Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-13
County Red Cross Meetinu.


last Friday afternoon was large
ly attended by public spirited cit
liens of Dunlap, Woodbine, Mo.
Valley, Modale, Mondamin, Mag
nolia, Pisgah, Little Sioux and
other towns and townships of
the county representing the Red
Cross and War Council Organiza-
tons. DR.. Kennedy called meeting
TO order and then in brief but
excellent talk stated the object of
the meeting. Leroy Doty was cho-
sen secretary, and then the names
of the representatives of different
Red Cross and War Council were
taken. w. R. Orchard of Council
Bluffs was introduced and he
gave the objects of the Red Gross
organization; namely, to care for
the sick and wounded in the great
armies of the allied powers now
battleing with the Huns across
the Atlantic. Mr.. Orchard says
that liberal contribution would
not only be of help physically to
our soldiers, but a liberal contri-
button would also be a source of
inspiration to the soldiers in the
trenches in the hour of battle and
in the silent watches of the night;
and, at the same timewould strike
terror to the heart of the Hun
gone mad for lust of power and
conquest of territory.
N. C. Wallace was then intro
duced and after replying to Mr..
Orchard stated that the soliciting
committees of the Red Gross and
War Council were merely collec-
lectVs and that they had no
right to retain Red Gross funds
over. the prescribed quota, and in
verification of his assertion he
quoted literally from letter of
instructions received from the
superintendent of Central Divi-
sion Red Cross organization of
Chicago. According to the official
instructions from Chicago all
amounts on each drive collected
for the Red Cross should without
delay be turned over to the Red
Cross chapters, and not retained
for the benefit Of the next drive.
He said it was the duty of the peo-
pie of Harrison county to increase
the quota to 175 per cent; not
100000 900, but s175, 100000 or
more should be collected by the
United States.
Clarence Kellogg stated that
the people of Harrison county had
subscribed for 81 $4,000 in lib
erty bonds i'm the last drive, and
through the work OF the Different
War Council organizations of the
county, the Red Cross drive was
being conducted with satisfactory
results.
Mrs. Ella Barrett of Missouri
Valley, urged those that had omit
ted the Y. w. G.. A. funds to send
the amounts as soon as possible,
and that if too busy to give the
matter proper attention to turn
over the business to the women,
as they would make the collection
and forward funds required with
out delay. Mrs. Barrett's address
was vigorous, patriotic, and was
greeted with applause by the large
audience.
Mrs. Il. i. Jones, asked con-
corning the advisability of girls
and young women putting on sales
and giving public entertainments
to raise funds to buy Red Cross
material to make supplies for
hospitals. She was advised that
the girls could get the material of
Red Cross officials to make hos
pital supplies; and, that if the
girls raised Red Cross funds the
money would have to be turned
over to the Red Cross chapter. 1t
was suggested that the girls
could do effective work by collect
ing clothing for the Belgiums,
and that a carload of such cloth
ing would be collected before the
close OF the season.
l.. w. White asked questions,
tmade suggestions and called the
injecting of chairmen of publicity
committees of War Council.
Miss Margaret Harris of Ames,
was then introduced to the audi
cmca in the interest of food con-
servRtion. Miss Harris stated that
Mrs. Susie Faith was chairman OF
the executive committee of the
county, and that G. w. Hammans
and r. NJ, Gilmore were also mem
bers OF the committee and thai
she would give instructions on
Gaming fruit, making war bread,
and canning vegetables in differ
ent towns and townships of the
county.
DR.. C. S. Kennedy explained
why the Red Cross drive was
conducted by or through the War
Council in different townships. M
B. Pitt was called out by the chair
and though the call was a sur