Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1917 — K. OFC.'S PLAN TO HELP [ARTICLE]

K. OFC.'S PLAN TO HELP

WEEK OF JULY 22 DESIGNATED AS ONE TO RAISE MILLION DOLLAR WAR FUND. The Knights of Columbus throughout the United States, during the week beginning on July 22, are planning to raise one million dollars, which is to be known as “Campaign Week For The Knights of Columbus Million Dollar War Fund.” The money is to go toward recreation camps at the various cantonments of the country. The sum that the Knights propose to raise is a large one, considering the fact that it will be subscribed entirely by members of the Catholic church. It is certainly a worthy move and there can be no doubt but that it will meet with success.

There will be a meeting of the Bishop Dwenger Council 1881 of this county at the parochial school hall on the evening of July 8, to dovise ways and means of raising their proportionate share and all members of the order are urged to be present on the evening designated. The following is an extract that is contained in a circular letter which is being sent out this week by the local council: “Is there a Catholic heart that would deny assistance to this crying need of our Catholic men who will soon be called to service in the trenches? What greater consolation than to feel that through our small, individual financial sacrifice we will make it possible for our Catholic men to receive Absolution on the eve of battle and also to furnish the sweet consolatidn of religion to jthe dying and wounded.”