Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-18
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ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL CHAP
TER Is PEFECTED-PLAN A
GREAT DEAL. OF WORK

ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL CHAP
TER IS Perfected PLAN A
GREAT DEAL OF. WORK
A permanent Red Cross society for
Morrison county was organized at
well attended meeting of the tempo
rary society at, the library parlors last
"Wednesday evening. The same offic-
ers were elected to head the permanent
organization as were chosen or the tenn
porary one recently, with the excep.
tion of the treasurer. They are as fol-
lows:
Chairman-Mrs. r. L. Cochrane.
Vice chairman-Mrs. M. V. Wetzel.
Secretary-Mrs. Ina Sims.
Treasurer-Warren Gibson.
The board of directors consists of
thirty-six members, exclusive Of the
following ex-offcio members:
n. N. Bergheim, mayor; Mrs. E. w.
Kaliher, president Musical Art club;
Chas. Sylvester, president Commercial
club; Mrs. G. NJ. A. Fortier, president
Central Mothers club; Mrs. James
Larson, president West Side Mothers ,
club; Mrs. Earl V. Wetzel, president
Young Mothers club; Mrs. Pantzke,
president Hawthorne Mothers club;
Mrs: Peterson, president Columbia
Mothers club.
Directors to Oct. 81, 1917-Mr. A. H.
| Vernon, Mrs. w. E. Penfeld, Mrs. Ina
Sims, Mrs. r. l.. Cochrane,, Mrs. Frank
Lyon, Rev. J. Musial, Mrs. s. E: Belts,
Mrs. John Wetzel, Mrs. Elizabeth
Steele, Mrs. F. g. Ruth, Mrs. Jennie
Jarboe and Mrs. r. L. Palmer.
| Directors to Oct. 81, 1918-Mrs. r. D..
Musser, Mrs. j. l.. Blanchard, Mr..
Phillip Gregory, Mr.. Warren Gibson,
Mrs. Barney Burton, Mrs. L. D.
Brown, Mrs. Kenneth Martin, Mrs. NJ.
v. Wetzel, Mrs. l.. o. Vessel, Mrs. J..
B. Hoist, Mr.. NJ NJ. Williams, Mr.. Aus
tin Koslosky.
Directors to Oct. 81, 1e19:-Miss sa-
die Fuller, Mrs. G. A. Weyerhaeuser,
Mr.. F. w. Dobbyn, DR.. w. H. K. Moy-
er, DR.. l.. NJ. Roberts, Mrs. Carl Bo-
lander, Rev. A. Lamothe, Mrs. W. H.
Ryan, Mr.. H. A. Rider, Mrs. A. Sim
onet, Mr.. Stephen Vasaly, Mrs. E. }.
Richie.
Mrs. Steele, the temporary treasur-
er reported $77 received in membership
dues, also $111.S5 in the general fund,
received from the Red Cross benefit
dance and the jitney lunch at the high
school, total $l88.S5. The expenses to
Iben deducted from this we're $3.50,
leaving a balance in the treasury OF
|$10s.55.
Mrs. Jenny Lind Blanchard, chair
Imam of the membership committee. re-
ported 124 members, 80 men and "a
women. It is the desire of the society
to get a large membership among the
linen as their assistance is much need
ed.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Roberts, chairman Of the
garden committed, reported that the
schools had been visited and solicited
and that planting of school gardens
would be finished this week. Next
week a number of the committee is to
accompany the teachers and children
Ito the gardens to select the leaders
among the children to help carry on
1.-The work this summer. Seed was OBJ:
tanned from the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture through Represen'
tative Harold Knutson. The Colum'
bia school contributed $2.4O toward the
purchase of seed. Mrs. Roberts re-
ported that a house to house canvass
had been made to urge the people tc
for those not provided with land. Mrs
G. A. Weyerhaeuser has donated some
land to be given out in sections OF
from quarter acre to two acres. Mrs
Roberts stated that A. II. Larson, agri
cultural instructor at the high school
was entitled to great credit for his
valuable assistance. Mr.. Koslosky has
talso assisted in great measure.
Plans are being made for the pur
chase of canning apparatus to be
installed at the high school for the
canning Of extra fruits and vegetables
Mrs.. Roberts reported.
Mrs. S. E. Belts, chairman Of thu
: homo committee, reported that seventy
boys had enlisted from Little Falls
She said it was very difficult to obtai1
informa tion concerning those enlisted
owing to the different places OF enlist
, ment and examination. The society
has provided each recruit with a com
fort bag supplied with the necessary
buttons, needles, etc.
:, A state organization has been form
! led in Minneapolis which will have three
: departments, surgical dressing rooms
work shop and knitting departments
The local Red Cross will be able t,
have only the last two departments
) In the work shop bath robes, hospita
shirts, paiamas and throws will b.
made. The women of the town ar,
, asked to report to Mrs. Sims the hal.
, days on which they will be able t,
: sew. It will be the aim of the societ,
, to make these garments in grea
quantities.
= At present the board of directors i
: made up entirely of local people a.
there is no organization in the county
, outside of this city but as soon as dis
: tricts are organized changes will b.
made in the board SO as to have boil
the districts in the county and Littl,
Falls represented.
MARRIED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Simonet of this cit,
:, celebrated their twenty-ffth weddin,
l anniversary yesterday. Mrs. JOSEPH