The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
ONE DOLLAR A MEMBER
The KenosLa Club Expects to Send at
Least 500 to the Fund In the Very
Near Future - Work Through the
War Victory Commission.

Another opportunity to help the
lighting men at the front was presented
to Kenosha women to-day when Mrs.
L: M. Theirs, president of the Kenosha
Woman's Club, announced that the or
ganization would help in the nation
wide movement of the General Fedora
tion of Clubs to establish furlough
houses for American and Allied sol
diers in the rear of the lines in Elan
ders and Belgium. These houses are
to be supported by the contributions
of the women of the nation who are
members of the federated clubs of
America and it is estimated that if
each club will give one dollar for each
member fund Of at least quarter
million dollars will be raised throughout
the country. Kenosha through the Wo-
man Club is expected to give at least
one hundred dollars to this fund.
The fund is to be collected and ad-
ministered by the War Victory Com
mission, G, F. W. c., created with power
to act by the board of directors,
G. F. W. G. in session at Hot Springs,
Virginia, in January, 1918, said com
mission consisting of ten members.
The plan has been sanctioned by Ray
mond Fosdick, head of the commission
or Training Camp Activities, in Wash
ington, who considers this work of
vital Importance and absolutely neces-
sary if the morale Of the army is to
be maintained. Mr.. Fosdick will leave
soon for Europe to study out plans for
the houses each of which furlough cen
tiers will cost not less than $4,000 a
year to maintain. It is clearly stated
that this work will not duplicate any
Of the work now being done by the
Y. M. G. A. or kindred organizations.
The states have been divided into
eight districts of six states each, each
district to be under the supervision of
member of the commission, who will
be directly responsible for the work in
her district, and who. will be called
District Chairman. Each district chair
uoA WILL udAu6 q StdGO CHd1l hoA LO1
each state, whose duties will be to
organize the work in her own state.
The state of Wisconsin belongs to the
fifth district with Mrs. Frances T.
Blesch of Green Bay as the chairman.
The communication announcing the
campaign was received by Mrs. Theirs
too late to be presented at the last
meeting Of the Kenosha Woman s Club.
It is hoped that the funds for Kenosha
will be raised by the time set, the
first week in April, the members who
are willing to cooperate in this are
urged to send cheques or see Mrs
Theirs in regard to this donation The
directors Of the club including Mrs
Charles G. Brown, Mrs E. L. Grant,
Mrs. R. E. Mailer Mrs. Samuel G. New
man, Mrs: Clifford J. Hackett and Mrs.
George I'll. Curtis have been named as
a committee to take charge Of the
project.
In speaking of the Importance Of the
work. Delphine D. Ashbaugh chair
man of the War Victory Commission
said: "This splendid work then is
ours. It is an effort into which we
should put our enthusiasm, our faith,
our trust, in the deep conviction that
we, the club women of America, by
this gift to be used for our own men
and boys who are fighting in this war
for world liberty, shall indicate our
loyal desire also to serve our nation to
the end of victory and true peace"