The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-12-19
Thursday, December 10, 1885

TOO percent was noted. He told of
the help given Stearns county in
recent years and said the county
should reach a goal Of 5000 men,
bers.
Among the speakers were Mike
Fleming, chairman Of the roll call
at Sauk Centre; A. c. Carlson,
chairman at Melrose; Mrs. Elean-
ore Dunn, Stearns county public
health nurse for the Red Cross;
Garland Taylor, superintendent OF
schools; N. M. Ahles, chairman Of
the roll call for the county; w. A.
Kohl, superintendent Of schools at
Sauk Centre; Most Rev. Bishop
Joseph F. Busch; and p. X. Belts.
representative Of the western div
ision of the National Red Cross at
st. Louis.
Mr.. Taylor spoke of the splen-
did health service being extended
to the rural schools in the county
through the health service provid-
ed by the county chapter. Mr..
Fleming told of some Of the inter-
esting sidelights of the roll call at
Sauk Centre. Mr.. Ahles expressed
the thanks to the many persons
and services who aided in the pro-
motion and the actual work of the
roll call.
Mrs. Dunn gave brief report Of
public health service extended by
her to the schools in various COM
munities of the county, where local
health service is not provided. She
stated the number of schools visit
ed, the number of pupils given
health examinations, the number
of health talks with pupils and par
ents. Surprising to her, she said,
in her work, Is the discovery that
so few school children have been
vaccinated for small pox or immun-
lied against diptheria.
Bishop Busch, who was chairman
of the Stearns county chapter dur
ing the period Of the World War,
and who was instrumental In the
organization of the chapter, was
pleased to note the growth of the
chapter, and lauded the efforts of
those instrumental In bringing that
success.
Mr.. Belts presented interesting
information about the National
Red Cross, chartered by congress
in 1905. The charter makes but two
demands upon the Red Cross, the
one to assist the army and navy
in time of war, and the other to
provide relief in time of disaster.
The Red Cross has taken on the
promotion of public health service,
he explained, and discussed the ac-
tivities of the organization in that
field.
Only so cents of every member
ship paid into a county chapter, he
explained. Is sent to the national
treasury to be placed in the disas-
ter relief fund. The rest Of the col
lected funds remain in the county
chapter treasury, to carry on the
health services established, or to
establish additional services.
Only such services as will bene-
fit the majority of the people will
be undertaken, he said.
Every effort Is made by the Ma
tional Red Cross to maintain the
disaster relief fund at five million
dollars. During the few recent years
that has been difficult. Last year.
he said, there were 100 disasters in
the United States and possessions,
which required help from the dis
aster relief fund. That Is why the
fund must be maintained at high
figure. At one time IL disasters re-
quired attention simultaneously.
Roll call funds do not pay salar-
les, Mr.. Belts explained. The Ma
tional Red Cross is endowed to the
extent of IL million dollars, which
brings an income Of more than
100000 annually, and which is
more than ample to pay the cost
of operation. The excess is turned
into the disaster relief fund.
the organization there
are only TBS paid employees, but
there are thousands Of volunteer
workers, he said, like the people at
this dinner.
The dinner tables were appro-
priately arranged in the shape of
crosses, with broad strips of red
crepe paper down the middle, over
the white table cloths. It was a
Red Cross setting.-St. Cloud