The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
''PAY UP! PAY UP! PAY Up!"
Committee Urges Individual Subscrib-
ers to Keep Up Payments Regularly
New Office Established in Cham
Der of Commerce Bldg Phone 759.

The efficacy Of the Kenosha Plan for
War Relief was again demonstrated
Monday evening at the meeting of the
disbursement committee of the Patriot s.
Fund when by unanimous vote of the
committee every one of the fifteen
thousand subscribers to the fund were
enrolled as members of the Kenosha
County Red Cross Association and the
way was paved to transfer nearly $751;
600 to pay the membership fees Of these
members. This will place Kenosha well
up in the list of cities to secure mem
bership in the present campaign of the
Red Cross and it has all been cared for
without the expense of an additional
campaign.
Tt is probable that the Kenosha Red
Cross will be asked to send member
ship cards to each and every subscriber
to the Patriot 3 Fund as this is being
done in other cities wherever dollar
or more is given for the year. These
certificates, however, cannot be mailed
for some time as the local committee
is not sure of the action of the ma
tional organization on this question.
Tie membership dues will be credited
as part of the amount which will go
to the support of the Red Cross from
the Patriots Fund
Nearly every member of the Dis
bursement Committee was present
Monday evening at the meeting in the
Office of the Chamber of Commerce,
with Chairman A. TT. Lance presiding
Following the action on the Red Cross
The committee voted unanimously TO
sanction the Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Fund and the Young Women IS
Christian Association Funds as being
worthy Of the support of the local fund
and as soon as the amount can be de-
termined, which should be Kenosha Is
share, money will be forwarded to these
funds. The last named fund is to es-
t&bIish at the environments Y. w. G. A.
centers where sisters and sweethearts
of the soldiers may be assured the best
of treatment and safety when they visit
at the camps. Such centers have al
ready been found an absolute necessity
for the protection OF both soldiers and
tie women who visit the camps.
The committee took the Liberty Loan
allotment as basis for determine
tion of the share which Kenosha should
bear in the support of the various plans.
lit has been found out that according
to this Kenosha should take 1924 of
every $1,000,000 Of the Liberty Loan
and this ratio will be Used in SO far
as possible in determining the amount
for other contributions. The Commit
tee is emphatic in stating, however,
that this cannot be followed in the
case of a lumber OF funds where the
appeal is not universal
The change of Office Of the Patriots !
Fund to the north east corner room on
the second floor of the Chamber of
Commerce Building was announced at
the meeting. Permanent Secretary
Milton Dowse has established the
office and people who have payments
to make are urged to call at this new
address rather than at the Office of the
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce. The
telephone number at the new head
quarters is 759 and Kenoshans are
urged to call for information upon any
part Of the Keposha Plan and its work
ing plans.
One problem which was brought be-
fore the committee was that many of
the funds are in immediate need of
part of the money which will be given
by Kenosha and that a dollar now
may do more good than much later in
the war. For this reason and in order
that Kenosha may pay her quota
promptly and prove the efficiency Of
the Kenosha Plan, individual subscrib-
ers are urged to keep their payments
up to the minute No trouble will be
found in collection of the funds Of the
various industrial concerns as this is
automatically cared for by the deduc-
ticn from the regular weekly wages.
Kenosha has become known through
out the nation as city which pays her
part and pays promptly and with this
little cooperation the committee hopes
to keep the good reputation which has
been established.