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+ - HOLLIS J. JOY, JR.
Electrician, U. S. Navy. Born September 4, 1898. Son of Dr. and Mrs. H. Joy., Newton, lowa. Sta- tioned at Great Lakes Training School, and also at Harvard University.
5 - JESSE S. MARQUIS
Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserves. Born January 13, 1897. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Marquis, Colfax, lowa. Stationed at Puget Sound, Municipal Pier, and Great Lakes Training School.
6 - HOMER ALLEN MEANS
H. A. First Class, U. S. Navy. Born May 19, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Means, Prairie City, lowa. Stationed at Great Lakes Training School, and at Naval Operations Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia.
7 -W. M. VOLK
Seaman First Class, U. S. Navy. Born March 31, 1894. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Volk, Monroe, lowa. Served with American Naval Forces over- seas.
8- HERBERT BERLAU
Seaman First Class, U. S. Navy. Born March 30, 1896. llome address Newton, lowa. Served with American Naval Forces overseas.
9-SYLVESTER A. BEARD
Fireman Second Class. Born November 7, 1892. Son of Mrs. Cecelia Beard, Newton, lowa. Sta- tioned on board U. S. S. Georgia in the convoy service.
13-CYRUS D. GRIFFITH
Fireman Third Class, U. S. Navy. Born April 28, 1889. Home address Prairie City, Iowa. Stationed on board (. S. S. Culgoa, supply ship.
14-JAMES RODNEY THOMPSON
Radio Operator, U. S. Navy. Born February 15, 1898. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Thompson, New- ton, lowa.
15 -MILTON C. BERG
Machinist, U. S. Navy. Born October 7, 1885. Home address Prairie City, lowa. Served on var- ious ships.
16-ESTHER DINSMORE KEABLES
Yeoman, Third Class, U. S. Navy. Born April 22, 1898. Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. II. F. Keables, Newton, Iowa. Stationed at Washington, D. C.
17 - ALFRED N. ILLIAS
Aviation Service, U. S. Navy. Son of Mrs. Sarah Illias, Prairie City, Iowa. Served with A. E. F.
18 - ALEXANDER M. BROWN
Fireman First Class, U. S. Navy. Born February 27, 1894. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Brown, New- ton, lowa. In transport service.
19-LEE R. RUCKER
Ship's Cook, U. S. Navy. Born July 17, 1891. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Rucker, Newton, Iowa, Served on U. S. S. Georgia with Atlantic Fleet.
10- WILLIAM ROSCOE COTTRELL
Seaman Second Class, U. S. Navy. Boro May 25, 1899. Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cottrell, Prairie City, lowa. Stationed at Great Lakes Training School.
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(NOTE - For various reasons, the publishers were unable to obtain pictures of the following men for the Honor Roll.)
W. J. FELDSCHNEIDER
Private, Co. E, 108th Engineers, 33rd Division. Born January 13, 1896. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Feldschneider, Laurel, lowa. Served in ac- tion on Argonne and St. Mihiel fronts; also with the Army of Occupation in Germany.
ALBEN ANDERSON
Private, Co. L., 161st Infantry. Born October 7, 1891. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anders Anderson, Kel- logg, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
WILLIAM S. BARRETT
Private First Class. Born March 15, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Barrett, Mitchellville, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
CHARLES F. HERBOLD
Private, Co. B, 87th Infantry, 19th Division. Born November 7, 1896. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Herbold, Ira, lowa. Stationed at Camp Dodge, łowa.
HOWARD E. BELL
Private, Medical Department. Born July 18, 1896. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bell; home address, Colfax, Iowa. Stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
LEWIS E. MAIN
Private First Class, Co. F, 328th Infantry, 82nd Di- vision. Born February 28, 1892. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Main, Colfax, Iowa. Participated in active fighting at St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives.
ROBERT S. DEWITT
Corporal, 6th Co., 3rd Regiment, Air Service Me- chanics. Born March 28, 1897. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. DeWitt, Colfax, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
FRANK E. WOODS
Second Lieutenant, 9th Co., 164th Depot Brigade, Camp Funston, Kansas. Born December 9, 1894. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woods, Colfax, Iowa.
