The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14
RED ceoss REPORT
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rwf to the bad weather and our
IN being so cold we have not
this week Some of the Ia
H. took quite a few garments home
to make, and a number of ladies are
knitting | will ask all the ladies
who knit to double their efforts
along that line, as this kind of wealth
er means untold suffering to our
boys who are not supplied with warm
wooden garments. would like to
suggest to the ladies, and | trust it
will meet with the approval of all,
that we discontinue work until after
the holidays. owing to the vast
amount of work. have to accom-
plish during the Christmas campaign
for fifteen million Red Cross mem.
bers.
Any of the ladies who wish to take
any of the work to their houses
can call on me and ! will give them
the work AS soon as the holidays
are over we will begin work in our
new location in the McClintock build
ing, and we will be ready to make
another shipment of knitted gar
ments and base hospital supplies
about the middle of January. | have
received quite a few letters from
our Lee county boys. Durham Null
key, Gordon Mathews, Dan FELTON,,
Teddy Ciaywell, Ed Hinton, Floyd
Rogers. Buck Cross, Eugene Hamp-
ton and Amos Swaggart, expressing
their most heartfelt thanks to the
ladies of Lee county chapter of the
Red Cross for the nice things sent
things sent them for Thanksgiving.
They said they were all working
hard and something would be doing
when the Lee county boys went over
the top. Amos Swaggart says: I'VE
boys are all working hard and enjoy
ing life as best we can, and we are
all going to do everything possible
TO win the victory We are going to
plant the stars and stripes in the
kaiser's flower garden, so the stars
and stripes will wave the world over
before we give up" May God bless
each of our boys, and would to God
the stars and stripes were floating
over the kaiser's flower garden today.
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Donations Received
Miss Frances Derrick brought in
the splendid donation of 1925 cash
from the members of the Self Gull
ture Club. The ladies Of the Self
Culture Club usually hold their an
nual reception in the fall. but this
year, when cur country was so deeply
involved in this world war. and so
much suffering and distress through
out the land. the ladies decided to
dispense with their annual. reception
and donate the amount to the Red
Cross, to be used for the cause Of
suffering humanity.
The Saturday Afternoon Card
Club gave prize of so cents, which
donated it to the Red Cross.
Miss Lucille Howard, Rondo, do
mated one pair wooden wristlets.
$3.50
en- million Christmas members
Red Cross. Lee county has
population of 24,252 Our quota to
help make that 15.0O0,000 is 987,
which is very small number com
pared to the size of our county.
Join today the American National
Red Cross Christmas membership
drive. Our national symbol of love,
patriotism and service. Are you
member? Is your wife a member?
Is your child member? Now, il
never before. all of you should be.
long to the Red Cross.
Men and wemen of Lee county, |
never have you failed to respond to
a great cause, or naked need, and
we know you will answer the VOLTS |
cry, the cry of utter distress. and
you will answer it above all at this I!
season, long dedicated by you to
thoughtful good will, to make of
love and mercy at this season.
The Red Cross does not ask you
at this time for large contributions. |
1t asks you to become part of it.
it asks you to be one of ten million |
to give one dollar to-
ward world relief, and your service |
to the greatest of christian charities |
The need is vast. The cry for aid
is louder hourly, and by midwinter
will exceed all supplications known
to history, II your son were i'll at
home you would tenderly nurse him:
if he lay wounded on a winter bat
tie field. he should be tenderly
nursed. Who is to do it? One an
swer. and one only: the American
Red Cross SO join today and range
Yourself with your membership and
!. encouragement behind the boys
saaki
mink OF the young manhood of