for theRedCross, the Patriotic Fund for widows
andorphans of deceased soldiers, and forBelgianRelief,
or to help buy a machine gun, or equip a medical field
ambulance. These efforts expanded and eventually the
government launched highly-publicized Victory Bond
drives tohelpfinance thenationalwar effort.