RALPH O. WOODS
Private, 5th Battalion, C. O. T. S. Born December 10, 1897. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woods, Col- fax, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Pike, Arkansas.
JOHN IL. WOODS
Private, Artillery. Born November 30, 1892. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woods, Colfax, lowa. Sta- tioned at Camp Stanley, Texas.
BENJAMIN L. ADKINS
Private, Headquarters Co., 102nd Infantry, 26th Di- vision. Born November 4, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris C. Adkins, Kellogg, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
FRANK LEE
Private, Co. G, 130th Infantry, 33rd Division. Born January 21, 1896. Home address, Kellogg, lowa. Served on Amiens, Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel fronts and with Army of Occupation.
EVERETT C. CAREY
Private, 3rd Co., C. B., stationed at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Born December 29, 1890. Home address Colfax, Iowa.
CARL C. CROSBY
Private, 32nd Engineers, Born September 5, 1896. Home address Newton, lowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
NOVIA P. JONES
First Sergeant, 84th Rect. Battalion, 162nd Depot Brigade. Born April 2, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jones, Colfax, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Pike. Arkansas.
CHIARLES A. OWENS
Private First Class, Battery C, 62nd Field Artillery. Born May 29, 1892. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Owens, Mitchellville, lowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
JOE VANDERWERFF
Private, Co. L, 349th Infantry, 88th Division. Born March 14, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Van- derwerff, Pella, lowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
ARNOLD DUININK
Private, Co. L, 5th Replacement Battalion. Born August 28, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Duinink, Reasnor, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
FRED E. HILL
Sergeant, Medical Department, stationed at Camp Pike, Arkansas. Born October 21, 1886. Home ad- dress Colfax, lowa.
JOHN R. HECK
Private, Co. P. 350th Infantry. Born December 19, 1894. Home address Newton, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Dodge, lowa.
AUGUST GRUNHAUPT
Wagoner, Supply Co., 88th Infantry, 19th Division. Born September 4, 1888. Home address Newton, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Dodge, lowa.
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CLEM H. HARTMAN
Private, Co. H, 360th Infantry, 90th Division. Born March 10, 1895. Home address Newton, lowa. Served with A. E. F. in France and Germany.
GEORGE GRIEBEL
Sergeant, Medical Department, atached to 10th Am- munition Train. Born December 11, 1898. Home address Ira, lowa.
GEORGE C. CASS
Private, Co. K, 117th Infantry, 30th Division. Born January 8, 1889. Home address Kellogg, lowa. Served in engagements at Ypres, Belgium, and was wounded at St. Quenton.
ANDREW HESLINGER
Private, Co. C, Development Battalion. Born No- vember 2, 1891. Home address Lynnville, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Pike, Arkansas, Camp Lee, Vir- ginia, and Camp Dodge, lowa.
ANTHONY G. ROZENDAAL
Private, Co. 11, S. A. R. D. Born November 17, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rozendaal, Lynnville, lowa. Stricken with pneumonia and died in a U. S. hospital in Brest, France, October 14, 1918.
BENJAMIN F. COLVIN
Private, Battery B, 304th Field Artillery, 77th Di- vision. Born November 27, 1893. Home address Monroe, Iowa. Saw active service at Chateau- Thierry and in the Argonne Forest. Wounded Oc- tober 13, 1918.
FRANCIS J. WAGNER
Private, Headquarters Co., 133rd Infantry, 34th Di- vision. Born November 16, 1893. Home address Monroe, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
HAROLD WITTEMER
Private, 218th Aero Squadron. Born October 17, 1897. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wittemer, Monroe, Iowa. Served at Chateau-Thierry, St. Mi- hiel and in the Argonne Forest.
ELBERT BURNETT
Private, Ordnance Department. Born February 18, 1894. Home address Kellogg, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Pike, Arkansas, Camp Bragg, North Caro- lina, and Camp Dodge, lowa.
OLLIE S. WINTERS
Private First Class, Machine Gun Training School, stationed at Camp Hancock, Georgia. Born Octo- ber 4, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Winters, Reasnor, lowa.
