Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-01
MISUSE OF RED CROSS


The state Council of Defense has
taken control of the solicitation OF
funds and property for the purposes
Of war aid and war charity.
solicitations except those author
tied by an act of Congress or by or
under an act or proclamation of
the President of the United States
may not be made in Illinois without
first having obtained license from
the state war board
The Illinois legislature enacted
law making such solicitation mis-.
demeanor punishable by fine not to
exceed $1,000
There is no charge for granting a
license. Responsible persons and
bona fde organizations will find it
easy to procure them. But in order
TO weed out frauds and professional
money raisers, whose commissions
take up most of the receipts of the
enterprises. the state council has pre-.
pared a questionable which must be
filed out and approved before
license is granted
Each OF the licenses is numbered
and duplicate is kept on file by
the license committee, of which L. J.
Z. Ward is chairman Richard Mil.
Ter. assistant secretary. is in charge
of the license bureau.
Miss Alice VI. Cox receives all APP.
plicatious for licenses at the offices
of the State Council of Defense. 100
West Adams street. Separate blanks
pra,.,lnI Gov gl,
sociations and corporations from
those which individuals are required
TO fill out.
ORGANIZATIONS are required to state
when they were incorporated, and for
what purpose. the names and ad
dresses of the officers and complete
statement of what war charity funds
are to be solicited. the amount sought
to be raised. and the general plan for
raising 1t.
Then comes the requirements which
are expected to minimize imposition
on the public. Full details of how
many solicitors are to be employed,
and, ii they are to be paid. the
amount of the percentage of the re.
ceipts they are to get must be stated.
II any salaries are to be paid out
of the fund they must be specified:
administrative expenses must be
stated. the percentage of the amount
to be collected which will finally go
to the charity for which II Is made
must also be given. II the accounts
are regularly audited, and by whom
also must be told. The territorial
limits and the lengths of time the
license is TO cover, the names OF
other persons or organization solicit
ing for the same charity and the
method of distribution are required
Then If three references are salts
factory, the license Is issued. Solici
tation without license leaves thu
persons making 1t subject to prose
cution. The state council is author
lied by statute to make rules ant
regulations from time to time gov
erning collections Of money and prop
erty for war charities within tn
state and to revoke licenses issued b.
1t for the purpose.
No license Is required by the famil
or friends of soldier or sailor l
order TO furnish him with aid at an
time, nor is club, association, co
poration, congregation, religious a
ISOLATION or corporation prohibite
from making solicitations among |,
own members tunless prohibited b
the requirements of the military {
naval authorities of the Unite
States).
Persons soliciting either money {
goods OF any sort, therefore, shou
be required to produce their licens
issued under a notary's seal by Il
State Council of Defense after O
questions involved have been sati
iactorily answered under oath.
Peter Schoenhofen Theurer, the pc
ular president OF the Peter Schoe
hofen Brewing Company, Is a progre
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