Mire Scheal Page Two Nove 22, 1940

Dre Jelle Twente - School of Education soa Hall)
Mr. John Virtue - English pipe ete Co vaser _
Dre Jodo Wheeler ~ Bast Frank Strong Hall
Bre Laurence Woodruff + Snow Hell

One man, who is not ineluded in the above list, refused his assigne
mento

He pointed out the important snf sonrineing requirenente of this very
necessary project, giving the dates and ether important data as well as the officers
of the organization, and so forthe The general facts thet were covered in the first
letter were also given in this ones We emphasized the complimentary breakfast for
the dowmtown workers in the Eldridga Hotel, Tuesday morning at 7;30, and insisted
these workers avail themselves of the opportunity to be present to receive the
- necessary inspiration which would enable Lawrence and Mount Oread to go over the ‘top
in keéping with the ideale and practices of free America, We also stated that the
chairman would write a special campaign letter to all members of the faculty and
endeavor to make the solicitation somewhat more efficient and easier, We pointed
out the fact that an individual may deduct 16% of his net income under the Federal
and State Income tax Lew, This information was to be passed on to the individuals
solicited, hoping that the contributors would give freely, but I admonished #11 le
them not to oversubseribes !

Then the third svikie wie wits te elk til Wand ted eek
employee of the University of Kensas. In this letter we endeavored to stimulate
the patriotism and the responsibility that all of us feel at the present time in
contrast to the misery and want in the Buropean counivics, We did not mention that,
but we did eal] attention to the old English slogan: "There will alwwys be an
England", and we — that with re ee SEAS oe Aerie oe
Englande

5 ale Mell tanh Sinkapibed Wald Se Wied ened then west of semen Waddle
and democratic hospitality. We recognize the needs of our neighbors and we unfail-
ingly réspond to these needs founded upon helpful services The Comunity Chest
idea is founded upon the principles of democracy. Tach of us give to a fund where
@ll beneficiaries are aggregated and one single drive is madee fer some of these
activities it is thinkmble that in the past we have made no contribution; for others
we give annually. A budget has been made and i em enclosing it herewith to show
you the teneficiaries of the plats”

t then ‘set out in the body of the letter the general deta that I had an-
phasized heretofore; namely, the incorporation data, the officers, the date of the
drive, the total budget, ineluding the Christmas Program and the Fourth of July
Celebration, listed separately, and the explanation why the KoUse YMCA and YWCA and
Red Cross were not included, and so forthe . |

I devoted a paragraph to the Kansas city, stenenil Cemeant ty Chest cam=
paign and manifested the splendid response that the Missouriens had made to such
&@ worthy ceusee I notéd that there would be no pressure exerted here in Lawrence —
on anybody by anyone; in fact, we stated that we desired that the individuals give
only as their conscience and ‘their —T dictateds I also mentioned the fact