The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-05-23
CAMPAIGN OF The
RED CROSS IS ON.
People Have Subscribed Liber.
ally To the Good Cause.

The Red Cross Campaign in Garrett
county opened on Saturday evening last
with an enthusiastic and largely at
tended meeting at the Maryland Theatre
in Oakland, while social was held at
Thayerville from which a considerable
sum of money was realized. The Oak
land meeting was gotten up primarily
through the efforts of Mrs. G. Semmes
Hamill, Jr., to whom great credit is
due for the success of the meeting.
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
E. H. Sincell, County Chairman, the in
vocation was offered by Rev. A. D.
Appleton while DR.. J. C. Ely pronounc-
ed the benediction. DR.. Buckley, of
Washington, D. c., and j. T. O'Neill,
of Baltimore, delivered addresses on
the Food Conservation and the Red
Cross work respectively. Music was
furnished by the orchestra of the Key
ser, w. Va, band. The response of
the people for contributions to aid the
Re Gross were most generous, and all
together the occasion was a great
success. A crowd of sixteen Camp
Fire Girls coming from Oakland to
Grantsville, dressed in their khaki col
ored uniforms, lent 2 military aspect 70
the meeting. Their presence here has
stirred the young girls of Oakland to
initiate their example and to establish
like organization here.
On Sunday morning collections were
taken in the Presbyterian, Methodist
and Episcopal churches. at which there
memberships responder most generous
ly and large amounts of money were
raised. The result of the Kitzmiler
meeting appears in another column to-
day and it must be extremely gratifv-
ing to that community to realize how
generous its people were in aiding the
Red Cross cause. Thirteen hundred
and six dollars was reported to head
quarters in Washington on Monday and
while the contributions received on
Tuesday was not large, still it is known
that in several communities of the
county considerable sums have been
collected and pledged and the reports
are expected to be in the hands at al
most any time now.
On Wednesday morning Mr.. Chas. A.
Ream, superintendent of the Kendall
Lumber Co., of Crellin, telephoned in
to the chairman contribution of $3.50
as the gift of his company to the cause,
while the donations of the people at
Crelln will be taken during the week
and reported in full by Saturday eve
ming. The Crellin people are noted for
their loyalty and generosity and their
contribution will be handsome one.
Meanwhile reports are expected from
all the other towns and sections of the
county and it is believed that the total
contributions from the county will be
far in excess of the allotted quota. The
Red Cross organization here is
extremely anxious to have COM
plete reports on all sections of the
county not later than Monday next. All
remittance should be made to Mr..
Charles H. Loar, cashier, Oakland,
Md, who will make prompt acknowl-
edgement of the same.
In those churches where it will be
impossible to take the collection on
Sunday next they may be taken the
following Sunday but it is hoped that
the reports will be in the hands of the
cashier on Monday next as far as our
people may be able to make them.
1t should be remembered that every
cent of every dollar received for the
Red Cross War fund goes for war re-