Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27
Membership AND
MORE FUNDS 70 RESULT IN
ENLARGED EFFORT.
KEPFoRp OUTLINES
EXPANDED ACTIVITIES
Securing Of Supplies and Extsnsion Of
Factory and Home Production, Sc
curing Of Corporation Of Family Of
Every Soldier and other Branches Of
Work to Be Undertaken.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines Dec, 27.--Now that Iowa
Red Cross chapters shave increased
their membership by several hundred
thousand the organizations must pro-
coed to the work in hand which in
cludes the various activities Of the
Red Cross. These are to be increased
and amplifed, according to the an
nouncement Of State Director A. p.
Kepford, who has general charge Of all
Of the work Of the organization in the
state.
These activities include the follow
ing: The securing OF supplies; extern
sion Of factory production work or the
work done by the women in making
Red Crss articles; the aco-operation
with the family Of the soldier so that
the family may sustain the hOme life;
extending the nursing service and the
encouragement Of women to take up
this work; the continuance and extern
sion Of the work Of preventing tuber-
culosis at home; Support Of the can
teen service thru which soldiers en-
route are cared for by serving lunches;
other Red Cross activities.
There is big task ahead in this
matter Of organizing all Of the new
members" said Director Kepford to-
day, "but 1t Is cheerful task when
one considers the spirit and the In
teligence Of the Iowa people,
Bio Demand for Nurses.
"There is big demand for nurses"
he continued. "In the larger chapters
of the state there must be developed
committee to seek out those who might
take up nursing as a profession or TO
help out and encourage them to enter
the work.
eve must thoroughly organize our
civilian relief work so that all families
Of soldiers will be co-operated with and
aided in any way necessary. This IS
one OF the. big things the Red Cross
does which Is but little understood.
"We cannot permit our old time fight
aaginst tuberculosis to lag. This re-
quires constant warfare here at home.
We must not. permit this disease to set
a hold on our people.
"The canteen service must be con"
tinued. There are fifty-seven Iowa
cities designated as canteens where
the Red Cross organizations can pre-
pare lunch on short notice for Dig
bodies of troops going thru for which
the government Itself. has not been able
to provide meals enroute or who for
any cause may be delayed, many OF
these cities have been called on numer-
GUS times in the past several months
to feed troops and they have responded
heroically. The people are gladly re-
spending to calls at any hour of the
day or night.
The Iowa towns where there are can
teens follow: Sibley, Estherville, Spen-
Ger, Sheldon. Algona, Mason City,
Charles City, New Hampton. AcGrsgor
Sioux City. Cherokee. Fort Dodge.
webster City, Waterloo. Independence,
Manchester. Oelwein, Eagle Grove, Du-
buque, Burlington. Mount Pleasant,
Fairfield. Ottumwa, Abba, Charlton,
.Creston, Red Oak, Council Bluffs. At
lantic, Des Moines. Newton. Grinnell,
Marengo. Iowa City, West Liberty, Dav-
export Muscatine. Washington, Os-
kaloosa, Centervile, Denison. Carroll,
Boone, Ames. Marshalltown. Belle
PLANE. Cedar Rapids, Clinton. Spirit
Lake, Fort Madison. Keokuk, Shenan-
doah. Clarinda, LeMars and Jefferson.