The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22
KENNEWICK
DOUBLES IT'S
Y.M.C.A. QUOTA
Those in Charge of Local Cam
naiqn Feel Elated Over
Their Success
EVERY DISTRICT RUNS AHEAD
subscriptions are Still Coming In and
County's Total will be
Nearly $4,000

Nearly S0,UUU
Again the people of Kennewick and
Renton county have responded splen-
didlv to the call of war upon their fl
nances. They were asked for contri-
hutton of $2,75O toward the $35,OOO,-
400 Y. M. C. A. war work fund and
they have already nearly doubled that
amount. Altho the campaign was to
have closed Monday, s. D. Lynch,
chairman of the Benton and Franklin
county drive said today that contribu-
tions are still coming in from people
who were missed by the solicitors.
In all parts of both counties the
school boys and girls went away over
the top with their contributions and
showed an enthusiasm that was an in
spiration to their elders.
Incomplete tabluations show that
Kennewick subscribed $1265 and the
school children added $735 more,
which brings the toal up to $4,000 or
double, the quota. Prosser reports
S1,7OO contributed in the other end of
the county. White Bluffs, 5000; Han
ford $S7; Richland, $51O; Finley $1OO;
which makes the total for the county,
$4,000, or away over the quota of $2,-
-75O. My Lynch believes the final to-
tai will be s5,OO0.O0.
Reports received this morning by
Mr.. Lynch from Pasco say that Frank
lin county will ovcrrun its quota of
$2500 by about so per cent.
Mr.. Lynch is elated over the fine
spirit shown by workers in every part
of the two counties. "The campaign
just naturally organized ITSELF" said
he. Everywhere we went we found
men ready to head the work and to
carry it on enthusiastically. The at
titude of Mr.. Lemke, of White Bluffs,
is typical. ] had never met Mr.. Lem
Ike, but l wrote him asking that he
take charge of the campaign up there.
He didn't reply that he was very busy
or consent under protest to do the
work. He wrote back that he consid-
cred it an honor to be asked to con-
tribute his time and efforts to such a
worthy cause, and that he was always
ready to answer a call for patriotic
work"
The results of the local campaign
are only in keeping with results all
over the country. From last reports
the national fund has been swelled to
$5OOO0,OO0 instead of $4,000, 900.
That all of this amount will be needed
IS indicated by the following telegram
from General Secretary John R. Mott
received by Mr.. Lynch Sunday:
AS we come to the home stretch OF
this most remarkable campaign wish
on behalf of the executive committee
OF the war work council, to express te
you and all workers in your field, 9
profound appreciation of the really
patriotic service rendered, and hearty
congratulations on the notable re.
suits already achieved. When we gc
over the top "a hours hence and the
report is sent thruout the world it will
do more than any other one thing te
quicken the spirits of the grataful pa
tr1otlsm at home and to assure tht
men who represent US in the canton
ments, and in the camps and trenche.
and on the warships overseas, we ar,
absolutely behind and with them; t,
hearten our allies, France, Italy, Rus
STA, Belgium and Great Britain, an,
to bring cheer to six million prisoners
"Let us put forth united and su
preme effort not only to. reach tn
goal but to go as far beyond it a
possible, not only for the psychologi
cal and moral effect, but because j
IS absolutely essential that we have
far larger sum available than tn
original budget. l refer, first, to tn
alarming conditions in the eastern an
southern fronts necessitating tn
prompt expansion of our activities i
those regions; secondly, an appes
from the French prime minister tina
we take charge of 1900 soldiers home
for the French army, four million re
quired for this item alone, an increas
of three million over the original bud
get; thirdly, confidential reques
from another great allied army fo