Licking Valley courier., 1918-11-07
Fifty Per CENT
INCREASE FOR
Welfare WORK
United War Work Campaign
Drive the Week of November
II to 10 to Raise $3.50, ,OOO,.
600 for Men With The CoIors

@N''h6 tAiN WIN VI 4NUNtIilbtI
IL, the people Of Kentucky will be
called upon to subscribe more than two
and half million dollars as this
states quota Of the national sum TO be
used during the coming year for well
fare work among the boys with the
colOrs over there and over here.
The United War Work drive during
that week will be participated in by
the seven organizations whose work in
Europe and this country is endorsed
by the War Department. They are the
Y. NJ. G. A., the Y. w. C. A., the Ma
tional Catholic War Council, the Jew
ish Welfare Board, the War Camp
Community Service, the American Lii
brary Association and the Salvation
Army.
1t was intended originally to ask the
nation for S170,500,000 from the people
to carry OIL this great work through
another year. Kentucky's quota was
placed at $1,770,S00. However, it has
been found that, on account of the
amazing increase in the size of our
army and navy and the enlarged de-
mands of our Allies, the national
amount must be increased 30 per cent,
and this calls for Il corresponding in
crease from every state.
AS the problem has been presented
to the various states of the Union BY
the officials in charge of the United
War Work Campaign drive, the leaders
In every state have rallied quickly
around the standard Of the 80 per cent
increase, believing that the needs of
the men in the army and navy should
take precedence over everything else.
AT recent meeting in Louisville, rep
resentatives from all seven organiza-
tions from all parts of the state dis
cussed this 90 per cent increase very
thoroughly. At the close of the dis
cussion resolution was introduced by
X. p. Ernst, of Covlngton, reading as
follows:
Resolved; That IN view Of the ht.-ey--
sity for a larger fund for the United
War Work, it is the sense of this meet
Ing that Kentucky should endeayor
TO raise Its proportion of the amount
required for the work and that 80
per cent increase be recommended Ia
and urged upon each county; and. fur.
ther,
Resolved, That a copy of this res.
oluti0n be sent each county, together
with a short, compact statement of
the necessity for this Increase"
Mr.. Ernst moved the adoption of the
resolution, and it was seconded by
Judge Il. W. Bingham, of Louisville.
This resolution does not require the
county to change its county quota un.
less the county organization so de.
sires. 1t is an appeal for each coun.
T. in the state TO get 80 per cent
OverSubScriptlOn.
Some of the reasons for the in.
crease in the quota are as follows:
l. Remarkable increase in size of
American army. All budgets were
based upon the size of our army last
spring, Three million soldiers to serve
overseas before the year is over in.
stead of one million.
>, Serving expanding needs of
American navy. Some of the organi
zations uniting in this campaign have
not covered the navy with their mast
programs.
3. This is war of peoples MS
much rs armies and navies, and the in.
dCStr'al classes must be served with
welfare features near our munitions
plants.
/ The conditions of women infect.
ell by our work must not he overlook.
ed, and the girls in our munitions
plants must be provided with whole.
some recreation.
.. Service extends from the time
the boys enter the trains in their home
towns until they reach the front line
trenches, representing American home.
school, college, library, forum, hest
club life, best of the stage, all church.
eS and synagOgs.
9. Continuity of this service can not
he continued without increased funds
Is there any link you would omit?
I. The armies of our Allies have
asked for the same programs for their
armies
s. The increasing number of pris.
oners of war look entirely to us for
their physical, mental, social and
moral well-belng.
., If peace should come within n
short tine, the greatest need for our
program will follow. In most wars
rehabilitation has proven demorallza.
tion, We must not win the war and
lose II. \ great educational program
is planned to meet this emergency,
which was not included In the original
figures; $S,0O00O0 for text books alone
10, Emergencies and crises are sure
to come. We must he prepared for
them. II Is expensive to follow a
moving army.
Kentucky win accept the challenge
to raise this oyer.subScrlptlon, as she
has accepted every other challenge IN
this war, with the same will TO win
that Inspires Keniuciy's boys in tAe
trenches and training camps of Europe
on the hattleshlps and In the training
camps of our own country.
1t can be done II every man, woman
and child In Kentucky turns to the
task with high resolve to maintain
the commemorative reputation for I'm.
swervlng patriotism.
"keep the Home Fires Burning"