Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-20
D0INGS OF THE RED CRoSx CHAP
TER

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The local Red Cross chapter, w7z7rzs
was organized the first of lass week.,
held meeting at the ibra1y pa1kl-E
Saturday afternoon, about feftv pex-
pie ATTENDING.
Mrs. N. w. Chance read cIIf,ss.ts
telling what Red Cross chapters In
other cities are doing. Most o& xaezEs
seemed to be directing their aste1slszs
toward increasing the food supply
Miss May led in the singing Of
triotic. songs. The memarizihfs OF tie
words Of these songs was urged
The offer Of the Elks lodge fer fie
use Of the hall free of charge ftu AZ
Red Cross benefit entertainments ssnes
accepted and vote Of thanks exrszas
ed to the lodge.
Misses Fahlstrom and Werner w7E
give course of instruction IN wuzE
for the base hospital. This IL negmrnR
as the work must be unifarm-
A letter from Miss MetteE, visiting
nurse, was read. The letter coutaine6
many valuable suggestions, for wuE
that the society can do.
The garden committee anUuntE&
that their plans were to have 4 Pxsk:
Of the school Fairgrounds. eOaverfes
into gardens, to be cared for Ey the
school children. The military IDEA II
planned, with A. H. Larson, sgrze1a
tural instructor, as COMMANDMENTS
chief, the principals as generals, zn6
other officers to be chosen among 1E'
instructors and students. Each seaosE
will represent regiment and esek
grade company. The products Of xsRs'
gardens will be sold and the pr<ass'<1z1
be devoted to Red Cross work
The society will encourage hazne gzx-
dens and the utilization Of vacant 3osE
for gardens. Community gardening
is also planned. Mr.. Dobbyn, suI'ez1a-
tendent of schools, suggested that thz=-
county fair board be approached rtast-
tive to increasing the prizes offeEek
for vegetables, etc., in the children r.
department., so as to encourage theHz
to grow them. It was also aee1ded 1es
request County Superintendent Barnsss;
to write to the rural teachers and 1sak
them to encourage the children Bne
make gardens.
Mrs. M. v. Wetzel was elected v7ze
chairman of the society
| Mrs. M. M. Williams told atruaF H
Red Cross meeting in Washingt0n, Aa-
c., which she attended.
| The membership committee han fas~
rolled a total Of 48 members up r.
this meeting. The fee is ST per yezxs
and both men and women are e1igIfth=-
Mrs. Jenny Lind Blanchard and Me-
Ina Sims constitute the membership:
committee,
Monday afternoon the home gardeza
section Of the, Red Cross sasiftzy ua*z
at the home OF Mrs. L. NJ. Rolst.zsss:,
who is chairman of this section HI
was decided to solicit the eut2rz szaF
and encourage home gardening anks
the following committees weEe alTsoEn@-
ed: East end-Mrs. Longley: cha1r-
man, Mrs. E. F. Shaw, MS N1 y
Barnes; Hawthorne district-Mrs-, Iii
vid Rooney, chairman, Mrs LEVIN.
West side, north Of Broadway-MrE-
Carl Bolander, chairman, Mrs est5as:
Peterson, Mrs. N. J. Peterson; Fla,
from First street west-Mrs.. W E-
Tourtillott, chairman, Mrs. H: E Eth'
dinger, Mrs. F. II. -Phllbrick; Ss,utE
side, from First street to FIFTH strets
Mrs. A. Simonet, chairman, Mrs. We
III. Ryan, Mrs. Geo. N. Gordon, Hrs
c.. Rosenmeier; North side-Mrs: b T.
McNairy, chairman, Mrs. T. J. Mathzs-
son, Mrs. J. B. Cornell.