The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-06-14
Cities of Oregon Have Been AppOr-
toned Their AllOtmentS.

titles OF oregon haFe been AppOr-
toned Their Allotments.
At last the war has gotten into
Oregon hearts. Our all in devotion
and sacrifice is the spirit over
spreading the state since the North
west Mobilization meeting" for the
Red Cross in Portland. Monday. The
universal service of mercy was the
proposal that recruited each of the
many prominent men and women
from every Oregon community for
service until the state has produced
its 100000 quota of the 100000
10000 emergency Red Cross Fund
which President Wilson by proclama-
ton has thrillingly appealed to the
nation to raise.
THE stain of shame would indeli-
bly, be imprinted on Oregon's fair
name if by negligence of ours any
mother who has given her son and
support as warrior for his country
should be uncared for, or if any boy
at the front wounded, should lack the
hospital care needed to bring him
back to that mother
The words, uttered by one of the
speakers at the great Red Cross con-
ference of leaders from Washington,
Idaho, Montana, Utah and Oregon.
were the words needed to bring home
the nature of Red Cross work and to
make the spirit of giving and of sac
rifice burn clear and high in every
heart. 1t did not need to be said that
the amount asked of Oregon is less
than a dollar for each member of the
states population, whereas Canada's S
contribution to war relief now totals
more than $500 for each man, wo-
man and child of that country.
1t was only necessary to outline the
plan of campaign, which was done
clearly and tersely by Lyman l..
Pierce, Western Secretary; H. L. Cor
bett, state chairman and l.. G.
Nichols, state campaign manager, in
order to add definiteness to every
state committee members determin-
alton that Oregon shall exceed rather
than fall under its quota.
The campaign week is June 1925
Each community will have as chair
man of the local committee the big
gest man in heart, patriotism and
executive ability of that community
Teams will be organized in accord
ance with the size OF the community
Committees on publicity, headquar.
ters and meetings and Office admins
tration will be created. All prelim
mary work will be done systematic
ally; all possible information will bt
gotten into the hands of the people
when committees call there should bt
but one thing left, have the none.
ready.
The individual appointments o
Oregon's communities are as follows
Portland, 100000; Albany $4,000
Astoria, $30,OOO Ashland, $4,000
Baker, 100000; Bandon $4,000
Bend $4,000; Burns $500; Con
don $500; Coquille $2:5OO; Cor
wallis $4,000; Cottage Grove, IS,
900; Dallas $500; Elgin $500
Enterprise $4,000; Eugene $4,000
Falls City $4,000; Forest Grove IS,
900; Grants Pass 10000; Hillsbor
$4,000; Hood River $4,000; indie
pendence $4,000; klamath Fall
| $1,000; LaGrande $4,000; Lake
view $3,600 Lebanon $4,000; Nc
Minnville $500; Marshfield $6,
900; Medford 100000; Newberg 81,
500; North Bend $4,000 Ontari
$4,000; Oregon City 100000 Pen
dleton 100000; Prineville $4,000
Rainier $1,000; st. Helens $1,000
Roseburg $500; Salem $4,000
Seaside $1,000; Sheridan $4,000; Sill
verton $4,000; Springfield $4,000
The Dalles $4,000; Tillamook IS,
900; Union $500; Vale $2,5O0
Woodburn $4,000.
Each community organization will
include canvas of nearby smalle
towns.
DOCTOR WRITES FROM EAST