The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-15
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Miss Helen Swan Gives Committee Choice of
Seven Building Plots to Sell for
This Work.
'CHMRMEN CHECK OVER PLEDGE CARDS
Meeting Was Held This Noon at Which Gifts
Were Canvassed and Additional People
Were Suggested.

| Chairmen of the various Red Tri-
angle teams which met this noon, at
luncheon to discuss the campaign. were
pleased with the announcement that
a little girl was going to give build
| ing lot to the Red Triangle fund, which
will be auctioned off to the highest
bidder. the proceeds to go to the Red
| Triangle fund. Hiss Helen Swan is
the donor. Her brother is with the
fighting forces of the United States.
and she intends that he shall not lack
for comforts while there Is an oppor-
tunity to surround him with such as
the Red Triangle buildings assure.
Hence her gift.
! The lot is in West Keokuk, or to be
exact, in block S8 in Mason's Lower
addition to the city. There are seven
lots from which the choice Of this lot
is to be made. Miss Swan places no
restrictions on the lot. 1t will be
picked out by the mayor, and auction
will take place some time between now
and the first of the year. The highest
bidder will get it, and every cent OF
the money given will go to the Y. M.
G. A. fund. 1t is a bit Of practical pat
! riotism, and the chairmen applauded
the announcement of the gift which
was made by F. w. Swan.
Check over Pledges.
The committee chairmen met at lun-
cheon at noon and then discussed the
pledges and made out list of addi-
tional people to see, or people who
gave, but whose subs criptions are to
be increased. During the reading OF
the pledge list, Treasurer Hamill was
frequently interrupted with That's
not enough, put that name down and
go after them again" The<car was
held out and the person will be seen
again In some instances, the pledges
Iwere individuals, and In others they
were firms. After this was taken up a
list OF people yet to be. seen was made
lout, and the most available captains
were appointed to see these people.
The final steps of the Red Triangle
drive were outlined in this afternoons
meeting.
Reports From State.
The reports from the state head
quarters which were received here
today show that a number OF the
counties are over their quota, but
that it is going to take the hardest
kind of work to keep the counties,
especially those late in starting, up
1 to the standard set by these other
counties which have already gone
over the top. The report says:
Reports received at state Y. M. c..
A. Headquarters show that Iowa has
now raised $3.50 900 in the campaign
to obtain s5O,OOOO0O, for the work of
the Y. M G. A., with the American
and allied armies. Polk county, which
has already subscribed s50,744 from
the city OF Des Moines alone has
furnished the largest single contri-
button to date. Cedar Rapids has
raised 1900 so far, Muscatine S12,
900, Cedar Falls $4,000, Sioux City
SIS, 900. Davenport $1,000. and Gin
Iton s9,369,369. Several of the cities
Of the state have not yet reported,
| or will not begin their active cam
paign until today Several counties
have now oversubscribed their quotas
as assigned to the county campaign
managers Clayton county, yesterday.
reported that $4,000 has been sub
scribed, $4,000 more than the amount
asked for Dickinson county, the
smallest in the state, has given ST.
05O the quota being but $4,000. Green
| county, with s13,500, and $4,000 as
signed, Adams county with $4,000,
| thousand more than Its quota are
others which are already across the
| line. Marion county it was unofficial
| ly reported last night, has subscrib-
ed $4,000 to the war fund, the quota
being only $4,000.
While the receipts today were en-
couraging, practically doubling the
s165. 900 reported yesterday, leaders
are not over sanguine. Naturally the
best organized counties are reporting