Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
BED CROSS N0IES
ems Of Interest About Local
Chapter Work

MI. -f1lCkS0H OF ALldnIa EtelQ agent
of the Home Service department of
the American Red Cross spent last
Thursday and Friday in Huntingdon
in conference with the chapters exc
cutive committee and the Home Ser
vice Committee. Many of the impor-
tant features of the Home Service
work of the Red Cross were discussed
and made plain. Mr.. Hickson ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with
the work Of the chapter and its Home
Service committee and predicted that
as this county now has about 500 boys
in the army the chapter would soon
have to open special Office for its
Home Service committee. He also adj
vised that at least one person be
selected to one of the Home Service
training schools.
I The members of the Home Service
committee is as follows:
j. I. Peeler, chairman; ]. Wesley
Williams, Secretary; P w. Maddox,
DR.. B. c. Dodds, C. H. Moody, Rev.
Geo. H. Price, A. w. Dodson, Miss
Kate Dill, Miss Vivian Hawkins, Mrs.
Helen Tatum.
This committee stands ready to
help the family of any soldier when
they are in need or in trouble.
A short time ago troops passing
through valdosta, Ga, stopped long
enough to be introduced to genuine
Georgia Watermelon cutting The
Red Cross canteen workers passed out
great slices to the soldier boys, who
were truly grateful for this new ex-
perience.
In the terrible railroad wreck that
occurred near Nashville short time
ago, the Red Cross canteen committee
were among the first to reach the
scene and rendered valuable assis-
lance in caring for the wounded.
They were in charge of the medical
supplies and were engaged most of
the day in identifying soldiers who
were killed. Identification papers
were prepared and sent to their
commanding officers and flags pur-
chased for the sad service of
the wreck.
This special information to each of
the auxiliaries in Carroll county
During the month of July our work
had to slow down a little for the reas-
on that many changes in patterns and
the work generally were made at
Washington and we were asked to
wait until new instructions arrived.
These new instructions have just been
received at our work room and Mrs.
Murphy will in few days supply each
of you with plenty of work Vacation
days are over and we are now asked
that everybody get busy. Watch these
columns next week for special work
to be done.
During July the following special
donations have been received by the
Huntingdon chapter:
From Mr.. c. B. Spain, ice cream
supper at White Store in Thirteenth |
district $6.S5.
From --- Gates and Oliver |
Spain ice cream and picnic at Cedar
Grove $500.
From Mrs. Ida Carter, donation
from the colored people for comfort
kits $21.41.
From Miss Bessie Blackwell and |
other Red Cross workers for an enter
tainment at Woods Hill near Spring
Creek $500.
From Miss Bessie King and Mrs.
OWE White ice cream supper near
uIlid YCs1U.
From DR.. I. w. Thomas, entertain
ment at Cedar Grove $500.
From colored Baptist church at Mt.
Zion, S3.35.
From R. L. McNail proceeds of |
Mrs. Davis entertainment at Lavinia
$21.35.
From little Arthur Davis for two
little chickens sold 1925.
This does not include the large
-!pu! 40 u! lues-suoaeuop 10 1equnu
vIduals. You can help keep the Home
Fires Burning by serving in your do
nation.-W. L. NOELL