Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-13
WAR CHEST PLAN
MEETS APPROVAL
County Executive Committee Of state
Council of Defense Adopts New
Soliciting Scheme.

AppCuuCu 10 tAC PAoh NAOPs
First-That the Rock Island county
finance committee of the states coun-
Gil of defense cause the formation OF
two war service finance committees,
one for each military exemption dis
trict in the county. .
Second-That these general commit
tees organize city and township COM
mittees to assume charge of solicita-
ton, collection and distribution of
funds for various war service activi-
ties, federal, state and local.
Third-That in the formation of
these subcommittee there be COM
mittee of three in each township IN
the county outside of those covered
by the cities of Rock Island. Moline
and East Moline, and that the repre-
sentative of the township on the state
council of defense finance committee
be the chairman. That two other men
be selected to act with him as an ex-
ecutive and managing committee and
that they build up their own organ
izatiOn.
Will Name Secretaries.
That provision be made that the
secretary of the Rock Island Cham
Der of Commerce shall serve as sec
rotary Of district No. /, war service
finance committee. and that the sec
rotary of the Moline Commercial club
shall serve as secretary of district No
2. war service finance committee. That
these secretaries be authorized to EN-
plOy clerk, each. whose salaries sh2il
be paid by the state council of de-
tense finance committee, and who will
compile a card record tabulating as
| far as possible the names of all the
citizens in the county, provision be-
ing made to indicate the amount OF
! contributions made to war activities
the amount of Liberty bonds pur-
chased, and further record of any
war service they are rendering. This
card index to be started by listing u[
the members of the American Red
Cross, tabulating contributions to the
American Red Cross in addition tc
membership. List to be obtained from
the Y. NJ. C. A., Knights of Columbus
Liberty loan committees, and Other
sources, and information tabulated or
these cards. additional names being
added as they develop. Later, list Of
all the taxpayers of the county to bt
obtained, cards made out for those
who have not been contributors fol
any of the war activities, records o.
which are available. This would con.
stitute record which would be avail
able to each unit organization in the
county, to be made available later fol
| Red Cross chapters for membership
/ drives, and to be made available fol
additional Liberty loan campaigns
etc.
1t is contemplated by this plan D
operation that the county finance com
mittee Of the state council of defens,
would undertake the preliminary or
ganization of these various count
units. That after the unit organiza
tons We're perfected each local com
mittee would handle the work with,
their respective zones in their owl
way, would retain funds collected, dis
tribute these funds direct to the or
CARNATIONS for which appropriation.
were made, reporting, however, sucl
contributions to the county commit
make a report covering the work don;
in the county as a.whole.
AS demands were made upon tn,
| county for financial assistance for an,
war service or relief activities, i
would be the duty of the county com
mittee to investigate the matter. as
certain If the cause was properly au
thorized, ascertain further if the al
lotment made was fair to Rock Islant
/ county on a per capita basis and thel
indicate to the respective county unit
their proper proportion of the coun
tvs allotment on per capita basis
according to the 1910 census.
The county committee to serve as /:
clearing house for ideas and sugges
tons Of the various units, but it il
to be clearly understood that the 10
cal committees will handle the affair
within their own districts in their owl
way, and that each unit in the count,
shall be responsible for the raising o
funds required by these various wa
service activities, and in proportion t,
the total allotment made Rock Islam,
county as the population of the re
spective units bears to the total popu
lation of the county.
That in the cities of Rock Island
Moline and East Moline larger sim
liar committees be formed, and tina
these committees form their own or
ganization, select their own officer
and district their own cities in suc]
way as they may elect.
That zach up;t
township, put on an early campaign
preferably at the same time, for tn
raising of a fun: = be known as tn
community war chest fund. That tn
general committees have charge q
the raising Of such fund and that tn
executive committees of such genera
committees have charge of the collec
ton OF such funds, and that a boa r,
OF trustees selected by these respec
tive committees have charge of m
distribution Of such funds.
That it be specifically set forth 1,
the campaign and on the pledge card
mat from the war chest fund shall b
paid the communities allotment No
capita, towards any federal authorize,
war service or relief agencies. sucl
as the American Red Cross. Y. M e
A. army work, Knights of Columbu
army work, war camp recreationa
service. etc. That in addition finan
ciai assistance will be accorded loca
Red Cross chapters and branches, DO,
Scouts. home guards. state council O
defense and other similar AGENCIES
Tnat wnere desired by the local com
mittee In charge they could include
ialso, local charities