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Show $250,000 TO BE f RAISED IN UTAH FOR RED CROSS Salt Lake, June 14. With ths slogan "Finance the lied Cross nnd Help Defeat the Enomy," scores of Salt Lakers wlil start out June 18 to raise this city's portion of the $250,000 set as Utah's quota of $100,000,000 to be collected throughout through-out the United States between June a 8 and June 25. The money' Is badly bad-ly needed. The executive commltteo for Utah Is composed of the following 'men: Chnrles N. Nlbley, Salt Lake, chairman; chair-man; Lafayette Hanchott, SaltXake, vice chairman; J. David Larson, Salt Lake, secretary; E. O. Howard, Salt Lake; H. N. nyrne, Salt Lako; P. J. Moran, Salt Lake; Ralph E. Bristol, W. II. Wattls, James Plngree, Ogden; Jesse Knight, Provo; Joseph Quln-ney, Quln-ney, Jr., Logan, and James M. Petersen, Peter-sen, Hlchfleld. Commltteo headquarters headquar-ters nre In the Commercial club, Salt Lake. Work is progressing rapidly on the selection or teams and teaVu captains who will personally solicit every citizen cit-izen or Utah for lied Cross contributions. contri-butions. One of the most Important devel- opments In lied Cross work la Utah Is the announcement that the young women of the Y. L. M. I. A. are soon to begin active lied Cross work. The 30,720 members of thla organization will no sewing and knitting for tho soldiers. v - Circulars calling to all members to aid In tho lied Cross work aro being be-ing sent out and while tho work" Is not compulsory If Is being done with the encouragement of the church authorities. |