Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
DECEMBER RED CROSS DONA-
TIONS.
Great Showing Reported by Treasur-
er Bear for This Month.


very good one for the Red Cross
chapter here, as the donations were
splendid and Treasurer Bear wore
big smile as he read off the many
nice donations coming from all parts
of the county.
Below we publish the December do |
nations. A complete and detailed re-
por of the work of the local chapter |
will be given out just as soon as it |
can be made up after the first of the
year. A full report of all moneys re-
ceived and expended will be made.
Following are the December dona-
tons and they certainly are very fine
and our people have every right to
feel proud of them.
Theodore Arneson of Hesper town
ship, $1,000. -,
Proceeds from dance given by John
Matter, $4,000.
Mrs. Fred j. Figge, of Ossian sent
check of $3.50 from money realized
from their chapter, through a
Thanksgiving dinner and entertain
ment.
Chief Olson of the fire department
handed in a check of $159.4O, pro-
ceeds Of department dance.
Donation from A. j. Holiness
through Calmar branch, $500.
The Calmar branch also sent over
one nice, handsome check of $955.17,
through Treasurer Mrs. NJ. M. Moen.
1t was realized as follows: Red Cross
auction $S55.60; proceeds from
dance SLAP; Junior girls Red Cross
candy booth, $3.50, and some other
small items making grand total of
$955.17
Check of $500 from Mrs. DR.. Sta
DO, profit made on serving lunches
A. c. Baker, DEBORAH, $40. Ny,
Baker also informed TreasureryBear
that he would donate $40 each month
to the Red Cross chapter for3the year
1918. 20
Mrs. c. A. Smith, treasurer Hesper
township, sent fine check of $3.50,
proceeds of an auction sale in He's.
per township the past week.
Miss Eleanore Grinna, of Billings
Mont, check for $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Olson, of De
corah, made a very nice donation OF
$40, proceeds from sale of Ladies
Home Journal, Saturday Evening
; Post and Country Gentleman. %
Castalia branch, through En- e
Malloy, donation of $1,000.
The exact figures of the Decoraf
auction are not completely made up
but the sum will be practically $4,000
Donation from Unit No. /, fourth
ward, DEBORAH, handed in by Mrs
; John Bradish, captain of the unit
amounted to $500.
The Bluffton Red Cross auction
held last Friday realized the nice
sum of $131.07, sent in by c. Brit
tendahl. The day was very cold
which prevented a larger crowd be
ing out, nevertheless the proceeds
were very good.
Ole Thorson, of Mabel, Mimi, sem
check of $3.50 for the Red Cross.
While the exact official figures o.
the Spillville Red Cross auction are
not in, we understand the proceed:
from the auction, dance and motion
; pictures will be $1,000, which is GER
tainly a wonderfully fine showing.
Last Saturday the membership
drive was a great success, and as near
as we can find out at this writing the
sum realized was around $500. 1r
looking over the list we noticed one
life membership costing $50, which
was indeed very nice donation.
The Red Cross solicitors are doing
wonderful work. They only had
short time to prepare, but neverthe
less are doing fine, and the people
are all responding nobly.
The drive will be on from now un
til Christmas, and every person II
Winneshiek county should be enroll
ed by that time Remember this Is
for the 1918 membership. Ever
though you Joined the Red Cross II
1917, it's up to you to join for the
1918 membership.