Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-06

clared according to the adjutant gen
erals office and since that time 5000
| from the state have enlisted at the
| Des Moines station and at least 1000
| Iowals have joined thru the Omaha
! station.
Wealth Literally Contributed.
From the point of finance. the state
purchased sll5,925,600 worth of liberty
bonds. raised sl,661,Oo for the Y. NJ
c. A. war work fund, contributed be-
tween sS,500Q00 to s4,0G0.0O0 to the
Red Cross. has bought S3,000,o00 worth
Of war savings stamps and has raised
thousands of dollars for the knights
of Columbus and Lutheran Brother
hood funds.
In the first liberty loan drive, the
state fell down" by more than S13,-
100000, subscribing only s5S,310.600 of
a minimum quota of s47,l6l,320. The
state was more thoroughly organized
for the second loan campaign, how
ever, and SS2,925,600 was subscribed,
with the quota for the state s12,276, 225.
The quota in the third loan is ST.
05000o
Two campaigns for funds to be used
by the Y. NJ. C. A. brought in sl,66l,
600. fifty per cent more than the goal
set. The first campaign in May and
June, 1917. netted sl61 900. while the
big campaign last November swept in
contributions totaling s1,5on,o00, as
against a quota set at sl.000000 max
imum. one hundred fifty thousand
persons contributed in the last cam
paign, the largest single contribution
being, $500.
In the sale of war savings stamps,
the campaigns have been local but at
least one communicate city Of
Waterlco-alrcady has exceeded its
quota. The states quota is $4,000. 600
maturity value. or about $4,000, 900
sales, and must be sold by Dec 81
1918. Homer A Miller of Des Moines
IS in charge of this campaign. Up to
March I. total sales for the, state We're
s2.4o0,57s 96. but during March unoni-
cial reports Indicate the sale has gone
far beyond 100000. In February.
with sale of sl,56o,5oS Iowa was ninth
in rank among the states in the coun
try in point of sales
The Knights of Columbus raised
100000 in this state for war work. all
that organization, which ncw totals
approximately $500, 900. raised thru
out the country in acomparatively
short time. The Iowa quota was $780, |
900.
100000 For Red Cross.
Most of the money raised for Red
Cross work in this state in the past
year has resulted from numerous
auction sales thruout the state altho
in the campaign last June the total
contributions were sl,74O.0oo as against /.
a quota OF 100000.
Dr. A z. kepford director OF the
work in this state. estimates that the |
total amount contributed by Iowans
since the United Safes entered the war
approXimates nearly $4,000, 900. In one
instance Red Cross sale al Kingsley, :,
Plymouth county, brought in $4,000
from the town and contributory terri
tory with an estimated population of
less than 200. At this sale a $50 i,
liberty bond brought in $4,000 thru
resale.
Many Of the 16s chapters in the
state have monthly funds that go to
the national and state work. as in the
instances OF $4,000 monthly income of
the Davenport branch and $500 of the
Ottumwa chapter. There are, in all, !
more than 1000 branches of the var
ious chapters in the state.
Figures on shipments of goods to the
armies abroad ard at home are not
available in full, as only the goods !