The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-11-05
IONA COUNTY RED
CROSS WON'T HAVE
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
REVIEWS ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP
FOR ENSUING YEAR FROM
FUNDS ON HAND

When the call for nation wide
Red Cross membership campaign was
announced, to be conducted by every
chapter in the United States during
the period from November lst to Nc
vember 11th, the directors OF Iona
county chapter were asked TO organ
ize a campaign in this county and 10
make a strenuous effort TO secure
membership renewals from every per-
son residing in the county.
Ionia county chapter was very nap
pilv situated, however, in that the
chanter had nearly $4,000 on hand
in its treasury, $4,000 being in LII
hertv bonds which the directors had
purchased at prevailing market rates
and the remaining $lO,0OO In casn'
This fund had been saved Dy the OH
GERS and directors from previous con,
tributions made to the work OF the heu
Cross in this county by Iona peopie
and was being held to meet any specl-
al call upon their chapter fcr emer-
gency work, or for work here IN our
own county. There being no lmmedl-
ate needs confronting the chapter,
however. and all this money having
been contributed by loria county peo-
ple. the directors felt tat the chapter
could well afford to take from TINS
fund a sufficient amount to renew tho
membership Of each person belonging
TO Ionia Co. chapter and in that way
relieve the people of Ionia county
from the necessity of contributing at
tbis time to the Red Cross work, ana
so the directors voted at a special
meeting held last Saturday TO renew
from the funds on hand in the chapter
treasury. every membership on the
rolls of Ionia county chapter, Novem-
her 1st. 1919, and also to pay IRON
funds on hand the sum of 81 ,oS1 ~
which county chapter had been asked
to raise to help finance the operations
of the National American Red Cross
for the coming year. This action on
the part of the directors was not TAX
en- until every director of lonia county
chapter had had an opportunity to ex-
press his or her preference in the mat
ter. and the result of the ballot taken
bv mail showed all but 3 of the n
directors and officers opposed to ask
ing the people of Ionia county TO con-
tribute to the Red Cross at this time
when Ionia county chapter had such
abundant funds on hand.
This action by the directors means
that Ionia county will return lOO
per cent membership report, that ev-
ery person who paid 81 for member
ship in Icnia county chapter last year
will have his or her membership re-
newed by the chapter for another year
and that Ionia county's full quota will
be paid without asking the people to
contribute or subscribe one single
cent. This is surely most gratifying
condition and one the entire mem
bership should be proud Of.
At the request of National Head
quarters the annual meeting of al
chapters was postponed until Wednes-
day, November 10Th 1919, so the an
nual meeting of Ionia county chapter
will be held at the City hall, Ionia
Mich, at 7:30 o'clock p. m, on Wed
nesday. November 10Th at which meet.
ing a full report of the chapters op-
erations for the year ending June 30tf
1919 will be read. and 16 directors
elected to take the place Of Thos A
Carten. Royal A. Hawley, Judge +
ID. M. Davis, Miss Florence Washburn
Alex. Robertson, Charles l.. Killing
Mai. Frank R. Chase, DR.. r. w. Alton
Samuel Velte, Erners Nash, Charles E
HUM, Rev. John M. Doyle, George w
Amsden, Louis F. Lobdell. Victor F
Upton and Thane Benedict, whose
terms of office expire.
All members of Ionia county chapter
are urged to attend this annual meet
ing of the Chapter.