The Robesonian., 1917-11-29
NATIONAL AID WORK

County-Returns From Various
Activities of Society-Reports
From Different Units.
Reported for The Robesonian.
The November meeting of the Ma
tional Aid society was held on Wed
nesday afternoon, Nov. goth, Mrs. E.
L. Holloway, general chairman, pre-
siding. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. DR.. Chas. Greaves,
who was present by invitation:
Before taking up the work Of the
afternoon. Mrs. Holloway made an
earnest plea for the Woman's club,
stressing the Importance of the work
and reminding the women of the town
that it was under the auspices Of that
club that the National Aid work was
launched. She begged that the meet
ings of the club should be regularly
attended.
The past month has exceeded any
| previous time in activities and flnan-
cial gain for the National Aid society.
The most important business COM
ing up during the session was the
question of organization of the WON.
ans council Of national defense of
Robson county. This organization IS
to cooperate with the mems county
council of national defense, of which
Mr.. II. E. Stacy is chairman: The
council was created by act of Con-
gress Aug. 2e, 1916, it's head beng
composed of the secretaries of war,
navy, agriculture, commerce and Ia
Dor. The Women's council Of nation
al defense was approved April 21st,
1917, the purposes of the council be
| ing to organize the forces of the wo-
men of the country to add to the efflc-
| iency of the present organizations
now doing public work, directing this
work but in no way interrupting con-
structive work now in progress. In
| addition to the above paramount con-
sideration, record of the work con-
tributed by the Nation, States and
counties will be compiled, that future
generations may have knowledge and
| be proud of the work the men and wo-
men Of this unparalleled age, the
greatest history making epoch that
| the world has ever known.
| DR.. Anna Howard Shaw is the ma
tional chairman Of the council; Mrs.
Eugene Reilley of Charlotte the State
chairman for North Carolina. Mrs.
Reilley has in her own discretion the
appointment of temporary county
chairman. She has selected Mrs. E
L. Holloway of Lumberton for the
work Of organizing Robson county
appointing her temporary chairman
Mrs. Holloway is proceeding with the
work. She will select representative
women from all parts of the county
a meeting will be appointed and these
women will elect the permanent chair
man. The work of the council will
fall with equal responsibility on al
parts of the county.
The returns from a succession Of
dinners given by the women of the
Il They realized $19O. The neat sum O.
$25 was realized from the joint Of
fort of the lady cotton pickers, EN-
ployed by Mr.. A. w. Mclean on on
of his plantations. SIT was collected
from other sources.
The reports of the chairman of tn,
: various units was gratifying. Mrs
H. M. McAllister, chairman of th'
surgical dressing unit, reported a bo,
packed and shipped via Wilmington
to Italy. This box contained 5 incon
tinent pads, 60 gauze congresses, Il
absorbent pads and 35 handkerchiefs
, Will the women not send to the worl
!, room all of their old linen? Mrs. A
!, Nash and Miss Harriet Humphre,
!, each sent old counterpanes this week
: and these were in immediate demand
Mrs. l.. T. Townsend, chairman o
e the sewing unit, in addition to the fol
!. lowing work cut and ready to b.
! made, 5 bed shirts, 5 dozen two-tail
ed bandageS, 3 dozen four-tailed band
ages, reported finished doz two
tailed bandages, Is T.-binders and tn
following donations made: benefi
show given by Berry Goodwin French
78 cents; 2 spreads by Mrs. J.
Green; SIS by Mrs. W. W. Carlyle
$1.65 community unit; Mr.. A. Vein
stein, l pr. blankets; Mrs. A. w. Nc
Lean, Z comfort bags, complete; on
large bag of snippings Miss Ami
King; scraps-Mrs. J. L. Stephens
Mrs. Ed Kelly, so cents; Mrs. Travi
5 Bass, 55 cts; friend 10 cts; friend
! cts; bags of cotton-Mr Trogdel
4 cotton grader; Mrs. Wade Mcdonald
$1.OO: These gifts are gratefully az
S knowledged
;, The new unit, the county unit, com
posed of women from the Lumbertol
: Dresden, National and Jennings col
n ton mills, the Meadows, also a sectio
I OF the town, is doing earnest and er
: thusiastic work. The women hav
= taken out 100 garments to make.
y knitting unit has been organized. Thi
$ unit will make sweaters for the so
:, diers from Lumberton township.
q The knitting unit of the town ha
u almost completed ten sets Of garment
; since the last shipment. Wool ha
been ordered for 60 additional sweat
ers, these to be presented to the Rot
5 eson boys in training at camps. Th
! society. will hold bazaar early j
& december. The townspeople are ure
ed to patronize the bazaar iberall7
!, thereby solving their gift problem an
= at the same time doing patriotic SCI