The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-10
ABOLISH OUR
RED CROSSE.
Not If keokuk, Who Has Done so
Much for It Can Help It, and
She Thinks She Can
Prevent It
A COUNTY SEAT TANGLE
Ignorance at Des Moirfes Of the Pc
euiiar Civil Conditions Probab-
Iy Accounts for Strange
Move.

/ Move.
| Notwithstanding the fact that Keo-
kuk has contributed three or four
times as much money as Fort Madl-
son to Red Cross financial drives,
and has sent more nurses per capita
to war service than any other city
in America, in response to the Red
4 Cross call, the state headquarters
has asked the Keokuk chapter to
4 surrender its charter. to allow the
only one in Lee county to be at Fort
Madison.
| Keokuk is not going to do 1t with
out a big fight, in which tho chapter
officers will be backed UP by every
man and woman in Keohuk.
The news was reported to the Keo-
kuk chapter by it's officers, and 1t
was at once determined to file
strong protest.
Two County Seats Here.
There is a plan for reorganization
of the Red Cross in Iowa, and the
proposed plan provides for only one
chapter In county, and all other
units become auxiliary to it.
|
ter yesterday afternoon the presi-
dent, C. F. Mcfarland, read a letter
from Dr. A. E. Kepford, state chair
man, in which the plan was ex-
planned and request made for the
surrender of the charter.
; The local executive board, by
unanimous vote, decided to protest
the request, since Lee county Is
| unique, in that it has two county
seats and practically all activities
are carried on in dual form.
: There are now only two chartered
chapters in the county, one at each
, county seat, and 1t was felt by the
board that this really is the spirit
; Of reorganization-to have the coun
7 ty chapter at the county seat.
. When the matter Is finally settled
, Dr. Kepford will come into the coun
, ty to carry out whatever decision Is
: made by the central division Of the
Red Cross to which jurisdiction Keo
; kuk belongs.
The annual meeting Of the loca
chapter will be held on October 20
Before that time there is grea
y amount Of clerical work to be don'
= in checking over the 5000 member
i ship cards and in checking the maya
/ zine subscriptions. An office woman
e will be employed to do this work.
s. The president was empowered b.
g the executive board to appoint /:
e nominating committee which shall
select the personnel Of the following
J. new committees: Membership com
mittee, committee on membership
e records, committee on magazine men
o. berships, committee to plan TO
H.. 49, III,
r ce1ve and ship nutshells and frui
with the board Of health in case @
to an influenza epidemic. These con
IL mittees are to be announced later.
r. A communication was read froI
i'd the Y. w. C. A. directors regardip
the renewal of lease with them 70
* rooms used for Red Cross work i
e. the Y. w. c. A. building The Re
I'd Cross has been paying $35 mont
n for the space used in the Y. w. G. A
Of including the auditorium. The ma
A. ter was referred for decision to
IN committee composed of the heads {
f. departm ents, as follows: Miss Meig
n Mrs. c. F. Mcfarland, Mrs. JOSEF
,L O'Brien, Mrs. J. N. D. Chenowetl
no Hamill, Mrs. Charles Van Sittert an
Mrs. John Dunlap.
he To Open Recruiting Office.
40 Miss inertia Mitchell was preser
re- at the board meeting and made
report of her trip to Chicago in tn
by interest of the overseas hospital hi
81 service. The substance of her r,
port has already appeared In TIL
Gate City. A recruiting office wi
be opened at 4 o'clock Friday afte
lie noon in DR.. F. M. FuIler's office q
n Fifth and Blondeau streets.
O. The establishment Of a mote
as corps was informally discussed, bu
in no action taken
Miss Meigs presented the repol
of of the sewing department.. of whic
II. Mrs. Joseph O'Brien is chairman
Thirty pajama suits and thirty morl
I'd ing Jackets were made during tn
% month.
Mrs. Charles Van Sittert, chairma
IN of the knitting department OF tn
no rural auxilfaries. reported finishe
Al articles received from Montrose, Vii
~ cennes, Primrose, Sugar Creek, Sun
=. mitvflle, Melrose and Mooar, an
- that supplies of wool had been ser
N to New Boston and Donnellson.
- Mrs. j. N. d. Chenowith re2orte
IN that sewing supplies had been ser
ie to the auxiliaries at DonnelIson, Sal
dusky, Montrose Primrose, Charlie
ton, New Boston and Melrose. Sh
IL been received from Donnellson, Mon
to rose, Slrnmitville, Primrose. Charlie
n ton, New Boston and Melrose.