The Robesonian., 1918-07-29

COUNTY CHAPTER
RED CROSS

Chapters in Robeson Organized Into
One County Chapter-This to Sim
plyfy Work at Headuuarters-l
Something of the Work of this
Great Organization.
The six Red Cross chapters in Robe
son, with all their branches and aux
lllarles, were organized into one coun-
ty chapter at meeting held in the
court house here Saturday afternoon.
The following were elected as officers
OF the county chapter: chairman, A. L.
Bullock, Rowland; vice chairman, Dr..
}. l.. Mcmillan, Red Springs; secre-
tary, Miss Minnie Lennon, Lumber.
ton; treasurer, J. P. Wiggins, Max
ton. These will serve until October.
when new officials will be elected.
The county chapter is composed Of
the chapters at Rowland, Maxton. Red
Springs, Fairmont, St. Pauls and
Lumherton and the branches and aux
iliaries of all these chapters. Each
chapter will continue to work under
its own organization just as before,
except all business with the division
al headquarters at Atlanta, Ca, will
be done through the county organiza-
tion. Each chapter will elect one d.
rector for each 100 members, irclud-
ing the members of the branches ana
auxiliaries. and these will meet in the
Red Cross rooms at MaAtcn Thursday,
August 8; at 3 p. m. and elect an exc
cutive committee and various other
committees.
The different counties throuqhaut
the Southern district have been or vii
be organized as Robson has been
organized IN order to save corresnon
! dence and other work at headouar-
ters IN communicating with so many
chapters. The county chapter will in
no way interfere with the workings of
the various chapters in the county.
These chapters will continue to ele It
officers and work just as they have
Gone heretofore. Calls from head
quarters will be made through the
county chapter, however
I The meeting Saturday was harmo-
nious and quite number from the
various chapters in the county were
present. After the matter had been
thoroughly explained by Mr.. J. c,
Lane, representing divisional head
quarters, all members present voted
! to organize into ore representative
chapter Mr.. Lane expressed himself
as being highly pleased with the splsn-
die spirit with which the proposition
was received.
The officials of the county organi-
zation will meet once each month and
the meetings will be held at various
places in the county.
DR.. J. L. Mcmillan of Red Springs
was elected chairman Of the meeting
Saturday and Mr. J. P. Virgins Of
Maxton was elected secretary.
/ Before going into the organization
/ Mr.. Lane made thrilling address.
! He told Of the origin Of the Red Cross,
what it has done, and asked the ques-
ton, "What have you done?" The
speaker declared that the Red Cross
spirit originated when the first son
ever went into battle, when the first
mothers heart longed for the return
Of her soldier boy. He continued: .
"Ihe work of the Red Cross will
not END when Germany has been WI p
ped. It will go on as long as men
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long as there is civilized world. TIE
i Master showed the Red Cross spirit
when he went among Publicans and
sinners to help them Greed is be-
| ing crucified upon the battlefields Ut
France. The Red Cross has its part-
in the fight. No races or creeds are
refused help by the Red Cross. It
is not for one race or profession only
It stands for humanity. Germany IS
the only nation in the world to ever
fire a shot at Red Cross sign. Moth
ing would please the Kaiser more than
for the American Red Cross to fail
in it's great work"
Mr.. Lane told in glowing terms OF
the great work being done by the Red
Cross both in America and in Franco.
He told of how the Red Cross came
to the rescue of refugees from tie
cs ptured lands of Belgium and France
how the poor and helpless, the or
phan and the widow had been shelter !
and fed, of the great work of caring
for the wounded soldiers. The speak
er said that statistics shows that only
Two soldiers out of every 100 wounded
who come under care OF the Re6
Cross die. ~
Those who tell you that only So
cents of each dollar you contribute
to the Red Cross gets to the channels
for aiding those in need are elIhet
badly misinformed or are pro-Gef-
man."