The Redwood gazette., 1919-11-26
Red Cross Program
Now Planned For
MRS. Al. WINTER RETURNS FROM
SIX WEEKS or TRAINING At
MPLS.. HEADQUARTERS.
PLANS WELL LAID
CHAIRMAN APPOINTS COMMIT
TEE TO BEGIN SOCIAL SER
VDCEW0RK IN BRANCH

VICE WORK IN BRANCH.
Mrs. Maude Winter who went to
Minneapolis six weeks ago to take
special course in social service work
returned last Saturday and the social
work in Redwood Falls win begin
under the direction. in the very near
future
The course which Mrs. Winter took
was very comprehensive one for such
/ >. short period and included the work
/ ing out of practical family problems
| in the homes OF Minneapolis, the study
OF social problems under the direction
of the faculty of the State University
q short course in practical nursing and
q course in office management, report
making ETC., the course entire fitting
her especially well for her work as
| Executive Secretary of the Social Ser
!. vice Work of the Redwood Falls
Branch This branch decided several
! months ago to adopt the Red Cross
Peace Program and it was in accord
ance with this decision that Mrs, Win
ter was sent, by the Branch, to take
the above mentioned course of work
Branch headquarters have been opened
in. the club rooms under the Farmers
State Bank and plans for the carrying
on of the work will develop rapidly.
i George A. Barnes, Chairman of the
/ Redwood Falls Branch has appointed
the following committees to work un
der Mrs, Winters direction and super
vision;
Executive and Finance w. H. Gold.
! G. A. Jaehning, Mrs. Maude Weldon.
Rev. Albert Torbet, g, A. Lautterbach.
! r. A. Cooper and Frank Clague.
Relief Mrs. Lena Stensvad, Mrs.
Margaret Johnson, Mrs. Grace Phil
: brick, Mrs. Inez Luscher, Mrs. Julia
Glassco, Mrs. Tena KuenzIi and Mrs.
Anna Ward.
!. Conference;-JOS. r. KEEFE, DIR.
E. C. Horn, Bert Virgins, w. C. Starr,
F. L. French, Mrs. Margaret Klaus.
} Mrs. Addie Neufert, DR.. B. P. Finn.
. d. NJ. Tiffany, A. NJ. Dennistoun, Mrs.
Lucy Finn, Mrs. Jennie Everett, Mrs.
! Cora Grapp, Mrs Sarah Christensen.
Mrs. Adella Pratt, L,sP. Larson, c. F.
! Martin, Mrs Ella Dripps, Max r. H.
] Treu w, NJ. Smith, Fl. VI. Aune, Mrs.
, Josephine Gold, Mrs Ella Dripps, Max
J r. H Treu, w. NJ. Smith, Fl. NJ Aune.
Mrs. Josephine Gold, Mrs Margaret
/ Little, F. G. Hubbard, Mrs. Bess M
Wilson.
The Board of Directors of the
Branch consists of GEORGE A
BARNES, A. NJ. Dennistoun, Mrs,
Louise Fsrasier, Mrs. Grace Philbrick.
Mrs. Jennie Everett, Mrs. Lydia
Thompson, Mrs. Maude Weldon, Rev.
: Albert Torbet, Mrs. Minnie Reynolds.
Mrs, Margaret McRae, Clinton H.
Baldwin, Mrs Cora Grapp, Mrs. JOS
/ ephine Gold, Mrs. Lena Stensvad, Mrs.
I Mary CaIIaghan, Mrs. Ella Vihstadt,
: Mrs Julia Glassco, w S. Bramncr
D. NJ Tiffany and Mrs Margaret
Johnson.
The Disaster committee consists OF
w. M. SMITH, G.. w. Gold, r. Stems
vad and H. A. Baldwin. As the work
:, progresses other committees will be
Y appointed to take care of the differ
J, ent lines of work 1t is the purpose
D of the chairman and executive secre
o tary. in accordance with plans for this
t work which are definitely outlined a
I headquarters TO interest as many peo-
!. plesi the work and to share the work
e among just as many of the workers
e of the branch as possible in order that
i the cooperation may be complete be
: cause everyone is interested in work
ing for a common cause. The Peace
e Program is quite the largest commun1-
/ ty movement the residents of Red
: wood Falls have ever undertaken anc
e in order to attain the ultimate success
hoped for it. it must have the hearti
! est cooperation of every community
well wisher The prospects ar
bright for this kind of success in Red
y wood Falls.
One of the first undertakings of
) the Branch will be the urging of for
: mer service men to reinstate heir in
:, surance before, December 81. 1919.
: In order to give all former service
:. men whose insurance has lapsed OF
i been cancelled fair chance to rein
state their insurance, including men
who have been on. of the service eigh.
teen months or more and who are
therefore barred from reinstatement
under former ruling, a special blan-
: ket ruling is made which allows all
, service men to reinstate their lnsur'
!, ance before December 81, 1917, pro
: vided that each applican. is in as good
: Health as at date Of discharge or al
!, expiration of the grace period, which.
i ever is the later date and so states II
5 his application.
: A particular effort viii be made b.
: s the Red Cross Chapters to get In touch
= with the men who have been out Of
: s service a year and half and who ar
: : consequently barred from reinstate
: nen.. The local Chapter requests tn
= special corporation Of every friend o
= = the soldier to find these men and &C
|. :. Quaint them with the fact that th'
= = reinstatement privilege has been re
Al opened to them.