The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-15

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has been doing in Red Gross work,
but there are many other and more
intimate gifts and actions proving
devotion to the cause that quite
swells our heart with pride and adj
miration.
The volume is too great to publish
in detail, but glance thru the re-
cord of Mrs. Lee, the secretary,
shows the following gleanings from
pages overlooking with interest.
Members of the high school have
been willing at all times to do stereo-
graphic work, make boxes by the
dozens for shipping, tables, rockers,
and anything at almost any time.
The power company have furnished
electricity for sewing machine mo-
tors and other things. The Stand
rod bank furnished comfortable
rooms for the surgical dressing chap
ter until they proved too small for
the class. Every hall in town has
been gladly opened for use for long
or short periods.
The sale Of Red Cross thimbles
netted perhaps 500. Dances and
dinners and quilts have been made
money producers. Relief societies
and churches have been untiring in
their efforts. with the young people
of their congregations following very
closely in the wake of their more ex-
perienced leaders. The Maccabes
are mentioned for activity. The Red
Cross society has given lunches and
been on the alert to gather in neces-
sary cash.
Schools all over the county have
exceeded every friendly demand for
cheerful service. oSchool teachers
have not fallen in line, but often in
iative to give plays, concerts and
other entertainments that have sup
piled valuable recreation and con-
tributed largely to the fund account.
Hayes Gift Shop, the Bon Ton and
Jorgensen's grocery have donated a
percentage of their sales, thereby
showing faithful loyalty. The mer-
chants and printers have thought
fully forgotten to send in bills quite
frequently.
When necessity enforced more
commodious quarters for the faith
full sewing, knitting and Belgian re-
lief chapters Mr.. Parkinson came
promtly to relieve the situation by
donating the use of Buttcane hall for
one year. Then when those tireless
surgical dressingers were too
crowded for comfort, the Boise
Payette Lumber company came to
rescue them by providing delightful
housing during the period TO the
war.
We all remember what big boost
those jolly good natured stockmen,
farmers wives and children, yes, and
the farmers themselves of course,
gave with their street sales of that
wonderful rooster, the calf, Tor was
it calves sheep and hens and eggs.
And the Central market sold do
mated veal and we all bought it and
pronounced it good tho we paid so
cents pound. What lot of fun
we had over those sales.
There was a chautauQua check for
$125. Aberdeen and Shelley are
often mentioned with larger or small
amounts, while every little village
or hamlet has gone over the top in
effort. The entertainment committee
has turned in check for $42.2O they
had made by securing subscriptions
to the Designer. The 1. o. O. F.
lodge was noted to have contributed
$1S.25. The membership commit
tee scored innings very often. There
is an entry that says this; april 9,
cake sold $4,000, another. april %,
sale of pig, donated by j. Hull
$3.50" Same date records a dona-
ton of $500 from Mrs. Anna Mat
tice and another from P. N. G. club
for $40 while still another few
days later says the Broadway base
ball league contributed $1,000 of
their hard earned money.
And now we run across a very
thoughtful and unique manner of be-
slowing a gift. On June % a mo-
ton was made that Mr.. Monroe our
county agent be asked to go out and
select an acre of wheat that Walter
Hagen had some time before prom
ised the Red Cross. OF course they
could trust Mr.. Monroe to select an
acre patch yielding we'll.
Another time Mr.. Garvin brought
them $152.45 of base ball money.
Then a chicken sale again that
proved a winner by $14.50 and the
next entry was Mr.. Doud gave them
$4,000 and Mr.. Paxton $1,000. And
now we reach the important celebra-
tion on Saturday night because we
wanted to shout over some good news
from the front. Five young ladies
dressed as nurses collected $287.00
on the streets that night. On the
same date the Belgian relief gave
the treasurer $70.13. George Cob
bley ,$2.40, Orson Andrus $1,000
Craig Watts $3.50. The minutes do
not say gentlemen collected these
amounts, they are listed as dona-
tions. ]. S. Davis donated $1,000
on September and Joseph Williams
brought them $24.50, also there was
an auction sale of $24,50 and so on
the good things run. Mrs. Watson
$3.50 in another entry, camp fire
girls $51.45, j. B. Sage $1,000. About
the last record is an offering by the
city of all the round up concessions.
We nearly forgot all of those books
for the soldiers and Christmas boxes
This incomplete report gives the
reader an idea of the hearty respone,
unity and support and generous eff
fort Bingham county has bestowed
upon Red Cross work the past year.
Truly good showing and encourage
ment for further effort to continue