Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03
TO USE s175,000
FOR ROCK ISLAND
CHARITY IN Year
rarious Philanihropic Institutions OF
CITY Submit Budgets to Cham.
Der of Commerce.
CONSIDER THE kENOSHA PLAN
Roard Of Directors Hears Representa-
tihcs in Investigation Of New
Fund Raising Scheme.

Rock Island will need $4,000 to
maintain its various philanthropic in
sti,utions in 1918.
This was determined at a meeting OF
tho directors of the Chamber of Com
,nerce last night when representatives
N various institutions presented their
budgets for the year and the board
n directors entered into a discussion
n lhe kCnuSha plan of eliminating
tho various campaigns through pro-
cess of individual assessment.
II was brought out at the meeting
that business men are adverse to 60
ing through the same experience in
1915 that they went through in 1911.
there being a campaign and half
ner month put through for the last
nine months. Those representing or
canizatons and presenting budgets
A Murphy. for the Red Cross; NJ. J.
Welch and NJ. H. Sexton, representing
the knights of Columbus; l. J. Stir
RAFT, representing the Young Mems
Christian association: J. H. Hauberg,
representing the Bethany home; W. A.
Frewert for the Associated Charities;
Mrs. Cynthia o. Woodruff and Mrs. Fl.
D. Mack, representing the Visiting
Nurse association: Mrs. J. II. Hau
berg for the Young Women's Christ
ian association: Mrs. C. X. Mixter rep
resenting the Rock Island Playground
association: Mrs. II. II. Cleaveland
and Mrs. {. II. Castetter, the social
service department of the Woman's
club, and Mayor Levi. representing the
Jewish war Endeayor.
While the budgets submitted by the
various organizations and representa-
iyes were largely of a tentative char
acter, it was evident that the needs
Of 1918 would run close to SIZE. zoo. 90,
not including a contingent fund COW
ering many similar activities of a
strictly local community character. 1t
was estimated that contingent fund
would have to be added to this of such
proportions as would provide against
any and every emergency that might
arise
Many Surprises.
The meeting was largely of an edu-
cational character, many surprising
and interesting phases of community
work having been presented, espe-
cially interesting being the report of
the work accomplished by the Play
ground association and its needs and
plans for 1915
After a general discussion of the
proposition, the board on motion voted
to continue its investigation of the
feasibility Of putting through the
kenosha plan by calling in the var
ious manufacturers and ascertain
from them the amount of cooperation
they would be willing to give to a
movement of the magnitude set forth
in the financial budgets for the coming
year.
A special letter went forth from the
Chamber OF Commerce today to EN-.
ployes OF labor asking them to joir
with the board of directors in meet
itg which is to be held at 1880 O'Clock
Monday evening of next week 1t is
stated authoritatively that the meet.
mi OF Monday evening will largely de-
lermlne whether or not the board
.wlll attempt to put through the pkr
OF raising one fund covering all OF
line money raising campaigns for the
coming year.
Business Men For II.
Polling of the sentiment among the
business men is indicative of unani.
nous approval of the plan and once
the board of directors have made
clear its intentions of putting through
the undertaking it will have the united
approval and personal service back
ing Sufficient to make If a success