River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-11-15
IDLE HOURS OF SOLDIERS AND
NIGHT LIFE I'M ARMY ARE
GRAVE PROBLEMS.
WISC0NSIN'S BIT $4,000
Campaign to Raise the Money by Popu-
lar Subscription Opens Monday,
Nov. IL, and Will Close Monday
Night, Nov. 10.

stitute the objective in a $35, 900
drive which is to be launched Mon
day, November II, by the National
War Council Of the Y. M. c. A.
Wisconsin's share of this $35, 900 900
is $75O,OOO
Milwaukee's share is 100000.
This fund of $35,OOO,O0O is not for
the Y. M c. A. It is for welfare work
among the soldiers in our own canton
ments and on the battle fronts in Eu-
rope. Briefly, the situation is this:
We contribute the money and the Y.
NJ. G. A. contributes the organization
of experienced men to carry on the
work for us and for which our money
Is contributed.
Some idea as to the kind Of work
the National War Council does is Civ
en- in bulletin or prospectus issued
by the Y. NJ. G. A. On the title page
of this prospectus there is a picture of
thousands of soldiers on a dark night
watching an open-air vaudeville show.
Beneath the picture is printed in big,
bold-faced type this legend:
Night Life in the army?
Idle hours of the soldier?
His temptation is in proportion to
the distance from Home.
Where is your boy tonight?
Help us to keep him fit, fit to fight
and fit to come home.
Wisconsin is going into this cam
paign with full force and the batteries
1yill hn IN
mittees have already been organized
and chairmen campaign directors and
executive secretaries appointed.
At state conference held in Madi-
son, October 20, of representative men
from al sections of the state Wiscon-
sins quota for the army Y. M. C. "A.
work was approved, and representa-
tives from each of the ten districts
into which the state has been divided,
adopted the goal set for each district.
Additional goals are set for counties,
cities and villages and townships The
district campaign committees are:
District No. Minimum Goal %S27 GEO.
T. j. Roth, Superior, Chairman and Cam
paigfl Director
w. G. Wright. Superior, Executive Secretary.
Douglas County, J. NJ Wslz. Superior.
Bayfield, County r. F. Beers, Washburn.
Ashland County, Allan T. Pray, Ashland.
Iron County, f.. B. Goodman, Hurley.
Sawyer County, Henry Z. Rohlf Hayward.
Washburn County, L. H. Mead Shell Lake.
Burnett County, O. H Caspers, lGrantsburg.
District No. minimum Goal $4,000.
Geo. Il. Wheeler, Eau Claire, Chairman and
Campaign Director.
e. p. Hunt, Eau Claire. Executive Secretary.
Eau Claire County, "A. j. Keith, Eau Claire.
Chippewa County, l.. Nv. Newman, ChippS
Falls.
Dunn County. e. o. Wright, Menomonie.
Pierce County, j.. Il. Foley Ellsworth
Barron County, Orrin Ingram, Rice Lake.
Rusk County, Ben Faast, Eau Claire.
Pepin County, ChiEley Tarrant, Durand
Polk County Harry Baker, st. ,Croix Falls.
St. Croix County, T. NJ. Olsen, Hudson.
District No. :8-NIinimum Goal .S57 600.
j. N. Manson, WauSau, Chairman and Cam
paigu Director.
F. A. Hathaway, Wausau, Executive Secy.
Marathon County, Harry Berger, Wausau.
I.anglade County, E. III. Palmer, Amigo.
Lincoln County, Chas. ID. Strange Merrill.
Oneida County, C. H. Crosby, Rhnelander.
Clark County, Geo. E. 'Crothers, Neilsville.
District Ma Minimum Goal S39 600.
J. H. Taylor, Green Hay, Chairman.
w. T. Ream. Green Bay, Campaign Director
r. w. Brandenbnrg, Green Bay, Executive
Secretary.
Brown County. "A H Brandt csneen Bay.
Door County, Henry Fetzer, Sturgeon Bay
Kewaunee County, Edw. .aeNk Kewaunee.
Shawauo Caunty, T. w. Humphrey. Shawano
Oconto County. J. b. Chase, Oconto.
Marinette County, DIR. II. If. Schroeder.
Marinette.
Forest County. john Swfnehart. Crandon.
Florence County Max Sells, Florence.
District No minimum Goal SIS, 900.
Geo. ". burton, Chairman and Campaign
Director.
A. O. Gran La Crosse. Executive Secretary
La Crosse County, z. b. Hixon, La Crosse.
La Crosse County. o. r. Skaar. La Crosse.
Trempealeau County, c. B. Melby Whitehall
jackson County, Samuel Lund. Black River
Falls.
Monroe Counts, DR. s. u. Beebe. Sparta.
Monroe County, Frank Drew. TOmah.
Vernon County, c. J. Smith, Viroqua
Vernon County, A. f. Dahl Westby.
Bufalo County, s. G. Gilman. Mondovi.
District No. 6-Minimum Goal $50, GOO.
I. P. Witter, Grand Rapids Chairman End
Campaign Director.
O. C.. Altman, Beaver DAM Executive Sec'y.
Wood County, G.. Q. Babcock Grand Rapids.
Portage County, Tom Hanna, Stevens Point
Junes@ County. @. A. Vedder. Mansion
Waushara County, c. I. Taylor, Wautoma-
District No. Minimum Goal $133,oOO
=. j. HARDWOOD. Appleton, Chairman and
Campaign Director.
John Gredler, Waulasha, Executive Sec'y.
Outagamie County VIM. Wolf, Appleton.
Waupaca County, w. II. Hatton, New Lon
don.
Fond du Lac County, DR.. A. j. Pullen Fond
du Lac.
District No. S--NIinimum Goal $4,000.
A. w Kopp, Platteville, Chairman and
Campaign 14ASSSol.
a. n Mann Madison, Executive Secretary.
Crawford County. w. r. Graves, Prairie du
Richl.nd County. G. r. Thompson. Richland
Center.
Grant County. Geo. W. Baxster. Lancaster.
Iowa County II. z. Hoskins Dodgeville.
Lafayette County, G. f. Mcdaniel Darling
ton.
District No. 9-NIinimum Goal SOC, 900.
H A. Moehenpah. Clinton, Chairman and
Campaign Director.
u q Lesser. Madison, Executive Secretary.
Sank County. Geo. w. Davies North Free
dom.
Columbia County, f. a. Chadbourn, Colum.
bus.
Dane County, c. p. Norgord, Madison.
Jefferson County, Geo. Kispert, Jefferson.
Green County Prof. Neverman, Monroe.
Rock County, s. NJ. Smith, GAINESVILLE.
District No. IO-AIinimum Goal $245.O00.
II. F. Lindsay, Milwaukee, Chairman and
Campaign Director.
T.. C. Bradshaw. Racine, Executive Sec'y.
Washington County w. l.. Kissell Hartford.
Ozaukee County, Harry Bolens, Port WASH
ington.
Racine County. C. c. Cuttings, Racine.
Ksnosha County, NJ. s. Moss, Kenosha
dodge County, A. w. Wilcox, Horizon. 4