The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-30
PLANS ARE MADE BY
LOCAL COUNCILS FOR
UNITED WAR WORK
Representatives From the Defense
Councils of Waterloo, IxOnia,
WatertOwn and City of Wa
tertOWn Discuss Plans.

Tentative plans for the United War
Fund drive, which starts on Novem-
Der II and continues one week, were
discussed at the city hall Monday
night by the Waterloo. Ixonia and
Watertown councils. Chairman Carl
F. Nowack presided at the meeting.
The Rev. D. D. Grabill of Fort Atkin-
son and Lieutenant Rowley of Madi-
son, wounded soldier returned from
the front, were the speakers. The
Rev. Grabill outlined the plans most
clearly. Much of his talk consisted of
the address given by one of the great
leaders in this work at the recent
convention of War Work workers in
Chicago.
Seven great war welfare agencies
have consolidated in the drive for
funds at the request of President Will
son. These are the Army Y. Nj. C. A.,
the Y. w. c. A., National Catholic
War Council, including the Knights
of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board,
War Camp Community Service, Am
erican Library association and the
organizations were allowed to fix it's
own quota, the total sum OF the seven
being 100 per cent. Thus one may ask
why the Salvation Army's percentage
is much smaller than the Y. M. G. A.
The latter erects huts and the ex-
penses therefore are greater. The
Salvation Armys main work is the
serving Of hot coffee, doughnuts and
the like, is the way one of the ener-
getic workers Of the Waterloo council
explained it. Rev. Grabill explained
the different plans that should be
taken up. I'VE must go fifty per cent
over the quota" he said.
These organizations follow the boys
to the very trenches; now letMs make
a home over there, until the boys
come back to their own homes" The
speaker told of the necessity of keep
ing up the morale Of the boys. Spir-
itual strength is needed more than
physical strength in fighting.
Rev. Grabill was followed by Lieu
soldier who was wounded and gassed
three times, and nephew of Joseph
Davies, formerly Of this city. Lieu
tenant Rowley was a member Of the
ambulance corps and decribed condi-
tions to the audience most wildly.
The quota for Dodge county is $45,-
600, and for Jefferson county SAT $50.
These quotas were suggested by one
Of the members to be raised fifty per
cent, as many Of the other counties
are doing this, but the suggestion was
dropped,
The women workers should make up
a victory army of boys and girls at
home. Every boy and girl should
be made to earn, save and give. About
sixty percent of the quota rests upon
the city jewellers and forty percent
upon the country population. The
quotas are based on valuation of
property, income and population.
The nation at large is asked for
170,500,000, the total of the budgets
made out by these seven societies
early in the summer. Since that time
the American army has been so in
creased and the American navy has
6Ao"A ~ AdpAuAy, nuO p1duS 1OI TIC
future growth of the army and navy
are so elaborate that the amount as
requested is insufficient to carry the
work of these organizations through
another year.
For the first time in the history OF
the world sectarian and denomination
lines are entirely lost sight Of Jew
and Gentle, Catholic and Protestant
are working side by side, each sup
plementing the work of the other, for
there is no overlapp ing in the work
of these seven organizations.
Following are the men who will
have charge of the advertising and
plans for the drive:
United War Work Campaign
F. NOwack, chairman; Eli E. Fischer,
A. F. Mayer, Henry Winkler
Publicity Committee = William
Sproesser, chairman; F. G. Keck, J. R.
Whitman
County Treasurer-Henry Mulber-
ger.