Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-14
LOCAL COMMENT
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In offering It's building for an emer-
| Sency Red Cross hospital for influ-
cnza patients, and especially the poor,
the Y. NJ, c. 4. did just what It might
have been expected to do The build
was built for community service and
by turning over its plant, without
! considering the interruption of its
own work which was Just beginning
to get under way since the quarantine
was lifted, the associations officers
have made good in as fine a piece OF
public service as has heen witnessed
In this city in many years. This act
OF service Is likely to have a more
lasting an favorable influence fol, the
association than repeated campaigns
COR the "l'' might have had.
Working hand in hand with It In tn.
present epidemic is that great organ
ization to relieve suffering, the Red
Cross. II is not counting the cost in
money. but has given the hospital
committee funds unstintingly to save
the lives Of MarshalltoTn people and
especially those who arc not able 70
save themselves. This city is fortu
nate that at this time i. has such an
organization a3 the Red Cross to lend
a hand in an hour of pressing need.
1t was a fine thing the Y. NJ. c. =.
did it is a splendid thing the Red
Cross is doing is what thinking meh
III this city are saying.
It is true both did ana are only do.
ing their duty. But full performance
of whole duty is not so common as it
might be either with ORGANIZATIONS or
individuals when the failures to per-
form 100 per lent up 10 responsibility
and opportunity are counted. The
Red Cross service in this crisis has
become a very real AMI right at hons
thing.
Which brings to mind that the an
nual Christmas roll call for Rcd Grows
mem bcrship begins next Monday and
continues all week. Memberships will
no enrolled at the Narshalltown Club
from Monday to Saturday and at
every bank. the Y. w. C. A. and the
public library. If the war cause was
not sufficient to bring into member
ship every man, woman and child in
the city and county, then this home
service the Rod Cross is doing ought
to furnish compelling reason why
every one should enroll. II the city
next week falls short OF 100 pcr cen.
Red Cross membership it will meaA
that il is ungrateful for the Nlessings
of an organization that is serving suf-
ferying humanity and the soldiers
abroad and the sick and needy at
home.
We are approaching Christmas and
for ten days the country roads have
been hub deep in mud. Seldom have
they been so bad. Business is feeling
the effect. The farmer who must de-
liver hogs and com knows how muca
more il is costing him than it would
have had the roads been hard sur
faced The cost to Marshall county
for this period of bad roads will run
into staggering figures &c say nothing
of the inconvenience. annoyance and
delays. when the public is aroused 10
the extent that it will demand hard
surfaced roads fit for travel and loads
come rain. snow or thaW. to be paid
for by bonds maturing over a period
of years, business on the farm and in
the city Will go on as usual IN spite
Of weather and not until then.
A Marshall county hog broke ma
tional record for price when ii was
auCtioned off here this week for pork
II was one of the show swine of the
second Marshallt0wn Swine and Corn
Congress. With the right management
and policy this annual show is likely
10 become as Hell known as the dairy
cattle show at Waterloo. AS soon as
business conditions become settled
those behind this congress ought to
promote a movement for the erection
of a suitable tuilding in which all d.