The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-10
SECRETARY TELLS
OF ACTIVITIES OF
THE RED CROSS
COUNTY NEEDS 1900 MEMBERS
TO ASSURE SUCCESS FOR
WORK FOR NEXT YEAR; MANY
HELPED DURING PAST YEAR.


Red Cross Roll Call next Thursday it
is well for the residents of Redwood
County to view the work which has
been accomplished during the past
year with money provided by the Red
Cross. D. E. Sinclair, of Wabasso,
the 1926 Roll Call chairman, is hope
ful that this year the memberhip in
the County may reach at least 1900
which will be an increase of about
three hundred over the membership
taken in 1925. In view of the trem-
endous work done by the Executive
Secretary and through the other
branches of the Red Cross service, and
also in view of the big population of
the County, this is very modest de-
sire on Mr.. Sinclair's part.
Following the war much of the
work Of the Executive Secretary con-
sisted in helping ex-service men and
their families. The 1926 report states
that only thirty-nine men asked for
assistance in securing compensation,
or in securing examination or hos
pitilization. This is a decrease from
the work done in this connection in
other years. A few of the service
mems families still need help, how
ever. These cases were listed in the
209 families assisted by the County
Red Cross through cooperation with
the State Board of Control and the
Redwood County Child Welfare Board.
These family cases have been clas-
sified by Miss Mona Callister, the
executive secretary, as follows:
% child placements in foster homes.
27 delinquent children.
% illegitimate children.
72 dependent and neglected children.
; families with tuberculosis.
10 crippled children.
Is sick children.
6 blind people.
deaf and dumb children.
% feebleminded persons.
Even a casual survey of this item
ICED report shows the immense
amount of work done by the social
worker and also the value and scope
Of this work. This branch of the
work alone would be sufficient reason
for giving the County Red Cross
Chapter unlimited support.
In addition to this, however, there
has been done the following work
which may be classed as typically
Red Cross work. The items given
below are taken verbatim from Miss
Callister's report.
The Redwood County Red Cross
has organized eight Disaster Relief
Branches for emergencies. The Red
wood County Chapter has raised
$3.50 for the relief of Florida Dis
aster sufferers.
This year the Red Cross has again
sent Christmas bags to SO American
soldiers serving at foreign posts with
the hopes that this will make their
Christmas happier. Volunteer SER
vice has consisted in: IL sweaters for
ex-service men in hospitals, 20 ice
bag covers, 13 bathrobes, box of
children's clothing, l infants layette
second hand clothes contributed.
The Red Cross booth was conducted
at the Redwood County Fair. Dur
ing three days of the Fair Dental
Clinic was conducted at which 29e
children were examined. InfOrma-
tion and charts explained the work
that the Red Cross and the Junior
Red Cross were engaged in and the
plans for the coming year
One hundred out of 115 rural schools
and several town schools are enrolled
in the Junior Red Cross Membership.
Several schools corresponded with
schools in foreign lands and exchang-
ed interesting booklets to strengthen
the spirit of world brotherhood. One
hundred twenty boxes were sent tc
the destitute war orphans in Eur.
ope.