Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-03-06
Big WORK BY RED CROSS
5,49O ARTICLES MADE AND SHIP
PED THIS YEAR
Chapter Presents Detailed Account of
Two Months Expenditures
and Receipts

During the last two weeks of Feb
ruary, over 5000 surgical dressings
: were made. Of this number 1900
were made by the high school stu
dents. Viroqua's quota is 1900 per
week. In addition, nearly 100 BAN
dages were completed
The Viroqua Red Cross has made
large shipments to Lacrosse during
the first two months of the year. 234
hospital garments, POP knitted gar
ments, and 5,054 surgical supplies
have been sent, and are now, undoCbt-
eddy, on their way to the front. 4
large number OF supplies is again on
hand which viii comprise the first
shipment to Chicago from the Vernon
county chapter.
Up to date the sum of 1897 has
been taken from the creamery checks
in payment for Red Cross member
ships and renewals, Mrs. Casperson
paying the money into the Red Cross
treasury at a business meeting held
on February 27. Two hundred or
more dollars remains to be collected
from the same source. One half of
this money has been sent to Wash
ington Through LaCrosse) for Ma
tional A. r. c. work. Since the gen
erous action taken by the Viroqua
creamery, two others, Bangor and
/ West Salem, have followed suit.
Large meetings for Red Cross sew
! ing were held at Round Prairie at the
homes of Mrs. Henry Eskestrand and
Mrs. Gerhardt Thompson.
There are now twenty-five red cross
es displayed on the large flag at the
Bekkedal warehouse. These crosses
represent the number of members
therein, a large percent of the people
employed there having recently JOIN
ed.
The Thursday club will meet once a
week for Red Cross sewing.
The Davis school community club
will meet this week and make plans for
doing Red Cross sewing under the
| leadership of Mrs. Beck.
| A donation of SITE was received,
| the proceeds of 2 coffee given at the
residence Of Mrs. Tennis Olson.
Financial report of secretary for
| month ending January 81, 1918. Re
ceipts: Balance on hand S634.70, re-
ceived for memberships S175.00, re-
ceived for donations $3.50, total
$685. Disbursements: Mary Cros-
! by R. R. fare 1925, Torger Fortney
hotel bill $500, Lacrosse chapter
memberships $4,000. refund to treas
ury $3.50, Lacrosse chapter account
! S64.7O, Surenson & Dahl outings and
muslin $42.49, J. 0mundson muslin
! $3.50, Surenson & Dahl outing and
/ muslin 1894, Wells Fargo Co. Elk
press SOC, O.G. Munson printing $500
! A. J. Beat yarn $578, o. Z. Davis
gauze S46.96, H. E. Rogers muslin
and gauze $14.77, Surenson & Dahl
outing S1.6S, Suite & Tate muslin
S13.70, Nj. J. Felix muslin S25.73, G.
] F. Dahl SABA, Lacrosse chapter mem
/ berships S66.25, Suttle & Tate thread
and buttons 1919, H. f. Rogers mus
! lin $13.13, Surenson q Dahl outing
I 1874, NJ. J. Felix muslin 1928. Total
! S563.04
Report of secretary for month end
! ing February IS. Receipts; Balance
on hand $34196, memberships S4780C
donations $4,000, total 1920. Dis
! bursements: Lacrosse chapter cards
/ $500, Mrs. c. w. Graves, Scott Rose
bill $192, c. f. Dahl gauZe etc $62. 10
Mrs. Knudson cleaning S1.00, Lillian
! Proctor express S1.52, Olson Variety
Store outing S16.36, Lacrosse chapter
! Hitch. E. Rogers muslin etc 1888
NJ. J. Felix muslin etc S26.63, SaueI
& Co. shears soc, J. 0mundson $1.45
| Surenson & Dahl outing etc S75.27
! Chris Ostrem yarn etc $44O7, Wells
! Fargo Co. express $69.18, Lacrosse
chapter memberships $205.25. Total
! S5QA 60