The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-21
THE RED CROSSDRIVE
100 NEEDED TO FILL CARROLL'S S QUO
Ia, 5O2S-WESTMINSTER HAS en-
LISTED MORE MEMBERS THAN ALL
OTHER DISTRICTS COMBINED-COM-
MTTEES ARE WORKING HARD.


Taneytown held a splendid meeting
in the Town Hall Friday evening. A
large number of earnest people were
present. Father Cuddy made an elO-
quent speech Rev. E. T. Read made a
stirring address; Mrs. Thos. Robbins
gave an appealing talk, and Robert S.
Shriver urged the audience to get be-
hind the movement and make it sue
cess. Rev. Mr.. Hafer presided and
conducted a conference with his
workers.
Guy w. Steele, Esq, B. w. Hagy,
Jr., and Rev. ]. w. Reinecke spoke be-
fore we'll attended meeting at Union
Mills on Wednesday evening of last
week. Mr.. George w. Yeiser presided
and the Union Mills Band was in at
tendance. Headquarters at Union
Mills has a fine banner displayed
Wednesday afternoon Prof. nj. Fl. 5.
Unger and Chas. O. Clemson address,
ed a we'll attended meeting at the
residence of Mrs. N. G. Clough, Finks-
burg Good results are following
from this meeting.
The Mechanicsville meeting Satur-
day evening was addressed by Rev. H.
c. Owens. The deep snow did not
stop the people and Lester Patterson
and his committee are making rapid
progress in Woolerys district.
Father Thos. McGuigan and Rev. w.
l.. Seabrook addressed the public
meeting at Mt Airy Wednesday.
While the weather prevented large
attendance a splendid spirit was
shown and MIR. Walter Rudy, chair
man, reports good progress in the
! campaign.
Uniontown meeting had to be aban-
doned on account of the drifted roads,
but in spite of all difficulties Union
town, precinct No. |, is sending in re
markable figures of new members Sc
cured.
The Freedom meeting at SykesVille
Tuesday night was addressed by F.
Neale Parke, Esq, and Mrs. Thos
Robbins. 1t was a large and splendid
meeting, and Freedom district has
the vision" and Senator w. H. d.
Warfield and Mrs. VIM. II. Shipley,
chairman of the committee, predict
more than the minimum number of
members from the district.
The Manchester meeting resulted in
a splendid spirit being developed and
a good number of new members were
secured. Mr. John E. MasOnheimer
presided and W. Frank Thomas, Rev.
F. T. Read, Mrs. ThOs. Robbins and
H. Peyton Gorsuch spoke on the work
and purpose of the Red Cross.
Wednesday night a meeting was
held at Taylorsville district which
was addressed by Mr.. w. l.. Sea
brook and Robert S. Shriver and
while Franklin district has not a
Large number of members on her
quota, it is believed active work Will
be done and on Christmas Eve her
quota will be reached.
Middleburg held a meeting Thurs
day night at Walden's Hall. DIR.
Woodward and Rev. Mr.. Parrish Of
New Windsor spoke and Branch OF
the Carroll County Chapter was Or
ganized.
Middleburg is alive in this cam
paign and will probably exceed It's
minimum number in members.
Hampstead's meeting was only
fairly we'll attended. Rev. Mr.. Yoder
,, and DR.. Woodward spoke at the
meeting and some new workers were
enlisted.
The meeting at Union Bridge was
addressed by Rev. W. L. Seabrooh
and great interest was shown in the
CdIlp
A meeting was held at Woodbine on
Wednesday evening and Mrs. Byard
Dorsey expects Berrett district will
secure it's allotment of new members
All the High Schools on last Friday
were addressed by good speakers and
special Red Cross exercises were
; held.
Red Cross Sunday was generally
observed throughout the county last
Sunday.
In all the churches either a strong
presentation of the Red Cross was
made, a sermon preached or the en-
tire service was given over to the
cause of the Red Cross.
A meeting was held in Baust
church, Uniontown district, precinct
No. 2, Thursday evening, Rev. Pau
D. Yoder, Rev E. T. Read, Mrs. Thos
Robbins and Robert S. Shrive1
spoke.
Each day a report is sent out to the
committees and workers all over the
county, giving the results in each
district. The figures for the differ
ent districts up to six o'clock Thurs
day evening are as follows:
Taneytown, 221; Uniontown, 1875;
} Myers, $50; Woolery's, $40; Freedom
, 200; Westminster No. l, 282; West
minister No. 2, 255; Westminster No
, 3, $50; Westminster No. 4, 25S; Hamp'
stead, Sc; Manchester, 100; Franklin
46; Middleburg, 100; New Windsor
1885, Union Bridge, 121; Mt. Airy, lS1
and Berrett, 81.