The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-05-21
Sl735 SUBSCRIBED
FIRST DRIVE DAY

hSSo IMAM d year ago Ine he0 cross
called upon the American people TO-.
fund of one hundred million dollars
from which to finance tue tremendous
work of relief and reconstruction that
was vital to our allies ard ourselves,
If the German terror was TO be beaten
back.
Necessity as well as humanity COM
PEELED the work, for while the gallant
allied armies were grimly winning a
way to victory, suffering and want
were taking dreadful toll among the
civil populations from which all ar
mics must draw their strength. II
the morale of the entente was to be
upheld-if the war was to be won,
practical relief must be forthcoming
on a scale greater and more far
reaching than the world had ever
seen.
And since America was the only
country with resources adequate to
the needs. it fell naturally to the
American Red Cross to act as the
organized spirit of our great nation in
this war behind the battle line.
And so the call came for the first
war fund and in one week Americas
answer went echoing back to Europe
more than a hundred million Wa.
freely given to make the world fit for
democracy. At that time the member
ship of the Red Cross was less thar
two million. In six months it had in
creased to five million and with the
Christmas membership drive the en-
rollment sprang in one mighty bound
to twenty-five million loyal supporters
of this perfect embodiment of the ma
tons purpose in this war.
Today the American Red Cross is
the largest organization of any kind
in the world and the greatest force
for good. In the black welter of war
ring nations, it is the one bright spot
of hope-humanity' light
Yesterday, the first day of the Red
Cross drive to raise $4,000 in this
portion of the county. and 500, 100000
in the United States, brought in
naming days of the week are all as
good, the sum desired will be obtained
this week
Tables were placed in the two
banks, two drug stores and postoffice.
with attendants who received sub
seriptions.
The table at the Winnemucca State
Bank was in charge of Mrs. H. l.. VIII
lard in the morning and Mrs. P. j.
Mangan in the afternoon.
At the First National Bank, Mrs.
d. ]. Christen presided all day.
Mrs. w. p. Stephenson will have
charge of the table at the Stephenson
Drug Store every day and Miss Hazel
Ohmert every evening.
Miss Genie Langwith had the table
at the Eagle Drug Store in the morn
ing and Mrs. G. NJ. Southwark in the
afternoon.
Miss Theckla Wright was in charge
of the table at the postof1ce in the
morning and Miss Gwynne Davis in
the afternoon.
A joint committee meeting of the
Red Cross and the council of defense
committees was held last evening at
the council OF defense room in the
courthouse and reports were made
and further plans discussed. 1t was
decided that the table committees
would meet and report at the council
of defense room every evening
promptly at 7:30, turning in the days
receipts and the lists of contributors.
The meeting last night was attended
by nearly every committee member,
which is an indication of the interest
taken.
The following were appointed to
preside at the tables today;
First National Bank-Mrs. c. X.
Squires, all day.
Winnemucca State Bank-MrsI Ar
thur Harris in the morning and MISS
Helen Reinhart in the afternoon.
Eagle Drug Store-Mrs. II. l.. Will
lard in the morning and Mrs. T.. l..
Kidd in the afternoon.
Stephenson Drug Store-Mrs. W. T.
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Hazel Ohmert in the evening.
Postoffice-Miss Theckla Wright in
the morning and Miss Gwynne Davis
in the afternoon.
The committees had lot of circu-
lars and letters which they desired
to have delivered to residents of the
town. and a committee of boys and
girls from the high school was called
upon to do this. Six boys and siH
girls were selected and assigned ter
ritory. and in this way the entire
ground was covered in a very little
while.
The Boy Scouts and the committee
of high school students are certainl.
proving their worth. and every mem
Der gladly performs any duty whic
he or she is called upon to perform
One hundred and thirty-seven per
sons contributed yesterday throug
the various agencies above named, bu