Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
PATRIOTS FUND
NEARS COAL SET
sum Of Sl57.4if Reported by Va
riouS Committees at Smoker
Last Night.
STILL SHORT OF MINIMUM
Although Bcl0w Expectations. Is
Greatest Amount Ever Raised
I'm Rock Island.

ing OF the patriots fund commit
tees held at the Rock Island club
last night. The chaik!ng up o.
s15744r. the total Of the commit
tees work to uate, received a
burst of applause
Il is probable that the city OF
Rock Island has never recorded
meeting similar 20 It. Around the
tables we're gathered committees
representing all OF the City's inter
ests, the professions, business,
banks, federated labor, railroads.
manufacturers ana merchants. and
the splendid spirit of the workers
as expressed by the many speakers
was an inspiration TO everyone. It.
was such a meeting as can only
come to a community through the
united cooperation OF all of d
Sity's man power forces. That they
were united in spirit and EFFORT is
evidenced by the splendid reports
that were made aud~the pledges o.
future cooperation expressed ~
everyone
j, discussing the campaign this
morning. II. II. Cleaveland, TIC
chairman OF the undertaking, said.
To my recollection the raising
Of SI57 900 is the largest money
raising achievement that has ever
been put through in the city. No
such huge sum of money was
raised either during the Young
Mems Christian association or the
hospital campaigns, and while the
results are not up to the eXpecta-
lions OF the campaign committee,
they far exceeded anything ever eX-
perienced before
That the S1S5.00n which the COM
mittees are going after. viii be
raised, no one doubts, because the
spirit OF Monday evenings meet
ing will of itself push the project
over the top
Today the organization commit
tees met at the Rock Island
club for tho purpose of making L
careful review OF the steps that
have already been taken. and out
line certain definite movements for
the future which will mean the Sc
curing OF the balance Of the fund.
The special committee has several
good substantial subscriptions yet
to hear from and as there are prac-
tiCaiy half Of the cards which were
taken out on Sunday yet TO be can
yassed il gives reasonable assur-
ance that the balance Of the fund
will be raised within the next week
or two
The CAMPAIGN committee today
issued the following statement:
The campaign committees have
directed that there be G list pre-
pared Of all those who have sub
scribed and that their names b.
published in the papers together
WITH the amounts they have con-
tributed, and in addition that there
be prepared q list OF those who
have not subscribed and vino are
financially able 10 90 so. The
committee is also on the work OF
preparing a list of those who have
not subscribed as substantially as
they are financially able to do and
the special committee intends to
see that each one Of these indi-
viduals are properly Tecanvassed
and that they subscribe Tor the
amounts Tor which they have rated
them.
The campaign committee has
ANAS oil e-ADAASs ma many 4AlA4 ' ~
uals believe that in the handling
Of the many accounts which are be
ing handled in a big campaign OF
the character of this one they vii!
not be noticed If they do not sub
scribe or if they have not sub
scribed as literally as they should
II IS not a secret that there are
about two hundred and twenty-five
u-hn have nlg nn- IL
scribed at all or have subscribed
amounts not in accordance with
their financial ability 70 subscribe
The campaign viii 60 On until
the SIS5,000 is raised. The men
who are behind the movement and
those who have been working IN
behalf OF il are determined that
there shall be no letting up until
Rock Island has made good agd
raised. the definite amount OF mon
ey for which ii set out"
A last evenings meeting a reso-
luton was passed extending thanks
10 the women OF the city who have
so tirelessly and nObly worked IL
an effort 70 make the movement
success A vote of thanks was also
given the Boy Scouts Tor the help
they had extended 10 the campaign
committee.
President Charles MacGowan of
the Tri-CIty Federation Of Labor. /
in a few terse remarks, splendidIy /
set forth the good that would come /
10 the city from this movement IL /
the welding together Of tie city's I,
man power forces Mr.. MACEDONIAN
further stated that federated labor /
welcomed an opportunity to do its /
share, and that il had been doing I
its share was shown Ia the reports !
which had been made by the rail :
ROAD committees and that he hoped !
that this patriots fund campaign 1
was Just the beginning Of many an I
deT,aking7 which could he carried |
on and worked out by the entire 1
community Joining together in /!
united endeaY0r. Ben jacobson n .
charge OF the railroad committees. I
and John Bauer handling the en- =
ployes OF the Tri-City Railway /
company, also made short talks ex- /
pressing the desirability for d con-
tiauance Of the spirit OF united &C. /
operation. 7. b. Davis and v. p. !
8lullane spoke IA behalf OF the /
manufacturers. as did NJ. T.. Rud-
pren and F. ". Bender In behalf
OF the city commission and the
Chamber OF Commerce. A number
OF short talks were made by other
mpnb rs Of the committees The
ffsE+.tt-frsev ON, cunts 4s p1ad g.1s mara I