The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-12
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Mrs. Moberly, as the superior off
RED CROSS MEETING

Mrs. Moberly, as the superior Off
RED CROSS MEETING
GER over all branches of St. Mary
Parish, will direct the work through
her branch captains and their lieu
tenants. Mrs. Moberly has named
Mrs. E. A. Pharr Of this city as
captain of Morgan City Branch of
the Red Cross Society. Mrs. Pharr
has named as her lieutenant Mrs
J. M. Dyer, Mrs. X. R. Hood, Mrs
T. E. Dreher, Mrs. Maurice Blum
Mrs. T. w. Schmidt and Miss Lean
Stannard
The organization Of Morgan City
into a branch of the Parish Unit
will be in the hands of the Morgan
City captain and her lieutenants.
Their plans will be completed and
the city divided into districts for
the membership rally to take place
Monday. Every man, woman and
child in this city will be given the
chance to join the society and to
contribute toward the great work
it is doing. A thousand names will
probably be enrolled as members
before Monday night. Every citizen
will be urged to make a contribu
ton to the Red Cross Society and
this contribution will be one direct
method Of answering the call of the
Nation for patriotic service. A
membership fee is one dollar. A
membership for two dollars includ-
es a subscription to the National
Red Cross Magazine. Personal con-
tributions ranging from one dollar
to hundred dollars have already
ben promised. 1t will be the purpose
Of Morgan City to have the honor
Of making the largest financial and
membership response of any branch
Of the parish and the local captain
and lieutenants are determined that
no other branch shall take this hon.
or away from their constituency.
The scope of the work Of the
National Red Cross Society, as
pointed out by Mr.. Hopper in his
address to the Wednesday meeting,
is not alone confined to medical as
sistance and relief extended to SOL
diers in time Of war, but the organ
ization is always at the call of the
needy. The extension Of the Society
now going forward is, of course.
prompted by the war situation now
enveloping the United States and
the opportunity for service is con-
sequently immediate and the need
is great. The American Society has
been actively engaged in relief work
on the European battlefields and,
now that the United States is par
ticipating ally of the enemies Of
Germany, greater interest in en-
larging such relief work is created.
The work of the Red Cross Society
/ is not sectional, nor has it been
confined to any faction Of the
world war now raging. The Society
has extended aid alike to British,
German, French, Russian, Austrian
or to any Of the other warning ma
tions wherever it has been possible
to extend such service. Now that
the conflagation has drawn this
nation into its vortex and Ameri-
can men and women feel that they
can aid in assuaging the hardships
which their own countrymen may
be called upon to face by rendering
relief in any possible form, the
object and methods Of the Red
Cross society furnishes a. field for
activities which will permit of Sc
vice in an enlightened, harmonic d
and effective form.
In mentioning the service which
might be rendered By the members
of the Red Cross Society, Mr.. Hop
per stated that women can find
diversified fields for activity. The
Red Cross nursing and hospital
corps can use thousands of women.
! There is call for stenographers,
telegraphers and volunteers in GER
tain branches Of the army and navy
service. Perhaps the greatest field,
however, is the work which can be
done at home. This work includes
the preparation of surgery supplies,
Of towels, pajamas, sox and the
preparation of comfort kits. The
local branches Of the Society will
each have q central headquarters
which will be fitted up for needle
work and the manufacture Of gar
ments and hospital supplied Each
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