The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-12

This city for $4,000, the county's
quota in the big drive. Though sew
eral of the various committees were
confined to their home with illness the
others took up the work, and made a
bouse-to-house canvass in all the res
idence districts of the city. 1t was a
good day for the purpose, as nearly
everybody was "at home" for the day,
having been previously prepared by
the local press for the visitors.
Owing to the ban placed on public
gatherings the mass meeting schedul-
ed to be held at the court house on
Friday night as a preliminary to the
great drive, was declared off. A
meeting was held in the Bourbon-Ag-
ricultural Bank building, instead, at
which final arrangements were pre-
fected and the workers given their in
strIctions. At this meeting a club
known as the Three Hundred Dollar
Club was formed. This Club started
the ball rolling with subscriptions
and pledges amounting to nearly s4,-
600. Several subscriptions of five hun
Sred dollars were also taken.
The colored people of the city par
ttcipated in the drive Sunday and
raised a total of $1,000. The Victory
Boys Club went to work with a will
to raise their allotment. Twenty-Five
boys presented themselves for the
work. Each one agreed to raise the
sum of $500, earned by his own
labor. Each one was to select the
name of a soldier, in whose name his
contribution to the work was to be
he col VIZ
Victory Girls. Both made good rec
ords for the first days work. The
bows were captained by Rev. r. C..
Goldsmith and Prof. Lee Kirkpatrick,
while the girls were in charge of
Misses Louie Bruer and Elizabeth
Crutcher. In the county the work
was we'll in hand under the various
committees. North Middletown No. 1
reported a total of $500 collected in
a few hours. Their quota had been
placed at $4,000. Ten members OF
the Club gave $500 each. The CAM
paign will continue through all OF
this week. 1t had been the fond hope
Of the County Chairman and OF the
chairmen of the committees that
Bourbon's quota would be raised In
the one-day campaign, but due to in
sufficient publicity, the illness of sew
eral workers and a variety OF other
causes, the work could not be accom-
- pIished. The workers were again
busy yesterday in the city and county
and will keep up their work until the
end of the campaign.
In order to keep the matter fresh
in the minds of the public THE
NEWS has been asked to republish
tn general outline of the campaign.
Kentucky has been asked for $1.770,'
500. OF this amount Bourbon county
is asked to raise the sum Of So. 600.
The county's quota had originally
been placed at $4,000, with an ad-
ditional fifty per cent, making II
total $4,000. To this is to be I'd
ded budget of $4,000 for the local
Y. NJ. c. A. Subscribers may con-
tribute to the general fund of S42,-
600, or they. may contribute exclu.
sively, as they desire, to the United
War Workers fund. The local Y
N. c. A. will not get the allotment
Of $4,000 until the $4,000 for the
general fund is first raised. Fay
ments may be made as follows: One
half on December 2; one-fourth on
January Is. 1919: and one-fourth on
March /, 1919.
We cannot too strongly urge on
cur people to contribute literally &c
this campaign, as, in the nature Of
Its object it is one of the mos
worthy that has come up during tnt
war. The care of the soldiers attel
the war will become just as necessar.
as during the war. So, Salute tn'
nag, and go to f."
Last night before THE NEWs
went to press Secretary 2. L. WILCOX
Of the Y. M. c. A., stated that tn'
work was well under way in the CIT!
and county, but it would be 1mpossl
bic to give the exact amount ralset
up to last night Several pracin:u
had not reported, and in others tn'
work was going slowly, so that M
could not give the sums. He state'
further that it was the opinion o
those having charge of the f1nancia
end Of the campaign that Bourbon
county had already raised about hal
Its quota, about 325 1000.