Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-21
PEOPLE IN COUNTY
ARE GIVING FREELY
Finance Committee Soliciting Red
Cross War Funds i'm all Sec
tions of the County to Raise
$1,000 Allotment


The big drive in the Red Cross War
Fund is on in full force in all sec
lions of the United States this week
and will not close until Monday night
of next week. The purpose of this
tremendous drive is to raise hun
dred million dollars. Each county in
each state in the union has been al
lotted certain sum. The allotment
for Audubon county is $1,000.
Tuesday night the fnance commit
tee of the county met in the basement
of the public library TO lay plans and
organize for the work in Audubon
| county. f. F. Bilharz, of the Farm
ers State Bank, is chairman of the
| committee and he succeeded in reach
ing every township in the county so
that at least one delegate was pres
ent. All the townships but one was
represented at the meeting. Some Of
the townships had three and some
had four representatives.
complete organization was per-
fected and the delegates at the meet
ing were given the necessary supplies
to carry on a vigorous campaign. A
committee composed OF three to Ave
persons was appointed in practically
all of the townships of the county.
1t will be their duty to organize n
school districts and see that the
workers canvass every home in the
school district during the week which
is to end on next Monday night.
The campaign workers are scrup-
uously avoiding any request fer char
ity. They are asking contributions to
the Red Cross as matter OF duty
and as an investment in the lives Of
our own soldiers and those OF their
comrades in the armies of Europe.
The Red Cross War Fund now be-
ing raised is entirely separate from
| the membership fee that was raised
during the past few weeks The
money now being raised is paid to the
treasurer of the United States and is
to be used for relief work exclusively.
The apportionment of $1,000 for
this county was divided up into town.
| ships and each township was required
to raise the following amounts:
Audubon, $500; Cameron, $500.
Douglas, $500; Extra, $1,000; Greel-
ey 500; Hamlin, $500; Lincoln $500;
Leroy, $500; Melville, $500; Oak
field, $500; Sharon, 800; Viola,
$500. This reduced to the school dis
trict will mean about $50 for each
district in the county. Many of the
school districts will no doubt more
than double that amount while others
will fall below the amount. 1t is con-
| fidently expected, however. that the
sum to be raised will be nearer $40
| 900 than the amount allotted.
The following committees have
been appointed in the townships of
Audubon county:
Audubon-John II. Baker.
Cameron-F. l.. Anderson, Audu-
bon Shelly, All Miller. Geo. Ross. Mrs.
Nels Christensen.
! Douglas Andersen. A.
j.. Shupe. Hans ,Fabricius. 49,.
Exira-Percy Hallock. j. NJ. Carl
son, j. B. J. Lohner, j. M. Dimick,
l.. E. Simpson.
Greeley-John Reynolds. James
White, Nate Turner.
Hamlin-Walk. Crees. r. W. Null.
linger, Thomas CoglOn.
Lincoln-E C. Rice, F. r. Mo
Laughlin, o. S. Welch.
Leroy-Wm. Northup, George Fo-
ley. j. A. Cozine.
Melville-B. ]. Biack, A. w. Quinn
by. Ward Hoyt.
Oakfeld-Marion jerks, A. p.
Hansen.
Sharon. G. Mueller, Andrew
Topp, Geo. Jorgensen. Miss Alma
Madsen.
Viola-Maurice Carpenter, d. d.
Sampson, w. w. Perrine.