The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-06-26
BOURBON PASSES
ALLOTTED AMOUNT
LOCAL RED CROSS WORKERS
HAVE RAISED MORE THAN THE
$4,000 CALLED FOR FROM
BOURBON COUNTY.
$50 D. m.-Committee announced
$4,000 raised. Court House and
fire bells ring. whistles shrek.

The generous responses made to the
Red Cross appeals for contributions
by the people Of Paris and Bourbon
county during the National Red
Cross Week." demonstrates one fact
that they are ever ready to heed
the call of suffering and distress
and to be ready with their funds for
just such call as that voiced by
the Red Cross. In that week they
were called upon to raise the sum of
$4,000 for Red Cross purposes, and
they set to work with a vengeance
and right hearty good will that no
doubt must have astonished even the
most sanguine.
They were called upon to assist in
one of the most gigantic philanthro-
pic undertakings in the history of the
world-to raise their apportionment
of the immense sum of 100000
for the National Red Cross, and in
the language of the Bowery-"They
done it." They used every honora
BILE endeavor, and met with not a
single refusal so far as known. By
mass-meeting methods, by personal
solicitation by the members of the
Red Cross Chapter, by handsome
young women, by committees ap-
pointed by the Red Cross organiza-
ton, and by other equally effective
methods, the contributions rolled in
until Bourbon county stands to-
night with the debit side cleared and
the balance carried to the credit
side of the Red Cross ledger.
One Of the methods employed was
a feature of Saturday afternoon. a
large American flag, carried by four
pretty young members of the local
Red Cross Chapter, preceded by a
detachment of the National Guard
stationed here. and two buglers, pa
raded the streets of Paris, soliciting
contributions for the fund in sums
of five cents to any amount the con-
tributor. might wish to donate
They secured quite a large sum this
way, which was promptly turned
into the fund. They missed no one,
and no one refused to contribute.
All day long yesterday bands Of
unselfish women spent the day in the
headquarters of the Red Cross in the
Kriener building, and at the sew
ing room at the corner Of Main and
Third streets, in making supplies of
different kinds for Red Cross work.
Fifteen thousand dollars seems
like large sum, but when it is real
lied that it goes to make up part OF
a still greater sum to relieve the
sufferings of more men, women and
children than ever before in the his
tory of any war; when you think
that about one hundred millions is
about the sum expended every day
by the nations at war; when we re-
alize that $3.50, 900, 900 was expended
in Belgium relief alone, it is easy
to See that $4,000 seems a pitiful
sum. But it will do its bit, just the
same, and grateful hearts will &C
knowledge IL.
The money which has been collect
ed from the public will be carefully
accounted for and statements will be
made to Congress covering all expen-
ditures. The needs of the Red Gross
are worldwide, and the need OF the
fund will be brought to our own
doors, when some of "our boys" come
back from the front, MANNED, sick
suffering, in need of help OF mate
rial kind. And, there, as always
will be found the angels of mercy
the Red Cross nurses, those sweet
faced. ministering ones whose la
bors have been made possible by your
ha he
work of the Red Cross.
At the hour of closing our report
the amount totaled SIS, 400 and II
was estimated it would reach
$4,000. 1t was impossible to get
complete list of the contributions tC
the fund. Those who have contrib
uted to the cause and whose name;
do not appear in this report will b'
published in the next issue Of TIL.
BOURBON NEWS. The work o.
the committees went far into tn
night and exeact figures could no
obtained, but it will more than cover
the allotted $4,000 asked for
Little Rocks donations amounted tt
s513.25 and Millersburg contribut
ed the handsome sum of $4,000.
JUNE %, 1917-SIXTH DAY.
Mr.. ]. H. Haggard ......S 5.O'
Mr.. c. F. Redmon $1,000. 2.0'
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Weathers 500
Mr.. and Mrs. Vol Ferguson. 5O.O'
Mr. and Mrs. J. 7. Hedges. 25.O'
Mr.. w. II. Webb ...... 5.0'
Posner Bros - 15.0'
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Woodford 75.O'
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burris. 2S.5'
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Burris 25.O'
Mr.. and Mrs. n. II. Bayless,
ST., CIV
Mr. and Mrs. I'D. Thompson $50
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Well. 300
Mr.. o. b. Lloyd .---.....- 25.o
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. SHELL. 100