Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-13
WAR FUND WORK
OUT OF CHAMBER
READY FOR DRIVE NEXT WEEK
All Plans Are Laid for United Effort
to Raise s1S,,000 I'm Period
Of Six Days.

INC putliOtC luhu ava "eSA -. .
and Aacal charities Is now well under
way AMI 1t behooves every citizen to
give the >ratter due consideration.
With the organization Of the COM
m.ttees It has tscome real citizens
movement, and has passed from out
Of the control of the Chamber OF Com
merce, where the plan was suggested
and proposed. 1t now is a movement
of the men and women interested IN
the several organizations to be bene-
flied and has been endorsed by war
workers and charity workers.
The fact that after the matter was
carefully considered by leaders In all
these organizations, they gave 1t their
approval and took part in the work.
indicates that they see in 1t mucn OF
merit during these war times.
One of the important phases OF the
work to be considered is that the Tri-
City Federation of Labor, the supreme
body in this locality Of organized la
Dor, has endorsed the plan and has
taken an active part in the campaign
through Its delegates. ~,
It was this action that finally gave
the promoters hope of its success, and
with everybody at work and everybody
making response, the campaign will
prove all that is expected OF it.
The Red Cross leaders, Young Mems
Christian association workers, the la
dies of the Young Woman's Christian
association, the Rock Island Woman's
club and all the local charities have
gotten behind the movement and are
planning to help in the campaign
This endorsement alone, and the fact
that representative citizens will be IN
charge OF the campaign, and better
still. in charge of the distribution OF
the funds, gives guarantee that the
people in general can subscribe with
good grace.
Not Compulsory.
It is not an arbitrary, compulsory
tax that is to be laid upon the people
II is simply big. concentrated cam
paign to raise money for all OF this
work that will have to be done and to
which the people will be asked to do
nate under any conditions, and in one
campaign raise the total amount need.
ed in subscriptions to be collected
during the year and relieve the people
from the bother of a dozen different
campaigns.
Everybody has given to the Red
Cross last year and will this year
Practically every one has subscribed
to the Y NJ c. A. and Y. W. c. A. wal
work funds or to the Knights of Co
lumbus fund. Many people supper.
the Boy Scout movement and loca
charities and would this year. The
campaigns in Rock Island have beer
numerous Now it is simply proposed
to make one campaign, let every ont
make subscription 70 be paid week
ly Or monthly. as they can, designate
where they want their money to q
and get all the work done at one time
Some Expense.
Naturally, there is some expense
connected with the work, but so there
is with every campaign for funds b!
local organizations. 1t is estimated
that the cost of the one campaign viii
be much less than the aggregate cos
of all the campaigns heretofore con
Quoted, and that under the presen
plan the people will be giving NOR
directly to the war work and the loca
charities.
The campaign drive will be mad
next week, and all should sit dow
and figure Just what they can and ar
willing to give. 1t has been suggested
that every worker give the equivalen
of one-half hours work week Thi
Is not arbitrary, but indicates fai
sacrifice to be made for war work ant
charities. Many in the past have givel
more. many this year will give more
but II on the average the workers will
donate that much for all war worl
and charities the amount needed will
be raised in hurry, as some peopl
of means are making large sacrifice
for the work
This, then, is the thing that the peo
pie Of Rock Island are asked to dc
They have responded literally an,
willingly to all calls for war work ant
charities in the past There is no in
dication that they will fail now.