REIN SCHUTTINGA
Private, Signal Corps. Born January 9, 1891. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerritt Schuttinga, Monroe, lowa. Died at Base Hospital, Camp Sevier, South Caro- lina, February 18, 1918.
PETER KOMMER
Private, 43rd Infantry. Born January 7, 1891. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Kommer, Monroe, lowa. Sta- tioned at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas.
GUY B. BARRETT
Master Electrican, Air Service. Born March 15, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Barrett, Michel !- ville, lowa. Served with northern bombing group with A. E. F. in France.
FREDERICK BUSSEY
Corporal, Ordnance Department. Born March 15, 1886. Home address Newton, lowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
DAVID K. BURNETT
Cook, Co. D, 313th Engineers, 88th Division. Born January 22, 1894. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Burnett, Colfax, lowa.
ROSS KANE
Private First Class, Co. B, 351st Infantry, 88th Di- vision. Born November 26, 1889. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kane, Monroe, lowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
DANIEL D. PHELAN
Private First Class, Signal Corps. Born July 1, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Phelan, Va- leria, lowa. Stationed at Camp Pike, Arkansas, and Camp Dodge, Iowa.
EVERETT BLOM
Private, Troop I, 3rd Cavalry. Born September 11, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Blom, Monroe, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
JOHN J. MARSHALL
Wagoner, Supply Co., 2nd Infantry, 19th Division. Born December 25, 1896. Home address Mingo, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
LESTER J. DONAHUE
Seaman, U. S. Navy. Born March 9, 1896. Home address Mitchellville, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France and England in naval aviation. Also served on S. S. Mobile.
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ALVA GRAFFIS
Private, 325th F. T. H. C., stationed at Camp Han- cock, Georgia. Born June 12, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Graffis, Reasnor, Iowa.
RUSSELL HI. BORTS
Private, C'o. E, 351st Infantry. Born September 28, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Borts, Va- leria, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
ROBERT J. WOODY
Veterinary Corps. Born February 15, 1890. Home address Monroe, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
JAMES C. GOVER
Private, 10th Co., 163rd Depot Brigade. Born Sep- tember 23, 1889. Home address Murphy, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Dodge, lowa.
HARRY P. DALRYMPLE
Private First Class, Co. F, 55th Engineers. Born May 1, 1887. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Press Dalrym- ple, Monroe, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
LEO. L. SWEENEY
Private, Co. K, 359th Infantry, 90th Division. Born May 10, 1894. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Swee- ney, Monroe, Iowa. Served at St. Mihiel and in the Argonne Forest.
BOYD D. KINGDON
Private, Co. C, 109th Ammunition Train. Born July 8, 1890. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Kingdon, Monroe, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
JAMES E. BARBEE
Private First Class, Medical Department, attached to 125th Machine Gun Battalion, 34th Division. Born June 18, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Christo- pher Barbee, Baxter, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
NOBLE CROSON
Private, Medical Department, attached to General Hospital No. 25. Born January 30, 1897. Home address Laurel, lowa. Stationed at Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana.
HAL B. DUGAN
Corporal, Co. F, 3rd Infantry. Born February 10, 1896. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Dugan, Newton, Jowa. Saw active service at Champagne, Marne, St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne.
IVAN M. BRIDGES
Corporal, Ordnance Corps, Born December 27, 1894. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bridges, New- ton, Iowa.
GEORGE II. JACKSON
Private First Class, Infantry. Son of Jerry Jack- son, Newton, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
CHIARLES M. CLARK
Private, Battery C, 337th Field Artillery. Born November 3, 1894. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Clark, Colfax, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
WILLIAM W. FOWLER
Private, Infantry. Born January 9, 1898. Home ad- dress Colfax, Iowa.
GLEN F. ROSE
Sergeant, Co. C, 350th Infantry, 88th Division. Born June 15, 1894. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rose, Colfax, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
ARTHUR J. ROSE
Private, Headquarters Co., 62nd Coast Artillery. Born October 10, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rose, Colfax, lowa.
ERNEST J. BLOOMQUIST
Sergeant. Born April 4, 1887. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bloomquist, Colfax, Iowa. Served at St. Mihiel and in the Argonne Forest.
