The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-06-14
MADE FOR
RED CROSS week
BROOktNGS CHAPTER FINANCE
COMMITTEE APPOINTS CAM.
PAiGN MANAGER
MAMMOTH MEETINGS N EVERY TOWN
Committees Visit All Towns In The
County-vi0orous Drive to
Raise Funds.

Monday evening at the assembly
room in the city hall. the finance com-
mittee appointed by the Brookings
Red Cross met with a body OF men
called in specially to assist. and formu.
lated plans for the general campaign
to be carried on during the week set
aside by the President of the United
States to raise funds for the work in
the field and at home.
Rev. Paul Roberts had been select
ed by the committee as campaign a
ager and was present and outlined the
work and every man present vOlun-
teered to do his share. l.. G. Hyde
was elected secretary Of the commit
tee. A committee of three. with the
manager, was selected to make the
plans and see them carried out. This
committee is Rev. Mr.. Roberts, Prof.
II. b. Mathews, Sheriff Miner and Van
d. Fishback.
A publicity committee composed Of
X. A. Turner, of the Press. and j. F.
Brooke, of the Register, was selected
to handle the work of getting this mat
ter before the people. They will also
ask the several ministers of the county
to preach of Red Cross work on this
coming Sunday.
Among those present at the meet
ing we're: Prof. b. b. Bracket, G.. j.
Flittie, II. F. Haroldson, o. O. Olson,
w. A. Spatz, DR.. B. r. Green, DR..
Jackson. r. A. Turner, DR.. B. II. Sayre,
L. w. Sutton, l.. G. Hyde. A. e. Swift.
f. l.. Squirting, G. II. %Stoddart, f. C.
NELL, Van ID. Fishback, Sheriff Min
Ter. r. f. Kerr, J. +. Brooke, and 9th.
ers whose names were not obtained.
ty calling on all the townships and all
the towns. inviting men to assemble
here on Wednesday afternoon to make
plans whereby meetings would be held
in every town and precinct on next
Monday eevning in the interest of the
campaign. This meeting was held
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock,
and was attended by representatives
from all over the county. A plan of
solicitation of volunteer subscriptions
was adopted to be made by teams in
each precinct. Team captains were
cnInntnI nc g,1Ip,rr. A Etan D,,Il;a.
Alton, +. M. Enright; Argo, Peter
Bentsen; Aurora, II. r. Carnes; Baug-
or, August Schade; Bookings, Ralph
Johnson; Bruce, r. A. Townsend; Elk
ton, Father Shean; Eureka. G. l.. Bor-
stad; Lake Hendricks, Ellef Void;
Lake Sinai. a. +. Thompson; Oaklake,
T. Kidman; lakewood, John Gill; Oslo,
julius EvensOn; Preston, Il. NJ. Toilet
son; Sherman, Il. G. Haber; Sterling,
Drill Thompson; Trenton, M. +. SUIT
ton; VOlga, Robt. Henry and V. M.
Dalthorp; Winsor, l.. A. Matteson;
White. w. A. Burgess; Bookings City,
1st ward, T.: II. Sexauer. B. B. Brack-
EFT; End ward, M G.. Carlisle. l.. A.
Bitterness; 3rd ward, John Dokken,
DR.. Jackson; 4th ward, +. NJ. Ellis, II.
G.. Hauff. Other team captains not
named will be designated by the gen
eral committee. A great many things
were discussed in regard to the work
and everybody went home with a deep
sense Of the responsibility to be faced.
A big mass meeting will be held in
this city Monday night and meetings
in all the other towns and precincts
that can do so will be held Tuesday
night.
The committee wants to impress up
on the people that this money to be
raised for the Red Cross Is all for
helping our own boys and their de-
pendants, and in providing things for
their comfort and succor. The govern.
ment supplies hospitals and hospital
corps. but supplies and medicines will
be furnished by this fund. Recreation
and rest facilities will be provided be-
hind the firing lines. Personal com
forts and small articles not included in
the army regulations will be supplied.
While the government allows certain
relief for families and dependents Of
soldiers, thousands of cases will arise
where special aid must be given. and
that will fall ON the Red Cross. Wo-
men and children left at home will be
looked after. Sickness combated and