Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28
KENOSHALAWFOR
CAMP AICNS HERE
MAY Be ADOPTED
Probably Ask Every Individual To
Donate sum Derived From Half
Hours Work Each Week.
WILL PLEDGE ALL RESIDENTS
Employers Must Give Dollar For Dol
lar for All offered by His
Employees.

The Keuosha law for raising money
for campaigns may be adopted in
Rock Island.
A recent meeting Of the board of di-
rect0rs Of the Chamber Of Commerce
was called for the purpose Of listen
.nr TO q report made by Secretary r.
So Bender on the plan which had been
adopted by Kenosha. Wis, for the pur-
pose of raising funds for patriotic
charities and other philantbropic in
sfituti0us. As a result of the report
which was presented the board re-
solved itself into a committee to con-
upur Investigations Of the project
with the intention Of taking such
steps 1858 deemed eXpedient in the
working out Of q comprehensive plan
for She raising of All funds which the
tlD people of the city Of Rock Island
Will. De called upon to meet during the
coming year.
It's announced that there will be a
meeting of the board of directors Of
tnu chamber on Wednesday evening at
g o'clock for the purpose Of listening
loo The representatives, Of the various
institutions I'M the city who expect to
aI upon the public for financial sup
port during 1915 Organizations that
wI appear before the board at this
hearing are ms follows: Red Cross
war fund committee Knights of Co
Imbus war fund committee, Young
Mems Christian Association war fund
committee, Jewish war fund commit
Zee. Bethany home. Associated chart
ties. Visiting Nurses association, Rock
Island Play Ground association and
iho West End settlement
THE report submitted by Secretary
Bender reads as follows:
Your secretary spent Thursday
and Friday. Dec. 30 and q, making an
Investigation of the plan put in oper-
alton at KeuOsha. Wis, for the pro-
vision OF funds 20 he used during the
year 1913 in behalf of patriotic char
ily
"The Eenosba plan consists in hay-
Ing each individual subscribe the in
come derived from one-half hours
work during each week of the year In
some cases the employers set aside tht
patriotic half hour, making il the last
half hour OF the weeks work. Other:
permitted their employees TO worE
overtime One-half hour, thus gaining
the revenue for Red Cross without in
terfering in any way with the worker
regular income. This however wat
done only in a few cases
The employer in every case agreed
20 subscribe an amount equal to tina
given by his employees. If, for in
stance, the total subscriptions from
factory employees amounted TO $4,000
year, the corporation also gave $40,
00Q a year.
"The capitalist was reached by spe
cial assessment Capitalists and pro
iessional men were assessed b. a rat
ing committee. 1t was perfectly eyi
dent that the assessment plan worke
out In the manner as practiced her
in Rock Island merely resulted in get
ting from the individual about wha
he was willing to give.
Merchants were placed upon tn
same basis as the factories. Employe
of the stores were invited to contrib
ute with the understanding that tn
store Itself would equal dollar fo
dollar the amount subscribed by II
Employees.
lioW Collections Are Made.
collections on pledges we're mad
by having each employer Of labor dc
duct the amount Of the monthly plede
from the salary of the employee, mai
ing q monthly check TO the treasure
Tor the total amount pledged. Pre-
iossonal men and capitalists wei
reached by depositiug at the bank
which the donor did business a receil
for the amount OF the monthly pledg
"A checking of the pledges indicate
'har of the 1850 taken $4,000 wou
hr handled either through the banl
or factories, and that 1900 would r
main To- be collected through the Gel
trail Offices.
'lt was not the intention of Il
trustees of the fund 10 send out CO
lecior 90 make these collections. TT
attendant in charge is undertaking
collect them through the mail
THE total raised amounted to $780,
600 This we were given to unde
stand was 20 per cent in addition
The requirements. indicating that tn
had provided for a $4,000 shrinkai