The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18

chairman of the school committee to
act with the principal OF the school
involved in O. King these applica-
tons as they come and not requiring
applications to lie over until regu-
lar meeting of the school committee.
One interesting incident was re-
ported about the membership cam
paign going on in the school at the
present time. Two children, boy
and a girl, were given twenty-five
cents each to attend the minstrel
show on Tuesday evening, but instead
of going to the show, they brought
the quarter to school yesterday morn
ing and joined the Red Cross. Re-
ports from the different schools
show that great many of the chill
dren are earning their own quarters
and it was the sense Of the committee
that it was desirable to have as large
a proportion Of children as possible
earn their quarter rather than to have
them given by their parents.
One question was raised in regard
to the advisability of organizing any
school as an auxiliary unit in which
there were any pupils who refused to
join or whose parents refused to al
low them to join, even although by
means of entertainments or other
wise, the money was raised for such
enrolment. Our decision was that
for the present at least, no such
unit would be organized. And l
told the committee that ! would take
up the question with the Keokuk
chapter as to their attitude toward
organization under such circum-
stances. My own feeling in the mat
ter is that such organization should
be made only as last resort. How
ever realize that it would be case
Of Furnishing a great many pupils
who would be very anxious to organ
ize If the room were finally refused
organization on such grounds.
The question of the work that
brought up and l said that l would
the Keokuk chapter have any re-
quests for materials to be made for
Red Gross that the school children
will be capable of making. In which
case we will be glad to have the Keo-
kuk chapter furnish teachers to give
instructions to the teachers of the
schools so they would be capable of
carrying on the work In their units.
1t would seem to me that this work
would have to be arranged according
to the size and ability of the chill
dren of various grades.
OF course, only a few of our rooms
have organized at the present time
and my suggestion was that we do
not worry ourselves about the work
we are going to do until the work Of
has. been completed.
Our committee adjourned subject
to call of the chairman, SO that we
are in a position to take up any mat
ter that needs to be taken up by the
whenever such a matter
presents itself / might add that
notified the teachers to have the
treasurer Of the different buildings
deposit their funds with Mr.. Howard
Wood or whoever he may designate at
the savings bank to take charge OF
the account.
If there are any matters that the
chapter wishes to have our COM
mittee consider, we shall be glad to
hear from you.
Very truly,
WILLIAM ALDRICH.
Report Of committee on Hospital
Supplies for March, 1918.
The Red Cross shop in the surgical
dressings and pajama sewing depart
ments made as follows:
Sewing
Pajama suits 80
bandages ........... 100
Flannel scultetus bandages 49,. 100
,hot bags 1850
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curoica1 dressings