Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21

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ginning at 9 a., M, and within an hour
all were on the trail of Red Cross
pledges.
MEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON -
Yesterday afternoon about 200 OF
these workers attended the final meet
ing held at the Commercial club whes
M. B. Hutchinson, vice county chairman,
explained the details of the plan for
canvassing the city and instructed the
workers. The presence of SO large
number Of workers was made the sub
ject of compliments to those present
who were urged to be out this morn
ing and they were ready in goodly
numbers to begin work when the drive
started today.
WOMEN BUSY, TOO
The woman's committees under the
direction IF DR.. Margaret Mills, We're
present at headquarters and the army
Of women started out when their male
fellow workers began. The chairmen
of the various committees in charge OF
the drive under DR.. Mills, follows:
First Ward, Mrs. Charles Hallberg;
second ward, Mrs. w. B. Bonnifeld
and Mrs. Patrick Maloney; third ward,
Mrs. J. K. Dysart; fourth ward, Mrs: F.
B. Thrall: fifth ward, Mrs. B. A. Hand;
\ sixth ward Mrs. r. 0. Clapp; seventh
ward, Mrs. c. D. Evans; factories, Mrs.
]. v. Culran; public schools. Mrs.
Frank Hoffman,; business district,
Mfs. +. A. Tisdale.
ACCEPT LIBERTY BONDS
IN many places throughout the coun-
try the Red Cross is accepting Liberty
Bonds as donations to the war fund
and local committees will take any
such donations that are offered.
The committees hope to clean up the
canvass here within a few days and a
strenuous effort will be made to rush
the drive through.
STOCKPORT ENTHUSIASTIC
George B.Baker, an attorney from
sixourney who has been engaged to
speak 1t many places during the Red
Gross campaign throughout the state,
wss In Ottumwa. today and left this
afternoon for Council Bluffs from
]whenoe he VIII begin two days tour
ok Shelby county speaking tomorrow
q Harlan. .
!, M. Baker was the speaker at rous-
ing meetings held Saturday and Sun
day In Van Buren, county towns. sat
lurday afternoon q big and enthusiastic
meeting was held at Stockport where
largo parade proceeded the program
which was held In the public square.
Rev. Mr.. Jordan Of the M. e. church
lpresided and introduced the speaker.
Noats In the parade included many
pfe&tily decorated autos. among which
iWas some for the Red Cross In which
the women were engaged In knitting
and other activities that. make up Red
Cross work. A flag raising was feat
mo Of the occasion.
NO FUNDS soLITITED
Saturday night at Selma a meeting
was held In the high school auditorium
ct which q big crowd assembled and
aSsin Mr.. Baker spoke. The meetings
IN both places were preliminary to the
big campaign that opened today and
there was no soliciting Of funds at the
meetingy. *.
Sunday night another similar meet
ing was held In the M. e. church at
Keosauqua where the several local
church congregations Joined In union
meeting. MT. Paker spoke on the Red
Cross war fund drive and an orchestra
discoursed music before the speaking
program. The governors proclamation
was read end the people were enthu-
siastic for the big state and nation
wide campaign launched today. No so
Letting was made at the meeting.
poUps ExcEEDs QUOTA
In Douds last night a rousing Red
Cross meeting was held for the people
Of Douds-Leando and q full house
greeted the speakers who came from
Bloomfield for the occasion. Ellsworth
Rominger, Mrs. Della Sewers and
County Chairman Dr.. Young of Davis
County Red Cross, spoke. Mrs. Young
accompanied the speakers. The solicit
inx for funds at the close resulted In
raising 1912 although the community's
quota Il but 500. The people OF that
vicinity expect to raise at least $1,000
1oR the war fund drive.