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Show $2600 Netted for Chapter I at County Red Cross Day j MID CROSS DAY RECEIPTS I (, and Grand Stand S 06.83 I 1 1 t4ock AiMociatlon .. 1269.13 J Uefiwhinents . . , 200.00 j U:inf 212.23 i Pouation and Auction . 401.15 j Barbtwue Lunch. 328.43 ! Total Gross Rereipw, 93017.83 A total of $2600 net for the Emery County Chapter of the American Red Cros from one day's celebration and -ih . xpenses amounting to only a little lit-tle better than $400 is the truly re-murkable re-murkable outcome of Red Cross day at Cuttle Dale last Saturday, May 18. Uis: The members of the committees commit-tees having the big time in hand and thi- people generally take pride In the wonderful record made and well they mi.y. With ten days in which to make the extensive preparations necessary, evi-ry citizen may well take pride in the success of the undertaking. And we must not forget that, through the noble response of the people the Emery Em-ery County chapter of the Red Cross is placed on a basis where ita useful-nets useful-nets will be increased to an incalculable incalcu-lable degree. For the first time since its organization the chapter will have a working capital. The program in the morning alone as declared by many to be worth the price of admission, Hon. Carl A. Badger Bad-ger of Salt Lake City, former member of the state senate, being speaker of the day. He left a ne'er to be foremen for-emen impression with every hearer fcndimpres-lastingfeavingaj ethedying r.d faith in the Red Cross was kindled ar.ew in the heart of every soul present. pres-ent. Mayor J. Wellington Seely acted as master of ceremonies and gave the speech of welcome, following which a quartet selection was beautifully given by a group of Ferron girls. Moroni Oveson of Cleveland also gave a solo and a duet was given by the Fowler brothers of Huntington. Hon. C. E. Larsen gave an explanatory talk and the program was brought to a close ith a chorus by the Orangeville boy seouts under the direction of F. W. i Reid. Perhaps the most successful feature I of the whole day was the sale of stock ; in the Red Cross Livestock Assocla-j Assocla-j lion something which was entirely new in Emery county but which took j lue wildfire. Horses, cattle, sheep, hgs. and chickens to a value of $800 I or more had been contributed by 11b-I 11b-I tral hearted people throughout the ! c-'unty, and the whole bunch was j lumped together and stock in the as-! as-! soeiation sold at 1 0 cents a share. The j tu.:n-ss of selling the stock was in-I in-I trj.-ttd to boosters from the different towns and everyone got down to work. The county was divided into districts, Emery and Rochester being counted one, Ferron and Molen another, Or-ws-evitle and Clawson another. Hunt-t-'-ton and Lawrence another, and : Cleveland, Victor and Elmo another. ! Castle Dale and Mohrland were given individual districts. Huntington and j Lawrence got away with the livestock, subscribing over half of the total a-j a-j mount taken by all the districts. Cast-j Cast-j Male came next and Orangeville was tnird, the different places lining up as follows: Huntington and Lawrence ...$735.55 I Castle Dale : 363.55 1 Orangeville and Clawson 69.30 J'erron and Molen 44.20 ! Emery and Rochester 29.95 Cleveland, Elmo, and Victor . . 26.50 I The Utile community of Elmo is en- Ht'ed to special mention for its con-j con-j 'ril.utions to the livestock aggregation. yds little place turned in two horses, i e-even hogs, two sheep, a number of i Cni'kens, turkeys, and eggs, and $20 . m cash! I he barbecued steer, which dressed j tter than 500 pounds, was compete-' compete-' Placed out of sight by the sandwich rute, the refreshment booth was sold i 'JiJt shortly after noon, and there was i "othing on the grounds of an edible nature for some time before the crowd j l':ft. j T'ne auctioning off of small articles j fi;''ted considerable amusement and . j 'teUed the chapter a good sum, many jr the articles being sold several times i ,,nd each lime at a good figure. A !ne big cake was bid in bySeth Hitch-"'-k the broncho rider, and turned to be sold piece by piece, while a similar fate befell a Red Cross cake 'hlch was taken by five prominent men (.f tbe c.0unty at $5 a share and urned back to be sold. The afternoon was de-voted to bronco bron-co and bull riding, nearly every one ; ''" the animals putting up some real 'me work. Seth Hitchcock and Os- i j?orne Henrie. both of Ferron, did the llJing and made enviable reputations for themselves not only as riders but also as A-l sportsmen. A purse of $49 was collected and handed to them for their good work thought they expected ex-pected nothing, j A few races were run, the brown : Cleveland horse winning the quarter-' quarter-' mile against the Ferron bay and the Otttson (of Huntington) black. The ; Nelson horse won the half-mile a-I a-I gainst the Lawrence horse, and Guy-j Guy-j mon of Huntington won the saddle relay race against Earl Brandon of Castledale, Dell Madsen of Cleveland, and Peacock of Orangeville. A combined Custledale-Orangevllle band furnished excellent music during the day and the Mohrland mine rescue team gave a splendid first aid demonstration. demon-stration. The dance In the Academy hall at night with the Black Hawk orchestra furnishing the music was the most successful dance, from almost every point of view, that has ever been held here, the hall being packed and everyone every-one having a good time. W. S. 8. |
