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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1917)
6-F RED CROSS DRIVE BOOST FOR OMAHA ' ' ' No City of Its Size in United , v States Did as Well for the "Army of Mercy" as Did Gate City. The phenomenal strides with which Omaha forged ahead of all other cities of its size in the country in the de velopment of Red Cross activities has conceded it a place in the front ranks of the firing line. The magnificent demonstration of generosity, loyalty and co-operation in the cause of hu- manity in both the membership and finance campaigns placed Omaha .on the map as not only an exceedingly patriotic, but also one of the most rc- ourceful cities in the United States. With the Omaha chapter still in its cradle, the studendous task of edu cating the minds of the public as to the meaning and specific aims of the Red Cross, not to mention arousing interest in a new project in the mini mum length of time, local chieftains set about the organization of the mem bership campaign with unsurpassed courage and determination. Through the indefatigable efforts of Frank Jud on, chairman of the membership campaign, who had the closest co operation of Gould Dietz, chairman, and W. G. Ure, secretary of the local chapter, and scores of other willing men and women, Omahans responded with more than 28,000 members in one week and $52,033.49 in money. Of this sum $20,460 was 6ent to Wash ing to headquarters. This amount exceeded the set goal by $8,000, and there has been a steady increase since May, the time of the campaign, until there are now exactly 29,110 members in Douglas county. Puts Omaha on Map, That it was the membership cam paign which first made Omaha's re nown as an effective Red Cross cen ter may, be illustrated by quoting an incident' which occurred a the na tional Red Cross war council con ference in Washington, D. G, May 24-25. , After the business session, where, the reports of the membership of every chapter in the country was read, the Omaha delegates, 'who in cluded Gould Dictz, Frank Judson, Mrs. C T. Kountze, Mrs. Howard Baldrige and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Bur gess, cornered William Howard Tafc, chairman of the Red Cross central committee and one of the speakers at the conference, and tried to persuade him to come to Omaha early in June to elucidate the mind of the public on the financial needs of the Red Cross and create enthusiasm prior to . the big national war fund campaign. To their pressing invitation he replied, "Any town that can put on a member hip drive that yields nearly 30,000 members inside of one week doesn't need any of us eastern men to assist." Although the report had been read in the session along with hundreds of others, the unusual record had evi dently impressed him and he had re membered it J ' All Join In Drive. Omaha soon had an opportunity to uynoiu us reputation as an enterpns Eed Cross Eepresented in Ak-Sar-Ben Parade ' . , V-rT ' ' ' wtfZ.k. hp, U vtvi , ' i,mmmmmt. I mwyv'i A Z' t-vl fc.Xk V ffUHi ........ s-p -i i- w .t-Mt fl- vvAuiiffiwst, tiff itmtmsi.&t' wm&t a 'r ' - ! . .. . , V ,' .. ' ' . .. ing and public spirited city, for within army with box lunches. Mrs. A, month of the membershio eamoaitm Omaha citizens were again called upon, to empty their pocketbooks in order to fulfill the quota set for the Gate City as $210,000 by the National Council of Defense. s Credit is due not only to the cap tains of industry for the success of the drive, but to the wage earner who in ao many instances sacrificed to give a liberal pledge and the 400 Boy Scouts who worked ceaselessly during the week in the house-to-house can vass. - v . Chairman W. G. Wattles' announce ment at the opening of the drive that no amount in actual cash was too small for appreciation and .the- Scouts' slogan. "Give one day's pay," democ ratized the movement and made everyone have a heartfelt interest in the campaign. ;The result was that instead of subscribing the allotment Omaha exceeded the quota by $47,000, making a tot-1 of $257,000. : Amount is Oversubscribed. Not only did Omaha oversubscribe the war fund in the week's campaign, but a mere handful of citizens pledged more than half of the allotment at a Red Cross dinner given three days be fore the campaign proper began. Of the total subscription fund $160, 000 has been collected up to the pres ent time. "The last installment ofhe pledges falls due October 1 and from every , indication the entire amount will be in by that time," said A. L. Reed, treasurer of the war fund. ' The campaigns were no sooner over than the women, whose enthusiasm was now completely aroused by the patriotic rallies and oubticitv to the immediate and vital need for hospi tal supplies at the battle front, formed into Red Cross auxiliaries, thus en- listing mousanas ot voluntary work ers in the great healinsr army. ; The conscription of the national rmy, which will leave scarcely an individual without some kin or friend