Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-03-06
High school Notes.

Elna Hanson is absent from school
on account OF being needed at home.
Sammy Porten is absent from school
because he dislocated his col Iarbone
The Freshman class had Vocabulary
| match in Latin on Tuesday. Myrtle
Allen and Rose Swanson were the last
to stand and they both missed the same
word. >sas. So. - q,
Helmer Pearson arrived late to school
| Monday. He had been at home spends
ing the week end. .t sss5 + .5sf5,'.4s
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n The fGllg Tdd c prize ESSAY on the
| Arthur Frykholm, sixth grade. *Alvar-
ado Consolidated Schools. and read at
| the Washingtons Birthday Anniver-
sary, February ~, 1918: a
The American Red Cross.
Long years ago the poor and home
| less, wounded soldiers, and all disaster
stricken persons had to suffer" untold
misery that cannot describe and they
animals could at least lick some Of the
dirt off, but these poor men were help
| less. .sE s. 81 ,3=
The one whose name is most blessed
Florence Nightingale, who was con-
WINGED that the way wounded men were
dnath a,t vas wong VI, SO she brayed
condition, she even gave up her fine
life in London for the life Of a nurse
and had to suffer much. x
| Long let the people honor Florence
Nightingale.
where Florence Nightingale stopped
and he, in his campaign, wrote book
or the horror o; Of a certain battle that.
Of Solferino', which awakened people
tel in line e, and they fight on never to
S stGp u4 IT. ne TIE whole Tho world acknow-
/ Henri Durant called meeting Of
fourteen nations at Geneva, Switzer-3
J motto: Humanity and Neutrality".1
They also agreed to work for the good
Of the whole, world:. It certainly corr
thine enemies and them that prosecute
| thee. This is true now as Germans
are said to be. guilty Of shooting Red
the Red Cross. Dorothea Dix, who saw
the way in which the wounded were
and filthy the prisoners were She was
| in the Civil War, and her name de-
| serves honor as booster of the Red
Mother Bickerdyke comes next and
| she was ranked above General Sher-
ma man n in IN the Civil War and I guess she
ingale so it seems. ~ "a;
| But Clara Burton is more important
than the rest for one thing, she was a
nurse in the Civil War; and belonged
| to the organization called the Sanitary
| COMM SSiOn.'; -.
She saw, on going abroad that the
Sanitary Commission and She got the the
or vow in 1882. 49,. -1o,|0 :" -,
r Now you t may ask: why has this
feld?" Let me tell you, it is because Of
honor to the flag of Switzerland which
mas White erosion a red field H.
The purpose of the Red Cross is, in
short to ease pain, suffering and to
the fSsye ADD that since
seventy-five calls to the Red Cross to
assist at floods, earthquakes and other
similar accidents: The Red Cross as
| OF the Halifax disaster.
MT. Woodrow Wilson is president of
the K fTnt c5oss as well rs president of
started Junior Red Cross which Miss
Watne organized. *she.is our Chairr9an,
Miss Tharaldson has the junk depart
Peterson. sewing, and Mr.. Phillips, the
Manual Training. Miss Watne. also has
the JOB Of keeping the thing going. T. It
cents to. join and. then you have the
honor of being Junior Red Cross
This Junior Red Cross teaches the
It teaches, the children to save and
work hard, and most important. it
body Is Mboie It t fPch for is M
patriotic, saving and thrifty.
,,e me e progress res SIS is great 50 great that
AND soon VS. wifi nave n
membership If We Keep on. MI.
Phillips, who. has charge Of the Manual
Training, has made a big sled With, q
on, each side. There are many bbys
volunteering each day to pull this Sled
and this shows progress.
Red Cross by baling and packing
! papers, etc. and doing other things
| thatshelp. I can also boost for the Red
! Cross. :. , - ~ ,.-,.-. = +sS7@ &
Out of school I can collect papers,
bones; rags. old iron and much other.
Junk" that nobody wants except the
can do much the same work and still
not leave my other work: undone since
all Of the time cannot be spent in work
ing for the Red Cross 80 II" =
1t makes little difference whether we
live in the city or country, we can boost
for the Red Cross anyway 8
mostly very friendly, but Of course be-
ing very large organization it has to
nave some enemies, however this. is
and should be rooted out before it gets
| too good hold.
There is reason to like this hard.
| WOikinS, Well-neanlnS, good set or
| people who work, sometimes, day and
night to put out suffering and to put
into the world a world Of health and
! happiness. - e
We hope that God and the Angels
will smile on the Red Cross and that it
may prosper and grow in the world a
remain no nation that shall not swear
to be true to God and to His dauntless
| helper, the Red Cross. ..
| OH. You Red Cross workers do not
| stop your glorious work before eternity
| opens for all people and you shall no
longer be needed to witness so much
| suffering. 3
FORWARD FOREVER. T
Baptist Church Of Vega. Z
C. H. EKBLAD. Pastor. slz3
Sunday, March, 10: Service at II a. m
Evening service at Alvarado in the old