Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-17
9Ro0MD NED cR0S9 MEETlNo.

!, 9E00N0 NED CR0SS MEETING.
The second regular session of
1.-THE Red Cross Of this city was
held in the Palm theatre Mednes-
day evening. Attorney C. w. KEEL
llogg presided by request of
Chairman Mrs. j. b. Barrett. The
program opened with chorus
l;song, directed by Mrs. r.. C. Hills.
DIR. Macrae Of Council Bluffs,
one of lowa's most popular and
most prominent surgeons, who
served as an army surgeon in the
spanish American war in the
Philippines, and who has hut re-
Gently returned from eight
months service at the Mexican
border in the same capacity, was
the first speaker. He spoke first
Iof the fact that Council Bluffs
has about completed the organ
ization of her Red Cross hospital
unit. of which he is to have
charge. There are now almost
$4,000 members in the Bluffs
chapter. They have completely
equipped their unit. a hospital
unit contains $50 beds with full
equipment, 1000 sheets, as many
pillows, 500 bath robes, pajamas
land other hospital clothing, and
Including assistant surgeons.
nurses, etc.. some $50 people.
members of the Red Cross unit.
He spoke of the terrific loss of
life in our army camps during
the Spanish American war, from
Ityphus, and other preventable
causes, and of the wonderful
change since then i'm sanitary
conditions of our camp hospitals
and gave the national Red Cross
Organization credit for fhe i'm
provement..
/ To prove this he said that
among 5000 men in camp at San
Francisco in 1898. there were Sc
deaths in six months and 300
jsent home, while at the border
last winter among 100000 there
was but one death and only few
jsent home. He spoke of the prob
able four years war with Ger
many, and the probable loss of
million men before the war
should end, as an evidence of the
need of the aid rendered by the
Red Cross.
Editor Orchard Speaks.
Editor Orchard of the Nom
pareil, who always has something
to say, spoke at some length on
the dangers confronting us as a
nation and of the fact. that to win
the war and preserve intact this
great republic, millions of money,
millions of Red Cross workers,
and millions of supplies must be
raised by this Red Gross, an aux
Hilary of the war, department.
now officially constituted. 1t
was clearly shown that for every
man in the trenches or on the
firing line, there must be six
people back at home, in the
fields, in offices, in the shops,
learning money, raising or pro-
.Iducing supplies to carry on the
war.
Then he spoke of the details of
Red Cross organization and
equipment as laid down in the
books of instruction for the
|guidance Of working committees
in each and every town. His re-
marks brought home to the au-
dience the reality of the war we
are now facing and of the fact
that one of the most important
arms of service was the Red
Cross. He emphasized the fact
that men and women should all
belong, if at all patriotic, that all
jealousies, all creeds, all classes
should be forgotten and the peo-
pie in unison work and pray for
the Red Cross in all its activities.
At the conclusion of the meet
; ing the following resolutions
were presented and adopted un-
animously:
Resolutions.
Whereas, We, citizens of Mis-
souri, Valley, deeply impressed
with the imminent danger to ou1
country in the present world
: crisis, and realizing the neces-
sity of a greater interest in the
work of the Red Cross al home
3 and abroad, are
Resolved, That i'm our opinion
: Missouri Valley and vicinit,
: should not cease or relax in The
D effort to enroll members in sale
!. auxiliary to the country's hospi-
I tai equipment till at least 1000
: are pledged TO join or to give o,
their time, their talent and iheil
means for aiding and comforting
Jour soldier boys in camp, a
home or in action in foreign
1 lands, for the preservation OF oul