The diamond drill., 1917-12-29
BIG INCREASE IN RED CROSS.
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/ A0OuliuuCu rum OhNf
mainly by Mr.. Riddell and Mr. For
mas, Pete Alexander. =. p. Daume,
Captain Williams, Mr.. Graffat, Adolph
Forsberg, Prof +. A. Bishop. Miss
Esther Olson and Miss Margaret
White.
The teachers we're especially active
in this township. the work OF Mr..
Bishop being very thorough. The
membership at last report was about
40 and OF this amount fully $40 came
from the mines leaving only about 100
membership among the many farmers
OF the township. This result has been
quite a disappointment for Bates
township is heavily populated with
farmers and II was figured that the
membership from that source alone
ought to amount to at least 200
Mastodon shows Up Well.
/ AS usual Mastodon township did
will in this canvass. The committee
struck out for 100 per cent member
ship. and II they don't get right 70
the mark they will be but a very short
way behind when the memberships are
all counted.
The committee in Mastodon consist
ed OF W. j. Perkins, Mr.. Nagelberg,
Mr.. Vesser, Prof. Bishop, Mrs VIM.
Uren, Dave Schoffman, Miss Wright,
Mrs. Acraig, John Erikson and Mrs.
Tom Clark There was visit made
TO every home in Mastodon township
and memberships secured In all OF
them or course, some OF the work
men who have large families find II
very hard 10 take out full member
ship and many circumstances came up
in all places where a full member
ship was not asked for.
Mastodon had 500 members on last
Wednesday. and the committee was
still at work The schools did nobly
IN this township as in others.
/ were AcEfh III neWhit'
Hematite is small township III
population, but II made up in enthus-
iasm what it lacked in numbers. The
committee consisted Of VIM Burge. II
l. Calvin, Frank Thompson, John
Thompson. Mrs. ole Olson Mrs. Wed
berg. Mrs. McMurchie, Chris Rowe and
Captain Hughes The schools did their
share Of work in Hematite, Prot, Gal
vim being very active in the work
Last reports they had $50 members
in Hematite and expect to make Il
close to 400 members before the can
vass ends.
The work In Crystal Falls.
In working this community the
township and city must be punched
/ as the two are so Closely interviewer
that il is impossible to separate the
membership and give each credit for
] what belongs to IT, For example. the
schools got 700 members Of children
from both city and township, and the
city men at the mines paid where they
were working
The reports complied from this com
munity last Wednesday showed $500
and Miss Cassiday who has charge os
the canvas expects to get about 5000
This Is quite a ways from 100 per
cent membership, but II is doing much
better than was expected
The work in the city was done by
the committee of women whose names
were given last week In the outly-
ing township the work was done main
~ by George Jouine. Alfred Martin,
Al Richards, En- Pengilly r. J. Os-
wald VIII Richards, Otto Brown, Capt
Piavatto and some others whose
names we have not learned
Especial mention must be made oil
the work done by some Of the teach
ers in tile outlying schools Miss Nc
Neal in Fortune Lake school turn
cd in 60 memberships; Miss Bertha
! Shrblom, In the Jarvis school turned
in so memberships; Miss Heck iu
the. Balsap school, 81 and Miss Fan
ny RShhR ha the Hemlock river
school, 40 The last mentioned school
Is located In a small farming commun-
ity made up entirely OF Firms
Time Has Been Extended.
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