The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
CORDElE RED CROSS
CHAPTER INSTITUTED
BRILLIANT SUCCESS ATTENDED
MASS MEETING AND PAUL RE.
WE'RE PAGEANT WHEN DR.. HEN
DIRK SPOKE-ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY MEMBERS.

Brilliant success attended the
mass meeting and Paul Revere pa.
geant Monday night leading up to the
organization of Red Cross chapter
for Cordele with more than one hun
dred and fifty members. An audience
that filled the court house auditorium
to its full seating capacity attended
the mass meeting and heard DR.. w. R.
Hendrix, Field Agent for the Southern
Division Red Cross work, in magnifl.
cent address, which aBtly and force
fully dealt with the nature, the vital
need, the different phases and the
accomplishments OF the Red Cross on
the battle field and in other worthy
undertakings And the speech Of
Judge e. r. Stroller in introducing DR..
Hendrix was none the less enthusiast
tic and patriotic.
The events OF the day, including the
Paul Revere pageant with he demon
strattion and parade, proved mos
suspicious beginning Of organized g
forts in the Red Cross work in This
community Dr. Hendrix discussed
explicitly the various phases Of the
Red Cross work, reciang occasions Of
the noble efforts Of lhis organization.
whose work is not confined 10 any one
Of several countries Blu whose die7d Of
labors extends throughout the O. tira
world. He told of the organization
of the Red Cross in Switzerland in
1864, when the United States was it.
self engaged in civil strife, the move
ment consequently not extending to
this country until 1884. 1t was pointed
out that the Red Cross emblem origi-
mated from the Swiss flag, red cross
Oil white field
The Paul Revere pageant was
capital feature. Perry Clegg. imper-
sonated Paul Revere, dashing through
the streets on horseback, bearing the
message from President Wilson, call
ing on the country for loyal support,
The Boy Scouts led the parade.
forming a torchlight procession. The
Red Cross First Aid classes in full
costume presented a spectacular as
well as inspiring sight They numbered
forty-five accompanied by members of
the local chapter D. A. r. The degree
team Of the local camp Woodmen
brought up the parade, which proceed
ed TO the court house.
Miss Ruth Edwards, appropriately
costumed, was very attractive in her
of Liberty.
The Red Gross classes were seated
within the railing at the auditorium,
and the boy scouts and Woodmen also
were seated in bodies in the auditori-
um. A. l.. Macarthur was marshal Of
the day and directed the parade.
In the auditorium two large Ameri-
can flags oyerhung an emblem of the
Red Cross back Of the speakers
stand, and bunting streamers were
extended to either side of the rostrum,
palms and ferns arranged on the ros.
tum augmenting the decorations.
DIR. w. e. Edwards was master of
ceremonies and following America"
sung by the audience, and the invoca-
ton by Rev. J. H. Coin, he announced
Miss Pansy Webb to read Paul Re.
vere's Ride, which she did with a
grace and ability that elected from the
audience their heartest approval and
applause.
Judge w. p. Fleming read the mes
sage from President Wilson, and the
master Of ceremonies called on Mrs.
g. M. Espy who was largely instru-
mental in the organization of the
chapter, having been appointed from
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