Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
PICK CLEAvELAND
BOARD CHAIRMAN
Is Chosen Executive Of Committee
Which Will Have Charge Of One
Fund Campaign Here.
MEETING OF WORKERS AT CLUB
r. W. Bender, Father O'Neill, Rev. J.
McGOwn Stevenson Speak
FavOring Plan.

The citizens committee which will
he in charge of the slS5,000 Patriots
fund today was launched on its work
with II. H. cleveland, chairman of
The Rock Island county committee OF
the Council of Defense, chairman. An
executive committee of So was TO have
been named this afternoon. TheNoml-
mating committee included NJ. f.
Strieter, chairman; Mrs. H. H. Cleave-
land. MIS-. |. s. White, Mrs. c. II. Cas-
letter and Mrs. Frank Bahnsen and 4.
c. Fisher, John Neishar and John Nc
Gown Stevenson.
Three hundred members of the citi-
zens' committee, representing every
\ civic organization directly interested
in the proposed campaign attended the
noon lunch at the Rock Island club
and heard detailed plans of the cam
paign. ]. r. Marion presided as chair
man in the absence of Mr.. Cleayeland.
He introduced f. w. Bender,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, who emphasized that 1t should
be hereafter known as the Patriots
war fund. inasmuch as rs per cent OF
the total would go to direct war work.
He impressed his auditors with the
fact that its success was up to them
and not the Chamber OF Commerce, the
Rock Island club or some other Or
ganization.
Speak for Fund.
Father G. P. O'Neul and Rev. j
McGown Stevenson, both made strong
appeals in behalf of the campaign
Father O'Neill said that various cam
paigns ip the past in Rock island
showed that the same men and WomeL
worked for them and the same meT
and women gave to each. He said only
per cent of the people have bornI
the expense of philanthropic work II
the past and that the other 50 per cen
escaped. He declared that everybod!
should not only do his bit but hi:
share, to give until it hurts. Tn,
trouble in the past here, he stated
was that it hurt Rock Island people a!
soon as they commenced TO give. III
declared the plan of spreading thu
amount of money needed over all il
the city, is especially a good under
taking at this time.
Rev. Stevenson gave very effective
talk in behalf of the campaign. III
spoke as a newcomer he said. and de
clared the undertaking to be the mos
healthy thing he has seen in the wa.
of Rock Island activity In the acquain
lance he has had with the city. HI
said there is no telling what Rock Is
land can accomplish in the future j
it succeeds in the worthy cause it nov
will dedicate itself to.
List NJ niSfrihutiau
board of trustees will be selectet
to direct distribution of the funds &C
cording to the budget outlined an.
read at the meeting. The budget hai
been previously announced and con
tanned as principal items, appropria
tiOns as follows: Red Cross, $71,000
including war funds, sustaining fun,
and relief fund; Y. NJ C. A., $4,000
including war fund of $4,000, sus
tanning fund of $4,000 to meet tn
years deficit and provide for improve
ment of the fourth floor of the dorm.
tories; X. of c. war fund, $500
Bethany home, $500; Y. w. C. A
$1,000 sustaining fund and $4,000 wa
fund; Fairgrounds work. $4,000; Wis
iting Nurse association, $2,750; Coul
Gil of National Defense, $1,500; train
ing camp war activities, $1,000 cit.
plan and minor projects of that nat
ture, $500; Boy Scouts, $1,000
shrinkage, 100000, and for cost of tn
campaign, $4,000.