Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-01
Luniag Delegates Report
Oh State War Conference

Acting on the urgent invitation
of George A. Campbell, Chairman
of the Nevada Red Cross Chapters,
ABOUT IS members from Mineral
County attended a convention at
Reno May 18th, 10th and 18th, of
State Red Cross Chapters and
Councils OF defense to listen to ad.
dresses by prominent people in the
two organizations and to get IDEAS
for the work that is ahead OF Us.
The first DAYS program com
meneed with a get together >.
meeting OF all delee ties at the
Commercial Club, where short
speeches OF welcome were made by
Governor BOYLE and tx Governor
Oddie and others. Following this
were addresses by Or. G. S. Ford
and Hon c. B. Chandler of the
National Council. Of Defense at
Washington. Both speakers were
frequency applauded and though
nothing particularly new was said
that is not known by anyone who
follows Che newspapers closely
these days, it was ali put forward
i'll such manner as to arouse the
ereatest.epthusiasn.
Local Councils of Defense are
urged 10 take care Of all the social
activities OF a district, i'll the way
of forcing idle men to work, fol
lowing up slaekers, supplying help
where needed, boosting war loans
and Red Cross work. The labor
problem, especially in agricultural
districts, is giving concern TO many,
as crops must be harvested after
they are grown, aud the 1913 crops
] 'ofeverything promise to be large,
but loss will surely result if labor
is not handled properly. Councils
of Defense should also assist the
Red Cross as much as possible i'll all
its activities, as this branch Of war
work does more TO keep up the
morale OF the men at the front
than any other Next to the war
department it is the biggest thing
III the world i'll the way of a bust
ness organization, doing work in
way far better than the government
could do it. One speaker stated
that the reason the German army
officials seek to destroy Red Cross
Hospitals or ambulances whenever
opportunity offers, is that Red
Cross nurse can take care of and
bring back to life from 100 to $50
a day, and a doctors service III
conjunction with the Red Cross
Hospital equipment is worth 900
men a day.
Reno is, Of course, the place Ill
Nevada where Red Cross WORN and
methods can be seen to best advan-
.tage. About SO lady volunteer
workers assemble III the large hall
OF the Y NJ {. A building three
times a week and work under the
guidance of competent instructors
in making bandages and hospital
equipment. The knittingis done
i'll the bones OF other volunteers.
The meeting of Red Cross dele.
gates to report on the prospects Of
tle present war drive was largely
attended, nearly all counties being
+ represented and reporting that the
outlook was good for all going
over their quota.
There was but one meeting Of
tie Red Cross delegates. Mi.
Marshall Hale, head of the Pacific
Division, was unable to attend the
conference, which disappointed
many We listened to addresses
by Lieutenant PeriGord Of the
Frencc Army and Madame Horta
on Belgian conditions, which were
very interesting and aroused much
enthusiasm The recital of Ger
man atrocities is revolving at all
times and the speakers did not
dwell on them as much as we ex-
pected German prisoners have