The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

ment. PRESIDENT wilson earnestly
commends the American Red Cross to
the confidence and support of the peo-
pie. Upon their aid and the amounts
OF their gifts and cooperation must de.
pend the fulfllment of the duties that
that are imposed upon 1t.
At the close OF Mrs. Matson's ad-
dress the meeting elected her chair.
man of the organizing committee. Mrs.
Paul Roberts, also a member, was Sc
lected as vice-chairman, and Mr.. H. F..
Haroldson, cashier of the Farmers Ma
tional Bank. was appointed treasurer,
and all applicants for membership are
asked to pay their dues Of 81 annually
at the bank. Donations OF money from
clubs or individuals will also be re-
ceived and accounted for by the treas
urer. A petition to the Red Cross So
ciety for authority to establish a chap
ter in Brookings has been duly execut-
ed and forwarded to the Director Of
Chapters, Mountain Division, Denver,
Colorado, who has jurisdiction over
the chapters in South Dakota. Those
signing this petition were Captain and
Mrs. Joseph Matson, Rev. and Mrs.
Paul Roberts, Mr.. H. F. Haroldson, DR..
G. L.. Brown, Dean Of S. d. S. c.; Mrs.
Lillian Smith, president of the Civic
League; DR.. A. H. Stoll, physician;
Prof. H. B. Mathews, mayor of Brook
ings; and Rev. w. A. Mast.
Upon the receipt of recognition the
chairman will call a meeting to per-
feet the permanent organization and
elect chairman, vice-chairman, secre-
tary and treasurer, and six other men,
bers of the executive committee, to
manage the business of the chapter.
Meanwhile the campaign for member
ship must be pushed, and should repre-
sent all elements of the community.
The Red Cross society is not a women's
organization, nor a physicians, nor a
nurses, as is believed in various
places. Its work is sufficiently varied
service of the ablest men and women
of the community. You are familiar
with some of the achievements Of the
Red Cross Society, with its organized
helpfulness, heroism and self-sacrifice
of it's men and women amid the horrors
of war, devastating plaques and cpl,
denies, in great disasters and catas-
trophies. BY the payment Of small an
nual dues and a little unselish service
every American can become a men,
Der and support his Government in it's
humanitarian work. Your circum-
stances may no permit you to engage
in field work-few members can-but
you and your family and friends can
help by becoming members. Your help
is needed now. To support it's field
and base hospitals, It's doctors and
nurses and to provide the necessities
of military and civilian relief, calls for
at least 1000, 900 members. Japan has
a membership Of 1900. 900. Germany Of
1,40O, 900, the United States has only
100000. America can do what other
nations have done.
The local chapter proposes to under
take two kinds of work, that of pre-
pairing surgical dressings and of foster
ing classes in First Aid and Home
Care of the Sick. Graduates of these
classes receive a Red Cross certificate,
signed by President Wilson, but their
entrance into the service is not compul-
sorry. The first of these classes will be
started about the first of June and will
be in charge Of a local physician. The
organizing committee appeals to the
doctors and nurses of Bookings to
volunteer their aid in the instruction
of these classes. Upon .neir generosity
to some extent will depend the success
of the classes. These classes will be
composed Of about Is members, the
ItcQ SIOSS lcAI UOOh vi lloI <lu Will
be used, together with charts publish
red by the Red Cross Society, and the
work is divided into ten lessons of n
and a half hours duration, or fifteen
lessons OF one hour. With the excep-
ton of the instructors fee, which is a
matter yet to be arranged between the
class and the doctor in charge. the ex-
pense will not be great for individual
members.
1t is proposed to have three sessions
a week on the work Of preparing IT.
gical dressings, library hall being used
as the work room. Each session will
be in charge Of competent women lead
ers and all members who can give the
time are urged to attend regularly at
least one OF these sections. All sug-
g~estions for volunteer aid, instruction
or services, will be gratefully received
and considered by the executive COM