The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
Page TWO
Red Cross Notes.

Murray! Our first donation to to
%, was reported today-one .nure
FURNISHED. September farrow. A.
E. COtterill.
Come on, everybody, and follow
Mr.. Cotterill's example. Telephone
your contribution to Mrs. James
Idle Hour last Thursday evening
was well attended and netted the
chapter S34.75. We are certainly
indebted to Mr.. Lindsey, manager
nesses and material help in the Red
Cross work.
Last Friday evening when it was
20 degrees below zero, two OF Gar
den Groves patriotic ladies, Mrs.
Lyons and Mrs Hedges, drove to
the benefit of the Red Cross organi-
cation, following the musicale an
auction sale and box supper was
held. Everything from sorghum to
chickens We're sold. One chicken
brought $3.50. One dear mother,
Aunt Jane Mendenhall. had saved
the scraps from the cutting of pa
together, putting a red cross on each
block, making quilt, which sold
for ten dollars The entire proceed
ings of the evening amounted to
$161.90, then the. teachers donated
. sum Of money they had on hands
$500 from their treasury making a
total of $19045 This auxiliary al
so has 100 yards Of pillow tubing
made up and several sweaters ready
for shipment; We are sure sure there nne
they as we'll as the ladies from Gar
\ den Grove are to be commended on
their good work.
Are you ready for the Christmas
Membership Campaign? 1T VIII
start in earnest December 18th.
Make the Red Cross Service Flag
smile from your window with as
many stars as you have members in
your family, this will show that
everyone in that family is doing
their bit" We want 20 per cent
! of the population Of Decatur county
to be Red Cross members for Christ
mas. All that are members are ask
ed to renew at this time for the
year, and everyone that is not
member is earnestly requested to
become one.
Two boxes of knitted garments
and one of surgical dressings were
shipped to the warehouse from this
chapter this week.
Word comes from Headquarters
to discontinue making scarfs and to
redouble our efforts on making
sweaters, socks, wristlets and he'll
NETS.
Oscar Beck of Big Piney, Wyom-
made a $500 donation to Decatur
given literally in Wyoming but felt
he would like to help the cause
along in his old home county. His |
generosity is hereby gratefully ac-
knowledged
Other donations for the week are
Mrs. Lew Blackman for yarn. 500
Mrs. Fred Townsend for
Christmas packets ..... 800 |
Center Township, balance from
Mrs. sH's'ef Folmer has kindly loaned
two sewing machines to the work
These contributions are greatly
appreciated by the Red Cross work
ers, and in giving them first aid you
are assisting the Red Cross to give
We solicit contributions of old
sheets and table cloths. We are
asked now to send them in as large |
pieces as possible. so don't cut them
up before bringing them in.
Mrs. Y. B. WATSON made and do
mated to the Chapter a handsome !
sweater the past week. While Mrs
WATSON lives SO far out she. cannot
come to the workrooms to lend g !
helping hand, yet she is one OF our
most earnest workers and doing her
t'bit' in many ways to help win the
war.
The following is an extract from
a long article in last Saturdays
Chicago Tribune by Henry NJ Hyde
on the work OF the Chicago Red
Cross Chapter: :,
ut is pleasant to record that all
the German propaganda stories OF
misuse of Red Cross materials have
been investigated and that, to the
present time, not a single one has |
been found to be justified by the
facts.
The more than two million "'em-
bers of the Red Cross in the five
states of the Central division may
feel assured that every atom OF their
time. money and labor goes directly
and wholly to the relief and comfort
of the men in the army and navy Of
the United States They may safe
ly give the lie to any and all OF the
vicious and traitorOuS stories which
have been so widely circulated.
Mrs. Milton HaX Dead.
Mrs. Milton A. Hax, who two