The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-14
FIFTY PER CENT
INCREASE FOR
Welfare WORK
uRited War Work Campaign
Drive the Week OF November
II 10 IS TO Raise $3.50. 600.
GOO for Men With the COlors

IIrug the week of November II III
. he people of Kentucky viii be
,a'lrd upon tn subscribe more than twu
tad a hall million dollars IL his
satr'~ quota of the national sum to be
p>eI during the coming year for wei.
isrr wnrk among the boys with the
tiur, over there aud over here
Tie United War Work drive daring
iA1I week VIII be- participated in 10y
tUr seven org nizatiouS whose wure IN
tuupc and This country j. endorsed
b. the War department. They are The
\ NJ. G.. A.. the Y. W. g. A., tlr' VA
unnal Catholic War Council, the Jew
j.h Welfare Board. The War Camp
Community Service. ia" Aaericuu Id
h-lry Association and III, salvation
Away
e. was intended originally to ash the
sa,ion Tor SlIO.:snOOO from the people
~ carry or this great work through
slufhcr year krutuckN'~ quota was
paved %. Sl.11u.N $40 II"ycNrr. 10 has
b---n found that. on account ut the
smazing Increase in the Size of cur
srpy and navy and the enlarged de-
nand> of our .Alirs. the national
smount must be Increased ~ per cent.
sud this calls FOR corresponding in
crease from every state.
As the problem has been presented
to the various states of the Union 10y
the officials in charge of the United
War Work Campaign drive. the leaders
ia every state have rallied quickly
around the standard of the ~ per cent
Increase. believing that the needs Of
the men in the army and navy should
take precedence over everything else.
Al II recent meeting in Louisville. rep
r-srHtaliNeS from all seven nrgHniZl-
iionS from all parts OF the state dis
ctiSstd this 80 per cent increase very
thoroughly. AT the close Of the Dis.
cuSSiOn Il resolution was introduced 10y
e. T.. Ernst, of CoviHgtOn, reading as
follows:
Resolved, That in view Of the necrS-
Siiy for larger fund for the United
War Work. IL is the sense of this meet
lag that Kentucky should endravor
to raise its proportion of the amount
required for the work aud thai 20
ver cent increase be- recommended to
aud urged upon each county anu. fur
thpr.
Resolved, That copy OF this res
slu,ien be sent each county, together
with Il short. compact statement of
tn. necessity for this increase"
Mr. Ernst moved the adoption OF the
iulGtion, and ii was seconded nv
I'oe,. x. W. Bingham, OF Louisville.
This, resolution does not require the
county to change its county quota m.
trss the county organization 81 de
sres II is an appeal for each coun-
" ia the state to get 30 per cent
sycrsubscription.
Sour OF the reasons for the in
crease 10 the quota are as follows:
I. Remarkable increase in size OF
American army. All budgets were
b5.e4i upon the size OF our army last
spcisg. Three million soldiers to serve
overseas before the year il over in
II rsd OF one million
Serving expanding needs Of
Averican navy. Some OF the organi-
Esfions uniting in This campaign have
ras covered the navy with their past
Programs.
:. This Is n war Of peoples ~
Ruch a. armies and navies, and the in |
dustnal classes must be served with |
esEfIre features near our munitions |
plants
4. The conditions Of women affect |
ed 10y our work must not he oyeriuok- !
ri and the girls in our munii.nu, |
tisHtS must be provided with whole
e1-ne recreation.
= Service extends from the time I
the boys enter the trains in their hou-
towns until they reach the front line /
icsnches. representing American home. |
school, college. library. forum. best I
rub life, best of The stage all church I
e. and synagogs.
u Continuity of this service can NOT I.
b. continued without increased funds I.
"a there any link you would omitl
7. The armies of our Allies have .
sSked for the same programs for their .
sfmies
s. The increasing number of pris- /.
-sners OF war look entirely 10 Us for .
sseir ply steal, mental, social and
moral well-being
2 IL peace should come within n
short time, the greatest need for our
program will follow Ia most wars
rehabilitation has proven demoraliza.
aSa. We must not win the war and
kSe il. A great educational program
O. planned to meet this emergency,
which was not included In the original
agures SS,0OO,O0O for text books alone
10 Emergencies and crises are sure
40 come. We must be prepared for
taem. II Is expensive to follow a
posino army.
Kentucky will accept the challenge
~ raise this oyer-subscription. as she
cas- accepted every other challenge in
sals war, with the same will to win
sAst inspires Kentucky's boys In the
breaches and training camps OF Europe,
"a the battleships and In the training
eumps Of our own country.
Ii can be done II every man. woman
sd child In Kentucky turns to the