The Lamar register., 1917-06-27
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Prowcrs county's allotment was
Slls6O; short S76O in the county.
The work OF organizing and d.goe--
ing the big campaign fell on Chair
man Strain, Asst. Secr-tary Christy
and W 2. Gordon; while the wlrk OF
soliciting was chcerfully pcrfOrm-d
by the young ladies Of tho Red Cross
brigade who volunteered last week.
They were Mcsdames L. L. Likes, Jas.
Corning, Ray Gould, c. V. Newman
Fred Marx. H. c. Wilkc, Ernest Be
lew, Alva Filldns, Ray Jessup, |. d.
Pixlcy, Ralph Householder, and Misses
Bonnie Scribner, Georgia WATSON,
Gladys Jones, Ethel Gordon, Flor2nco
Sayler, Bessie Lawless.
1t was largely due to she h,rd work
and enthusiasm Of the above hamcd
men and women that the great cam
paign has been brought to such a
successful conclusion. In his work
they had to contend with the fact that
several of the big corporations which
have plants at Lamar inst7a of cred
iting part of their subscription to this
county gave All at heldquaf .srd. In
many parts Of the s-atc similar cor
porations divided their contributions
among the towns where th0y had
plants, helping those places imm ,nsr-
". The largest subscriber hcre was
Chas. Maxwell, manager Of .hc mill,
with S263, the milling company gave
$3.50 in Lamar ard $3.50 .t other
points in the county. The Hclvctia
company followed with S21O md each
of the banks with 500. The W. F..
McCue Mere. Co. gave $3.50 divided
among its stores, and the d. A NJ.
& p. Co. of Hartman divided $3.50
among its five mills.
Lamar YVES asked for S54O0 and
passed the mark by S4OO Hartman
proved the most enthusiastic towl in
the county, being asked for $1,000 and
oversubscribing by 40 per ccEt. The
campaign has resulted in a Big II
crease also in the membership Of the
local Red Cross chapter, and It is
estimated now that thcr2 ar- nearly
500 members Of the order he-D. There
will be several movements started II
once to raise money for the purpose
Of buying supplies so the ladics Of
the different auxiliarics being organ
lied can begin work on making need
ed articles for the soldier boyG. Tho
various ladies' aid societies will give
bake sales, and several entertainments
are to be undertaken. The Hamba
minstrcls will soon give one of the
best shows ever put on by these in
imitable entertainers for the purpos"
CT helping along the noble cause. This
money will go to Che local chapter to
be used in their work.
The money raised in ths great
campaign just closed, which will to-
tai much over the hundred millions
asked for in the whole county, will
be used for the noble work of relieving
the distressed at the front aid IL the
devastated porIlons Of battle-scGrrcd
Europe and Asia. Pars will go to
taking care of our own sick and
wounded soldiers but the Red Cross
knows no nationality. Its member
ship and charity are as broad rs hu-
manity, and the afflicted and suffcri- 2
Of every race and nation will return
thanks to our people for their gen
erous response to the call Of their
suffering brethren in thousand
stricken localities. The cause is as
noble it is great, the response was
worthy of the cause, and the work of
relief will be speedy and efficient.
Let all now turn their attention to
the call to duty in raising and con-