The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-01

vison announces that the membership
has been increased to 22,000,000,
which means that we have brought in
to the fold about 100000 new mem
bers, or more than SO per cent over
the quota we planned to obtain. In the
Central Division it is expected to have
a total Of 100000 members.
AS many as possible of these new
members should be impressed with
the fact that they owe more than
simply Joining" to the Red Cross.
They should feel real live interest in
all the enterprises and activities of
the organization, and on every occa-
sion that presents itself lend helping
hand in the great work for home and
country
Wear your Red Cross button, and be
proud and glad to show everyone
where you stand.
Now that the big expansion of the
Red Cross among the older folk is out
of the way we are preparing for the
great drive among the young folks in
the schools, both public and paroch-
ial Membership to this newly organ
lied branch, the Junior league, may be
claimed in the following way. In case
a child has already been made an an
nual member of the Red Cross it be-
comes a member of the Junior league
automatically. If this is not the case,
girl for instance, may earn a men,
bership by service, that is by COM
pleting a garment for the chapter. A
plan has been arranged for the boys
whereby they may earn a membership
by doing some kind of work, then de-
posting their earnings therefrOm in
a schOOlrOOm bank, until such a time
when there will be enough money to
buy $125 membership for each boy
in the grade who is not already an
annual member. The idea is to have
children work for children, and the
workers of the Junior league will de-
vote their time and energy to the
making of garments for poor unfor-
tunate little ones. The grade schools
in Milwaukee have 10 per cent Junior
league members and we hope Water
town will do as we'll
Mrs Richard Rosencrans of Evans
vile, Ind, has made donation to the
local chapter of $3.50 This gift is in
deed appreciated and it will be used
to the very best advantage.
In the future the regular executive
meeting will be held every second
Monday evening of the month instead
of every other week, at 8 o'clock, in
the public library. The business in
the Red Cross work rooms will be
held on the first Tuesday afternoon
of each month hereafter.
At the last regular meeting of the
executive board the following finance
committee was elected:
G. H. Lehrkind, chairman, A G. Bah
son, A. M. Remission, S. E. Jones,
August Ladwig, Fred Hinze, Mrs. F.
E. Woodland, E. l.. Schempf, o. G. Wer-
theimer, F. P. McAdams, ex-offcio.
The following letter received from
the Central division headquarters
shows in a measure the efficient work
Of the local treasurer:
Chicago, Ill, Jan. 16, 1918.
Mr. F. P McAdams, Treasurer,
WATERFOWL, Wis. Chapter,
American Red Cross.
My Dear McAdams:
This is to acknowledge receipt OF
your December report which compris-
es the report of the past six months
PERIOD and for which we wish to
thank you.
Upon examination of our records
we find that all of your reports for the
year 1917 are on file and audited in
this office, and we wish to say that
the records of your chapter are very
satisfactory to the Central Division
office. Very sincerely yours,
Bureau of Accounting
By Glenn J. Nerno.