Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — COUNTY ASKED FOR $7,000 [ARTICLE]

COUNTY ASKED FOR $7,000

In the Campaign to Aid Y. M. C. ' A. Work for Soldiers. Jasper county is called to do her “super bit” next week in the na-tion-wide army and navy campaign for $35,000,000. Jasper county is asked to give at least $7,000 toward this fund. Indiana is to raise $1,000,000, and the northwestern Indiana district, including the seven counties of Newton, Jasper, Laporte, Lake, Pulaski, Starke and Porter, Is to raise $115,000. None of this money goes to the support of the local associations, but it is to be used in providing the Y. M. C. A. service to our men and boys in military service. E. L. Hbllingsworth of Rensselaer is chairman of the campaign in Jasper county and the campaign is to reach Rensselaer, Remington, Wheatfield and every other section of the county. The association has the official approval of the government in its work, and this wonderful work for soldiers and sailors in this country and in Europe is being done at the suggestion of the governments of the United States, France, Russia and Italy. The Y. M. C. A. has been characterized as the “War Zone Home for Our Boys *Ovei There.’ ’’ The following gives an indication of the service that the association is rendering in the army camps and at the front: $12,500 will provide a hut for a year. $6,000 will build a hut in America. (Cost of hut In France $15,000). $1,500 will equip a hut. SI,OOO will provide an auto truck. SSOO will provide 25,000 testaments. $250 will provide motion picture outfit. SIOO will provide stationery for a hut for one month. SSO will provide talking machine and records. Thousands of men will give largely of their time, interest and money next week in carrying out this campaign and Jasper county can be counted upon to do her full “bit” in providing comforts, entertainment, fellowship and home-like influences for our hoys in uniform.