The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-10-27
REDCR0SS RALLY
WELL ATTENDED
. Morning and Afternoon Sessions Held
in Strand Theater and High
- School Auditorium.
COUNTY OFFICERS CHOSEN
School Children Assist in Presenting
Very Interesting Public
Health Program.

Max Kruschke opened the Strand
theater for the morning session and
also kindly presented the film, "Take
No Chances" which the association
had secured for this meeting. The
theater was comfortably filled with
the older members during the first
part of the morning program and was
literally packed when several Of the
grades from the school arrived for
the presentation Of the film.
Onamia, Milaca, Freer and Green
bush had representatives present and
all other sections Of the county sent
expressions of good will.
AS president of the Civic Better
ment club, Mrs. Guy Galley in few
we'll chosen words welcomed the visit
ing delegates and opened the morning
session. All the clergy in town re-
sponded to the call for speakers. Each
took up some phase Of the topic for
the day and ably proved that public
health work and other Red Cross ac-
Invites are indeed applied Christiani-
ty, both practical and constructive.
Mrs. Peter Schmidt with her spirit
ed piano playing enlivened the morn
ing with several solos and with her
sympathetic running accompaniment
for the showing of the film.
A number of the towns people as
we'll as the delegates from out of
town ate a picnic lunch in the high
school dining room. A committee
from the Civic Bctterment club served
hot coffee.
About one hundred were in atten-
dance at the afternoon session. AS
president of the Commercial club, Dr..
McRae opened the afternoon session.
He made brief comprehensive talk
showing his appreciation of the work
being accomplished by both the Red
Cross and the Public Health associa-
tons.
Mrs. H. C. Cooney, Civic Better
ment club chairman of music, had ar
ranged very pleasing musical pro-
gram which was carried out although
she was not able to be present.
Mr.. Widenbach, from Minneapolis,
gave two piano solos-both of which
were unusually fine. Four numbers
were presented by the school children
under the direction of Miss Snyder
A group of tiny first graders from
Miss Lilje'borg's room gave a musical
tooth brush drill.
A second group from Miss Larson's
room stressed the need-in music-of
the observance Of health rules. The
group from Miss Klatt's room gave
an up-to-date adaptation of our child
hoods rhyme, ''Ten Little Injuns." In
this case it was ten little germs who
were finally annihilated and "Then
there we're none." Miss Geraghty's
and Miss Hills fifth and sixth grades
composed the fourth group. They
proclaimed, through Yankee Doodle
song, their ability to keep pace with
the general good health rules of the
day.
The interest displayed throughout
the day by the school was most COM
mendable. Pupils from the high
school occupied the gallery and sub
gallery during vacant class periods
all during the program.
Mr.. McChesney, Milaca's superin-
tendent of schools, sang in his usual
inimitable style two solos. Mrs. Nc
Chesney accompanied him on the
piano, and his first song was further
enhanced by violin obligato by Miss
Stokes of Milaca. Mr. >Ames, our
high school coach, sang two splendid
solos. Mr.. Ames also demonstrated his
ability as chorus leader by leading
the audience during the singing OF
several old fashioned songs. Ou1
faithful and talented Mrs. Benz. Soule
played the accompaniment for Mr.
Ames' solos and the chorus singing
Superintendent Hall took the op-
portunity, while the county was sc
we'll represented, to present the sub.
ject of Americanization classes.
Miss Timme from the Red Cross of.
flee in Minneapolis explained in an in.
teresting way the working Of an office
of the home service department-the
department Of the Red Cross which
looks after the disabled soldiers.
Miss H. Costigan, field secretary 70,
the Minnesota Public Health associa
ton, gave a comprehensive talk on the
scope of the work accomplished by
the association and by it's tributaries
the county associations.
Miss Barskey, the Red Cross health
nurse, gave brief survey of he1
work for the ten months she has beer
in our county.
A business session followed. Mr.
Olof Wasenius presided for the Pub.
lie Health association. The follow
ing officers were elected: President
Mrs. Emma Ross, Milaca; first vice.
president, Mrs. Charles Freer, Cove;