The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-06-12
Red Cross
Column

| A very successful Red Cross Nav
festival was held May % at Ashton,
| n. y. The program began with the
opening of bazaar at 2:3O D. M.
and included May-pole dance, mill
| tary drill, auction, vaudeville and
dance, and eliminated with mid
| night supper. The proceeds amount
ed to over $4,000
More than 100 farmers in the vi
cinlty Of Bradley, S. D., have pledg-
cd to donate to the Red Cross the
| income from an acre of land. The
pledges were made at a sale held
recently at Bradley, which netted
the local Red Cross s1.2S4.es.
| A movement has been started in
International Falls, Mimi, to have
the entire town sing america" ev-
cry day at Up. m. Every woman in
town is enrolled in patriotic work OF
some KIND. The latest venture is the
ladies' patriotic chorus which sings
at the moving picture theaters twice
each week. 1t is the desire that
through this chorus everyone will
| BECOME familiar with the patriotic
fsongs Of the country.
Gilman, Mont, will be the scene of
a rousing wild-west show June 8.
The best known riders of Montona
and horses equally as celebrated, will
take part. Features of the day will
be the riding of unbroken horses,
wild steers, cows and bulls. At the
conclusion of these events a dance
will be held. The entire proceeds will
be given to the Red Cross of that
section.
The fourteen front canteens Of
American Red Cross in France
served 100000 hot drinks during
March, while seven lines of construc-
ton canteens served $4,000 hot
meals.
A Red-Cross Fourth cele.
bration is being planned by the as.
ISOLATION of Commerce, Winona,
MINI. There will be no fireworks Oh
any kind, but it is proposed to pro-
vide general good time on that
day for all coming to Winona.
A bowery dancing floor, large
enough to accommodate 500 dancers,
will be erected in Levee park and
refreshment stands will be operated
nearby. There will be parade and
an amusement program. Red Cross
branches in all sections of Winona
county will assist in making the
celebration big success, for the en-
tire proceeds of the day will be Civ
en- to the Red Cross.
The national committee of patriot
ic societies at Washington, D. c.,
through its executive board, has is.
sued strong protest against the
action of various organizat;; ons
throughout the United States which
are taking advantage Of the present
situation to raise special funds for
purposes in no way connected with
the war.
The matter was brought forcibly
to the attention of the board by the
remark of church official, who an
nounced that his denomination was
to make drive for the biggest
amount it had ever raised, because,
at time when the people were get
ting the habit of giving generously,
the raising of a great sum of money
would be easier than in normal
times.
"There is just one matter of i'm
portance to the American people to-
day." says the national committee,
land that is the winning of the war
Any organization, religious, philan-
thropic, social or business, which
diverts the interest and financial
support Of the people from the great
cause, is aiding Germany. The gov
eminent has urged municipalities to
cut their budgets to the bone and
make only the most necessary re-
pairs during the course of the war.
the same course.
Necessary religious, philanthropy
ic, social and business enterprises
should be kept up to their normal eff
fciency, but expansion should be
postponed. The American people
will be called upon to give repeat
eddy and generously to necessary
war enterprises until the conflict is
over. Appeals for other causes will
mean diffusion of effort and weak
ening of purpose.
"Only those organizations which
can show a 100-per-cent record of
loyalty at the end of the war will
merit to receive the support of that
great body of returned soldiers that
is to be the most influential factor in
American life for many years to
come.
To see that the dependents of sol
diers and sailors shall be able to
live under proper conditions while
the wage Garner is fighting is the
general purpose of the home service
work of the American Red Cross.
Without any suggestion of charity
or patronage this section will do ev-
erything possible to assure the phys
ical and moral well-being OF these
victory families.
Hilger, Mont, recently held an
enormous Red-Cross sale. In spite
of the fact that last years crops
were almost total failure, each cit
izen gave generously both of money
and products. The crowd gathered
in the forenoon and after dinner
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