Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-25
MARATHON COUNTY
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
Meeting Tuesday Evening Adopts the
War Chest Method for Raising
Funds-Must Display Flags On
School Grounds.

The Marathon County Council oi
Defense met on Tuesday evening
President G. B. Bird, presiding.
The matter of raising funds for the
various war activities have, up to this
time, been by subscription requiring
going over the same work for
every drive. Men, who were active
in these drives looked into the "War
Chest Plan," adopted by many cities
OF our country, and are firmly of the
opinion that it far surpasses the old
plan of raising money for war pur-
poses. This makes only one drive
necessary and the funds will al
ways be ready. The question was
taken up by the Wausau Rotary club
and thoroughly thrashed out, later il
was turned over to the Council OF
Defense, and a committee was ap-
pointed two weeks ago by the Coun-
Gil, and Tuesday the committee pre-
sented very complete report to the
Council, which was adopted and the
same committee was appointed to
perfect an organization to carry out
the plans as recommended. The es-
sentlal part of the report is as fol-
lows:
After thorough investigation and
patient study of the reports submit
ted by communities which have prac-
tcally demonstrated the utility of
such organizations, your committee
unanimously recommends the adop-
tion Of a comprehensive plan, en-
bracing the most attractive features
OF all similar plans, of which the
details are available.
The most important advantages are:
"First-Eliminatio of duplication
and lost motion, saving time, money
and energy.
Second-Reaches fifty to sixty per
cent OF the people while other and
separate drives reach only ten to
twenty per cent of the population.
"Third-Co-ordinates all efforts and
centralizes all interests of the COM
munity.
"Fourth-Economy in administra-
tiOn expense.
"Fifth-Places every subscriber on
a just and equitable basis.
'SiXth-EliminatiOn of a multiple
ity of demands, the merits of which
are seldom examined with sufficient
care.
Stimulation of local and
national patriotism with constantly
increasing force.
"Eighth-Efficiency in collection
and intelligent distribution, through
one authorized agency. ~
"Ninth-Offers each and every Der-
son an opportunity to give according
to his income and avoids conflicting
campaigns for equally worthy objects.
Ienth-All similar funds, under
efficient organization are oversub-
scTibed.
Your committee estimates re-
sources of Marathon County on this
proposition to be amply sufficient to
develop fund which will allow us
to provide for all officially authorized
war activities only and recommends
that no local charities shall be in
cluded. 1t also recommends that it
be understood tina, this organization
shall be maintained for the duration
of the war.
No other solicitation for patriotic
donations is to be authorized in Mar
athon county and no drives or cam
palgns will be authorized excepting
Tor Liberty Loans, war savings
stamps, etc, which are investments
and not gifts. This organization will
however aid and supervise the sale
OF Liberty bonds, war savings stamps
and other authorized investments as
measure of economy and conserva-
tiOn of effort.
Your committee, therefore, re-
cOmmends:
Uniform public support of such a
tund by voluntary contribution based
on the plan of half hour weekly or
percentage of income and increasing
the percentage for larger incomes on
a progressive scale. 1t is recon-
mended:
That committee be appointed to
complete an organization for the col
lection and disbursement of such a
fund
Ihat said com mittee be authorized
TO call meeting Of delegates repre-
senting the following:
'Ffrst-Villages and townships of
the county.
Second-Employes of all imnort.
ant manufacturing industries.
"Third-Each branch of organized
labor.
"Fourth-Management of each i'm
portant manufacturing industry.
Fifth-ReligiOus and fraternal or
CARNATIONS.
SiXth-Each local business associ
alton.
"Seyenth-Local Red Cross and all
local organized charities.
"Eighth-The mayor and the presi
ueht OF the city council shall repre-
sent the city of Wausau.
That the permanent organization
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