The Robesonian., 1918-01-14
VOL. XLVIII
RED CROSS CHAP
TER ORGANIZED
Despite Stormy Weather Meeting
at Court House Friday Evening
Was Well Attended-Mr. Bail
ey Failed to Come.

Was Well Attended-M Bail
ey Failed to Come.
Despite blustery winds and clouds
that promised the downpour of rain
that came while the meeting was in
progress, a goodly number of people
gathered at the court house Friday
evening to organize Red Cross chap
fer. Mr.. J. w. Bailey of Raleigh, who
wa sconfidently expected to make the
speech of the evening and on whose
account the meeting had been post
poDed for two or three weeks, found
upon reaching Selma Friday that the
Atlantic Coast Line train was so late
that he could not reach here in time,
and there was disappointment on that
account, but Mr.. A. w. Mclean, who
presided, splendidly made up for the
absence of Mr.. Bailey in an earnest
appeal for the Red Cross, and several
others responded to the invitation to
speak by making appropriate remarks.
Officers for the chapter were elect
ed as follows: president, Mr.. A. E.
White; vice president, Mrs. R. D.
Caldwell; secretary, Mrs. MA. Thomp-
son; treasurer, Mr.. Junius j. Goodwin;
executive committee-the above-nam-
ed officers, members ex offlclo, and
Mesdames H. M. McAllister and E. L.
Holloway, Messrs. A. w. Mclean, W.
H. Humphrey, Stephen Mcintyre, j.
A. Sharpe.
The executive committee will meet
at an early date and complete the list
of persons to be named as members
of the various committees, except the
executive committee, which is COM
plete, and transact any other business
that may come before it.
In calling the meeting to orGer Mr..
A. w. Mclean, who launched the
movement for the organization of the
CHAPTER and to whose splendid efforts
the success of the meeting was tri-
butte, stated that he had been author
lied by the official in charge of South
ern headquarters of the Red Cross at
Atlanta to organize a chapter with
Lumberton as headquarters and tax
ing inMarietta ,Barnesville, ,Proctorvllle,
Orrum, Lowe and their vicinities. He
read the formal authorization in which
he was named as temporary chairman
and Mr.. J. J. Goodwin was named as
temporary secretary, and Mr.. NC
Lean paid a deserved tribute to Mr..
Gocdwin's faithful ard tireless work
in securing members and working up
interest.
A wild storm was raging outside
and after these preliminaries and ex-
planation of the absence of Mr.. Bailey
Mr.. Mclean had barely launched into
a brief speech about the Red Gross
when the lights went out and the
house was left in total darkness. The
darkness did not bother Mr.. McLear
or the audience, but it put the report
er's pencil out of service. A light was
finally secured, sufficient to disting
uish the speaker, but taking notes o1
Mr.. McLean's speech and the remarks
of others was practically out Of the
question.
Mr.. Mclean told something Of the
great work of the Red Cross, which /:
the only relief organization that is of
ficially recognized by the government
and sind that inWashington some tim;
ago he had been embarrassed when h
had to admit in reply to a question, tha
Lumberton had no chapter. He tolt
of how Red Cross nurses are alway
to be found as ministering angel
where there is suffering and distress
and brought home to all the need o
supporting this great organization
with their means and their labor, ev
en- from a selfish standpoint, TO
young men who have been familla
figures on the streets of Lumberto
and elsewhere in the county have gon
or will go "over there" and 1t ma
come to pass that Red Cross nurs
shall smooth the dying pillow OF eve
some of these.
Following the regular plan of or
ganization, Mr.. Mclean appointed
committee to nominate officers an
executive committee. The comltte
was composed of Messrs. R. D. Gallo
we'll, w. l. Linkhaw, H. E. Stacy, t
H. Crichton and ]. J. Goodwin. In
report of the committee was adopte
in the selection of the officers and e1
ecutive committee named above:
While this committee was delibera1
ing, Mr.. Mclean called on several
the audience for speeches. Rev: II.
Grantham, Mr.. T. L. Johnson, Rev.
P. Hedgpeth. Rev. R. A. Hedgpet
Mayor Jas. D. Proctor, and Rev. u
C. l.. Greaves responded In the orde
named, each making remarks appr'
pirate to the occasion. u
After the committee returned M
r. D. Caldwell spoke in most compl
mentarv terms of the work Of the N;
tional Special Aid society, which al
banded recently to merge into the IL
Cross, and made a motion, which w;
unanimously adopted, that the NEE
ing go on record as publicly expires
ing it's appreciation OF the work
these ladies. Upon taking the cha
after his election as president MIR.
E. White also paid tribute to the wo
of the ladies of the National Aid
Lumberton Red Cross chapter star
out with membership Of 1856: 1t
hoped that the membership will be
creased to several times that numb'
The dues for subscribing membe
are So, if you want the Red Cro
magazine, but you can join for Sl
year without the magazine.
Wake County Negro Jailed on Char
OF Criminal Assault.
At Raleigh Friday night neg
entered the home OF Mr. W. l.. Frlll
shot Mr.. Prince in the head WITH a