The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-01
Y. N. C. 4. CAMPAIGN
OH TO RAISE $4,000

A meeting was held in the public
| library Thursday evening to consider
ways and means for raising $4,000,
Watertown's share of the 100000 to
| be raised in Wisconsin. The total sum
| to be raised by the Y. M. G. A. in the
United States is $3,OO0,OOO. This mon
| ey will be used to build barracks in
| each camp. There are 200 buildings
needed to accommodate the troops.
These buildings will furnish facilities
| for recreation and place where all
the men can meet.
F. e. WoOdard one of the WiscOn-
sin War Work Council, acted as chair
ard Hubble, of Milwaukee. Mr.. Hubble
| is secretary of the Y. M. c. A. in Wis
consin and has charge of the plan to
raise Wisconsin's quota of 100000.
During the course of his talk Mr..
Hubble explained the work of the Y.
NJ c. A.
I'VE are here to formulate a plan
to canvas the city for this special
army corps, and it is to the interest
of better citizenship that we raise all
we can. There never was time when
we were pressed as we are now. Men
of various stations know that we are
learning the lesson of sacrifice which
we are going to be called on to share.
In month 100000 of our men will
be called into the service. Many of
them have been called and many more
will be called in short while. We are
to go into the army camps for a prac-
| teal work. We are to take care of
men who leave home for the first time
AID who leave unprepared for the life
and who will be subjected to all sorts
o. temptations and we must look to
their morals
When the war was opened in the
| foreign countries the Y. M. G.. A. was
called first to England and to France
putting up many barracks. Secretaries
were appointed that men might be
subjected to the home influence they
would not otherwise receive Men who
spent the summer on our border and
officers cannot speak too highly of
| this branch of the service. In the
| midst of confusion, the adaptibility
! and readiness of the " in taking the
place of the army efforts was favor
| ably commented on at the border this
summer
I'm order to put up and place two
hundred buildings, one thousand sec
| retaries will be needed We face the
| need of raising quickly the sum of
money to build these barracks which
will amount to S3,OOO,OOO
THE men in order to be kept away
from temptation will have to be en-
gagged in the aggressive service these
barracks will furnish
| So far the campaign began a week
ago, Wisconsin securing $4,000 in the
organized cities and counties. We
must push this sum up to $1O0 900.
Racine raised $4,000 Appleton $1,000,
Waukesha $4,000. Watertown should
contribute at least $4,000"
After discussion the plans adopted
was to divide the city into four sec
tons, captained by leaders,, having
men under them. The city is divided
lat Second street, north, south, east and
west of Main street. The following
committees were chosen:
| Southeast
| Carl Nowack, chairman, w. F.
Gruetzmacher, e. c. Trueblood, JOS
eph Claus, DR.. l.. H. Nowack.
| Northeast
Otto Wegemann, chairman, George
H. Scheele, c. Bentzin, Fred Bittner,
William Sproesser
Southwest
G. H. Lehrkind, chairman, E. l..
Schempf as substitute, o. T. Hughes,
3. c. Wolfram, L. w. Parks, Frank
Atkins.
! Northwest
E. E. Fischer, chairman, H. w. Wer-
ner, w. S. Williams, C. A. Skinner.
Mr.. Lehrkind was appointed chair
man general of the committees, and
Mr.. Woodland was appointed treasurer
to receive all money collected.