The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-30
TO CITIZENS OF LEFLORE
COUNTY.

The organization OF the American
Red Cross is about completed, and
am writing this to urge upon every
citizen to join US that we may show
the world and our President that w
are ready to do all we can to bring
to a successful conclusion this war
I which we are going into II
order to free the people Of
the earth from the domination Of
q few hundred Of the so-called ruling
class, whose power has been used to
throw the world into this most awful
circumstance which ever came to hu.
man experience, this world war. And
more than all to preserve the liberty
to pursue in peace and happiness our
lives; which liberty our fathers
fought for and (which it is our duty
to transmit unshorne to our children"
The Lefore County Chapter is the
part Of the Red Cross which every
citizen of the county should belong to.
Branches have been formed in Morgan
City, Swiftown, Shellmound, Schlster,
Itta Bena and Minter City. And
pretty soon we hope to have branches
in HighlandaIe, Money and Sidon.
And we ask now that those in these
places who wish to join will get up
meeting during the week succeeding
the 9Th of June and let me know in
time to attend and organize a branch.
The headquarters Of the chapter is in
Greenwood, and the branches are for
convenience, SO that those who wish
to work may do so in their own COM
munities. The men who do not 60
to the front should be glad of such an
opportunity to do something. And
we should all keep in mind that only
compulsory feature of membership is
the payment of $1.OO per year. Fifty
cents of each dollar goes to headquar-
tiers in Washington to be used about
establishing hospitals, ETC., and so
cents remains in the Chapter treasury
here, to buy materials to work with.
1t is impossible for us to make too
many hospital supplies, and we hope
to get to work very soon on bandages
and pajamas, for it seems that they
are the most needed things. I have
written to get directions as to the pu-r
chasing of materials etc., and hope very
soon to get supply. But it takes
money for all this and those Of you
who can't work or who do not care to,
! KNOW want to join SO that we may
have more money to work with. On
Registration Day each branch, beside
the Chapter headquarters, will have
stands in Greenwood where every one
can join and pay the dues for this year
and want to call your attention to
the fact that the A. R. C. fiscal year
begins the LIST of November, and that
the dues for the next year will have
to be paid between the LIST and 10th
Of November, and every year after
you join. Some of our army will be
at the front by the time we can make
supplies, So we must not wait long
about getting to work. Many have said
they would join and have been waiting
for more convenient time, to them
I wish to say, join now. We need you
and your dues, and you need to know
that you are doing what you can for
your country. l don't believe there
are many, if there are any at all, cit
liens Of Leflore who want to leave
ALL the work and sacrifice connected
with our part in this war, to the rest
of US. We ALL want to do something,
and the Red Cross is THE ONE thing
in which every citizen, regardless Of
age or health or anything else, can
serve. MEN are needed as we'll as
women. Wont you join now and let us
have money in our treasury to buy
materials to work up into necessities
for our boys at the front? They are
going to risk their lives that they
may keep the horrors of war away
from us. Can't we make a little sac
rifce in order that they may be we'll
cared for when they are sick and
wounded on the field of duty. Isn't
it just as much our duty to do this as
it is theirs to do the fighting? Does
one single citizen want to have some
one else do his or her part? Surely
not. Then join the Red Cross and
realize that you are joining what Gen.
Wood says is just as important an
arm Of the service as either army or
navy.
MRS. T. r. HENDERSON,
Chairman Ledore Co. Chapter A. R. c.