Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-20
THE WAR CHEST
Patriots Fund Drive to Begin Here


What are the objects Of the Patriot
Fund?
! First To Great general fund out
of which the various organizations
will be assisted under the direction
of the Executive COmmt,tee.
Second To eliminate individual
campaigns for the raising Of money
by various organizations or indivd-
uals.
Third. To insure against donations,
collections. subscriptions which may
i be unfair or intended for unjustitlablc
purposes.
( Fourth. 1t is TO unite all parts cI
this commtlity and make it one as
ISOLATION for the support of all relic;
donations.
/ The various committees, as an.
bounced in the papers. will start their
drive tomorrow. at o'clock a. m. and
will endeavOr to raise the sum of
+ $4,000 within one week. and il now
will be mp to the people of this vicin-
ity to show their patriotism BY trea,
ing the committee kindly and cour-
tcously, and by donating such
amounts as they will be able to. sign
the cards for such amount rs they
will be able to, sign the cards for
such amount as they may donate. so
that the work may be accomplished
as speedily as possible. and the re
suit above stated attained.
How viii This Money Be Expended ?
Although II may be- repetition of
statements heretofore made. still it
10 our dcsir2 to impress upon the
public the fact that the money when
collected will be placed in the hands
OF the treasurer AS announced, of the
association. and will be under the
personal supervision of the Execu-
tive Committee and will BE- expended
and paid as necessity requires 10 the
Red Cross. the Y NJ. G. A., Knights
Of Columbus. and for other worthy
objects which may from time to tn
be sanctiOnd' by the government
You may ask why it is necessary to
raise so much money. In reply to
that question let Us call your atten.
ton to the amount Of work that is
done by the Ottawa Chapter Of the
Red Cross ia this city. Since the
first of January, 1918, l35 school
girls have been working on an av-
craee Of three hours per week and
there hay" been about fifty women
working every day making handagcs
and surgical dressings IN the first
four months Of this Year the local
chapter has used 1860 yards Of
sauze for dressings, about 500 yards
Of muslin. SEN lbs. Of cotton and
collucottOn. 25N lbs. of noa.absorbeni
cotton The above material has been
made into io2,lG5 sauze dressings
and 3,i05 muslin dressings. 1t can
be readily seen that ii takes a con
siderable sum Of money per month
TO carry on this work and it is to
be realized that no salaries are paid
to any local Red Cross workers
They have no rent, heat or light
bills TO pay and thru the gelerositA
of the high school the cost of equip.
mcnt has beJ reduced to almost
nothing. There is nothing waat
by those workers, All scraps .
gauze, emperfect pieces and pic'
too small are given to the local Red
Cross nurse for loCa luse.
How can the Red Cross be- main
tanned, ow can il do this amount
work how can it do So much for the
soldiers, if no means were establish
ed, no way devised for the raising
cf money for this great purpose? It
is olly through such medium as
contemplated by the Ottawa Relief
Association, in the establishment
a Patriot Fund that this organiza.
ton can exist and do the work It
is now doing. Remember these ladies'
devote their time and do this work
gratis, and to only reward if any they
receive, Is 4 prayer from some sol
dicr who happens to wear some Of
the articles made by these good la.
dies.
If this campaign for the raising
Of money is successful thm during
the period Of the war the Red Cross
will be assured that it can purchase
the necessary material and continue
in the making Of wearing apparel
and b2ndagcs and other articles fer
the soldiers, llccolcct also that not
ono Of these articles are sold or
sued by private persons. but every
tning that les made by this branch
of the Red Cross is used by the army
pf oar country