The Yale expositor., 1917-07-19

LOCAL RED CROSS
Local Chapter Needs a Much
Larger Membership


On Thursday evening, June 2Sth, at
Central Hall, the first public meeting |
of this city in the interests of the Red
Cross was held and Yale's patriotic |
people attended in full force and per-
fected local chapter with Mrs. N. b.
Herbert and Mrs Thos. Johnston at
its head, E. f. Fead as treasurer and
Alice Mckenzie, secretary.
The city of Yale does not compose
this chapter alone, Brockway and Lynn
townships being part, and at meetings
held in these places the enthusiasm was
equally as strong as it was in Yale.
Committees that were appointed by
the officers of the local Red Cross chap
ter to solicit the amount of money
proportioned to our city by the Nation
al Society met with the best Of success,
only several persons In the city being
found that would not help the most
worthy cause.
At the time of the organization Yale
had 81 members only and the present
number is but lis and the number
should be at least $50. The small
membership is no doubt due to the fact
that people who subscribed towards
raising the 32500 thought that their
contribution entitled them to a MEM
bership card, but 1t did not. 1t was
the amount proportioned to this city
and the two adjoining townships and
the money is sent to Washington to the
National committee and the local chap
ter was not connected with the raising
Of il while ii was done for the Red
Cross.
Fifty per cent of the money obtained
from mem bership fees is retained by
the committee of this city for the
purpose of purchasing materials for the
making of bandages, pajamas and the
many other things that are used by Red
Cross nurses in their work, The other
half of the money is sent TO Washing
ton, where it is used to purchase surgi'
cal equipment aud for other necessi-
ties to carry on their great work.
The six rooms over the First National
are the headquarters Of our chapter.
The use of two sewing machines, con-
tributed by Davis 81 SON; large book
case from Mrs. Edward Andreae and
30 chairs from Rev. Geach form part of
the furnishings. Every Thursday af-
ternoon and evening and all day Satur-
day these rooms are opened for those
VINO wish to DO their Bit by sewing,
and sewing aplenty is there TO do. 1t
is not necessary TO be a member to al
tend these meetings; anyone that can
sew is requested to come and, to say the
least. it is everyone's duty.
If you cannot attend these meetings
you can certainly buy membership
card. The annual membership fee is
only 81. Officials of our chapter are
going to make canvas OF the city fol
members within the next week. Don't
wait for them to come to you go and
Join the Red Gross and your fee that il
costs you to join will furnish some ban
dages or some other useful article. Ii
is a reported fact that soldiers in tht
trenches have had to use newspapers tt
stanch their wounds because of the lacl
of surgical materials. Hesitate nj
longer-help the Red Cross to your ut
most-join and go to their headquarter'
on the appointed days of each week
and work in response to the call of ou
nation and our soldiers and of our owl
hesrts--a call to work in a cause o
patriotism which an All Judging Prov
idence will surely rank as a unity o
two of the greatest Of causes Human
: ity and Christianity.