The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1917-05-26
DR. FOUNTAIN HEADS
LOCAL RED CROSS Or
GANHAT|GN HERE
r. W. Sgtrunk Vice Presi-
dent, and Miss Louise
Crawford, Secretary
MEMBERSHIP LARGE.
Meeting HeldTuesday Night
Largely Attended = Tenn :
porary Chairman Mauffray
Delivered An Opening Ad-
dress-Well Received.
MEMBERSHIP LARGE.

The local organization of Red Cross,
for which Miss Gertrude Cazeneuve the
past several weeks with the assistance
OF others has .been SO diligently work.
ing to attain to an active consumation,
was perfected Tuesday night.
Pursuant to PRONUNCIATION, a large
and enthusiastic meeting was held at
Woodmen Hall, with an initial mem
bership of III members. After Miss
Cazeneuve had explained the object of
the meeting and outlined the primary
work of the proposed organization, Hon.
Jos. O. Mauffray was made temporary
chairman and C. g. Moreau temporary
secretary. Permanent organization fol-
lowed, with DR.. J. Q, Fountain, presi-
dent, Mr.. r. w. Sistrunk, vice presi-
dent; Joseph F. Cazeneuve, treasurer;
Miss Louise Crawford, secretary. The
salection of the officers was made unan-
nous. The following-named commit
tees were elected:
Executive--Mesdames A. L. Stokoe
George Mallard, A. F. Fournier, D. c.
Weston, Of Logtown; Fl. w. Woolf, Of
Kiln; w. A. Mcdonald, Carrie Mattox
Jno. Green, Miss AmeIie Gragnon.
Finance Committee-George r. Rea
W. L. Bourgeois, H. S. Weston, Of
Logtown; Joseph G. Mauffray, Johr
Osoinach, c. G. Moreau, Edmund Fahey
Joseph F. Cazeneuve.
On the occasion of taking his seat az
temporary chairman and opening the
| meeting for business, Mr.. Mauffray de.
livered the following address.
"Ladies and Gentlemen:-
"Needless to go into the details o.
the purpose for which we have tht
pleasure with mingled solemnity of be-
ing here gathered this evening. Som,
half century or more ago some noble
and tender heart was moved at the
thought of the suffering and hardships
and innumerable untimely deaths OF
the brave soldiers on the battlefelds Of
Europe, and it was at the Geneva con.
vention in 1863 that these thoughts were
crystalized into working unit that to-
day, like the Guardian Angel, is atten-
dant upon every need in calamity
pestilence and individual emergencies
in almost every hamlet and nook of the
world.
sat that notable convention wher
this grand, praiseworthy and noble or
ganization was set on foot by mere
handful of adherents, it was for th'
purpose of giving first aid to the
battlefields and was for some years
operative within the bounds Of Europe
and a few other nations across the
broad ,expanse of the Atlantic, and i
was not until 1881 that noblest of noble
philanthropists, Clara Barton, succeed.
ed Fin establishing branch in th'
United States. And now the peoples
of as many as forty countries through
out the world enjoy the comfort ant
solace atits sheltering, glistening wings
It knows no condition in life, no color
no politics, no sects, and no nation; it
only purpose and object is the allevia
ton of the suffering of its children, th'
human family, in time of peace as il
time of war.
SAT the achievementof anything vel
Gone it is customary, ,ladies and gentle
men, to congratulate those who ar
parties to the execution of the deed
and responsible for successful cul
mination; but in this case it is well t.
reverse the order and congratulate our
selves for the planting of chapter o
the Red Cross Society in our midst
and all join in lauding these generou
women who have worked so energeticall
and persistenly to the end that we ar
now proud in proclaiming the existenc
OF chapter of the Red Cross Societ
in our midst" Applause.
II Before the meeting adjourned, an OF
fer from the management of the A.
G. Theatre to givea s'benefita perform
ance Friday (last night was accepted
A like proposition was accepted froE
the management of the Trio Theatre
to take place on the evening of Jun
9th, when Womanhood" will be pres
ented.
The local Red Cross Chapter alread
has membership OF over 200, the fu
list of members to be published in th
columns of The Echo next Saturday.
.l a special meeting will be held at th
courthouse tonight.-Saturday. Yo
are invited to be present, whether
member or not. The Red Cross is call
Ing you. pou't be Stacker.