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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
4
The American Red Cross charter outlines relief aims for wartime sickness and injury, civilian pestilence and disasters, and ongoing peace time aid. November 11-25 1920 marks the Garth Red Cross Roll Call with dues levels for annual, contributing, life, and sustaining patron memberships.
The American Red Cross offers First Aid to the Injured training for men and women to provide prompt treatment during emergencies. While not a replacement for physicians, trained individuals can prevent fatalities when delays occur. The program aims to reduce deaths from lack of timely care through classes, school courses, and public instruction. Red Cross chapters provide books and equipment at reasonable prices. information is available at local chapter headquarters.
The American Red Cross has spent over 5 million dollars aiding Poland. Relief includes nursing, feeding, clothing, shelter, schooling and care for orphans. Typhus and cholera are fought with buses in Dolyd and field teams. About 200 workers are engaged as refugees are reestablished, with continued aid planned for another year.
The Fourteenth Division of the American Red Cross, comprising Americans overseas, numbers 80,208 members for 1920. Volunteers from Alaska to the Philippines supported war relief, served families, and funded disaster response. The division plans foreign port service clubs for mariners and aims to provide rapid aid in crises as part of the Peacetime program.
The American Red Cross runs a broad program assisting disabled World War veterans in Public Health Service hospitals. Red Cross workers support service members from admission to discharge, provide convalescent homes and recreation, aid in securing compensation, and help with housing and education after discharge. They also assist in identifying mental cases, follow up with those who discontinue training, and help locate “lost” men. The Red Cross Institute for the Blind in Baltimore funds training for blinded veterans, conducting surveys to tailor industrial options for civic and economic needs.
The disjointed note notes a Spani sh Red Cross and League of Red Cross Societies fund raising effort to combat malaria. It mentions varied spellings and garbled terms but centers on aid to the Spanish Red Cross for malaria relief.
A statewide women’s fair runs September 26 to October 8 featuring a full program curated by a committee of mothers and women from across the state. Planned exhibits cover baby health, cooking demonstrations, needlework, and housekeeping, aiming to position the expo among leading American women’s expositions.
The Towfi fair will have nonstop music daily from 9 AM until late night. Featured acts include Thavin's band and International Ballet, Fred Henry's band, Fisher's Burlington band, several church ensembles, and an old soldiers' drum corps. Sunday August 29 is Muate Day with sacred concerts as the day’s highlight.
Iowa state fair posts its largest ever prize pool with 135000 dollars in premiums. Cattle lead with 35730, horses 28000, speed events 23060 including entry fees and added money. Other departments list Agriculture 12383, Floriculture 1579, Dairy 122, Horticulture 31040, and various categories totaling 8120? 8120 totals North.
A brief quotation from Plautus notes that fortitude provides great help to distress. The line frames courage as a remedy for trouble and offers a compact moral for readers seeking resilience.
At the Grand Lodge golden anniversary meeting in Gedar Rapids last week officers were elected. Key posts include Grand Chancellor W R Bob Law of Waterloo Helmet lodge No 89 and Grand Master of the Exchequer P Oetzmann Davenport lodge No 60. Other positions announced include Vice Grand Chancellor L B Robinson Glenwood lodge No 48 and Grand Master of Arms L B Rand Outer No 10 Comteige spear No mi.
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