Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-10-23
UNITED VAR WORK
COMMISSION ORGANIZED
COUNTY TO BE ORGANIZED FOR
BIG DRIVE DURING MONTH
OF NOVEMBER.
DELAWARE co. TO RAISE s55,soO.0o
Seven Different Organizations to Com
bine Their Efforts to Provide Sol
diers With Necessities.

IOrmeO III MduCueSteI, Will AUXILIARY
branches in the different townships,
known as the Delaware County 10y
atty League, the object Of which was
to raise one consolidated fund for the
various war activities in one drive,
so that the people of the county
might be spared the annoyance Of be-
ing constantly mportuned for money.
The idea was good one, and has been
adopted in other sections of the coun-
try. ,s,s,& 90 n rs s~.@s
But now it has become necessary to
re-organize this League, or rather to
put new organization in place Of the
old, and that for two reasons:
The first is that the Red Cross was
included in the joint fund raised by
the League. The national officers of
the Red Cross, undoubtedly for good
and sufficient reasons, strenuously OBJ
ject to being thus included, and insist
that in the future tho drive for Red
Cross funds shall be separate from all
other objects.
The second reason for the new or
ganization Is that several war activi-
ties, all engaged in the same general
line of work. were not included in the
drive made by the League. and there
fore received no support from the peo
pie Of Delaware county.
Generally speaking. there are two
distinct lines of work for the soldier
in camp and field. One is the service
he needs when he is sick, wounded, or
dying. This is the work of the Red
Cross. The other consists in caring
for him when he is we'll, looking after
his physical comfort and after his
mental and moral welfare. This is
popularity known as welfare work.
This welfare work is now being car
ried on, at home and abroad, by seven
different organizations: viz, the Y. NJ.
&c. A., the X. c., the Jewish Welfare
Board, the Community Camp Service,
the National Library Association, and
the Salvation Army. The work of
these societies does not overlap, and
their activities are not duplicated any
where in the same sfetion. If six of
them were to disbands 1.-The remaining
one would be obliged to become as
large, and to ask for as much money,
las the seven together, in order that it
might do the work which the seven
are now doing. ~
7, At the suggestion Of President VIII
son, the national representatives Of
these seven societies have gathered in
conference, decided upon the sum to-
tai they need to carry on their COM
bined work during the year 1919, and
agreed upon the percentage which
each society is to receive from this
common fund. The amount asked for
from the entire country is about two
hundred and fifty-five millions, and
the quota allotted to Delaware county
is $55,S0O.
Hereafter, as long as the war con-
tinues and as long thereafter as this
sort of work must be done, there will
be two objects for which the people
will be asked to donate: Red Cross,
and United War Work, the latter term
being used to designate the welfare
work of the seven societies named.
The first named &..
The first drive for united war work
funds will begin on Nov. 18th, and will
continue for one week. 1t will be car
ried on simultaneously all over the
United States.
1t is for this purpose that a new or
ganization has been formed in Della
ware county. to take the place of the
Loyalty League, and to be known as
the United War Work Commission for
Delaware county. The plan Of organ
ization is that which has been suggest
ed by the representatives of the seven
associated societies, and which will be
put in operation in practically every
county in the United States. The fol-
lowing are the officers for Delaware
county:
Rev. w. J. Suckow, chairman.
L. F. Tierney, recording secretary.
George Newman, treasurer.
H. L. Ram, head of publicity dept.
A. M. Cloud, head of speakers dept.
Mrs. A. w. Stearns, head of woman's
dept.
J. S. Hilliard head of Victory Boys
dept.
Miss Florence Riddell, head of Vic
tory Girls dept.
F. E. Dutton, member of executive
committee.
There is also general advisory
committee, consisting of the above to-
gether with other prominent war
workers in the community.
Mr. Suckow has fitted up room in
the basement of the public library
building to serve as general head
quarters, and he is now engaged in
organizing the sixteen townships of
the county.
All undisbursed funds raised by the
Loyalty League, and those still to ac-
crue from unpaid pledges, will remain
under the control of the original 10y
atty League disbursing committee, and
will be disposed of according to the
terms of the original agreement. Peo-
pie who pledged money to the Loyalty
League, with the understanding that
they were not to be asked for further
contributions for the year from April
1918 to April 1919, will be asked only
for a pledge covering the remaining