Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
Mix TEST tDINC
INPA}HT Cash
TO war BUDGET
Rack Island Citizens Make Remark
able Record in Rapidly Set
Ting subscriptions.
HAVE LARGE PREPAID TOTAL
Record S56.>>3.90 Collected Thus
Far As Result of Winter
Campaign.

Rock tSlauu can De proud OF the
vav in which its citizens have re-
sponded ia paving up subscriptions
70 the Patriots fund war budget
for the maintenance of local and
war charities
Reports issued by officials in
charge Of collecting the subscrip-
lions show that a total Of 56,SS3 90
has been paid TO date During July
Sl7..OOSi was collected.
Patriots fund officials are highly
pleased with the way the city has
come across with its money. Dur
ing the winter a gigantic and en-
thus.astIc campaign was carried on
with a goal Of $1S5.000 in sight.
Rock islanders subscribed to a
total of SII4.000 There remains
sII-116.1O vet TO be collected dur
ing the year.
The complete report of receipts to
date as issued by those in charge is
appended.
March and April collections, S12,-
1920.
May collections, sl3,515.73.
June collections, So, 90495
July collections, S17.700.S1.
Refund X of c. convention fund,
s252l
Refund defense fund, A. J. Lind
strom. $I5.
Total collections to date. s56,-
$3.50
Distribution to the various local
ard war charities to which Patri-
OTIS fund contributes have been
made as follows:
Red Cross sustaining fund,
$SS4067; paid out, $500; on hand,
SS.34067
paid out $4,000; on hand, $2.S67.67.
Red Cross civilian relief,
S1.22IS6; $500; S927.S6.
Knights of Columbus war fund,
S1S41.79; $1,1O0: $741.79
Y NJ c. A maintenance fund,
S1.596.21; $1,000; $59621.
Y. NJ C. A. war fund, $2,455.73;
none paid out.
Y. N c. A building fund.
S5.315-23; none paid out
!. ". c, \. sustaining fund.
Sl,59621; $1,000: $596.21.
7. y. c. a war fund, 1882. Is;
none paid out
Bethany home. sS5948; none paid
out
Associated charities. $685. 81;
none paid out.
Visiting nurse association,
s675.31: $500; s275.31.
Play grounds and social service
work, s564S1; $5945O; $2969
Council of national defense,
1887; S1.326: S94263
Humane society, $122.79; SIS;
s47.79.
Memorial day. s7s.6S; $52161 ;
S441g3
Conve tion entertainment
$685.. SO; $3.50; s43.60
Good roads, $613.93; none paid
cut
State centennial. $122.79; none
pad out.
Water ways, s61.41; s35; s26.41.
City plan. $79813; none paid out
Boy scouts. $368.38; none paid
out
Recreation and training camp &C
count. S736.72; $3.50, $286.72.
Cost of campaign and mainten-
ance, 81 .227S6; S3155.46; S1,927 60
Community gardens, $122.79; $50;
s9279.
Emergency, s8,485.49; none paid
out
Prepaid account, 81, 41166; none
paid out
Totals, s5e,Ss8.9O; s2O,8az57;
s36,546.33
Some Prepay.
The appended report shows the
totals that have thus far been pre-
paid by subscribers for each of the
coming months until Februry, 1919:
August. $3,195.94; September
sl,466.55; October, 81 ,395.23; No
yember. S1.348.58: December
Sl.337S5; January. s13342 %; Feb
ruary. $1,23325. Totals, $11,411.66
A report of the business done
during July showing the distribu-
ton Of the funds, collections, etc.
is appended.
Red Cross sustaining fund
S3,2-L31.
Red Cross war fund, s2,726.09.
Red Cross civilian relief, $454.35
Knights OF Columbus, war fund
S68l52.
y. N. c, A maintenance fund
$590.65.
m. c. A war fund, $908.7O.
". NJ c. A. building fund
y. v, c. a. sustaining fund
s59065.
" ". c. A. war fund. s363.48.
Bethany home, $318.O5.
Associated charities. $23627.
Visiting nurse association