Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-23

Of RED CROSS
Bad Roads and Influenza
Combine to Force Ex-
tension Of Time to
January /.
WEBSTER COUNTY 1sT
Many Counties are Coming
Forward With Fine
Showings.


roads and the 'fu" have delayed com.
/pleting the Red Cross roll call in SC
many Iowa chapters who do not want
to bring in Incomplete reports and have
asked for an extension of time that the
roll call in Iowa has been extended to
January /. This will give every chap,
ter that has not completed its roll call
ample time to do SO.
Iowa's answer to the roll call must
be in keeping with all OF her other war
3 activities. The answer each chapter in
the state gives will tell the story Of it's
loyalty to the principles expressed
through the Red Cross.
Splendid reports have been coming in
during the past week from every part
I OF the state. Practically complete re-
ports have been received from num-
Der of counties showing one hundred
per cent enrolment for the entire coun-
ty. Webster county was the first coun-
ty in the Central Division to make such
a report. Other counties reported in
the hundred per cent column are Mar
shall, Kossuth, Bremen, and PalO Alto.
Some Fine Records.
Clarinda almost doubled its member
ship Of last year in order to make it
unanimous this year. Boone county has
its campaign almost completed on a
hundred per cent basis. Council Bluffs,
with three counties in its jurisdiction,
is close to the goal. Estherville report
ed 100 per cent Sunday, December Is.
Abel was the first town in the state to
send in a hundred per cent report. III
tonka had its 100 per cent plus cam
paign completed by Monday noon.
Hamilton county, battling with the
'hu,' records fair response to the
voluntary enrolment campaign. Bel
mond has already increased its last
years membership Of 1000 to almost
1900 and is still going. Cedar Falls re-
ports that it will reach the goal in spite
Of the "flti' and bad roads. Pocahontas
county has number of 100 per cent
precincts and expects the county to be
completely enrolled today. Iowa City,
Independence and Waterloo reported
wonderful success. Bayard will have
one hundred per cent plus. Union coun-
ty is reports safe for 100 per cent.
Page county will be unanimous. Fort
Madison reports splendid results with
100 per cent in sight. Toledo had 95
per cent Of it's homes enrolled, 100 per
cent before they got started, Odebolt
reports the town as sure for 100 per
cent Shelby county is doing fine. Col
fax reports twelve out of sixteen coun-
try precincts 100 per cent. Cass county
reports some Of its precincts completed
with 100 per cent reports. These are
just a few typical reports selected from
the large number Of preliminary re-
ports received at state headquarters. :
Last years membership campaign re-
suited in an enrolment of over AZ per
cent of the entire population of the
state, or one million members. This is
double the average enrolment made
throlighoult the nation and was double
the number that had been thought pos
sible at national headquarters, as the
campaign was based on maximum en-
rollment of about 20 per cent.
This year no goal was set excepting
that of universal membership. This
means that each chapter must enroll
Mt least sixty-five per cent OF its popu-
lation in the one dollar or annual mem
bership class and the balance in the
Red Cross.
Junior Enrolment.
The junior enrolment is reported as
practically completed. over eighty per
cent of the children in the state being
enrolled through the school units. State
Director WEIGH of the Junior Red
Cross states that over 1900 schools
are organized as junior auxiliaries
with total membership of approxi-
mately 100000. Reports from roll call
committees throughout the state indi-
cate that the enrolment of ch;ilren
under school age is, rapidly bringing
the total enrolment in the Junior Red
Cross to universal membership.
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