Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

afternoon in the Chautauqua building
for the purpose of passing upon the
adoption of the Ashland Patriotic
fund, drew forth number of repre-
sentative citizens who we're enthusi
astic over the adoption of the meas
ure, which passed without dissent
ing vote Mayor c. B. Lamkin pre-
sided at the meeting, with F. E. Wat
son as secretary. AS per arrange
ments made at the preliminary meet
ing Wednesday evening the committee
presented the report as below
Ashland, Ore, May A, 1918.
To the People of Ashland:
On May 1st there was a meeting
held at our city hall to discuss and
consider the advisability of adopting
some plan for the raising of funds
for the support of the various war
charities for the ensuing year.
After free discussion of the mat
ter committee of three, E. " Cart
er, George A. Briscoe and f. D. Wag-
ner, was appointed to outline and
draft plans for an organization fol-
lowing, in general way, what has
been designated as the "Nutley, N. j.,
Plan"
1t was decided to hold another
meeting at Chautauqua building,
Sunday, May 5, at 800 p. m. at
which time this committee was ask
ed to make report which will now
be submitted for your consideration.
AS outlined in the, article printed
in the Ashland Tidings. April 29, We
wish to again call your attention to
the fact that in the last ten months
Ashland alone has raised and dis
tursed through the various commit
tees appointed over $4,000 for the
Red Cross, Y. NJ. C. A., Y. w. C. A.,
and Armenian relief and this takes
no account of small amounts raised
for other charities nor for funds rails
ed and disbursed directly by our varl-
Gus church and fraternal organiza-
tions and it would seem that, based
on the amount we have contributed
the past ten months, we should be
able to get pledges of monthly sup
port that would insure us from $1,000
to $1,000 per month.
Each campaign involved a separ-
ate organization with its executive
committee and the necessary sub
committees. We feel sure that very
many who willingly subscribed to
these charities when called upon
have no conception of the work in
volved in perfecting the organization
of these various committees.
We have every reason to believe
that for long time to come we will
have to continue giving in the sup
port of these worthy causes and it
is certainly advisable to adopt some
plan for the raising of funds that
will eliminate some of the duplicated
work of the past year and relieve our
solicitors and the solicited, as we'll,
from some of the inconvenience and
the work involved in these repeated
drives.
Under the plan now proposed, each
citizen will be asked to subscribe 81
at stated intervals, toward general
fund, which we have called Ash
lands Patriotic fund. Some of our
citizens will doubtless be willing to
subscribe at the rate of 81 per day,
others at the rate of 81 per week. a
fortnight, month. every two months
or every three months. A subscrip-
tion of 81 every three months is a
little more than one cent per day,
and we think that this minimum sub
scription can be made even by those
whose resources are of the slightest.
The business section Of the city
would be solicited too, and it is be-
lieved that quite percentage of the
fund to be raised can be secured
from Our husinecs mon
Assuming that we were success
full in carrying out this plan, a fund
would be created to meet demands
made from time to time. On re-
ceipt of request for contribution in
the support of any cause the execu-
tive committee would, after reach
ing the decision that the cause was
worthy one, authorize the payment
from the fund created and there Is
no hysteria, no need to canvass the
town, no whipping up of enthusi-
asm."
Our Red Cross branch has so far
been able to carry on its operations,
involving the expenditure Of several
thousands of dollars, without incur
ring an indebtedness, but sooner or
later some provision will have to be
made to replenish its funds If II is
to continue its operations on the pres
ent scale, as the membership fee win