The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-21
ADDITIONAL sum IS ASKED
New Budget Shows Additional 81, Ooo, 900
Should Be Raised from Those Parts
of the Country Not Responding
to the First Call. -

Wisconsin is one of the states to be
ranked high on the roll of honor for
furnishing more than was asked of it
for the $3,000,000 fund raised recently
for Y M. c. A. work in the American
armies. F. A. Hathaway, manager of
the Kenosha Y. M G. A., is in receipt
of letter from national headquarters
complimenting Kenosha on the ready
response made several weeks ago when
more than $4,000 was raised in a five
day campaign for this fund. The let
ter also states that this state has more
than reached the goal of 100000 orig
inally set for it by the national COM
mittee, thus surprising many states
which have not yet raised their origi-
nal demand
New opportunities Of serving the
American soldier and sailor have been
presented by the immediate sending Of
troops to Europe and the Y. NJ G. A.
National Council has found that it will
be necessary to appeal for additional
funds to the sum Of $1,000,000 if they
are to be able to follow the flag and
fight off the evils attendant to army
life. It is thought that those districts
which did not respond to the first call
will be canvassed in an attempt to
raise the extra million now needed. The
immediate collection Of the sums prom
ised would be of great benefit to the or
ganization in that they are now start
ing on the erection Of camps wherever
army centers have already been appoint
ed. An example of this is shown by
the fact that during May cables from
England and France were received ask
ing that money be advanced at once
to provide for the immediate erection
of Y. M. G. A. buildings among the
American troops now in France and
England. The work for the enlisted
men is much earlier and on a larger
scale than was anticipated in the orig
inal estimate made in April.
In this new crisis, upon the outcome
of which depends the whole success of
keeping American soldiers the men
they were when they bravely answered
the call of duty, citizens may help in
three ways:
First, help your state and your com
munity to raise not only the amount
agreed upon AS a reasonable share of
the national fund but also encourage
state and local campaign committees to
exceed goals, so that the national total
will exceed 100000 before July Is.
Second, promote theoretically the Y.
M. G. A. War Work Council campaign
befoer and after the Red Cross Cam
paign, but help the Red Cross Workers
during their canvass week.
Third, stimulate subscribers to pay
as promptly as possible, as at least 3d.
100000 cash will be needed before Aug
ust. Four million pledged, collected
and forwarded to National Headquar-
tiers, will enable the Y. M. G. A. to make
good on that statement of President Will
son in his executive order that our or
ganization had s'assured resources y
that could be depended upon to main
tain work for all enlisted men.
F. A. Hathaway, who was called re-
Gently to handle the "Y' Campaign,
at Superior, returned to Kenosha Mon
day and reported that Superior, al
though larger than Kenosha, had not
equalled her contribution by $4,000 He
was enthusiastic over the four-day cam
paign which he managed at Ashland,
in which the little city, already having
contributed to its limit, raised more
than $4,000 for the work of the "Yo
among the American recruits. Tn talk
ing over the situation this morning Mr..
Hathaway said that Kenosha would
probably not be asked to help in rails
ing the additional ST. 100000 now asked
for by the National Council, but that
she might be asked to hurry payment
Of the $4,000 already pledged.