The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-11-13
FIFTY PER CENT
INCREASE FOR
WELFARE WORK
United War Work Campaign
Drive the Week of November.
II to 10 to Raise $250,000,-
600 for Men With the CoI0rs'

called upon to subscribe more than two
and half million dollars as this
states quota of the national sum to be
used during the coming year for well
fare work among the boys with the
colors over there and over here.
The United War Work drive during
that week will be participated in by
the seven organizations whose work in
Europe and this country is endorsed
by the War Department. They are the
Y NJ G. A, the Y. w. G. A, the Ma
tional Catholic War Council, the jew
ish Welfare Board, the War Camp
Community Service, the American Lii
brary Association and the Salvation
Army.
1t was intended originally to ask the
nation for $17O, 100000 from the people
to carry on this great work through
another year. Kentucky's quota was
placed at S1,770,S00 However, it has
been found that, on account of the
amazing increase in the size of our
army and navy and the enlarged de-
mands of our Allies, the national
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and this calls for corresponding in
crease from every state.
AS the problem has been presented
to the various states Of the Union by
the officials in charge of the United
War Work Campaign drive, the leaders
in every state have rallied quickly
around the standard of the so per cent
increase, believing that the needs of
the men in the army and navy should
take precedence over everything else.
At recent meeting in Louisville, rep
resentativeS from all seven Organiza-
tons from all parts of the state dis
cussed this so per cent increase very
thoroughly At the close of the dis
cuSsiOn a resolution was introduced by
r. P. Ernst, of Covington, reading as
| follows:
Resolved, That in view of the neces-
sity for a larger fund for the United
War Work, it is the sense of this meet
ing that Kentucky should endeavor
to raise its proportion of the amount
| required for the work and that a 80
per cent increase be recommended to
and urged upon each county; and, fur
Their,
Resolved, That copy of this res
| olutiOn be sent each county, together
with a short, compact statement of
the necessity for this increase"
Mr. Ernst moved the adoption of the
resolution, and it was seconded by
Judge r. W. Bingham, of Louisville.
This resolution does not require the
county to change it's county quota I'M
less the county organization so de-
sires. 1t is an appeal for each coun-
! ty in the state to get 80 per cent
over-subscription.
Some of the reasons for the in
crease in the quota are as follows:
l. Remarkable increase in size Of
American army. All budgets were
based upon the size of our army last
| spring. Three million soldiers to serve
| overseas before the year is over in
stead of one million.
| 3 Serving expanding needs of
cations uniting in this campaign have
not covered the navy with their past
programs.
| 8. This is war of peoples as
much as armies and navies, and the in
| dustrial classes must be served with
| welfare features near our munitions
plants.
4. The conditions of women affect
ed by our work must not be overlook
ed, and the girls in our munitions
plants must be provided with whole
some recreation.
5. Service extends from the time
the boys enter the trains in their home
towns until they reach the front line
trenches, representing American home,
school, college, library, forum, best
club life, best of the stage, all church
es and synagogs.
g. Continuity of this service can not
be continued without increased funds.
Is there any link you would omit?
Z. The armies of our Allies have
asked for the same programs for their
armies
s. The increasing number of priS-
oners of war look entirely to us for
their physical, mental, social and
moral well-being.
9. If peace should come within q
short time, the greatest need for our
program will follow. In most wars
rehabilitation has proven demoraliza.
ton. We must not win the war and
lose it. A great educational program
is planned to meet this emergency,
which was not included in the original
figures; $8,OOO,OOO for text books alone
10. Emergencies and crises are sure
to come. We must be prepared fol
them. 1t is expensive to follow a
moving army.
Kentucky will accept the challenge
to raise this over-subscription, as she
has accepted every other challenge in
this war, with the same will to win
that inspires Kentucky's boys in the
trenches and training. camps Of Europe
on the batt1eships and in the training
camps of our own country.
| 1t can be done If every man. woman
and child in Kentucky turns to the
task with high resolve to maintain
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