The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-12-20
$45, 900 Voted by s'Your Share Is Fair"
For the First Payment on United
War BeneyOlences.

At meeting held last week by the
War Fund executive committee of the
County Council of Defense it was voted
to make the first payment of sac, 900 to
the seven war benevolences recognized
by the War Board.
The benevolences are: The Y. M. G.
A., K of c., Jewish Welfare Associa-
ton, American Library Association,
Young Woman's Christian Association,
War Recreational Fund and the Saliva
ton Army.
The total amount assessessed against
Rock county is 500, 900 with the under
standing that if there should be an
overrun turnout the state in the coun-
ties not having War Chest fund, then
the additional average overrun will be
accepted by Rock county.
It so happened that the national drive
which was put on for the benefit OF
these associations in this state overrun
about 333 per cent. This overrun IN
the ultimate settlement for that county
would make the amount to be paid
something like $l20, 900.
There are many people in Rock coun-
ty who hardly appreciate the saving
caused by the operation of the plan
'tYour Share Is Fair" This plan,
which was put into operation the early
part of the year, took the place OF in
dividual drives for the collection OF the
Red Cross and of the above entitled
war benevolences so that those taking
part in this drive have conserved time
and the public has not been constantly
called upon to pay something toward
this benevOlence or that benevOlence
as all of this has been taken care of
under the plan "Yonr Share Is Fair"
which has been contributed to by some
thing like %, 900 people in Rock county.
The fund thus raised has taken the
place of all other drives for the recog
nized war benevolences outside OF the
Red Cross membership campaign. 1t
will undoubtedly be necessary to put
on new 'Your Share Is Fair" cam
paign after the first of the year to pro-
vide for the needs OF the various war
benevolences which will continue to be
large during the year 1919.
Yet it is fact that there are, even
in Rock county. few who have re-
fused to make even so small cOntrl-
button Fortunately for the reputa-
ton of Rock county this list is very
small one.
Then too, there are some who have
been overlooked in the canvass and
whose names appear as not having paid
and who are really not slackers, but
because the opportunity has not been
presented to them TO pay their fair
share.
1t was, therefore, ordered that the
campaign chairman get into immediate
toucn with all of the captains in the
various districts turnout Rock county
and have these captains go over their
lists again checking up same carefully
and wherever any name was found
which showed that Iheir fair share had
not been paid, TO request payment and
if they refused again, they were to be
reported to the campaign chairman,
together with the original ticket CON
tanning the information ia regard to
the amount due on the assessment.
Then the owners of these names will
receive a personal letter from the
cnairma OF the War Fund Committee
Of the Rock County Council of Defense
notifying them Of said unpaid amount
and requesting them to report to a
board OF review which will convene
from 7:30 TO 10 O'Clock on the evenings
OF December 27-2S in GAINESVILLE, Be-
lois. Evansville, Edgerton, Footville
and Wlon Junction
Those who refuse 50 pay their fair
share after thew have been notified by
letter and given the opportunity of GO
ing before the board of review will
nave their names listed ia public on
bulletin boards in the towns or villages
tributary to their territory. In this
way every man wearing che khaki and
the friends OF these men will know who
has stood behind the man who shout
dered the gun.