The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

Creed, for the Patriotic Child" Any
one interested in this foundation
work may obtain copies free from
the extension department at Ames.
In Davenport the Parent-Teachers
association promoted their use. The
cooperation of superintendent and
tea chers was secured then each
teacher used her own method to
have the children learn the few
simple verses. One teacher used
them In her memory work, the card
being given the child as reward;
lin another room the verse was writ
ten on the blackboard, the children
competing with each other in learn
ing them and so winning card.
Any method may be used, and the
benefits to the child are those that
satisfy them as to what and why
they are asked to save. It is a
simple and effective method which
interests children and which may be
done anywhere by anyone without
cost.
The various clubs Of Council Bluffs
are all doing some form of war
work. Each department of the wom-
ems club has undertaken some
special line. The welfare department
sold $1,000 in Red Cross seals, one
half went to the state Red Cross, the
other half to the Visiting Nurse as
ISOLATION. The home department has
done good work in food conservation.
The entire club has set aside one day
each week for local Red Cross work.
Other clubs working in the Red
Cross rooms are tho Ideal, the Oak
land Avenue, Tuesday History. and
University clubs.
The Cedar Falls Women's club,
since May 1917, has bought 500 Lib
erty bonds, individual club women
have invested $4,000 in bonds. The
club subscribed for Red Cross fund
$50; for Y. w. G. A. war fund, s225:
for subscriptions obtained for this
fund. $1.2s5; given to war library,
SIS; subscriptions secured, $32.
Other committees are doing Red
Cross and war refugee work and
have given monograph records to
Fort Camp dodge.
The Onawa Art club, Mrs. P. K.
Holbrook, president. has turned over
It's club rooms to the surgical dress.
ings classes. The president says we
continue our regular meetings, but
we meet in the corners and around
the cages. Inc CluD HAS JUST SlSeu d
series Of fine musical entertainm
turning over the net receipts of $3.50
to the local Red Cross. A community
week of song is being arranged.
The Washington Women's club has
given a service flag to their town.
1t is to be hung in the postoffice
The Griswold Women's club has
given SIS to the local Red Cross.
The press chairman is indebted to
Miss Mary Bliss Of Iowa Falls for
an interesting account of the Parch-
ment club OF which Miss Bliss is
president It is one Of the older
clubs of the town, and it takes pride
in the recognition accorded three Of
it's former presidents. Mrs. Annabell
Collins Coe, former president Of the
Minnesota federation, and present
member of the G. f. directorate;
Mrs. Anna L. Burdick, appointed on
the government commission on voca.
tional education, and Miss Blache
Stoddard who is county superinten-
dent of Hardin county. The club is
active in all lines of war relief work.
| Miss Bliss who is the third men,
Der of the scholarship and loan COM
mittee reports the following contri-
! buttons from her district; Eagle
Grove Women's club, $40; Bows, Ich
Dein, $10 and Thursday club, IS.