Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20
$295O RAISED SUNDAY
An Enthusiastic Rally Held in Rockingham Opera
House Sunday Afternoon, $295O Being
Raised for the County Part Of the Red
Cross Second War Fund. Commit
tees to Solicit Throughout the
County This Week.

The campaign to raise Richmond counys proportion of the
Second War Fund for the Red Cross was launched with splendid
mass meeting the Rockingham opera Sunday afternoon
three o'clock The expectation of raising goody part of the
counys quota this meeting than reazedhe hand
Of $295O being pledged But this is by the
end IS but the beginning of the campaign Committees begin
ming this morning will the county and people ask
ed to give literally a they dime most acceptable
The mills have been we'll organized and keen rivalry among
them which mill will be in the lead in the giving that the
citizenship of the mill communities aroused to the need and
value of the great Red Cross evident They will go over
the top"
Saturday afternoon the local committee Of arrangements recev
ed the following wire from Red Cross Headquarters Atlanta
French s officer not allowed Leave Camp Ia Jackson ,
C. ;: sass 1T E s ssss5 ~ Sss sss
The above telegram seexplanatory Lieut. Lderkerke
French officer stationed Camp Jackson had been advertised
be the speaker for the Sunday meeting but minute
military exgences necessated his cancellation For fear the peo
pie would the opera house drawn by the attract the
Frenchma the committee had made in the
ous churches Sunday morning the effect that he would be
present. but that the meeting would be held and local speakers be
hand And right well people enhused and entertained
Mr.. c. Leak chairman Of the Chapter presided large
choir under the direction Of Miss Mosse Long, with Miss Ruth
Harrison at the piano. opened the exercises by singing Come
Thou Almighty King" Rev. " Robertson offered the invoca
ton The Marselase sung and then Hon. w. N Everett
spoke for fifteen minutes in most happy yen followed by Rev.
Bruce Benton Mr. Benton the pastor of the Rockingham Baptist
church, has put in his application to M c. A.
worker and will probably sail during June He spoke for 35
and had idea that Germany had been
concluded Mr. Benton painted Germanism it really u.s. the
barbary Of the Huns the righteousness of Americas pacpa
ton therein and how must Loyalty put shoulders
the wheel Following Mr. Benton Mrs w p Webb she
spoke for minutes and drew wordpu of heart gripping
tenseness Of the work of the Red Cross In France
At the conclusion Of these speeches. Mr. Benton called
subscriptions to the Red Cross War Fund Hands were promptly
raised here and heeover the and
called out The first three subscriptions for $3.50 EACH and
then $780, $50 $25 and down. Pledge cards were distributed
and the total sweled still further until by the conclusion of the
meeting $3.50 had been pledged Only mill subscribed Sun
dayRoderde $0the other mills to subscribe this week throu
each mill community
The Post Dispatch will in its Thursdays issue publish the list
Of subscribers with their amounts each mill and township
chairman IS urged to write plainly the and amounts; how
the event does not wish his or her amount
published. please 50 indicate on the pledge card
And remains this week for people to shove the
counys quota clear the top must be done this week
ceey and do your best Ts great cause and giving money
have it is as little doWeen remember that
our BOYS are giving their LIVES!