The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-08

i. Vice Chairman, Mrs. R. V. COzier Z
Secretary, Mrs. Richard Burke \
Treasurer, Homer David !
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Moscow chapter of the Red Gross
passed an important mile post on Sun
day when reports were submitted al
meeting of the members at the Higf
school showing the work done since
the organization in April; when Of
ficers for the coming year were chos-
en-; and when the needs of the organ
ization were emphasized by the good
women who have been most active in
the work
In the election of officers Ray E.
Neidig was chosen chairman; Mrs. R.
V. Cozier, vice chairman; Mrs. Rich
ard Burke, secretary; Homer David,
treasurer. The new chairman is as
sociate chemist, University of Idaho,
and has been active in the work of
the Red Cross here since the begin
ming. He will appoint his own execu-
tive committee of II members. The
other officers are SO well known in
the community that they need no word
of introduction.
After an eloquent invocation by Rev.
M. H. Yager at the mass meeting Sun
day afternoon ]. S. HeckathOrn, the
outgoing chairman, told briefly of the
work done by the local chapter to date
and set the work to be done in the
service of humanity.
Prof Eugene H. Storer won gener-
Gus applause in his singing of City
of Our God" He was ably assisted
by Miss Jennie Peterson at the piano
and Miss Freda Soulen ON the violin.
w. F. Morgareidge, the retiring sec
retary submitted report showing
membership in the Moscow chapter of |
S46 with the following membership in
the branches: Genesee, sos; Troy, 160;
Kendrick, 178; Juliaetta, ia; Pot
latch, $50; Deary, "a; Bovill, 240. This
makes $500 members in Latah county.
Judge Morgareidge said there were
3,548,289 members in the United
States September 1 compared with
275,OOO January l.
The financial report submitted by W.
E. Cahill, the retiring treasurer, dated
October 5, showed cash balance on
hand of s232O6.
Lori III, of +1,n
work of making hospital supplies, re-
ported in detail on the splendid work
done by the women of the community
toward the equipment of complete
navy base haspital unit. Up to date
$1154.79 worth of material has been
worked up more than half of it since
the inventory taken in August. In
September alone material valued at
s420 was converted into garments and
hospital equipment. Four boxes of the
product have been shipped to
headquarters in Seattle and there is
material on hand at headquarters for {
much more. Mrs. Hodgins made :
q
leep the women in material for their
york. ;,
Mrs. w. E. Wallace, chairman of the !,
nance committee, told of the splend- .
campaign conducted by that COM ;,
littee to raise funds through enter II
ailments of various kinds winding up
nth the rummage sale still in pro- :,
ress. In this way total of $717.15 O.
as been raised since the beginning =,
! April !;
Mrs. Herbert Rolf, chairman of the
lembership committee, reported a ~
lembership of 881 in the Moscow .,
napier. This, she said, represented =,
per cent of the population of Mos =,
wv compared with three per cent in ~
lie Red Cross in the country at large. h~
Mrs. C. ]. Orland, chairman of the
mmittee on civilian relief, told of the oc
lie work done by her committee at m,
e barbecue in honor of Latah'S reg ra
tered men and of the work done on
uGT OCCdSlOHS lOI Iu0
the soldiers But she pointed out
at the real work of this committee
still to come for the dependent
miles of the men who have gone to aft
lr. Fortunately this community has cit
ne of these as yet and the work of Me
'ilian relief will be developed as the Th
eds arise. This work, Mrs. Orlend Mr.
planned, would not be spectacular pa,
would be done quietly and in a in
'sonal way. rel
drs. Burton L. French who picked
the first aid work when Mrs. ]. H.
nd left the city early in the sum-
r told of graduating IL young wom- age
from the first class and 16 from of I
second. These women were in rec