In response to the call for a mass meeting to take preliminary steps toward the formal organization of a Moscow chapter of the association, a largely attended and rousing meeting was held. Little time was lost in discussion, the worthiness of the cause being conceded. In a very few moments the preliminary steps were completed, and a committee appointed to carry on the work and to circulate a petition.
We predict that the committee will find a hearty response from the people in signing the petitions, and that Moscow will have one of the largest enrollments in the association of any town of equal size in the Northwest. The Red Cross association tendered to Idaho its assistance during the disastrous forest fires of 1910, when some 50 inhabitants lost their lives. In the event of war, a local chapter would look after those who would be called to the front.
Should a calamity befall our little city in time of peace, the Red Cross would be the first on hand to succor us who us.
PERTINENT TO FARMERS
Every hour seems to draw this country nearer to war. No man can assure us that we will escape, for no man knows.
The year 1917 may see us shut off from all sources of supplies from the outer world, and dependent entirely upon local production.
Facing such a possibility, it is incumbent upon every farmer to cultivate to the limit of his acreage and ability, and the town person who has a vacant lot should do the same.
The time to begin is NOW. If we must be fed—and the products come from the farms. 