The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-18
GREAT RESULTS
IN K. Of {. WAR
FUND CAMP A|GN
OVER 5000 SECURED IN DRIVE
ron $1,000 CONDUCTED here
LAST WEEK
Campaign WIN be Continued After the
HOLIDAYS Is Plan Of Committee

4. a meeting held last evening OF tn"
c,,nri,tees of the several districts or
the city and vicinity. who conducted >eS
knights of CnlumbuS War Fund cah-
patxn last week. il was announced "N''
$4,000 had hern raised in the cash c"A
:ribution$ The meeting was aetd AZ
the Carroll club and Was Very "nihuS
ias,ic or Charles y WinE:rter. WI"
WINS chairman ut the campaign presided
That $4,000 was realized IN cash money
is \ real success for the WORK. ph'E
$1,000 was a,'kcd for and that tile Fe'
ports show the larger amount Is Fer:
gratifying.
The executive corr,ntttee in the lir't
plate was asked 10 rise a minimum al
$500 AZ Wheeline's quota OF the 80
100000. The comtrittces started "ut
With the idea. OF raising the minimum
in cash within a week. and decided NOT
TO make 4 prblic campaign. hut 10
fine their errrts tc the Catholic cnngie-
gator. Of Wheeling and vicinity. Inc
committee realized that great many
demands had been made upon the PUP,
Tic 1nd did not wish 10 impose ''rtS
fr,rdep al this time than was absolutely
necessary It has always been recoe-
rt1ed l,y those il charge OF the hnsnts
- Columbus war fund that SS.OoO.ooo
vonld not be sufficient TO continue the
rort assigned to the organization ana
tbe local committee feeling that sec
ood call would be made soon. olo Ho'
attempt 10 go over the minimum amount
i 1T this time.
After AL arrangements hao oeen lI me-
and after the committees In the various
districts bad been advised 't ene ~
and had In fact started out unoer INC
3irection OF the local committee NO.
+fce VII. received that because or NN-
ens1on work as planned by the depaFo
a,cnt in washington. 1uud OF 1oou.
)sS 600 kon would b., needed whlcn "out'
bring M, celtng's quota to over s4'VoV'
1t was realized that K would De ''l'pos>
sfbJe u raise That sum within "sen.
+, REV OF the. fact that great part OF
~ ,.,,,x os raising the fund had osen
done t,cfurc the notice was Fsc"'S. ~
along the theory ~ seven or eight
+t,ps,nE dollar fund. Consequently.
tho corr.nrittr: decided that inc CAM
pairn would not u" cl"ss,t last hrEnt "S
u-as originally f'laan"'h hut 'thae A'tcF
tho hoiidrys -rr,":h": 'E"rt VIII pc I'"'ue
70 oriuy Wh"-liu;t Ui' /" fS H"o,A OK
about SIS hn' nirr'. soon H'tr' ''i' "
Ssrs the .x.-.,;!r" ""ni:nitts" Will meet
or5 t,tc fiirlhre Sips {" raiS" inc 10
sired amount.
IN tho an..n,inr. subscriptions MAJ?
hc received r.TSnns wh"th'r 'It'"'
lies or NIT who wish ;" contribute my
rnotI their check to S"atnn AI'\aH"'''
tho treasurer of TN. "uiilmttt'".
One or IN congregations haf" n"'
re, been hear frs.m in III" hna' r'p"F't
o,3 il ts Thought wtru tn" enact T"un'
will b. made. IN" amount Nall "N'"'t
so non, Th"Sa VII" var" in charge 81
the raising ut the money ~" WI P't'''
I'D with .hr result Of their efforts ana
feel that unt.r III" circumstances. ana
considering thar plans had not peer
made FOR IN ininsdiat" cash 1at". ~
about tho >"n". the "a:nratrn has hc"h
n very Er,:at Sl"c''SS.
h.,.r r.c,.iy,.d AID this m.thod il taken
et.uG ri... thanks III III" ""nlHlltt'''
~ AL those WI" have 50 generously
helped maI. lh. "afrEairE m" success
i; WAS.