Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
PATRIOTS FUND
PLANS PROGRESS
T. W. Bender Tells Purposes Of the
Oue.fund Campaign 10 Executive
L Committee, ut Meet.
URGE THE GREATEST ECONOMY
First Steps to Be Taken BY Leaders OF
Fund Is to Appoint q Board OF
Trustees.

The work of perfecting the organi-
cation Of the Patriots fund goes for
ward rapidly.
A meeting was held last evening by
the executive committee and in spite
of the bad weather practically every
member was present with the excep-
ton of those members appointed at
the Thursday meeting of the local
council of the Tri-City Federation of
Labor. 1t was announced when the
delegates from the Federation of La
Dor were appointed, that they could
not be in attendance at the Friday
evening meeting, and in consideration
for the labor members of the commit
zee the matter of settling on the bud
get was not taken up. 1t was felt that
lere should be a full representation
Of the entire committee when the bud
get question was to be settled.
Chairman H. II. Cleayeland presided
and brought the attention of the body
10 certain important phases of the
work of the committee which would
have to have immediate attention.
F. w. Bender, secretary of the Cham
he rOf Commerce, stated the duties and
purposes of the committee and out
lined tentatively the campaign in de-
tail. On the suggestion of the chair
man the matter of campaign expenses
was taken up and on motion the secre-
tary was authorized to-proceed with
the campaign and handle the work on
economical a basis as possible. Mr.
Bender was also officially authorized
a representative of the committee as
manager of the campaign.
During the evening it was made
known that one of the first steps of
the committee would be that of naming
board OF trustees OF seven who are
TO manage and handle the affairs of
the Patriots fund and after much dis
cussion a nominating committee was
appointed who were to be authorized
to select seven persons representative
Of the city's diversified interests. On
his committee T. B. Davis, Charles
Reagan, Miss Mary Carter, Chairman
H. H. Cleaveland and Secretary Ben
der were appointed.
The campaign outlined provided for
a large number of subcommittee in
whose hands were to be placed the de-
tails Of campaign execution and on the
suggestion Of one Of the members of
the committee plan was adopted
calling for the appointment of com
mittee on organization. On this COM
mittee the following persons were
named: Charles Nourse, r. M. Pearce,
J. T. Marion. Ben Jacobson, Charles
MACEDONIAN, M. Z. Strieter and Mrs. j.
H. Hauberg.
These committees on organization
fol. the selection OF board of trustees
will be convened between now and
Monday evening in an endeavor to
have the organization well completed
by Tuesday. .
Q. Are Impressed.
The committee as a whole has been
, thoroughly impressed with the big
ness of the undertaking which con-
fronts 1t and that 1t will have to have
the loyal cooperation of every individ-
ual on the committee as well as that
of all the various organizations that
are to be benefited and the plans
which are to be completed at the next
meeting propose for many sub-cOmmit-
tees which 1t is believed will reach out
into the man power and woman power
forces OF every influence and interest
In the city.