The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-11-19

10 cooperate in completing this work
during the next week.
Next Wednesday, Nov. 25th, will be
Tag Day, $50
Tags viii be furnished by the Oska-
loosa Herald, the Saturday Globe. and
the oskaIoosa Times for free distri-
button among the workers. Volun-
teers for this work viii report to May
or Sewers or H. S. Rosecrans, post
master, and receive badges for use on.
that day.
oskaloosa will be backed up by the
surrounding country in this great
work. Mr.. /. n. Taylor, state organ.
izer for the Grange movement has
promised to do all in his power TO
secure cooperation Of these organiza-
lions.
The Blackboard company has been
authorized to receive and receipt for
all donations of corn from the farm
ers and will ship it on the order of
the Relief Association as they may d.
rect. The letter to Mr. Blackford is
az follows;
Dear Sir:
The Elevator Committee is send
ing you herewith a request for your
assistance in collecting shelled corn
in, - "a 81
of Belgium, and is asking you to serve
as a memebr of that committee in
you: locality.
For your information, we beg to
state that this movement is organized
under the approval of G. w. Clarke
and the Department of State of the
United States Government. All COLI
tributions of money, corn or other sup
| plies will be forwarded from Iowa to
the Eastern seaboard, and from there
will be transported to Europe in YES
sells furnished by the Belgian Relief
! Commission, consigned to Mr.. Herbert
c. Hoover, Chairman of that Commits
sion. Mr.. Hooyer's organization will
then distribute the corn and other sup
! plies to the people of Belgium who
are in need.
The work of soliciting these sup
/ plies will be carried on by an Execu-
| tive Committee appointed by the Coy
ernor, with members in all parts of
the state Each member will organ
eye the work in his own district by
selecting assistants in every county,
city and town; Mayors, Commercial
Clubs, Farmers Clubs and other rep
resentatiye officials, persons or organ
izations will be called upon to help.
Your part of the work will be to re,
iceiye the corn as it is brought to
your elevator, issue receipts therefor,
store II and hold it subject to our
order until time for shipment; this
will probably be two or three weeks
or month.
The Chicago Great Western the Wa.
bash. the Inter.U Urban and the Penn.
sylyania Railroads have already
iagreed to haul the corn free: the 9th.
er railroads viii, no doubt, do like,
wise.
Any suggestions you have to offer
which will expedite the work. will be
greatly appreciated. Any information
which you desire will be given upon
request
MARK A. HALL, Secy.
1 d. s. CFIAMBERLAIN,
/ Chairman Executive Com.
The plan adopted by this Committee
ID an follows:-
! % That each country elevator op
orator become member of the Ele,
yator Committee of the Belgian Relief
Association Of Iowa.
f2i That each member operating q
country elevator be provided with
blank storage receipts In trlplicatc
form: one copy TO be kept on file by
the elevator; one copy to be given 70
the contributor and one copy to be
forwarded 10 the Belgian Relief AS.
ISOLATION Of Iowa, Fleming Building.
bDes Molneg. Iowa.
I'D The date for closing the con,
ltrIbugions u November s0lh aud The