RICHARD E. LUTHER
Sergeant, Supply Co., 2nd Infantry, 19th Division. Born November 20, 1889. Home address Colfax, Iowa.
CHARLES E. ROEDER
Private, Co. II, 330th Infantry, 83rd Division. Born July 1, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roeder, Colfax, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
CHARLES C. MARTIN
Private, 578th Motor Transport Corps. Born Aug- ust 30, 1887. Home address Prairie City, Iowa. Served in various camps in United States.
JONNIE LARKIN WATERS
Sergeant, Co. C, 87th Infantry, 19th Division. Born June 7, 1897. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Waters, Prairie City, lowa. Stationed at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
JAMES IVAN SHEARER
Corporal, 124th Aero Squadron. Born September 21, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shearer, Prai- rie City, Iowa. Stationed at various camps in the United States.
SAMUEL T. FLEMING
Private, Co. A, Motor Transport Corps, Unit 308. Born December 3, 1897. Son of Geo. W. Fleming, Newton, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
FRANK F. TOWSLEY
Sergeant, Co. B, 37th Infantry, 3rd Division. Born April 22, 1892. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Tows- ley, Newton, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in Siberia.
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EARNIE O. KORF
First Lieutenant, Infantry, attached to 6th Co., 3rd Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Born June 29, 1889. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Korf, Newton, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Dodge, Iowa, Camp Pike, Arkansas, and Camp Taylor, Kentucky.
GUY LOGSDON
Private, Co. C, 161st Infantry. Born September 7, 1889. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Logsdon, New- ton, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
CORNELIU'S M. O'MARA
Sergeant, Infantry. Born September 29, 1890. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry O'Mara, Newton, Iowa. Served in various camps in the United States.
MARTIN LOGSDON
Private, Co. M, 349th Infantry. Born August 31, 1888. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Logsdon, Newton, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
TORRENCE NAYLOR
Sergeant, Co. B, Development Battalion, stationed at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Born September 22, 1896. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Naylor, Newton, Iowa.
FRANK L. STOCK
Private First Class, Co. F, 318th Engineers. Born September 13, 1894. Son of James Stock, Newton, Towa. Served with A. E. F. in France and Ger- many.
ARTHUR O. SCHERMERHORN
Corporal, 162nd Depot Brigade, stationed at Camp Pike, Arkansas. Born November 1, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Schermerhorn, Newton, lowa.
ROBERT E. McGUIRE
Private First Class, 140th Infantry. Wounded in action September 30, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
RAYMOND E. BARBER
Sergeant, Co. F, 350th Infantry, 88th Division. Born March 21, 1895. Home address Newton, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
M. V. McCLEAN
Private, 109th Ammunition Train, 34th Division. Born February 14, 1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McClean, Newton, lowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
CHRIS H. RUSSELL
Corporal, Infantry. Born July 13, 1894. Flome ad- dress Prairie City, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Up- ton, New York.
EARL N. FRANK
Private, 331st Bakery Unit, 88th Division. Born December 22, 1896. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Frank, Prairie City, Jowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
RAY F. WINEGAR
Private, Battery B, 337th Field Artillery, 88th Di- vision. Born November 24, 1895. Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Winegar, Prairie City, lowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
M. B. MINTZER
Private, Co. E, 212th Engineers, 12th Division. Born July 4, 1896. Home address Prairie City, Iowa. Stationed at Camp Forest, Georgia, Camp Devens, Massachusetts, and Camp Dodge, Iowa.
JAMES S. SLAYDEN
Private, 387th Bakery Co., stationed at Camp Wheeler, Georgia. Born September 16, 1896. Home address Prairie City, Iowa.
LLOYD E. EVERMAN
Corporal, Chemical Warfare Gas Co. Home ad- dress Newton, Jowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
NEAL GALLAGHIER
Sergeant, 5th Service Co., stationed at Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas. Born July 13, 1894. Home ad- dress Newton, Jowa.
HOWARD SHORT
Private, Medical Department. Born March 17, 1897. Son of Alex Short, Newton, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in France.
