The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-24
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NAA'' oDSNP IVAN Avail ~ tASS
vice-chairman, Mrs. A. H. Stoll, 800
Medary avenue; secretary. Mrs. Ray
mond Breed, TIA Seventh avenue;
treasurer. II. +. Haroldson, Farmers
National Bank.
Annual membership. 81 per year;
subscribing membership, 81 per year;
contributing membership. IS; life
membership $25; patron, 800.
The Bookings Chapter of Red Gross
has jurisdiction over the whole coun.
ty. Other towns in the county are
invited to become branches Of auxil-
iaries of the Brookings chapter. The
people of Elkton and White are inter
ested in becoming members and we
hope o o to announce nourishing
branches in those towns.
We regret to say hat a larger num-
Der of women are not turning out TO
work or the surgical dressings. Dur
ing the rest of May the work hours
will be Tuesday afternoon, $3.50 to
low Will - DOlliiCii, lCaoti ,
and Wednesday morning, $50 10
1870, Mrs. Van Fishback, leader. Be-
ginning Tuesday, June 5th, there will
be another morning section arranged
for work, with Mrs. Matson and Mrs.
Stoll leaders. There is plenty of ma
terial for work, and since Jul Tag Day
nnl hnnnRt antnrto n mani mo houn
money enough to keep a larger num-
Der Of women working. We want to
turn out some completed boxes of sup
plies in as short a time as possible;
the national society is appealing for
haste in the preparation of supplies as
well as financial aid for the national
organization.
A number Of women have volun.
tecred to knit socks and yarn is being
distributed to them this week by Mrs,
Raymond Breed. secretary.
Our report for May is due to go for
ward to headquarters on the 25th. A
list of all new members during the
month Of May will be in the papers
next week, together with such details
of the report of the chapter officers as
is interesting to the public. Will all
those parties who pledged their mem
bership at the benefit entertainment
May 14th, please leave their dues al
the Farmers National Bank, and get
their names in the May report? New
members will please check the report
Of their names in next weeks papers
From now on each new member will
receive a receipt for his membership
dues when paid at any of the banks
or to the secretary. The monthly re
port in the papers will also serve as 6
check.
Speaking of the very excellent Rec
Cross benefit entertainment on May
14th, the local chapters share of the
receipts amounted to $64.65. Consider
ing the excellence Of the program, 1t is
to be regretted that the house was not
packed, or the price per ticket twice
what it was.
The secretary is in receipt of a tele
graphic communication from the Den
yer headquarters to make the week o.
June IS to 25th a campaign week fol
the raising Of funds for the Nationa
American Red Cross. instructions
will follow later. The matter will be
considered at a meeting Of the execu
tive committee and the public inform
ed Of the plans of the national ant
local committees as soon as formulat
ed. Bookings has done her share il
sending men to training camps, thu
National Guard, and the regular army
and the chapter must look confidently
to the same source and to the Othel
sources that have not supplied thu
men, for financial aid in meeting this
demand of the American Red Cross
Minneapolis and st. Paul have fnanc
ed the whole expense of eQuipping
Red Cross base hospital. at a cost .
| pED,VOp. pOuIh ohO 'thN
must help in similar work. Let us pu
on our thinking caps and be read.
with suggestions when this telegram
is followed up with detailed instruc
tons.
The work room is the recipient Of
rev bandage roller and a bandag'
| mitre, the donations Of a loyal friend
DR.. T.. c. Miller and DR.. A. Fl. Stol
have received notification of their ap
appointment as instructors of FRS
Aid Glasses for the year 1917. TIL
text books and special charts and in
~structions ordered by the chapter TO
the use of First Aid Glasses, have no
yet been received (Monday), the de
ley being due to the great demand al
over the country for these supplies
Word has been received that the cellu
loid pins ordered for members will
| also be delayed another week, OWNS