The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04
KENOSHA MUST give LARGELY
Local People Have Only Two Days More
in Which to Raise Apportionment
Contributions May Be Left at
Iibrary-Work Highly Important.

"Co-operate with the government by
contributing to the library fund"
That is the message sent by President
Wilson to the people of Kenosha in his
extension of the time-limit for the book
movement from Saturday, September
20 to Wednesday, October 3. 1t is con-
fdently hoped that the local public
will respond to this appeal with the
patriotism that has been so Characters
tic Of the city in other forms Of war
work and thereby aid materially
in maintaining a fighting morale
among the soldiers of Uncle Sam.
Kenosha's apportionment for the
fund, as levied by the American Lii
brary Association, now under the aus
pieces of the government, is $3.50. Of
that amount 1926 has already been
raised in the few weeks that the local
campaign has been in progress. The
rest remains to be secured within the
next two days if Kenosha is to be as
loyal here as she has been in other
patriotic movements and if the city is
TO do its share in providing library
buildings for the various army camps
throughout the United States. The
library officials are working night and
day to raise the money assigned to
them by the government and will be
successful if the people of Kenosha
will only grant them q fair degree of
real cooperation. Contributions may
be left az the main library building
at any time that it is open and will
90 Immediately to the national head
quarters when the local donations
are sent ON Thursday.
Something of the Importance of the
movement may be gathered from the
following testimonial recently forward
ed to the association by Newton D.
Baker secretary of war:
E'I understand that the American
Library Association has generously as
sumed the responsibility, under the di-
rection Of your commission, for pro-
viding reading material in our training
camps, and that the plans which they
have formulated to carry out this de-
sign are most comprehensive.
cit is my understanding that the
Library War Council will assist in con-
nection with the campaign to provide
the libraries and books, and I trust
that this activity, which will mean so
much for the men, will meet with
every success"
The money raised in this way will
be used to build libraries at the vari-
Gus cantonment camps in the United
States. Well lighted and well furnish
ed, they will provide reading rooms
for the Sammies and so make possible
for them evenings of both pleasure
and profit. At present the money for
these buildings is more needed than
donations of books inasmuch as the lat
ter win be practically useless unless
they can be placed at the disposal
of the soldiers in an orderly and
practical way.
The fact that the government is sup
porting the library movement is an
evidence of its efficiency in keeping a
proper spirit among the fighting men,
Contrary to the usual belief the rockies
have several hours of leisure time each
day and the nation's authorities pre-
fer that they should spend their
recreation periods in reading rather
than in loafng, or gambling or the
dangerous designations so harmful to
the physical and moral welfare of the
soldier. In order to promote this end
the President and his cabinet are urg-
ING contributions to this fund and are
hoping that the nation will respond with
veal loyalty and real Americanism.