RALPHI BERGMAN
Ensign, Naval Aviation, stationed at Miami, Flor- ida. Born August 13, 1897. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Bergman, Newton, lowa.
VINCENT RAYMOND
Sergeant First Class, Co. II, 31st Infantry. Born February 29, 1898. Home address Newton, Iowa. Served with A. E. F. in Philippine Islands, China, Japan, and Siberia.
ED NEWQUIST
Sergeant, 45th Co., 12th Training Battalion, 162nd Depot Brigade, stationed at Camp Pike, Arkansas. Born March 27, 1895. Home address Newton, Iowa.
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The Red Cross in Jasper County
The first Red Cross organization in the county was the chapter at Colfax which came into existence within a few weeks after the United States entered the World War. The jurisdiction of this chapter included the city of Colfax and Washington and Poweshiek Townships. Organization was completed May 24, 1917.
At the same time, Miss Helen Needles, then school nurse at Newton, and who afterward saw service in France and Italy, was heading a movement at Newton to organize a chapter to cover the remainder of the county. On May 3, 1917, she re ceived from the Central Division at Chicago acknowledgment of the receipt of a list of thirteen names as charter members of the chapter, and an expression of hope that the organization would in time grow into a national asset. Results more than justified the hope. A certificate recognizing the Jasper County Chapter, as this main organiza- tion was called, was issued from Washington, D. C., on June 1, 1917.
The two chapters operated as separate organizations during the war, but were united into one chapter covering the whole county at the annual meeting for 1918, held after the signing of the armistice.
During the war period, branches of the Colfax Chapter were organized at Mingo and Valeria. Branches of the Jasper County Chapter were organized at Ashton Chapel in Clear Creek Township, at Baxter, at Bethel Chapel in Richland Township, at Center-Victor school districts in Rock Creek Township, at Buena Vista Grange in Buena Vista Township, at Galesburg, at Ira, Killduff, Kellogg, Lynnville, Monroe, Newburg, Prairie City, Reasnor, and Sully. Auxiliaries were also organized at Wit- temburg, and in Palo Alto Township.
During the war period, the work of the organization all over the county was along definite and uniform lines. The principal lines of work were the production of sur- gical dressings, the making of hospital supplies, including many articles of comfort for the soldiers in the field and for the relief of destitute civilians abroad ; financial and other aid to soldiers in the service and their families ; and the raising of large funds for use by the central authorities of the organization for the relief of suffering in the army and among civilians in the war zone. County wide membership campaigns were con- ducted, and the organization also did great local service during the first influenza epi- demic. The branch at Newton, during that epidemic, organized, financed, and oper- ated a hospital at a total expense of approximately $6000.00. The collection and ship- ping of old clothes for foreign relief was conducted over most of the county by other organizations under the supervision of Mrs. E. N. Grimes. The principal committees through which the work was done both at chapter headquarters and in the branches were Executive, Ways and Means, Hospital Supplies, Surgical Dressings, and Home Service.
The first war fund campaign and the membership campaigns were conducted by an organization over the county built up by the Red Cross itself. The second war fund campaign was handled by the Council of Defense of the county and was very creditably done. The campaigns or drives conducted were the following :
First War Fund Drive in June, 1917. Second War Fund Drive in May, 1918.
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RED CROSS
Membership Campaign in December, 1918. Membership Campaign in December, 1919.
Local branches also conducted special campaigns for the raising of local funds. At Newton, pledges were made generally over the city for the payment of a certain amount monthly until the close of the war. Several thousand dollars were raised in this way.
.Aside from the soliciting of funds, practically all the active productive work of the organization in the county was done by the women. A complete list of those who did this work would be a roll call of the women of the county. They also assisted mate- rially in all financial campaigns, but the burden of this end of the work was carried by the men of the county. John Ruskin once set down a truth that holds good for all time : "You cannot think that this buckling on of the knight's armour by his lady's hand was mere caprice of romantic fashion: it is the type of an eternal truth: that the soul's armour is never well set to the human heart unless a woman's hand has braced it, and it is only when she braces it loosely that the honor of manhood fails."
