The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
DIRECTORS OF
CHAPTER MEET
Red Cross chaIrmen Talk over the
Plans fer Work, Both
Past and in the
Future.
REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED
War Fund Campaign Is Organized and
Activities Which Have Been
Completed Are
Told.

Gross chapter held in the Industrial
association rooms, G. r. Joy, chair
man Of the war fund campaign, sub
mitted the following report Of its
activities to date:
The cabinet is complete, with the
exception OF the street advertising
signs and theatre pictures and the
director OF the woman's campaign on
the north side. Mr.. Joe Brady will
look after the street advertising
signs and theatre pictures, in case he
is in Keokuk at that time. This he
will know upon my return. have
asked Mrs. w. N. Sage to direct the
woman's campaign on the north side
but. as she will not be at home until
the latter part of next week or the
first OF the week following, will
not have her answer until then.
The following is the organization:
Factory organizer. Albert Kied.
aisch.
Speakers tbureau-E. w. McManus.
Newspaper publicity-Dr. G. Wal
ter Barr.
County organization-J. c. Scott.
Office and accounting-Chas. j.
Smith and A. G. Peterson.
Public meetings.. F. Mcfarland.
Director of woman's campaign,
south side-Miss inertia Mitchell
Miss Baldwin is organizing a mix
ed chorus to furnish music at public
meetings and DIR. F. w. Long will
direct a male chorus, out of which
there will be one or two male quar-
tettes. A good start has been made
in securing the singers for this chorus.
Mr.. Mcfarland is arranging for a
public meeting on May 9, which will
be addressed by Sergeant Baldwin.
The plans have been delayed some
what on account of the Liberty loan
campaign, but / think they are pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
Mr.. Scott has already announced
his chairmen for five Of the seven
townships for which we are respons-
ible, and has already met with them
and some OF their helpers. with
much enthusiasm at the meeting. No
doubt he has started the organiza-
ton in the other two townships. but,
as he is sick at the present time, l
haven't recent report from him.
Respectfully submitted.
G. R. JOY.
Junior Red Cross Chapter.
Superintendent Aldrich reported
ALL Tic JuAlOI ANCu SiOoo SAuPtSk a.
follows:
The school chapter of the Junior
Red Cross met Wednesday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock in the office Of the
school board, with all members pres
ent excepting Superintendent E. c.
Lynn, who represents the schools out
side Of Keokuk.
After the election Of Miss Elizabeth
Dunlap. principal OF the Garfield
school, to act as secretary for the
committee, the first order of bust
ness was the consideration OF appli-
cations from various units for the
privilege Of organizing as auxiliaries
Of the junior Red Cross.
Applications were received from
the kindergarten and all seven rooms
Of the Lincoln school, from rooms 4,
Z. 8, Of the George Washington school,
from room of the Carey school,
and from room OF Wells school.
Also from the Sargent school at
Connable station, and from the high
school at Donnellson. These appli-
cations were all accepted and per-
mission given for the organization of
these units into junior Red Cross
auxiliaries OF the Keokuk chapter Of
the American Red Cross. The GER
tificates were ordered made out and
presented to these schools. All OF
these schools have organized on the
basis Of twenty-five cents per pupil
for the entire school. This morning
! have received application from
rooms 4, and s, Of the Terrence
school, and room 9 of the George
Washington school. They are ready
Tor organization on the same basis
and permission has been granted for
the organization Of these rooms as
units also. st. Peters school also
reports 100 per cent.
!, mis- permission was granted on
the basis Of resolution passed In
the meeting which authorized the !