Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
DING
lnPA. jCASH
TO WAh BUDGET
Rock Island Citizens Make Remark
able Record in Rapidly Set
thing subscriptions.
HAVE LARGE PREPAID TOTAL
Record S56.SS3-90 Collected Thus
Far As Result of Winter
Campaign.

Rock Island can be proud Of the
vav in which its citizens have re
snouded I'm paving up subscriptions
70 the PATRIOTS fund war budget
for the maintenance OF local and
war charities
REPORTS issued by officials in
charge OF collecting the subscrip-
lions show that a total Of S56,SS3.90
has been paid to date. During July
Sl7.-OO.Sl was collected
Patriots fund officials are highly
nleascd with the way the city has
come across with its money, Dur
ing the winter d gigantic and en-
thus5aStlc campaign was carried on
with a goal Of SIS5. 600 in sight
Rock islanders subscribed TO
totaI of $4,000. There remains
sIl-II6.10 yet TO be collected dur
ing the year.
The complete report of receipts to
date as issued by those in charge is
March and April collections. $12,-
1920.
Nav collections, $13.515.73.
June collections, S12, 904.95.
July collections. $17,700.5I.
Refund X of {. convention fund,
s252l
Refund defense fund, A. ]. Lind
strom. SIS
Total collections to date, $685.
$3.50.
Distribution to the various local
ard war charities to which Patri-
OTIS fund contributes have been
made as follows:
Red Cross sustaining fund,
$S,S40G7; paid out, $500; on hand,
s3.34O67
Red cross war fund. s7.36721;
paid out $4,000; on hand. S2.S67. 81.
Red Cross civilian relief,
Sl,227S6i $500; S927.S6.
Knights of Columbus war fund,
Sl.S4l79; $I.1O0; $741.79
Y. N. c. A maintenance fund,
S1.53621; $1,000 $596.21
Y NJ c A war fund, S2.455.73;
none paid out.
Y NJ c. A building fund,
S5.3I5-23; none paid out
Y. ". {. a. sustaining fund
Sl.596-21: $1,000; $59621.
= v. c. A war fund, $9S2.2S
none paid out.
Bethany home, S859.48; none paid
out
Associated charities, s68S.51;
none paid out.
Visiting nurse association
S6753I; $500; 1851
Play grounds and social service
work, $564.SI; s5945O; $2969.
Council of national defense
$50 Ar 81 29H. Sq42 62
Humane society, $122.79; SIS;
Memorial day. $7a.eS; s521,61i
s44793
Convention entertainment
$685.. go; $3.50; S43.60
Good roads, $61393; none paiC
cut
State centennial, s122.79; none
paid out
Water ways. $61.41; $35; s2641.
City plan, $79813; none paid out
Boy scouts. $368.3S; none paiC
out.
Recreation and training camp &C
count. s736.72; $3.50; $286.72.
Cost Of campaign and mainten
ance, $1,227.S6; s3.155.46; 1927. 60
Community gardens, $122.79; $50
S9279.
Emergency, s8.4S549; none pait
out
Prepaid account, $11,41166; none
paid out
Totals. s56,8S8.sO; s2o,8a7.57;
s36.546.33.
Some Prepay.
The appended report shows the
s-tr l.
paid by subscribers for each of The
coming months until Februry, 1919:
August S3,195.94; September
s1,4G6.55; October, s1.395.23; No,
vember. sI.348.58; December
Sl-33T85: January, s1.33426; Feb
ruary, $1,&3325. Totals, $11,411.66
a report of the business done
during July showing the distribu-
ton Of the funds, collections. etc.
is appended:
Red Cross sustaining fund
S3.27L3I.
Red Cross war fund. s2.726.09.
Red Cross civilian relief. $45435
Knights Of Columbus, war fund
S68152
J. ~ c. A maintenance fund
S59065.
J. NJ. c. A. war fund, S908.70.
Y. NJ {. A building fund
SI22673.
J. W. c. 4. sustaining fund
s590G5.
Y. ". c. A. war fund, $3634S.
Bethany home, S31S05
Associated charities. $23627.
Visiting nurse association
s24988.
Play ground and social service
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