A Junior Red Cross organization was also perfected over the county and included in its membership practically every school child in the county. The principal credit for the work of organizing and managing the juniors is due to the teachers of the county under the leadership of the County Superintendent, who was also chairman of the School Committee.
The highest number of members belonging to the Jasper County Chapter at any one time was 9,138. The highest number belonging to the Colfax Chapter at any one time was 952. This means a great many more than one member for each family in the county.
The production of manufactured articles by the Jasper County Chapter was as follows:
Surgical dressings
221,707
Hospital Supplies, consisting of the following articles:
Bath robes
83
Bed socks
231
Hospital shirts
1,943
Pajama suits
2,068
Articles in men's and boys' clothing.
376
Articles in women's and girls' clothing.
899
Filled comfort kits for soldiers
190
Men's sweaters
1,877
Scarfs
573
Pairs of socks.
2,391
Pairs of mitts
1,519
Helmets
336
Long sleeved children's sweaters
130
Pairs of children's long stockings
401
Miscellaneous articles, such as dish cloths, wash cloths,
table napkins, hand towels, layetts, bath towels, dust cloths, and handkerchiefs 12,458
TOTAL, 25,465
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The production of manufactured articles by the Colfax Chapter was as follows:
Surgical dressings
14,817
Hospital Supplies, consisting of the following articles :
Sweaters
345
Bath robes
52
Comfort kits
50
Pairs of socks
330
Pairs of wristlets
255
Helmets
25
Shirts
275
Pajamas
128
Draw sheets
216
Pillow cases
312
Towels
233
Handkerchiefs
168
Wash cloths
99
Hospital gowns
42
Mufflers
174
Napkins ..
96
Tray cloths
50
Scarfs
105
Slippers
15
Hospital socks
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Hot water hag covers
20
TOTAL, 3,030
The amount to be credited to the entire county is therefore as follows:
Surgical dressings
236,524
Hospital supplies, items.
28,495
The money raised by the Jasper County Chapter was as follows:
First War Fund Campaign
$11,755.56
Second War Fund Campaign 24,806.76
Membership Campaign, 1918 9,719.01
Membership Campaign, 1919, approximate
2,500.00
Miscellaneous contributions, including membership re- ceived outside of special campaigns. 35,714.24
TOTAL, $84,495.57
The money raised by the Colfax Chapter was as follows:
War Fund Campaigns.
$6,080.77
Memberships and miscellaneous contributions
8,052.32
TOTAL, $14,133.09
TOTAL FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY, $98,628.66
In the stress of the great war, people were too busy getting things done to adopt absolutely accurate systems of bookkeeping in all cases. The Branches bought their supplies of chapter headquarters at Newton and Colfax mostly, and paid for them out of branch funds. These remittances appear in the accounts of the Chapter Treasurers. On the other hand, the Branches were entitled to a share in the various war funds
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which were collected at Chapter Headquarters, and these shares were in many cases sent them in cash by the Chapter Treasurers, and accordingly appear on the Branch accounts. Large sums were raised at chapter headquarters and in the branches outside of memberships and war fund drives, and considerable disbursements were made by the branches that did not go throughi chapter headquarters. These things make it difficult to get an exact statement of the total raised all over the county for Red Cross purposes and at the same time avoid duplication of items. A few approximations have been made en this account, but in all cases they are close and may be relied upon. If there is any error. the amounts are understated.
Of the total amount raised, about $10,000.00 is still on hand at chapter headquar- ters and in the hands of the various branches. The balance was spent for the purchase of material for the great quantities of manufactured articles made by the women and listed above, for the share in the various campaign funds due National Red Cross, for the relief of families of soldiers, for relief during the flu epidemic, and for general incidental expenses. The National Red Cross got three-fourths of the funds raised by the war drives, and approximately one-half of all funds raised in membership drives. $3,600.00 from funds on hand was also sent to the National Red Cross in March, 1920. No salaries were paid anyone except a small amount for clerical work, and a small amount paid Mrs. Lana Henderson by the Newton Branch for winding up the work at headquarters after the armistice was signed, when public interest had fallen off to such an extent as to make it hard to get volunteer help.
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