Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-13
LOCAL RED CROSS
SEEKS YOUR AID
Every Citizen of Morris Should Be-
come Member and Assist in the
Great Work for Humanity
NEED FARMERS SUPPORT
Plans Being Arranged Whereby Farm
Products May be Most Advant-
ageously Used in This Work


The local Red Cross Chapter will
put on a campaign in Morris to Sc
cure more members. 1t is hoped that
every man and woman in Norris will
pay one dollar and become an annual
member of this organization. It is
not necessary to repeat again what
the Red Cross stands for, the work
and object of the organization is
now pretty we'll known. But it may
be advisable to state why members
are desired, and why money is needed. 90
There is still in the minds of some
people some confusion between the
Red Cross War Council, and the local
Red Cross Chapter. Some days ago
a subscription was taken in Morris
for the War Council Fund. 1t will
be remembered that this Council
asked for one hundred million dol
lars, this money to be used in equip
ping hospitals, hiring doctors and
nurses, providing recreation grounds,
etc., for the soldiers. Morris sub
scribed over twenty-six hundred dol
lars towards this fund. This money
goes to Washington. It is barely
possible that some portion of this,
not in any event exceeding 25 per
cent, may be returned to the local
chapter, but that is still in doubt.
So it will be seen that so far as the
local chapter of the Red Cross is
concerned it is financed independ-
emily and locally.
1t may be unnecessary, but certain
ly can not be amiss, to state again
very briefly what the local Red Cross
Chapter expects to accomplish, or
rather what is expected of it. The
activities, of the local chapter will
be chiefly directed towards supply
ing hospital accessories sheets, pill
low cases, towels, etc, ETC., making
garments suitable for wounded and
convalescent soldiers, and supplying
wooden stockings and other knitted
garments for the soldiers. The work
at least, temporarily, has been divld-
ed among three committees: Com
mittee on garments; committee on
hospital supplies, and committee on
knitting. That the articles made
will be not only a great comfort to
the boys in service, but that they
are of real necessity goes without
saying. Practically the entire care
of sick and wounded soldiers will be
in the hands of the Red Cross, and
the Red Cross has only such things,
in money or supplies las are supplied
by the people.
A thorough understanding of the
things mentioned will almost pre-
clude the question, What does the
local chapter want with money? Yet, .
that question may be asked, and must
be answered. Let it be said at the
outset in answering that question,
that the government does not furnish
the material for the local chapter to
and every pound of wool, must be
purchased and paid for by the local
chapter. The wool in one pair of
stockings costs between so cents and
rs cents. The muslin in one sheet
of standard size and quality, costs
$1.OO and the local chapter will be
asked to furnish 280 of these stan
dard sized sheets, and something like
175 of the smaller or draw sheets"
costing rs cents each. Pillow cases
to go with these, towels, wash cloths,
tray cloths, pajamas, and numerous
other articles of clothing; stockings,
sweaters and other knitted articles;
and besides these, all the articles in
the surgical dressing department.
A mere glance at these lists will suf-
flee to show that what the local chap
ter must have for one years work is
not hundreds of dollars but thou
sands of dollars. This money must
be raised by the local chapter. This
should convince anyone that the
activities of the local chapter to raise
money are not too great, but must
be redoubled. That Is the reason
why the local committees are work
ing, and that is the reason why every.
man and woman in Morris should be-
come a member and pay the mem
bership fee of $1.00, and it should
be here stated that of this one dol
lar, the local chapter retains only
SO cents, the other so cents going
to the National Red Cross Society.
The room on Atlantic avenue where
the chapter has it's headquarters, the
lights, the telephone, the sewing
machines, the tables and cupboards
are all being donated free of cost.
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