Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-05
D|SCONTINUANCE
PATRIOT FUND
IS DECIDED upon
Members Notified That Adop-
ton of Idea by United War
Work Campaign Makes Lo-
cal Organization Useless,


nous vote of it's executive committee,
effective November |. Announce
ment to this effect was made yester-
day by Nestor Montoya, vice president
of the organization. The fact that all
of the seven welfare organizations
working for the health and comfort of
the boys overseas will conduct a unit
ed drive for funds next week was
considered by the Patriots fund Of
ficers as in effect an adoption, by the
whole country. of the essential fea-
ture of the patriots fund idea. Ac-
cordingly it was decided that the
maintenance of the local organization
was no longer necessary.
All dues to the patriots fund must
be paid up to November l in order to
meet quotas already pledged and in
order to put all members on an equal
footing previous to the coming Unit
ed War Work campaign. On the 9TH
er hand, all dues paid up for after
November ! are to be refunded or
request.
The people of Bernallilo county
will have to give more literally than
the one per cent basis proposed dur
ing the early part of the war, if the
new and increasing needs of the unit
ed welfare organizations are to be
supplied. Officers of the patriots
fund and directors of the new United
War Work drive are all united in the
opinion that the need for a few home
comforts for the soldiers and sailors is
not only increasing with the increase
in size of the army and navy, but will
continue after the end of the war, un-
til the entire military forces are re-
turned home.
The following is the text of the for
NAL action dissolving the old war
fund in favor of the new plan. issued
by Vice President MontOya.
1T has been suggested for various
reasons that the organization of pa
triOts' war fund be discontinued as of
November list 1918. To that end the
resolution which follows this notice
has been tentatively approved by the
executive committee and will be pro-
posed for formal adoption on Novem-
Der 8th, 1918. Any subscriber desir-
ing to protest against its adoption
should communicate in writing with
j. T. Mclaughlin, secretary and trea-
surer, before that date
The following resolutions were
adopted yesterday:
Whereas, the demands made upon
the patriots war fund by various war
activities duly recognized and author
lied by the government of the United
States are largely in excess of those
anticipated at the time of the forma-
ton of said organization, and
Whereas all of said activities other
than the Red Cross, including not
only the activities which had been
formerly authorized and recognized
at the time of formation of said or
ganization but a number of others as
well, have been merged for the pur-
pose of securing funds under the
head of United War Work, so that
the expense and effort of numerous
drives for money on their respective
accounts are thereby avoided, and
Whereas, all net funds of said or
ganization have been applied to Red
Cross work, with the exception of
$4,000 recently paid to the Knights
of Columbus, which sail last named
organization is part of said United
War Work, and
Whereas. there is now a balance
in the treasury of said patriots war
fund, over and above the amount
pledged to the work of the Red Cross,
approximately S2250.OO, and
Whereas, it is the opinion of the
executive committee of said patriots
war fund that it will be impossible in
the light of experience since the or
ganizatiOn of said patriots war fund
| to collect there through sufficient
amount to satisfy the demands of
said united war work. and that the
amount already paid to the knights
g vi, 49,, l., i - =,
said patriots war fund, in order that
the contributors to said fund may be
upon the same footing as other citi-
zens of Bernalillo county, and that
! thereupon said united war work
should file its REIMBURSEMENT of any
and all CLAIMS against said fund
1t is therefore resolved by the ex-
| eCutive committee of the patriots
war fund of Bernalilo county. that
upon the repayment of it's treasurer
of said sum of $4,000. and the waiv-
er by the united war work of all
claims against said organization, that
| the treasurer be and he is hereby di-
| rected to pay over to the national
| Red Cross the balance of the sum
heretofore subscribed. aud that he
| thereupOn apply all of the balance OF
! the fund remaining in the treasury
ITO the needs of the local Red Cross
after refunding. upon demand within
thirty DAYS, to the members of said
organization. who have paid theil
dues in advance and beyond Novem.
/ her list, 1918. and after the collection
of unpaid dues up to and including
those for October, 1918.
| Be il further resolved, that the or.
gan!2ation Of said patriots war FUND
be and the same hereby is dissolved
aud discontinued as of November list
1918, except for the purpose of max.
ing said payments and collections.
| Done at Albuquerque this 4th day
| of November. 1918.