The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-08
FUND JUMP Up TO 1851;
MEMBERSHIP RISES. FAST
RED CROSS FINDS
WILLING WORKERS
AUXILIARY WORK GOING ON ALL
OVER cOUNTY-FUNDS AND
MEMBERSHIP INCREASE.

The Red Cross is spreading it!
work in Crisp and before another
week has passed practically every
community will be organized and a.
work. Several auXiliaries have beer
formed already and more are to be
formed today. The total membership
now reaches above 800, while the
funds in hand now reach 1851
This does not include reports from
some of the auxiliaries that is in
charge Of number of committees
that are working at the several
points.
1t is G matter of considerable salts
fact:oi. to the leaders, DR.. Edwards
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming, Mrs. Fakes
Mrs. Land, Miss aCrswell, Mr.. Can
non Dr. T. J. Macarthur, Judge
Stroller, Attorney Cover and Attor
ney Fakes, that the work has now
been launched so that it is possible
for the people all over the county
to have an opportunity to give and
take part in making known the i'm
pQrtance of the Red Cross work.
The offices of the Cordele National
Bank have been rendered by Mr.. B
S. Dunlap and the banking officials
and the organization has been pro
vided with the necessary furniture
lights, water and telephone for the
free use of the organization, the va
rious companies donating what was
necessary.
The work of organizing auxiliaries
is going on. Judge w, P. Fleming will
be at Ranes Sunday afternoon to or
ganize there He will be greeted by
many of the local residents who are
glad of an opportunity to help put the
work further along.
Later he will go to Antioch church
at Pateville the same afternoon. There
the people likewise will have arrange
ments made to organize and take VI
the efforts to make the Red Cross con
tributions large.
At Arab the organization work has
already been completed with j. S. NC
Williams as chairman, Miss Nora Pick
lie, secretary, and Mrs. DR.. Miller, sec
rotary The auxiliary at this pom
started with % members. 1t is nov
working over the Arab community
so we'll that fine showing is sure tt
be made. DIR. T. ]. Macarthur and At
torney M. M. Fakes were present Sun
day at the Arab meeting and helped
to organize.
At the Adkins school DR.. McArthu
helped to organize. D. H. Hall wa
made chairman and Miss lone Lane
secretary and treasurer There Wer'
ten members for this auxiliary at tn
start Sunday afternoon last.
At Hatley Sunday afternoon Judg
w. P. Fleming and Attorney M. M
Fakes assisted the people in the OF
ganization work. There were sixtee
members and in this community tn
Red Cross already becoming tn
topic of interest. J. L. Patterson wa
made chairman of the Hatley auXi
larry, Mrs. John L. Hawkins, secretary
and M. V. Garden, treasurer.
Judge E. F. Stroller will be at Ba
Springs, Sunday July Is. He wa
there last Sunday Afternoon and mad
a strikingly appropriate address an
arrangements were made to take u
the organization on the date mention
ed. A good work will be done at thi
point. In all the communities OF tn
county auxiIiaries will be started an
the effort will be kept up stronger an
stronger unit it is definitely know
that Crisp has done its full duty. E
cry citizen, so the workers declar
wishes to- help, and it is only ma
ter of adopting a method of workin
that will bring good results. Thos
who have gone at the work are plea
ed at the successes of the week.