Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1916 — RED CROSS STAMP SALES INCREASING [ARTICLE]

RED CROSS STAMP SALES INCREASING

Committee Who Have This Matter In Charge Report Large Sales. Mrs. M. D. Gwin, chairman of the Red Cross committee of the Ladies’ Literary Society, reports that they are meeting with splendid sucecss in tie sale of stamps. The First National and the Trust & Savings Banks have each purchased one thousand stamps. Seven hunderd were sold to individuals yesterday afternoon. The contest between the children of the grades, in the city school and those of the parochial school will result in the matter being very thoroughly canvassed. A framed picture of Riley is to be given to the winnew in this contest. A per cent of these sales remains with the society here and will be used by them in helping at the new hospital.