The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-25

to the Red Cross. Every one OF the
Gas department employees have con.
tributed.
Employees OF the Fairmont Printing
Company yesterday raised Sl55.5O
from the plant. OF this amount
tl25.5O has been turned over 10 the
Manufacturers committee and $50
was gathered up in the wards from
employees. The plant showed 100 per
cent
Fairmont Circle. SIG. Protected
Home Circle, last evening donated
$2j to the Red Cross And. This
is a splendid showing considering the
fact that the membership in the local
circle is not especially large. L. II.
Dunlap addressed the lodge last eve.
mig.
At the top OF the hosting crane on
the Casey Job at the Coal Run bridge
an American flag has been placed and
underneath II an Italian flag. There
ia also a sign displayed. which has
this wording upon it; Every man
on this Job has subscribed TO the Red
Cross fund. Eighty per cent gave
their days pay or more Have you
done as much? II not-why not?'
Attorney E r. Bell. Harry f. En-.
gle and Mrs Kemble White last eve
mig addressed a meeting in the NJ. L.
church at Winfield Fifty people were
present. The quota OF Winfield S12O,
has been raised and those in charge
expect that the amount contributed
will go beyond that. La Mar Satter.
field led the singing.
Attorney David A. Richie announ.
ces today that the live stock subscrip.
ton committee will not hold its sale
today as originally planned. The calf
Mr.. Richie donated will hardly ar
rive in Fairmont before Tuesday Mr..
Richie announces that Lieutenant
Colonel Watson has donated a fine
calf The committee calculates that
1t will hold a sale on the court house
steps some time next week.
Seventy-ilve people attended the
meeting at Nebo last evening, which
was addressed by Charles f. Miller
assistant prosecuting attorney, and
Mrs. Day. The vocal music was led
by Misses Ethel and Mabel Tooth.
man. The community has raised
$l20, all but SIS having been raised
at last nights meeting.
While at Nebo last evening Charles
f. Miller, assistant prosecuting at.
tOrney, nailed q lie afloat there that
the money being raised for the Red
Cross was being spent for luncheons.
The press on several occasions has
called attention to the fact that every
worker pays fifteen cents for his own
lunch and that not one cent OF the
war fund money is used for this pur.
pose. In the majority Of these cases
the people who make the false state.
ments are those that never have given
and never expect to give a cent to the
Red Cross.
Everybody giving Is the slogan OF
the Red Cross drive and right along
this line II was reported to headquar.
tiers today that little Lucille Hall, q
lassie Of five years, gave her birth.
day anniversary money toward the
fund. .-....,, T.,
Some Of the most liberal giving in
proportion to the earthly store they
possess is among some Of the for
eigners. One Of the workers said:
Il went to an Italian family and ask.
cd the man II he was going to give
anything to the Red Cross, He re.
piled. Red Cross good thing me want
to give Me do not have much but
me wants TO help Then he went
into the house and passed out a ten
dollar William.
Another incident OF the same type
was told by a campaigner in these
words: II visited a Russian family
in the interest Of the Red Cross and
asked him for q subscription. He
replied l want to help. l am poor
he responded, but / want to help.
Then he went into the house and con.
tributed a $40 bill" The worker then
added "Ill bet there wasn't five dol.
lars worth Of furniture in the house."
The Watson and Lumberport base.
ball nines-both Consol teams-will
clash in a twilight game at South
Side Park on Thursday evening. The
admission will be for the benefit of
the Red Cross and twenty-five cents
will be charged.
Red Cross Fund Nav