The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
RED CROSS Change
j. w. HESTON AND MRS. Walden
ASK RELIEF-REPORTS OF
WORK READ.

At a deferred regular meeting last
night called by the county chairman,
DR.. J.. W. Heston asked that his res
ignation be accepted by the Red
Cross of Madison, representative of
Lake county. The matter had been
under adyisement for some time APP
parently, and he had previously CON
ferred with others Of the chapter.
For the resignation was accepted by
the members present without COM
ment. Upon a call for nomination
for a person to fill the vacated chair
manship II. II. Holdridge was named
and his election was unanimous.
Mr.. Heston also asked for an election
of a secretary to succeed Mrs. John
w. Walden. F. L. Burnett was
elected to this position, and Mrs.
Thos. MCGEE was elected vice chair
man, and f. G.. Schueller was elect
ed to succeed himself as treasurer.
There was a small attendance at
the business meeting as called by
President Heston, Upon its being
called to order, Mr.. Heston explained
that due to a reorganization of the
National Red Cross, the fiscal year
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of electing local officers should come
earlier. The present meeting should
be called a deferred regular meeting.
There had been some uncertainty in
the direct heads of the different state
organizations, and he had been but
lately advised of the authorized heads
and official procedure.
The president read reports of the
local working committees. There has
been considerable work done. The
~treasurer's report was read and ap-
proved. The knitting committee had
completed and sent a considerable
number of sweater, wristlet, sock and
scarf sets, besides reporting many of
these and other articles on hand and
in process. The packing and for
warding committee reported a mum.
Der of boxes packed and ready for
shipment, totaling more than 1000
articles. The reports will be edited
and published.
The great present need is for hos
pital supplies-bandages and wrap
pings, the president said. The in
structors for this work have not yet
reached Madison, and for that reason
the prosecution of this work has not
begun, for lack of instructions as to
just what to do and how to do 1t.
Plans for the membership drive
for 1918 were outlined by John w.
Walden. The work is to begin De-
cember II, and continue during that
week and up to and including De-
cember "a. The whole county is to
be solicited, and the city will be di-
vided into districts and worked in
the same manner as were former
campaigns. 1t is hoped to get a
membership in Lake county of 5000,
There will be a store building
opened during the week, in charge OF
a secretary, for the exposition of the
work of the organization and to il
lustrate and explain the objects.
Service flags of membership are to
be given families and business
houses. Upon these flags small
crosses will be pasted, representing
the number of the family or firm
who are members. The family flags
are about 9x12 inches in size. Those
of the business houses are 24x36
All are of the same design, broad
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the center on a white field. This
smaller crosses are pasted in the
field. On the evening of December
"a each flag is supposed to be huns
in a window facing the street, anc
illuminated from the back.
The meaning of the meeting las
night is that the hitherto somewhat
scattered efforts of the organization
will be concentrated and directed
centrally. Mr.. Heston realized thai
he could not give the work the atten'
ton he should. Many of his helpers
at the Normal have left for active
war work, and their work had de
volved upon him. He felt that !
were better to withdraw. Mr.. Hold
ridge accepted the work, stating tina
he appreciated both the confidence
shown and the size of the job.
1t was also reported that chapters
were organized Wednesday in Nund;
village and Franklin township. Mr.
and Mrs. Holdridge did this York