Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-09
WHAT WARREN HAS
DONE FOR RED
CROSS
INTERESTING LETTER TELLS OF
ACTIVITIES IN IDAHO COUNTY
MINING CAMP.
MAKE TRIP ON SNOWSHOES
Things for Time Look Gloomy-But
Then, IAN S Well That
Ends Well''

The Free Press has received the 70
lowing letter on Red Cross activities a
Warren:
Editor Free Press:
Reading in the columns of the Pre-
Press of the work being done by th
different communities in helping to wi
the war, few lines from the town o
Warren may not be amiss. We do no
want to loot our own horn. We simply
want to let the people know we hav,
horn worth footing In the first place
we did not think our community large
enough to do very much good as an
organization, but decided we could helu
little by giving a dance, so we gave
our first benefit on December ). and
realized the sum Of S44, which we fonud
enabled MS to become an auxiliary to the
Red Cross chapter at Lewiston We
organized Immediately with John Con
don, chairman; Otis Morris, vice chair
man; Mrs. Irene Beall, secretary, Mrs.
Della Flynn, treasurer and Miss Iowa
Wann member at large.
Another Dance January 10
Our first benefit dance after organi-
cation was held on January 10, at which
time we realized $40 We then decided
committee of three to serve as enter
tainment committee and decided to elect
new committee for each benefit. and
have one benefit each month The com
mittee for the next benefit, which was
held February IS, was Dave Miller, Fal-
ter Fuartin and Mrs. Herbert Cook
The Days of 49, was put ON and the
real old spirit Of those days was depic-
ted in the games and in the dancing
both Of which continued without in
teruption from p. m. to $50 a. M
Sandwiches and coffee were served
throughout the night as well as soft
drinks Mrs. J. n. Murphy donated an
oil painting which she painted herself
expressly for the Red Cross. When
sold it brought SlO2 The receipts in
all amounted to $27965. Our next Z
benefit was held on March 10, with J. ,
y. Murphy, r. e. Beall and f. Hamilton +;
as committee. This was to be charac- !
terized as a hard times affair, but did
not turn out very hard as the sum of 2
Sis was realized. All wore hard times Q,
clothes and the menu consisted of chill. q
BUTTERFLIES bread and coffee. Harry a
Cone, Walter Martin, A. D. Swan. Tip
Miller and f. Hamilton delighted the a
audience with several southern melodies. q,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trooliston depicted q
the dying soldier and Red Cross nurse. 4,
The electric lighting was perfect and m
squaled anything shown on the screen w
Chester Stevens, Tip Miller and John XII
Irooliston were the committee elected te
or April 20. Mr.. Miller was called to III
Boise, Mr.. Moolston was i'll ON the en-
south Fork, so Mr.. Stevens had to do m,
most Of the work as committeeman ci,
lone. Things looked little gloomy.
mt all turned out we'll Mooliston
rrived in time to help at the last min -,
tie Henry Smith went fishing on the D
outh Fork, caugth a 25-pounder ana =.
onated it to the Red Cross. His
rother, Warren, packed it Is miles over ),
ne summit, arriving late in the after 49,
Don. The fish brought S63. Warren =,
NTH made a miners candle stick after :.
orking hours. He donated it to the 80
ed Cross. It was sold for s33. Mrs. 40
T. Murphy made and served zee ~.
cam, and dance numbers were sold. -.
ne proceeds were $l2O75. Our mem
'rship at the present time is eightv-six. -,
any live from twelve to forty miles
ON Warren and some have never been r
esent but those unable to come always a..
Mt their dollar. Those who have come
ON distance have made the trip on -;
owshoes in order to get here and do a
cir bit for the boys in the trenches. a.,
I'd tho we lack in number east
We've the good old Yankee pep. loss
hen it comes to help lick the kaiser and
We re on the job, 90 You bet.p whie
ply
Buy Liberty Bonds. ~,
We are not backward on our buying +bo
Liberty bonds either, as the follow moo.
named members have invested in loss
third loan with more to follow be- trv
May 4, and some invested in pre- in sx
comb
T. Murphy " s1ooo f;ro
5. j. T. Murphy ......... 1000 same
E. Beall .......... -oo -
a. ozlek ,....,-............. 25O Their,
MOTIFS ....-............ 100 in tn