The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-21
NEW SHARON IS
NOW ENLISTED
FINE RED CROSS AUXILIARY BE.
ING ORGANIZED.
WHOLE COUNTY IS AROUSED
Several Meetings Planned for Tonight
and Others for Every Day Dur
ing Week. Scott Township
Organized at OIivet.

ulu heu Gross Auxiliary, anu DIE
meeting will be held there this even
ing to further the cause. Rev. Alex
der McFerran, president of the Oska
loosa chapter, was in New Sharon
yesterday and helped in the organiza'
ton of the auxiliary. The officers
chosen are guarantee of the sue.
cess of the new organization. com.
prising;
President, Tracy Osborne.
Vice-President, Mrs. Frank Ogden.
Secretary, Mrs. Chas. Griffey.
Treasurer, Mrs. Flo Heitsman.
Committees have been at work
yesterday and today, and some good
reports are expected at the meeting
tonight. The Oskaloosa delegation
will go by automobile to New Sharon
tonight, and will take along the Iowa
Brigade band. Among the speakers
will be Rev. McFerran, Leroy E. Cor
lett, DR.. l.. A. Rodgers and James A.
Dewitt.
Other meetings will be held in the
county tonight, at East Center school
house, in Lincoln township, and at
Riverside church near the Eveland
bridge on Des Moines river Good
speakers and good programs will be
given at both places. On Thursday
evening Beacon is to be organized,
and other meetings are being sched-
uled for all over the county.
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At Wright Friday Night.
There will be a Red Cross meeting
at the Union church at Wright on
Friday night Rev. L. M. Grigsby
Of the Oskaloosa M. Il. church will
give the address. A doctor and a
lawyer will also give short talks. Let
us have full house. Everybody in
vite somebody else.-Committee
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Scott Township Alive.
Everyone is taking hold of the Red
Cross movement with determination
and the best of spirit prevails every
where. Meetings are being we'll at
tended and results are excellent every
where. At Olivet in Scott township,
Tuesday evening a rousing meeting
was held in Olivet Grange Hall which
was we'll filled. Several auto loads
were out from town and people were
present from every neighborhood in
the township.
Scott township was fully organized
with Mrs. Lester Butler as president,
Mrs. A. B. Hickey, vice president and
Mrs. ]. l.. Billings, secretary-treasur-
er. An auxiliary chapter for work
will be organized today in South
Scott for work in this district.
The hall was filled when the Oska-
loosa party arrived. Talks were
made by H. B. Mccoy, Doctor L. A.
Rodgers and Rev. A. NJ. Lewis of the
st. James Episcopal church.
Fifty-two memberships were Sc
cured at this place and much enthus-
iasm stirred up.
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Wednesday Big Day.
Wednesday is big day for the local
workers. No less than four big meet
ings have been arranged for.
Special effort will be made for the
New Sharon gathering tonight. The
Iowa Brigade band will be feature
of the program at that place and there
will also be delegation OF soldiers
and nurses. Speeches will be made
by L. e. Corlett, Rev. A. McFerran of
the First Presbyterian church, Doctor
L. A. Rodgers, G. w. Shockley and
others.
At Lakonta this afternoon meet
ing will be conducted by Arthur OPP
penheimer, Doctor MCLEAN and Owen
Jones.
Organization is to be perfected at
Riverside, through the efforts OF
George True, Doctor E. d. MCLEAN,
II. B. Mccoy and John Blakeslee.
Arrangements have been made for
special meeting at East Center school
for Spring Creek township at eight
o'clock this evening. Talks will be
offered by Frank T. Nash, Rev. A, M.
Lewis and Doctor B. o. JerreL
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Three Meetings for Thursday
Three meetings have been arranged
thus far for Thursday and possibly
more may develop.
Beacon people are invited to the
Methodist Episcopal church. Speakers
at this meeting w:ll be Frank T. Nash
Rev. A. McFerran and DR.. Marsh VIII
liams.
Another meeting is scheduled fol-
the Lacey community and here the
orators will be George C. True, Rev
Malone and Doctor MCLEAN.
Over at old indianapolis in Monroe
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