The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
PLAN TO RAISE
I. MIG. A. FUND
Meeting of Representative Lee coun-
ty Residents Held at Don
nelson Sunday
Afternoon.
LARGE PARTY FROM HERE
Representative From Each Township
Appointed to Raise Com
mittee to Solicit
Contributions.

Plans were made to raise Le'
county's $4,000 for the war worl
| fund of the Y. II. c. A at a meeting
of a party OF local business mer
with body OF sixty-five representa-
tive citizens Of the county at Donneu
son yesterday afternoon.
The Keokuk party went up by auto
mobile and the meeting was held in
Dickey hall Among those who at
tended from here were L. A. Hamill
chairman, H. c. Brown. John E
Craig, G. D. Streeter, J. o. Boyd, P
c. Hayden, G. E. Durgee, E. P. Nc
Manus, E. F. Remand, J. A Dunlap
and Captain Chase and Sergean,
Ward of Company L.
Besides Donnellson business and
professional men, representatives
from Cedar. Franklin, Charleston,
Des Moines and Jackson townships
were present a number of the keo-
kuk delegation gave short talks in
which the objects of the campaign TO
raise money for the Y. NJ. c. A. were
outlined. Captain Chase and Serg-
cant Ward told of the excellent serV-
ice OF the Y NJ c. A. on the border
The representatives pledged them
selves TO the task OF raising funds
III kHc dLu SludllSE
towns. Each township representa-
tive viii appoint a committee to go
out after the money. Keokuk is TO
raise $1,000, Fort Madison 500, or
possibly $1,000, and the remaining
81 900 has been divided between the
of the county In which the
larger cities are not located. From
the way the project has been received
It is likely that Lee county, the same
az other counties in the state, will
raise more than the amount set for it.
Pledge cards and folders were given
out at DonnelIson.
Another meeting of the campaign
will be held al the Keokuk
Industrial association building this
evening TO arrange to cover those
sections OF the county not represent
ed al the meeting yesterday.
The folders, ten thousand of which
were printed here, give information
as 10 the project, what the Y. " C.
4. did on the border and announce
nents Of what is being done in Iowa
toward raising the $4,000 set for
his state
According 10 the publication, Ham |
lton county was assigned 81, 800 and |
turned in over $1,000; Page county ]
was asked to raise $4,000 and turned
n $4,000; Clay county was asked for |
$500 and turned in $4,000. What !
Hamilton, Page and Clay counties |
nave done, the men of Lee county !
AN easily do.
Here is what the Y. u. G. 4. does in |
he soldier camps: Provides a go /
,ial center; stationery TO write /
home" newspapers, books and games /
such as checkers. chess, dominos, !
'olley ball, baseball football, mo- /
ion pictures; entertainments of all /
kinds; Victrola and piano; education I
al classes, religious meetings; clean |
living campaigns; visits 10 sick.
Provides amusement and recreation
to combat evil influences on every
hand
The folder contains the following
recommendation from Captain Chase
OF Company l.: The Y. NJ. G. A *
a great help TO men In the service
by furnishing a place for them to
write letters and it provides amuse-
ments OF all kinds which occupy the 4
mems time when off duty. This Il
Keeps them from yielding 10 the h
many temptations" !.