affected by it, is another force which has whetted the ardor for supplying bandages, hospital supplies and warm clothing in short, the necessary tools without which nurses and physicians in the war zone would be working empty handed. Many Organizations. Besides fifty-five recognized auxil iaries, whose members either work at the Red Cross work shop or else where under expert superv?sion, and the thirty-seven auxiliaries in the pub lic schools, which have 2,725 pupils in them, there are countless organiza tions making garments and knitting for the Red Cross. The children have consecrated their hours of play to service, their parents have practically abandoned all social obligation and, with eager hands inspired by earnest hearts, they are preparing the neces- sary supplies wnicn win aucviaic uic suffering of our boys on the battle line. The president commandeered them and they answered his bugle cry to arms. The appeal was direct and pene trated to every home. They have worked without respite .during the summer months, so eager has been the SDirit to mitigate the suffering of men bearing the brunt of the, battle. Among the local committees now organized and at work are, the com mittee on military relief, of which G. W. Wattles is chairman. Mrs. A. L. Reed is chairman of the committee on first am ana instruction ior women. Mrs. O. C. Redick is chairman of the hospital supplies. Mrs. J. T. S. Stewart, 2d, chairman of the commit tee on supplies for fighting men. Everett Buckingham is chairman of the committee on civilian relief. Sub committees of this are tnembersip, of which Robert H. Manley is chair man; committee on aid to dependent families, with Mrs. C M. Wilhelm as chairman; committee on town and country nursing, Mrs. frank Judson; Mrs. Luther Kountze is in charge of the refreshment committee, which has just been doing a flourishing business at Fort Omaha and which has sup plied all the men leaving in the draft Jefferis is chairman of the knitting committee and a knitting school is maintained at the Red Cross head quarters, where from an average of thirty women a day gain Instruction and carry home yarn, to make gar ments for the soldiers. Clarke Pow ell is chairman of the committee on, transportation. Handicapped at First. A bird's-eve view of the model or ganization of the thousands of people in umana now eapagcu in ivcu wruss work makes the idea that Omaha was handicapped in the beginning by the lack of a chapter seem like an absurdity. Notwithstanding, this was the situation, for with the exception of the Beatrice chapter and one or two small towns in the western part of the state which were organized under the Mountain division at Den ver, there was nothing in the entire state upon which to build. With the growth of the Omahi chapter came hundreds of inquiries from every town in the state and from several adjoining states. Through the efforts of Mrs. Z. T. Lindsay, chairman of the woman's committee in the state, and Frank Judson, state director, every one of the 102 chapters have been estab lished in the ninety-three counties, several chapters having branch auxil iaries. The membership on Septem ber 1 was as large as any state in the union, population considered, or the largest membership per capita. "This is an excellent reflection on the patriotism existing in the state, and on that account especially , the Red Cross showing will undoubtedly create favorable comment throughout the country,", said Mr. Judson. Nebraska Takes the Lead. Nebraska has also taken the lead in Red Cross activity in being the first state? in the union to create a surgical dressing department in its . miwiiiMiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiHi.iiipjn,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, i NEBRASKA SAVINGS and 1 LOAN ASSOCIATION I . Is a mutual association organized for the bene I fit of its members, (a society for savings) under the I supervision of the State Banking Department 1 The Association solicits newNmembers. $1.00 to I S5.000.00 received, no entrance fee. small accounts as welcome a3 large. Dividends Jan. 1st and July 1st state directory. Miss Nellie Calvin of his city has been appointed super intendent of all surgical dressing work in the state, and Has the dis tinction of -icing the first woman in the United States, to hold this posi tion. Miss Calvin has to her credit seventy-five pupils who have taken the teachers' course in surgical dress ings under her supervision. Twenty of this number are prepared to go out" in the state to instruct classes and will depart as soon as the new man uals from Washington headquarters arrive with the latest instructions. Within a short time there will be more women working for the Red Cross in the making of supplies in this state, population considered, than any other state in the union. In quiries are received at the headquar ters each day in large numbers re questing information as to the work required and desiring class instruc tion. There has been