The diamond drill., 1917-12-29
BIG INCREASE In \
r. C. MEMBERS
IRON COUNTY WILL MORE THAN
DOUBLE ITS QUOTA
MAKE STRONG BID FOR FLAG
If Not the Winner it viii Be Among
the First Half Dozen in Mem
bership Increase


Iron county, under the direction OF
County Commissioner John Mason, has
made an excellent showing in the
drive for members. All over the coun-
ty the response has been wonderful.
The mine workers and mine managers
have been especially active in swell
ing the ranks of this charitable or
ganization and Iron county has very
few miners today who are not now
the owners OF a Red Cross button.
In fact the miner who refused TO take
out a membership in the Red Cross
is looked upon with very grave sus-
piciou- unless his case Is one which
is known to be subject to excuse, and
in such instances there has always
been some sympathetic neighbor who
looked after the case.
There have been a number OF men
in the county who have lodged the is
sue and thus eyaded the taking out
membership, but there have been
very few who have refused. A card
index was taken OF every family Wis
tied and every man approached so
that the names OF those who refused
are kept and the men are subject To
a close watch
Mansfield Shows 100 Per Cent.
Mansfield township. the smallest OF
Iron county's township showed
wonderful interest In the work, due
To the activity of Tom Corbett who
visited every nook and corner of his
township and who succeeded In get
ting in every one but one man, a pro
German. Tom dropped in at the camp
just as the men were talking of the
Red Cross work and this one fellow
made such sighting remarks that Mr..
Corbett took the dollar which the fell
low had previously contributed and
threw il back at him That sobered
him, and II is said that he left tho
camp and the township soon after
wards
Mansfield township registered about
l40 members to the cause The nor
NAL population is about 100, but the
camps in the township this winter in
creased the population somewhat
The Iron River Workers.
In this township there was a strong
organization of business men and min
ing men and. at last accounts, there
were 1000 members with more COM
ing. The chairman OF the committee
In Iron River township was + A. Nor
rison who was ably assisted by r. s.
Coe, Leon Johnson, John Mcliale I'D
Bowers, Clarence Kearns, w r. Mey-
ers, Rudolph Erickson, John Monroe
ID. IA. Campbell and others whose
names we were unable TO learn. They
organized carefully and canvassed
every home and every mine in the
township and their result was Ger
tainly gratifying.
The village OF Iron River was es-
pecially fruitful in members. all )i
the business places showing 100 per
cent flags The schools of the town
ship under Prof Cayanaugh and his
teachers Joined in the canvass and
were great help to the committee
In Stambaugh Township.
In this township there was as close
canvass as was made in Iron River
township Those who did the work
we're: w G Hanson. Frank Smith, T
G. Brooks, Capt John Looney, Prof.
II. VI Armstrong Otto Groeschel and
others. The schools Of Stambaugh
township turned out to help as they
did In other townships and were Of
great assistance.
The men mentioned were assisted
by several OF the women who made
good canyassers In this township as
is the case In all other places.
The mines OF Stambaugh township
are large ones and went a long way
towards swelling the membership
which AZ late reports amounted 70
about 2.4OO There are reports Of ad-
ditions coming in right along SO that
this amount is not the final one bv
any means
The Work IN Bates Township.
In this township the work was done