The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-21
THE RED CROSS DRIVE PROVING
A SUCCESS.

Success is browning the efforts OF
the Bourbon County Red Cross in
the big drive for a membership of
3,40O, which was inaugurated in this
city on last Monday, and will con-
tinue until next Monday. Up to last
night the workers had reported
total of 1,516
The first days work by the sOlic-
itors in the city proved far more
successful than it did in the county,
where the workers were greatly
handicapped by the heavy snow, and
the extreme difficulty of getting from
one place to another. On Monday,
the first day of the drive, the work.
ers secured total of $50 members,
and on Tuesday over 600 more names
were added. Wednesdays work by
the tireless workers brought the
total up to that time to more than
1900.
On Tuesday an address was deliv-
cred at the Paris High School by
Prof. Wiggham, of the University of
Wisconsin, telling of the horrors of
the war, and what might be expect
ed of Geramn domination of world,
should the Huns be successful in
winning the war, or at least the
greater part of the aims they have
set out to accomplish.
From the present conditions and
the charge in the temperature it is
expected that the country workers
| will bring up their quota in good
style, and that they will make a
good accounting in the time that
; has been allotted.
In several business houses and in
numerous homes throughout the city
service flags were displayed as an
evidence of the patriotic spirit of
the people of Paris and as a good
example to many others who are
still without the fold. This service
| flag with the white star in the CEN
ter is evidence that the entire house
hold or all of those connected with
the business firm or corporation have
contributed their dollars and are
now. full-fledged members of the
Red Cross.
The following names were added
to the Honor Roll of the Red Cross
on Wednesday: Price & Co., Posner
Bros, Mrs. Offutt. Ford e Co., w. A.
Thomson, Daugherty Bros, LAWN
~ OOuuClI, AluCly LII uS w., " AiAiOIh
& Co., Warden & Son, Daley & Nc
MILAN, New Independent Tobacco
Warehouse Co., Bourbon Tobacco
Warehouse Co.
Under the direction of Prof. F.. M.
Wood, Principal of the Western
High School, the sum of $22.00 was
raised by the colored school chill
dren of the city. Last night the pu-
pills of the Kiserton School, of
which Miss Calnan is teacher, gave
an entertainment. the proceeds of
which were turned er~to the Red
Cross work, in connection with the
| work of the big drive.
The solicitors will be around to
see you if they have not already
done so, and it is requested that you
have your dollar or dollars ready
! when they call, as it is deemed the
duty of every American citizen to
contribute to the work of the Red
Cross. Mrs. Arthur B. Hancock,
Chairman of the local Chapter. ur-
gently requests the farmers and bus
| mess men to either send in their
checks or the money for their sub
scription and not wait for the So
| licitors to call on them.
The workers have been losing no
time, and the result of their efforts
! has been apparent in the contribu-
tions pouring in, but their real
| work is ahead of them in the closing
! days of the campaign.