The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-02-04
Scouts Help
Prepare List
For Clothes
House-To-House Contact Re-
veals Willingness Of Many
To Supply Clothing
ENTIRE CITY PLATED
If Call For Clothing Comes
Work Can Be Handled
Quickly-Efficiently

One hundred and fifty Sank Cen
tire housewives swung into the Am
erican Red Cross flood relief pro-
gram when they designated their
readiness to supply clothing to al
leviate flood suffering, and num-
Der of money contributions have
rolled into the local Red Gross
chairman as a result of a house-to-
house contact conducted by 40 Boy
Scouts Of Troop 25 Saturday morn
ing.
Orders to send clothing to flood
stricken areas have not yet been
received, and the local Red Cross
chairman asks that persons do not
send clothing. If the call comes,
Boy Scouts will be dispatched to
collect them. The purpose of Sat
urday's canvass, in behalf of the
Red Gross, was to ascertain where
the clothing could be had to ex-
pedite handling in case of an emer-
gency call. Girl Scouts have offer
ed their services in case clothing
will be called for in this commun-
ity.
Within three hours after the first
Scout had been dispatched to the
81 districts into which the city was
divided for convenience, reports
from % groups were in with more
than 140 homes willing to give
clothing. Armed with a circular
and an envelope through which per-
sons may make contributions for
flood relief, the Scouts combed the
city. In an hour after the first
group had left, scattered reports
were reaching the Herald. The en-
velope, through which monetary
contributions may be made, was
left at the home since the National
Constitutions of both the Boy
Scouts and the Red Cross prohibit
the solicitation of monies by youth.
The slip designating each homes
assent to have clothing was re-
turned to the Herald by the Scout.
Complying with orders emanat-
ing from National Headquarters of
the Boy Scouts, Troop IS was only
a part of a great national move
ment that threw the entire person
nell of American Scouting to the
assistance of the American Red
Cross in this national calamity. It
was limited in this order that the
need for clothing may arise.
If the need for clothing arises
and the call is received locally, the
local chairman is assured that
shipment can be made within "a
hours. Details are completely or
ganized. The City has been plated
into 81 districts with Scouts as
signed to each district. If the order
comes, a mobilization call will be
sent to the troop and the collection
of clothing will be begun. Girl
Scouts will help with the sorting Of
such clothing. It Is possible that
such a call will not come for this
emergency, but the names Of those
persons who have clothing in this
city are on file and are readily &C
cessible in case calls for garments
should arise in our own locality or
other sectors.
The response Of Sank Centres
residents, the services of the Boy
Scouts, and the willingness Of the
Girl Scouts and other persons to
help complete this program If nee
essary, are most gratifying to the
local Red Cross chairman.
Throughout the early days Of this
week telephone calls. deliveries,
and mailed envelopes have sent
contributions to the Herald office
or have sent willing replies for the
clothing need as q result Of Satur-
days drive.