some delay in giving this information owing to va rious changes which have been made in the direction of simplification of the work. "Furthermore, on account of the large increase in membership, which was .200,000 January 1, and is now over 4,000,000, it is quite natural that the entire system at the national head needed reorganization, which is al most complete," said Mr. Judson. Headquarters Open to Visitors. Ak-Sar-Ben visitors will have an excellent opportunity to gain informa tion about Red Cross work while in Omaha. The Red Cross headquarters, which are located in the court house, will be open to visitors at all hours of the day and there will be a spe cial committee of hostesses and hosts to help make your visit to the Gate City profitable. Besides Mrs. Z. T. Lindsay, chairman of the wom en's work in the state, State Director Frank Judson and Superintendent Nellie Calvin, who will be glad to make arrangements for surgical dressings classes in the state, a num ber of committee chairmen will be on hand to greet you and direct you to other war Red Cross and war re lief headquarters. Among those who will act as hos tesses are Mrs. C T. Kountze, mem ber of the executive board; Mrs. A. L, Reed, chairman of instruction for women, who will explain the first aid, home nursing and dietetics classes; Mrs. J. T. Stewart, 2d, chairman of the committee on comfort kits; Mrs. Joseph Barker and Mrs. Luther Kountze, chairman of the refreshment committee. The steady, unfaltering advance of WHATTODOWITH YOUR SPARE MONEY Good Interest Rate) Absolute Security, and You Get Your Money Back at WiU. There are thousands of men in this and neighboring states who are look ing for profitable investments. Many of them, having saved up small sums, wish to invest their money where it will be safe and pay a good rate of in terest. This is particularly true of the wage earner, who plans to lay aside something every month. Then there is the merchant and tlte man in other lines of business who makes a prac tice of laying by surplus earnings and profits, thus forming a sort of reserve fund which may( be drawn upon in case of an emergency. There are business men who do a prosperous business, yet they have lean months and sometimes have to use a part of their surplus cash to tide them over. ' Make Strong Appeal. To these and to all others seeking profitable investments the shares of the Omaha 'Loan and Building asso ciation make a strong appeal, for many reasons, three of which are: The security s absolutely good, based upon $11,000,000 of assets; the interest rate is high, about 5 per cent, compounded semi-annually; and the investor may withdraw his money at will. Sums of $50 or less are with drawn without notice; large sums on thirty days' notice. These three prime requisites combine to make the stock of this association a gilt-edge quarters and throughout the country the Omaha and Nebraska Red Cross legions is sufficient proof that the Gate City and the Cornhusker state are awake to the issues of the mis sion of the one great army of mercy which is the only recognized agency through which we may assist in the caring for the wounded armies fight ing the nations' battle. This establishment Of a double fir ing line proves that Omahans are to be a potent force in the discourage ment of the European war lords. It is the home guard which spurs the men to action and gives them the courage of their convictions. Is it then to be marveled at that our thou sands of men sail away for the battle front with a cheer and a smile when they know they have the backing of the home artillery? investment. Thousands of men and women have learnel to appreciate the benefits from membership shares in the fine old savings institution. For thirty-four years the Omaha Loan and Building association has been receiving the money of thrifty people who purchase shares on the monthly installment plan, by which they accumulate enough money to make them a first payment on a home property. The plan of home building originated by this association has never been excelled. Under it thou sands of men and women in Omaha have purchased lots and built fine dwelling houses upon them, paying off the mortgage in small monthly payments no larger than thC monthly rental paid by a tenant. Any person may purchase shares and open an ac count with one dollar or any sum up to $5,000, the maximum payment of an investing member. There is no more inviting field for investment than this. This is attested by the large number of new accounts opened this year. . Prospective borrowers have not been slow to avail themselves of the liberal terms upon which the associa tion lends its money. The rate is 6 per cent and the borrower makes monthly payments of $10 on each $1,000, or he may make larger pay ments at will. The terms are much more convenient than those upon which a straight loan is made. The difference is important. The outstanding loans exceed $10, 000,000. 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