The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-06-20
|RedCr0ss
N o T E S

The Red Cross cause III inc County
was greatly promoted last week ny
completing the branches in most OIL
the towns and developing sentiment
| in favor of the cause far beyond any
thing which had been anticipated. On
Monday night. June IL, atunlt was
organized at Vail, with competent anu
aggressive officers elected, and every
evidence shown of successful cam
paign in prospect A rally meeting
was held on Sunday night. with
speakers from Denison and Council
Bluffs, to ,enthuse those present. on
Tuesday, June ~, the klron prahch
was organized and stirring appears
made which resulted i'll the voluntary
contribution of 1926, and the member
ship increased to almost two hundred.
| On Wednesday night, June IL, an or
|ganization was perfected at west
Side, and liberal contribution made
by those present. The officers elect
ed have great hopes OF securing a
large membership at West Side. On
Thursday night, June IA, a branch
was organized at Deloit. The meet
ing followed patriotic program
which lasted until after ten O'Clock,
lbut the lateness Of the hour did not
Interfere with the interest in the Or
panization of the Red Cross society.
Officers were elected and arrange.
ment made for the appointment OF
various committees. At this meelns
NEARLY $500 was subscribed Tor. lhe
Red Cross, and thespromfsing Snow
ing made for large membership, ~
number of the ladies' came to Denlson
on Friday and met Mrs. SERVER, VINO
rave them instruction as far as her
fine permitted. The sDeloit meeting
was one Of the best meetings which,
has been held in the county. A sec
ond meeting was held at Deloit on
Monday when c. J.;Welsh and Mrs.
SERVER attended from Denison. On
Friday afternoon branch unit was
organized at Arion, which is OFFICER
ed bv leading ladies of that commun-
itv. EXCEPT as to the office of treas
urer, which was filled by the election
of O. M. Criswell. A rally meeting
was held on Sunday night at Arlon'
which was addressed by d. E. Stu
art. of Council Bluffs and l.. w. Pow
ers. after which collection was TAX
en- which resulted in raising about
5000. The week was a busy one III
Red Cros work and the results were
most flattering.
The contribution ut Vail on Sunday
night amounted to $75S.0O.
There are but few other towns IN
the county which have not been or
sanized and steps are being taken
for forming branches at these places.
On Friday night big rally meeting
will be held at Schleswig, where sew
erral prominent speakers will be heard
and an organization projected. On
Monday night Of next week ike
meeting will be held In Boyer. 1t Is
not to be inferred, that the work will
cease cease WITH originating the several
towns in the county, for. it is the
purpose to carry the work into sew
eral townships and to enlist the farm
ers in the great work of raising
money for the Red Cross. Some of
the townships have. already organic
ed. Tonight meeting will be held
at jackson township, which will be
attended by several Red Cross work
ers from 'Denison and at which time
Hon. C. r. Kuehnle will be the prln-
riral speaker.
r The activity is not confined to
Crawford county alone, but is being
extended to every county in the state
and for that matter to neighboring
states. This week is set apart for
Red eros work throughout the United
States and the drive will. continue
from the 18th to the 25th of June in
order to raise one hundred million
dollars. which it is planned to secure.
Omaha plans to raise in excess OF
two hundred thousand dollars and
more than half OF that amount has al
ready been pledged. Other cities in
the country are doing as well.
We beseach the people of Crawford
county not to drop their interest In
this work until every person able to
give has had an opportunity TO do os.
r---s{# ,C NJ. H.,
On Monday of this week there was
launched in the whole United States
a campaign to raisesa 500, 000.QD0 Red
Cross war fund. .ThesDre sident of the
Red Cross society," President Wilson.
issued the call, and athe fund to be
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aid in the war zone. This fund does
not include the membership fee, but is
aside from all other funds. The. money
is to be spent by a war council with
in the regular Red Cross organization,
therefore the wearing Of a Red Cross
button is not signal to the world
that you have done your bit"
i I .,.
Tho new branch of the DenisOn
chapter that was organized at Vail
last week, enrolled large member
ship Saturday by means of tag day
that gave them several new members.
Sunday night they had the hall pack
ed to the doors with a most enthusi-
astic audience. Mr.. w. H. Fitzpack,
Of Council Bluffs, was the first speak
err and he held the audience for an
hour, with talk on patriotism, the
need for effort on the part, of every.
one. He was followed by Father Far
reilly, of Denison, who reused the
greatest enthusiasm by his thrilling
patriotism, which was roundly ap.
plauded as each impressive statement
was made. He knows no sectiOnalism,
no sect. no nationality. his address
breathed only loyalty to the American