The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-11-23
THE WAR CHEST Draws

The WAR CHEST DRIVE
sA' meeAmene week OF Thanksgiving to Ia a.r...
oonnt, 49, .ss oanpa'sn IN Minneapolis and Hennen,n
county, ana the extent of the coatrihntio. ~
garded as the real measure the sin,.;t ay oe 10
oeh'erance from the pers and horror, 80 a. ~.
DON The plan of providing funds for H. w A1waseo'
e"aaons ny means of a consolidated NOV,
nas oeen 'rleo out with splendid success in n ~
he large clues OF the country such Philadeph @ ~
land, Rochester Detroit and Columbus and every oeve
there were oVersupscr1ption of the allotted ouoas
results attest the wisdom, efficiency and econom 80
system WITH respect poth to contributions and the soc
itors ~ ~ eoie-
In essence the War Chest plan is conso,;d+;o - ~,
several agencies that have hitherto WORKED CO., ~
nelf respective war welfare and charitable ORGANIZATIONS
the Seven United war Services include the Red cro,.
the Y. NJ c. A, the Y. W. c. A., the Natona, c>th,;
War Council tthe Knights of Columbus) the Jewish W.
Relief the Community Service, the Library Assoo;.+
the Salvation Army and the Armenian and Syrian Re,;ot
To these have been added the Central Council of
Agencies embracing so local relief organizations and on
Emergency Fund for unforeseen needs The total buda+
for these has been placed at 100000 after panstakin
consideration by committee of the War Chest Fund
winch amount is to be the minimum objective the COM
canvass which will provide for the whole year of 1919
The total of the National Fund is s17O500OOO.
Inc advantages the War plan as compared with
the former methods procedure are many but the nr
clpal point is that reduces all appeals one thus effect
ing immense saving of time and effort ON the mart IF
DOM contributors ana solicitors calculated that this
cooperative drive will take place of about sixty
campaigns that would have otherwise been
sary The subscriptions made payable monthly in
stalments, the first of which is in January
1919, thus giving contributors ample opportunity to es
mate and meet his obligation He has, the satisfaction
of knowing that his donation helps the noble
causes covered by the drve while he the Worry
of appraising the relative the several organiza
tions.
1t is the War Chest Campaign applies the acid test
the spirit of patriotism sacrifice THANKSGIVING for
it calls for giving not merely loanng investing as do
the Liberty Bond and Thrift Stamp movements During
the Revolutionary the French nation gave merely
loaned, to America very large of money without
thought of repayment and for this we have
ceased to be grateful to France Had money been
merely advanced loan that spirit gratitude might
have long died out after the loan repaid
The purchasers of Liberty Bonds Thrift Stamps are
of course in certain commended for their
Efforts but those who contribute to funds like the
War Chest making incomparably higher and nober
sacrifice for the general welfare Buyers of bonds
FORE should not seek eyade the obligations of the War
Chest fund, on that ground
The actual fighting is presumably finished but there
remains to us the duty of sticking faithfully
back and provided for at home The program of demobz
alton Of the fighting forces and the policing OF
the European areas is likely to period of over
year. and until it is concluded there abate
ment of the several welfare activities.