Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-09
MEMBERSHIP Of
RED CROSS HERE
IS ON INCREASE

The membership of the Americas
and Sumter County chapter of the
American Red Cross was increased by
116 as the result of the active campaign
carried on Saturday by corps of
young ladies who devoted their best ef-
forts to the securing of names to be
added to the membership roll.
Mrs. s. H. Mckee and Ars. II. A.
Smith had charge of the campaign.
which was conducted Systematically,
with headquarters in three prominent
business houses.
Mrs. George Adams and Miss Geor-
gia Bena Dodson were stationed at the
Windsor Pharmacy: Mrs. j. d. Hooks,
Mrs. d. K. Brinson and Mrs. E. J. Ed
ridge at Hooks Pharmacy and Misses
Pauline Broadhurst and Eugenia Col
Inns at the Alcazar Theatre.
The ladies wore the uniform of Red
Cross nurses and were supplied with
membership blanks. which they
brought to the attention of every in
dividual entering any of these threc
places Of business. The efforts of the
workers were not confined to the busi-
ness houses, but pedestrians were halt
ed and invited to join the local chap
ter of the Red Cross.
The nurses" found the citizens or
this city uniformly willing to assist sn
the work of the gret organization for
which they solicited support, and the
result of the days campaigning is
highly gratifying to the officers of the
Americas and Sumter County chapter
who are ANXIOUS to see the member
snip increase to round thousand
The membership canvass will be
continued actively until every citizen
has been given an opportunity of join
ing the chapter, the funds secured be-
ing divided equally between the ma
tional organization and the local chap
ter
The following new members were
secured on Saturday:
w. r. Lipscomb, Elmer Bell. Lou
ise Hamilton, Mrs. T. b. Hooks, Jr.,
{. c. Sheppard. r. H. Horton, DR.. A. s.
Boyette, Frank Marshall. Judson Hill,
Sam Clegg. j. ]. Hanesley, J. W. Skim
Iner, /. B. Small, r. l.. McMath, s. B.
Hawkins, E. H. Bradley, w G. Gard
rer, b. s. Mattingly, w. e. Taylor, Eu-
gene Drane, Arthur Rylander, Chas.
Burke, C.. B. Bond. C. w. Henderson,
Albert Brady, e. j. Witte, B. C. Cooper,
E. L. DeBruyne, Eugene Cato, Stewart
Eurlow, B. & B. Cafe, E. D. Ramos,
John A. Fort, Horace Lowe, Grey Till
man. D B Slappey. j. E. Hight0wer.
{. R. Ellis, Sam Perry, Ross Hubbard,
Mrs. Jas. Rees. Mrs. Roy Black, Mrs.
Tom Bell, Mrs. George Anderson, Miss
Annie Ansley, Mrs. l.. A. Morgan, Mrs.
j. j. Holiday, H. t. Christian, Mrs. G.
o. Loving, A. ]. Bell, Mrs. S. A. DAN
iel, Mrs ]. R. Parker, Mrs. G. NJ Hale.
Mrs j. w. Harris, JT., Mrs. Thomas
Harold, Mrs. w. S. Prather. E. H. Ag-
new, Miss Kate Hines, Miss Claude Nc
Laughlin, Mrs H. o. Jones. Miss
Maude johnson (SmithEille), H. C.
ELAN, w. G. Turpin, Miss Ruth Brown,
Mrs. d. K. Brinson. Miss Mary DaVen-
port, l. r. Eden, ]. W. Renfroe, ]. E.
Monohan, L. G. Council, Miss Claire
Everette, r. e. Bolton, Mrs. J. o. Nc
Arthur, Mrs. w. T. Lane, E. ]. Ed
ridge, R. L. Maynard, w. ID. Moreland
Mrs. H. B. Mashburn. Mrs S. A. Gyles,
n NJ. Dudley, Mrs. Gordon Heys, E.
Harris. Mrs. George Oliver, Mrs. Stew
art Furlow. Emory Rylander, Miss
Georgia Bena Dodson, Mrs. G. 7.
Adams, Frank Lanier, Jr., Ferrell Fort,
Miss Mamie Sue Bell, r. W. Buch
anan. Miss Marguerit Edwards. R. n,
Mrs John Council, James L. Fort, Miss
Nina Cox, Herbert Hawkins, Mrs Har-
rl Hawkins. w. Thad Glover, Mrs. T.
o. Marshall, T. O. Marshall, Allen
Chappell, Mrs. John w Shiver Frank
Stapleton, Harry Levy. Mrs. Barlow
Council, G. C. Webb, Lawson Staple
ton, Sr.. Lee Hudson, Rev. James B.
Lawrence, Mrs. w. B. Moreland, While
Marshall, Claude Schneider, K N
smith, G. T. Cunningham, Mrs. N. v
Matthews. Lucius McCleskey. Stella C.
Thurman. Carr Glover, W. F. Smith
Gordon Castleberry, Eugene Bailey,
Walter Rylander, l. P. Jernigan, Jr-'
Miss Matte Lewis Dodson, ]. Johnson
(Huntington) Mrs. P. L Holt. Mrs
r. s. Broadhurst, T. N. Furlow.