Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-10-29
RED CROSS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIPS
County Organization For Securing
Renewal Of Members in
American Red Cross.

NOrIudn II. 1duakSOu, Lne county
chairman for the campaign for Sc
curing Red Cross memberships, has
appointed the following precinct chair
men to have charge of the drive which
begins November End and closes on
Armistice Day, November 18th:
Bessie Johnston, Atwater.
E. L. Guam. Village of Kandiyohl.
o. G. Nordue, VIII. of New London.
]. p. Johnson, Pennock.
H. c. Feig, Raymond.
Mrs. T. M. Findley, Spicer.
Olaf E. Negaard, Arctander,
J. o. Dahlberg, Burbank.
F. E. Carlson, Colfax.
N. B. Leines, Dovre.
l. T. Strom. East Lake Lillian.
C. Coos, Edwards.
John Kleberg, Fahlun.
Charles J. Berg, tennessee.
A. E. Boersma, Holland
A. w. Chalberg, Kandiyohi.
Gabrial Stene, Lake Andrew.
A. M. Hedin, Lake Lillian.
Paul Swenson. Mamre.
Theo. Gandrud, Norway Lake.
John Zuidema, Roseland.
A. H. Hall, Roseville.
Christ Fransein, St. Johns.
o. A. Klopp, Whitefield
Robert Thompson, Willmar.
H. S. Nelson, Lake Elizabeth.
Arthur Chesness, Irving.
E. G. Pagel, Harrison.
Martin Kloster, Green Lake.
>Fredolf Hultgren, New London.
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point from five to nine solicitors.
Miss Lille Noren is the chairman
for the City of Willmar, and has ap-
pointed the following chairman for
each ward:
First Ward, Jane Thorpe.
Second Ward, Ida Sanderson.
Third Ward, Mrs. Oscar E. Hoag-
berg.
Fourth Ward, Marie Pearson.
Each Ward Chairman will appoint
solicitors for each ward.
Emma T. Johnson will have charge
of the Red Cross Membership tag day,
which occurs on November 8th, when
everybody who does not have a button
will be tagged.
The executive committee consists of
Norman Tallakson, Lille Noren and
Herbert Hengstler. The solicitors
for each precinct will call on the peo-
pie the forepart of the week. 1t
is also planned to have tag day in
each village in the county,
Peace Program of Red Cross.
To preserve cid life; promote rural
hygiene; to combat disease and edu
cate the public in matters of health
Chapter committees are supposed tc
be we'll organized in the way Of public
health nursing; home care of the sick
and first aid and If the influenza re-
turns this year they are expected tc
make survey Of local resources. The
number of available beds. emergency
hospital facilities. social service, mo-
tor and canteen resources, Chapter
funds can be used in an emergency
for influenza work.
Although the obligations of the Red
Cross for foreign relief has not been
discharged and finished, the primary
purpose Of the Red Cross will be tc
serve Americans, through it's depart
ment of Home Service, First Aid, and
Junior membership, also to enroll
nurses, subject to emergency call, tc
conduct classes in home hygiene and
care of the sick, and to provide pub
lie health nurses to communities with
no adequate nursing provisions.
Completing the care of soldier an6
sailors families, and extending to civ
illans the same service which it has
offered to the families of soldiers anG
sailors, will be the peace time work
of the home service. First Aid Bureau
will organize classes in first aid anG
life saving, to lessen the number o.
deaths by accidents The Junior pro
gram will include the relief of suffer
ing children.