The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-01
Red Cross Funds
To Be Subscribed
ALLOTMENT PLAN WILL RE
USED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
CARRYING ON WORK

That the allotment plan of rais-
ing funds for Red Cross work, plan
similar to the plan used in the sale
OF Liberty Bonds and based on the
same individual allotments, will be
used in raising the funds which the
local Red Cross branch needs to car
)ry on its work, was determined at
meeting at the armory last Fri
day evening. This meeting was held
under the auspices of the America
First League of Redwood Falls and
w ). Brammer, president of the
league presided. The matter of rails
ing the funds by the allotment meth
od was thoroughly discussed from
many angles and it was finally left
with the Red Cross Ways and Means
Committee, represented by a sub
committee consisting of II. w. Ward.
Or. j. w. Inglis and C. A. Lauter-
bach, to adopt a working plan for
the making of the necessary solicit
tations.
Discussion.
Mrs. G. R. Pease, chairman of the
Redwood Falls branch, gave clear
ana concise report of the work done
oy the branch during the past sew
eral months of service and showed
her audience very plainly that un-
less sufficient money were forthcom-
ing for future needs, the women who
are doing the Red Cross work were
sure to. be seriously handicapped.
Some OF the figures of the amounts
spent for materials for hospital gar
ments and surgical dressigns were
a revelation to the people present
VINO mad previously had no compre.
henslon of the scope of the work.
= AT the request of F. Clague. Mrs.
margaret Little, chairman of the
redwood County branch, told of the
necessity OF the work, and gave a
snort summary of the system under
winch county and local branches work
IN order to best cooperate and CO.
ordinate with headquarters. Mrs
Lutte stlf1ed any fear her hearers
may nave had of the possibility of
dong more Red Cross work than was
necessary, or of even doing enonoh
or OF making too many of one kind
OF garment, etc. While Mrs. Iittla
spoke most commendingly of the work
done by the various chairmen of
branches throughout the county she
was was not backward about SAVING that
the majority of the women n the
county had not yet proved them
serves big enough for the iob which
the war has given them to do. and
she urged, not only the raisino of
more money, but the entrance into
the actual Red Cross work of evor,
woman in the county in order that
the output may be doubled or tr;nlad
W While reports from headquarters show
tnat Redwood County work ranks
hlgn IN quality, it could be and should
De materially increased in ouant;tv
MRS. Llttle's talk was an earnest nlea
Tor a greater and more united ef.
fort. i'eu eI-
,, y. "A. Lauterbach, representing the
ways and Means Committee, gave a
snort talk on the means which had
oeen used in the past to raise funds
Of the tremendous overhead expense
and waste of energy in givin9 ON
etc., for the raising of
funds, and told of the committees
plan to have each person subscribe
monthly amount, the amount to be
determined by the Liberty loan aIIot-
ments, and to have thereby sufi-
clent fund each month for the car
rrylng on of the work. FOLLOWING Mr.
Lauterbach's talk there was further
discussion of the question by ]. P.
Cooper, F. Clague and A. C. Dolliff'
J. A. Schmahl Talks.
julius A. Schmahl, secretary of
state, was present and was called on
ooy Mr.: Brammer for short talk
Mr.. Schmahl gave stirring patriotic
,alk urging greater cooperation
among Americans in all branches of
var work, urging that the country
become unit in all branches of the
work and that pocket books be opened
Q the sacrifice for all war needs.
anyone who felt he had been doing
IN act OF pure patriotism by buving
liberty bonds was rudely startled
rom his SNUG belief by Mr.. Schmahl
Who was strong in his statements
nat such purchases merely showed
'ood business judgment and were not
necessarily patriotic as they called
or NO sacrifice. Mr.. Schmahl com
aended highly the work of the Red
ross, the Salvation Army. the K
t e., and the Y. M. c.. A.. and
leaded that they be helped to the
ull extent of each citizens mower