Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-12
WAR CHEST S11,675
REPORT OF COMMITTEES SHOW
ESTIMATED SUM RAISED
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.

raising FUNDS Tor the war chest was
handed in. The actual sums sub
scribed in the various wards are
1st-$2,557.
2nd-$2, 96O,75.
3rd-$3, 238.25.
4th-2,919.
Total-$11,675.00
This exceeds the estimated sum of
S11,000 In the first ward every per-
son has been called on In the Sec
ond, third and fourth wards a few
people remain who have not been ap-
preached
The report of the committee to
draw plans for disbursements was
read and adopted as follows:
Your committee appointed for the
purpose of proposing a scheme for
the collection and disbursement of
the War Chest fund of this city Of
Lancaster, after due deliberation and
consideration beg leave to submit the
following plan.
There shall be appointed a COM
mittee of four consisting of one mem
/ Der OF each OF the four wards of the
| city, together with the mayor, whose
duty it shall be to collect and dis
burse all funds in accordance with
CA1O p1dnS Set lOGCu.
Believing it to have been the sense
of the meeting that appointed this
committee that the fund subscribed
for should be used only for contri-
buttons to the National Red Cross,
Y. M. G.. A, K. C.'s, salvation Army
and possible contributions to the To-
cal Red Cross society, no moneys
from this fund shall be used for con-
| n f11J1I
The fund shall be disbursed in the
following manner and on the follow
ing basis: No money shall be paid
out except where contributions asked
for are made by the proper authori-
ties and have the sanction of the U.
S. Government. The amount paid
out shall be in proportion to the en-
tire fund to be collected as the pop
ulation of the city bears to the entire
population of the U. S. reckoned on
the basis of the latest U. S. census
for example: Reckoning the popula-
ton of the U. S. at 10O,0O0,00O, and
the population of the city OF Lancas-
ter at 2,400, Lancaster's contribution
to any $1,O0O,O00 to be raised in the
nation would be $24.
The committee elected at this meet
chairman and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
1t shall be the duty of the chairman
to call the committee together when
necessary and to preside at their de-
alterations. If in the absence of the
chairman, the other members of the
committee deem it necessary to hold
a meeting they may do so, selecting
one of their number to act as chair
man pro tenn.
The secretary-treasure shall at
tend to the correspondence and cler-
ical work of the committee and shall
keep an account of all moneys col
lected and disbursed and shall cause
an itemized statement Of all collec-
tons and disbursements to be pub
lished in both the city papers quar-
terly, beginning with July l, 1918. No
member of the committee shall re-
ceive pay for his services, but the
ecretarv-treasurer shall be reim-
bursed for postage, stationery and
all necessary and unavoidable eX-
penses.
The committee shall devise it's own
plans for calling in sand crediting the
various assessments levied OH sub
scriptiOns.
R. NJ. ORCHARD.
MRS. c. H. BASFORD.
IDA LLOYD CREIGHTON.
E. B. GOODSELL.
By ward caucus the following COM
mittee was appointed for the custody
and distribution of the war fund:
1st ward-Harry Orion.
End Ward-Walter Austin.
Bird ward-Mrs j. C. Doolittle.
4th ward-Robt Draper.
Mayor Bailie.
Some discussion ensued over what
action should be taken with slack
ers. In other words people who are
able to contribute to support the war
charities but refuse to do so. In
Rock county cards are issued to sub
scribers. Those refusing to sub
scribe are given yellow cards saying
II refused to help the boys at the
front" This plan was considered
good.
F. G. Meyer favored publicity for
those refusing to subscribe when
able to do so. Mrs CrichtOn said that
the heads of the National movements
objected to coercion and publicity.
She would regret seeing drastic ac-
ton taken Mr.. Beck was in favor of
drastic action.
Following the general discussion a
committee at large was appointed to
see those who the individual solicit
tors failed to obtain subscriptions
: from. This committee is:
; Richard Sweeney.
Frank c. Meyer.
Howard Rhodes.
H E. Carthew
) Mrs. David CrichtOn.
A motion that the committee on
disbursements should act in conjunc-
} ton with the committee Of business
Z men to act on credentials of free
: lance solicitors, was carried.
Raymond TrumbulI Of Boscobel,
was injured some time ago in the U.
S. service at Portsmouth, Va. He was
recently discharged from the service
and will receive a pension Of $25 a
month