The Robesonian., 1918-03-04
RED CROSS WORK.
Business Transacted at Regular
Monthly Meeting of Executive
Committee.

executive committee of the Lumberton
Red Cross chapter was held Friday
evening in the commissioners room
at the court house.
The report of the treasurer, Mr..
Junius j. Goodwin. showed a total of
$3,440.50 received to date from spe-
cial contributions, membership dues,
etc, with balance on hand of
$364.5O.
Mr.. S. Mcintyre, chairman of the
extension committee, reported that
temporary organization has been
formed in Howellsville township, as
has been mentioned in The Robson
20 it is expected to organize an aux
iliary comprising the entire township.
Also he announced that a Red Cross
meeting will be held at Orrum next
Sunday night.
No special report was received
from the membership committee, Of
which Miss Cammie McNeill is chair
| man, but it was stated that the mem
bership has been increased to 445.
A civilian relief committee. the
duty of which is to relieve any cases
of distress that may be found among
families of soldiers, was appointed
as follows: Rev. 1. P. Hedgepeth,
chairman; Mesdames N. A. Thomp-
son (secretary of the chapter), A. IL.
: Mcleod, H. T. Pope, R. D. Caldwell
and r. E. Lewis; Revs. w. D. Combs,
R. n. Cashwell, R. A. Hedgepeth, and
R. A. Bruton.
Mrs. J. J. Goodwin was elected
chairman of the committee on SOL
diers' literature, vice Mrs. H. H. An
derson, who declined to serve.
Mrs. A. Nash, chairman of the wo-
mans committee, submitted written
report as follows:
"The material which was purchased
from Red Cross headquarters has ar
rived and the ladies met last week
in the work room and cut out the
ing made. We have or 6 tables in
work room with several ladies at each
table working under chairman. We
have also added a new table for max
ing comfort pillows and comfort bags
with Mrs. E. K. Proctor and Mrs S
Mcintyre as chairmen. We find the
new shelves and tables covered with
oilcloth great convenience. We have
several machines and the ladies have
! started to work in earnest"
The secretary was instructed to no.
tify Mrs. Nash that she is a member
OF the executive committee by virtue
of her office as chairman of the wo.
mans committee, and the chairman OF
each committee not heretofore repre-.
sented on the executive committee was
elected to membership, as follows
Mr.. K. NJ. Barnes, finance; Miss Cam
mie McNeill, membership; Mrs. ]. J
Goodwin, soldiers literature; Rev. R
A. Hedgepeth soldiers relief.
Mr.. ". H. Humphrey, chairman d
: the junior membership committee, re
, ported efforts being made to enlis-
the aid Of teachers Of all the school:
OF the district in enrolling as member
all their pupils. School children ar,
required to pay only 25 cents. Sev
enty-fiv members have been secured
so far: To Mr.. Humphrey and Mis-;
: Cammie McNeill, chairman of tn,
e membership committee, was referred
: the matter Of having Red Cross rail-,
Y some time in the near future Prof
S Il. T. Sentelle was added to the junior
membership committee.
: Mrs. F. L: Nash was elected mem
S Der of the finance committee. Of whicl
}, Mr.. K. M. Barnes is Chairman.
: The executive committee was asked
t by Red Cross headquarters at IA
a Ianta to nominate two men, one O
: whom will be appointed chairman O
e the War Fund campaign which will
. he 1naugurated soon. Messrs K NJ
0 Barnes and R. c. Lawrence were nom
mated.
The matter of offering prizes fo
gardens was brought up again by Mrs
2: l.. Holloway and she and Messrs
| w. Il. Humphrey and w. X. Bethun
were appointed committee to wor]
out plan to encourage gardenin,
among the children of the community