The courier-index., 1918-05-03
(By Mrs. ]. l. Morris)

had been lost for some time, and
received reward of s25, which she
donated to the Red Cross to be
used for local work
L. Plessuer, ST. Louis, So.
Mrs. w :. Atkins, SO.
i. r. Clarkson, ST.
Mrs. Joe Spence, 50.
Mrs. f. s Yarbrough. 81.
Mrs r n ;lupuy. one wool sweat
err aud cne infaut iryctte
Mrs. W. c. Vail, 6 towels.
Mrs. w. w. Longley, dozen spools
thread.
Mrs. F. M. Cox and Mrs. |. B.
Katzenstein, feather pillows.
Mrs. W. F. Kershaw, feather
pillows.
u. d. C. Chapter donated one in
FAINT layette.
Mesdames. r. ID. Jarratt. E. J.
Beazley, Sr.. Z. j. Beazley, Jr Bob
Lindsey. l.. NJ Osborne, F. 0. Love,
each donated one infant layette.
Each of these infant layettes con-
tains 30 pieces of clothing and one
bag of sundries, and cost at the least
So or $40 per outfit.
a*sH
| am under obligations to our
friend Carl Sutton, for his donation
of a very nice. large. roll top desk
for my use Just as long as the war
lasted or as we wanted to do Red
Cross work we are to keep 1t.
can assure him we greatly appreciate
his kindness, as we were greatly in
NEED of desk. and many thanks to
Mr.. Clarkson for delivering the desk
and having it placed just where we
wanted It,
/ Some of our colored people over
near Brickeys have become interested
in the Red Cross work, and are now
sewing for the little French and
Belgian children. Anna Culpu3 sent
in two very pretty children's dresses
and Mamie Smith one child's dress.
Both women are tenants on II. b.
Piper's place.
ANY colored women in or near
Brickeys who want to sew for the
htu lTOSS Sdu 81 w AH'S. $780,
and get the dresses all ready cut
out, ready to go to work on. And
those wanting to make pajamas and
other things can get them cut and
all ready to go to work on by call
ing on Mrs Ben Elder. Remember.
this is Americas war now. and every
man or woman must do their part to
4. unlpGC win
we shall perish as free nation.
Following work completed for the
week:
Thursday a. M. Capt Mrs. p. r.
Turner. Mrs. c. l.. Apple. Completed
suits pajamas.
Friday a. m. Capt. Miss Frances
Derrick. Miss Bernice East, Mrs.
Cayce Turner. Completed 2 revers-
ible shirts. 25 many tailed bandages
Monday a. M. Capt. Mrs w. b.
Mann. Sr.. Mrs w. ]. Shorten, Mrs.
Lawson. Completed 2 suits pajamas.
Monday p. m. team. Mesdames. X.
l. Nixon, Edna Griffin. A. A. Nc
Clendon. Completed % many tailed
bandages and helped Mrs. Morris TO
tie nm and check packages for ship
ment
Tuesday a. m Capt, Mrs. r. H.
Goyan, Mesdames. Kate Pruitt. I. b.
Hobbs, Lee Dupuy, Bob Lindsey, Ed
mund Beazley. Completed l suit
pajamas. 80 many tailed bandages,
pillow cases.
Tuesday D. mr.. Mrs. +. n. Govan
and Mrs. w. l.. Ward helped Mrs.
Morris to tie up packages and check
same ready for shipment.
Wednesday a. m, Capt. Mrs. Mac
lin McClintock. Mesdames. wagner,
McGnl. w. A. Johnston, ST.. Shumack-
err. Joe Spence. Completed 4 hospital
bed shirts. pillow cases, 80 triangle
bandages.
Wednesday p m. u. ID. C.. Chapter,
Cant Mrs. w. L. Ward, Mesdames.
r. l.. Nixon, b. Mulkey. j. Simmons.
Dupuy. f. H. Govan, Despair. Com
pleted % triangle bandages. hos
pital bed shirts and put tapes on 0
triangle bandages.
Report of the Rondo Branch OF the
American Red Cross
The first meeting of the Rondo
Branch. Lee County Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross. was held at the school
auditorium on the afternoon OF March
20. 1918, with Mrs. J. |. Morris, head
of the Lee County Chapter. presiding.
Plans for work were discussed and
n. M. Blair. our treasurer, kindly
offered his handsome brick store for
work room. which was greatly ap-
preciated and accepted After i've
machines were installed work was
begun In real earnest on Friday,
April - Mrs Morris appointed Mrs.
w. ". HALEY to do the cutting, ana
with the assistance of several of the
ladies they spend every Wednesday
afternoon in cutting helpless reversi-
HE shirts and pajama suits, which