The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-05-31
join The
RED CROSS
RED CROSS CHAPTER FORM.
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can all, old and young. women ard
children. crippled and unfit, join the
association of mercy and help provid,
means for comforting and curing the
brave fellows at the battle front who
are wounded or grown sick from hard.
ships. while they stand with their hero.
ic bodies between us and the cruel lust
of the Prussians.
You can join for 81 or 800, which.
ever you are able to give. You cannot
at any odds refuse to do your part to-
ward alternating the misery of the poor
fellows who 90 out to sacrifice them
selves in battle for us Before the
year is out there may be a million
American boys fighting on the bloody
fields of France; falling by the thous-
ands. torn and bleeding from bullet,
bayonet and shell as the conflict RACES.
Many Of these may be Lancaster
boys, Garrard county boys. for we of
this county are gcIng to do our share
of the fighting.
1t will be a blessing to those back
home those dark DAYS to remember that
we contributed something towards
sending these brave Angels Of Mercy.
the Red Cross nurses and doctors. to
the fighting front to minister to the
torn and battered young soldiers in the
hour of their misery.
Ii will be sweet to reflect that We
have not neglected to do what we could
to give them a chance to survive their
wounds and come home to rejoice with
us over the the ultimate victory. 1t
will be sweet to reflect that those who
died. died not in loneliness and neglect.
but with kindly comforters lowering
near to minister to them and hand
them over gently to the Angels who
fly over the battlefields to gather the
fallen to glory.
Join the Red Cross. You cannot re-
fuse. Won't you assist the Garrard
County Chapter by taking a member
ship, when you are called upon. so they
may reach their goal of $50 members.
Let every one who possibly can be
wearing Red Cross button in Garrard
county in the near future. Be ready
to meet those of the membership COM
mittee when they approach you by say
ing: Surely | want membership IT,
the Garrard Red Cross Chapter.
The Garrard County Red Cross Chap
ter has about perfected all its plans
and arrangements and will shortly
launch the campaign for $50 members
in Garrard County.
There is no doubt that the committees
who have donated their services will be
received by the people of the county
with the greatest favor. Remember
the work they are doing may be for
your own loved one. You honor your
self when you join for 1t is an honor to
be member of this, the greatest or.
ganization in the world.
On Monday afternoon members from
the Red Cross chapter Of Danvlle.
came over to kindly assist US. that We
might profit by their experience. Mr..
Nelson Rhodes made stirring appeal
at the Court House in behalf of this
He said 100. 600 Ameri-
can troops would soon be in France, he
spoke of the one army division, force
Of marines and nine regiments of en-
gineers together with 10000 doctors
with many nurses who had just been
ordered abroad and asked the question
4 we were not gong to do our small
part by supplying their needs. The
dominant note at the meeting was one
IF seriousness rather than enthusiasm,
A recognition of the gravity of the sit
nation. Of the fact that this war must
prove enormously costly, that we must
face the situation with a grim deter
to use our power of finance
and material resources as well as our
nan power were the thoughts Mr..
Rhodes brought out.
At this meeting Rev. II. 5. Hudson
vas made chairman Of Garrard County
Miss Helen Gill, vice chairman,
Miss Sue Shelby Mason, secretary and
Mr.. Joe Walker, treasurer. The chair
men of other committees will be print
% later. The names of those who join
his chapter will be printed from time
10 time. Those who have joined yolun,
.arily this week are as follows:
Rev. IL. S. Hudson, John Farra.
Shelby Mason, Helen Gill, +. +. Fris-
Die, w. o. Rigney, l.. l.. Walker, DR..
w. A. Wheeler. DIR. j. NJ. Acton. j. +.
Stormes. Joe Walker. w. b. Denny,
DR.. V. &. Kinnaird, Sherley Hudson,
r. l.. Elkin. Mrs. Il. l.. Elkin. Dan
Collier Elkin. Mrs. Frank Marksbury,
Martha Gill. Mrs. X. l.. McRoberts.
r. +. McRoberts. Ben Hudson, j. J.
Jesse Doty, J. w. Miller. Jno.
NJ. Sanders, Mrs. Martha Frisbie, Mrs.
+. z. Frisbie. w. b. Burton, A. W.