Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-21

chapter was organized May Is, 1917.
It now has Is branches and auxilliaries
with members in the city before the
Christmas campaign 610, by new drive
gained $50, making a total in the city
Of 1860 and in the county up to Christ
mas drive 11O5, making the the total
membership at this time 1865. He said
this county should have at least 5000
members.
The total amount of money collected
is $4989.33. Of this amount $2040.5O
was war fund returns and the balance
was raised by entertainments, gifts
and memberships. The total amount
paid out so far is $4272.90, of which
practically half has been spent for
supplies. The balance in the treasury
is $716.43.
Pledges for funds for material
amount to $507.60 per month for one
year, beginning in January. This
amount, Mr.. Bergheim said, may be
increased, as some pledge cards are
yet to be collected.
Mr.. Bergheim gave a report Of the
work done by the local chapter and
the branches. The local chapter has
made 474 pajamas, 81 bed shirts, IS
shoulder wraps, l46 sweaters, 121 muf-
fers, 1914 socks, III wristlets, l he'll
met, "a paid bed socks, "a tray cloths,
4S linen napkins, 16s handkerchiefs,
AZ knitted wash cloths, 266 comfort
bags, 80 Christmas bags and 400 sur
gical dressings. Branches have made
Isl pajamas, 8 bed shirts, Il shoulder
wraps, IS sweaters, 10l muffers, 287
socks, 94 wrist1ets, ,16 helmets, 20 Knit
ted wash cloths, 72 comfort bags and
165 Christmas bags. The Little Falls
chapter has become known as "the
chapter that does beautiful work. be-
cause of the good-~Work done in the
knitting and hospital supply depart
ments. Mr.. Bergheim said that more
workers are needed in all departments.
Miss Augusta Mettel, visiting nurse,
is in charge Of the town and nursing
department.. She has charge of sur
gical dressings, organizing and train
ing workers. One class Of Is has just
finished and now become supervisors
Of workers and now have another class
Of 9 who, when they finish, will go out
in the country and organize similar
classes. This department expects to
ship 1000 surgical dressings this
month and it expects to bring the
number up to 1000 per month from
this city alone.
The sale Of Red Cross seals has al
ready brought in $2s5 and $4O0 is ex-
pected. Fifty per cent of this is re-
tanned by the local chapter.
The Junior Red Cross has just been
started. It is expected to have an
auxiliary in every local school. The
high school has already organized with
800 members and the Columbia with
ia. 1t is expected that this depart
ment will be able to 10 great deal of
work and be of assistance in many
ways.
Next Mayor Bergheim took up the
financial assistance given by Little
Falls in the war. In the first Liberty
Loan Little Falls subscribed $125,OOO.
Our quota was>$l30,O00 so we fell short
by $4,000 Mr.. Bergheim said that in
view Of the fact that this was the
first loan placed by the government
for over fifty years it took time to
educate the people to the necessity of
buying bonds and under these circum-
stances this city made splendid show
ing compared with other cities Of sim
liar size
Little Falls was asked in June to
raise $4,000 as it's share of the Red
Cross fund of $1O0,0OO,0O0. Although
we had just one week in which to
raise this, Mr.. Bergheim said, we went
over the top and raised Y5, 100. The
balance Of the $5,440 subscribed came
from outside of Little Falls.
In the second Liberty Loan, the quo
ia assigned this countv was 100000
Little Falls went over the top in this
campaign and raised over 5000, 900.
Conditions were more favorable for
securing the subscriptions this time as
it was in the fall Of the year, when
the people had more money; the rate
Of interest was higher and by reason
Of the operation Of the draft law the
people had become more interested in
the prosecution Of the war, Mr.. Berg
helm said.
The speaker went on. to say that ac-
cording to the secretary Of the treas
ury it would take 10 billion dollars to
finance the war up to next July. This
Mr.. Bergheim said, means that on the
per capita basis Little Falls will have
to raise a total Of 100000 and our
people therefore must be prepared to
save an average Of $3.50 per capita.
In the z. NJ. c. A. campaign the
quota assigned this city was 81, 800 and
Sc 900 was raised, It is understood.
Mr.. Bergheim said that our per cap
tia in this case was too high. The
object IN this country was to raise