The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-21

W dSSlSL III the WORK Inc only
question about which there is any
dispute or difference of opinion is
the claim Of Mr.. Goate to the 10 per
cent. commission on the profits in
excess of $4,000. And action that
!, as chairman of the Chapter Com
mittee, have taken in connection with
this matter has been in accordance
with direction given by the Coney
Island Week Committee, of which
Mr.. Evers is chairman and of which
I am a member, by virtue of my po-
sition as chairman of the Chapter
Committee.
AS stated by Mr.. Goate, the ar
rangements with the proprietors of
amusement resorts at Coney Island
were thoroughly understood by ev-
cry member of the committee and
were fully explained to members of
the order who had in charge the dis
tribution and sale of the tickets. The
headline of the article and the insert
with reference to it being stated that
the entire proceeds of tickets sold
were to 60 to the Knights of Column
bus War Fund is misleading. Pro-
ceeds does not mean gross receipts.
Certainly the public who has so gen.
erously supported this enterprise
does not expect the business men of
Coney Island to turn over their re-
sorts to this committee for an entire
week, in the heart Of their busy sea-
son, without a return sufficient at
least to pay operating expenses. The
committee believes that that portion
OF the gross proceeds Of the sale OF
tickets which will be paid to the
business people of Coney Island is
just as legitimate an expense as
printing, postage, the payment OF
salaries for services rendered, adver-
tising and the various other items
necessary in undertakings of this
kind.
The statement printed on the
ticket was intended to mean Just
what it says, that the proceeds, latter
paying these proper eXpenses) would
go to the Knights Of Columbus War
Activities Fund.
desire to take advantage of this
opportunity to express to the public
the thanks and appreciation Of the
Long Island Chapter War Activities
Committee for the very generous
support it has given us in our war
camp work on Long Island. The
committee which has charge Of Conoy
Island Week is entitled to great
credit for the manner in which Il
has worked out the various details
and / am sure that those who have
purchased tickets and will visit the
Island during this week will be fully
satisfied with the results accom-
plished.
Moneys received from the sale OF
tickets and from all other sources
are deposited in the Kings County
Trust Company in the name of John
j.. Duffy, treasurer of the Long
Island Chapter War Activities com.
mittee, and the public may rest as
sured that these funds will be used
for the legitimate purposes Of carry
ing on the work of the Knights OF
Columbus in the camps in this coun.
try and overseas.
MAURICE BREEN,
Chairman L. /. Chapter War
Camp Activities Committee.
AS an official of the Knights Of
Columbus, and speaking for them
Maurice Breen, and T. j. Evers a:
well, may think that everything is
just lovely SO far as Coney Island
Week is concerned, but there are
thousands of Roman Catholics and
Protestants in New York who
spent their money in an effort tc
help who feel that the soldiers
have been bilked out Of more than
rs cents Of every dollar they spent
We hope the Knights haven't
such q poor opinion of Catholic
support for their enterprise that
they consider it necessary to puI
up big show and incur heavy
amusement expenses in order
to get the remaining quarter:
out of the dollars in Roman Cath.
olic pockets. They will hardly
want to say that there is such q
dearth in Catholic patriotism that
they have to waste three-fourths oi
what they get their hands on in or.
der to obtain the one-fourth fol
their camp work. Yet the tactics
employed in the Coney Island af-
fair afford documentary evidence
that the committee either believed
this, had it in for the public, ol
we're especially nice to the Cone,
Islanders.
Be it said to the credit Of tn,
drive that at least after the con
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