The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-05-26
Z RED CROSS NOTES. ;
By MISS FREDA SINGER

Due to the untiring and enthuslas-
+;c efforts of Mrs. Clerville Himel and
Miss Stella Haas, St. James Is sun
Joining and working for the Red
Cross They have added 2oo mem
bers to our branch.
On Friday, May IS, the st. LOUIS
school of 100 enrolment sang patrlot-
ic songs and contributed $500. inns
is splendid, since it represents the
savings of these children.
The St. Louis Little Girls EN-
broidery Club" formed itself into a
Red Cross club. Miss 4oungss, thelr
teacher, brought eleven members 10
the meeting Thursday in MI. Leper-
muth's truck. They made comfort
bags, convalescent robes and slumoef
socks.
St. James school also had patriot.
10 nrogram on the 18th, which lots OF
visitors attended. The grounds ana
school were prettily decorated l"i
the event. The contribution boxes
contained $12.05.
The fourth and fifth grade girls
formed junior Red Cross clao'
They charge a scent admission Zee
and will sew and crochet,
The sixth and seventh grades are
making hot water bags, while the
high school girls are working on con
valescent robes, comfort bags, ana
crochet washrags.
Last Saturday the high school boys
and girls of st. James gave dance
at the Woodmen Hall, which was ap-
nropriately decorated for the occa-
sion. The proceeds amounted to 500,
So and were turned over to the heo
Cross.
| jamestown will also give dance
at Red Mems Hall. The hall ano
music to be donated by Paul LeBoeut
The proceeds will be added tothe Reo
Cross fund.
Not only have the white people and
school children responded in st
+ ames-our colored friends are alse
showing their patriotism.
!; The Baptist minister, who breaches
in st. James. Buena Vista and Donald
: sonville, delivered powerful sermon
last night to his brethren he sale
they were citizens OF the U. 81 ane
urged them to work, so they woule
have enough money to support them
selves and community and also give
something when called upon ;,
Two hundred and twenty-five mef
will be paid off Saturday at Lauder
dale. Acadia, Salisbury and Minnie
: plantations. These hands VIII d.
piven a chance to show their, pa
triotism at the fair in the afternoon
where donated cake, cream and cands
) will be sold.
Moving pictures were shown at jet
ferson College Thursday and the ad
mission fees were promised to US.
Cakes will be on sale Saturday a
the XRay Pharmacy for the beneh
of the Red Cross at five cents a slice
Help the cause!
Misses Haas and Blanchard hav'
given material for over three dozel
comfort bags. We also thank MRS. j
Black for 81 worth of tape.
! We are indebted to Mr.. .Delery TO
; the stamp, Ascension Branch o
American Red Cross. "
Our branch was visited last Tues
day by Mesdames w. P. Miles, Ola.
Braud, and j. Saxon, and MISE
!. Eunice stephens6s, Susanna Bringie1
|; and Virginia B6ote, Of Burnside
These ladies came to observe tn
SPLENDID work we are doing and repor
their own progress, as we'll.
Alex. Bloomenstiel has generousl
given us night at the Grand Theatr
to be known as Red Cross night, an
will give us SO per cent Of the moving
picture receipts. We hope the hous
!, will be crowded to it's capacity o.
these nights. You will not only he'll
wonderfully, but enjoy yourself, a
these will be feature pictures.
A complete list of the members Sc
cured since last report will be pub
Iished in next weeks Chief.