The evening current., 1918-05-04
LOCAL WAR WORK
DISCUSSED
ALI AGREE TO SPEED ~ IN
DIFFERENT PHASES OF WORK
AND ESPECIALLY TO RAISE
MORE ron RED CROSS.

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room at the court muse tu con
slider the better workings OF the
club.
chairman OF the council, United
/ states Commissioners w. r. Nc
/ Twain, NJ. X. Smith. 4. T.. Will
lIams, Sheriff Hewitt, George NJ
Cooke. Supt. l.. r.. Foster, H. NJ
Gage, OF the council, and a. T..
/ Boyd, u. l.. Williams. n. e. DOern-
ing, ID. r. Hill, II. ID. Pullium. II.
II. Christian, W. L. McLenathen,
II G Hill w II Ludlaw OF the club,
and County superintendent w. A.
Poore aud Howard Kerr OF the
Red Cross.
II developed that some commun-
ities had not canyassed their local
itiee as well as others. and meth
DDS were discussed OF bringing
! outsiders within the club. IL was
also seen that members of some
chapters had not been called on
| for voluntary assessments outside
OF the annual two dollars. but had
been informed by the directors
that drives would come In the fu-
/ ture and that the members OF the
club were TO hold themselves in
readiness to contribute to such
drives.
The funds OF the club are kept
separately. so that each precinct
knows what II has contributed TO
the general treasury, both In dues
and IN war fund, which Is Il
| fund kept distinct from the war
! fund, which comes from the assess
ments. IL was said In the dis
cussion that members had been
found who expected to get by with
| out contributing more than their
two dollars annually to the club.
This impression must be combated
thoroughly, and II was the general
impression that a sum OF ten dol
lars al least should be asked as
an average contribution. Those
who can contribute more will be-
expected to do so. and the local
committee has IL In mind TO see
that they do so contribute. The
club rs not to be refuge for
! slackers. Rather IL is the ma
! chine by which slackers may be
| routed out OF their sleep, and
made TO contribute to the war
] funds OF the club.
II was learned that the ladies OF
the Carlsbad chapter OF the Red
Cross had 80 speeded up their or
ganization within the last Thrift
days that they are now consuming
! three times as much material as
/ they did month ago. Conse-
! quently. the members OF the finance
committee are being hard pressed
to find funds ior the chapter.
The assessments before furnished
about hundred dollars a month
: to the local funds. but now three
hundred dollars a month are
needed. How to get this was dis
cussed. II was decided that a
more thorough canvass OF the
Carlsbad chapter OF the Lick the
Kaiser Club would be made. and
! also that a sum OF three hundred
: dollars be advanced TO the Red
Cross. with the understanding that
! this SUN Is TO be considered as
paid from the funds OF the big
! drive.
Several members. notably j. l..
, Williams. of Malaga. Hugh Gage.
OF Hope. and N. G. Doerning, OF
| Cottonwood, said that the women
! of their Red Cross aurilie ries fire.
f., quently gave box suppers. parties,
( or had other means OF raising
funds FOR the Red Cross. and IL
was thought wise to encourage
I theso local affairs in every way
possible, but not to consider the
funds paid into them or raised by
them as in any way connected with
the Ack the Kaiser Club.
A motion was finally passed.
! the sense OF which was that head
quarters should apportlon to chap
ters assessments which are TO be
raised on basis OF the white en-
rollment on the poll tax. and that
the local chapters should make
the collections and forward the
sam, 10 the central office.
IAN adjournment was taken al
six o'clock, as certain members OF