The Robesonian., 1918-05-06

large cOLtOn paQS ana 1SU large paQS
were completed, packed and shipped
"The May allotment is 600 large
cotton pads.
"MRS. L. T. TOWNSEND,
"SuperWsor,
"LILLIAN PROCTOR,
"Secretary."
Report on War Gardens.
Mrs. E. L. Holloway, chairman of
the committee on war gardens, which
committee was appointed at the last
the other members being Messrs. w.
H. Humphrey and w. K. Bethune, re-
ported that the school children had
been interviewed on the subject and
1O5 of them had been registered. Miss
Cassidey, home demonstration agent,
and DIR. KerY, farm demonstrator,
have given the children literature on
the subject and promise to teach
them how to can their surplus crops.
DR.. Kerr addressed the children
April 18 at chapel, telling them he
would visit the gardens and grade
them according to soil and size in
classes.
The town board has given SIS tow
ard prizes. 81 will be given as first
prize, SIS second prize, So third prize.
It will be suggested to prize winners
to buy War Savings and Thrift stamps
with the money, thereby helping in
two ways to win the war, by raising
food stuffs and lending money to the
Government.
Mrs. Holloway through Mrs. H. M.
McAllister, chairman of the executive
committee, rendered her resignation
as a member of the committee as she
will leave town in about two weeks
for an indefinite stay. The matter
Of accepting her resignation and fill
ing her place on the committee was
left open. Miss Cassidey will take
Mrs. Holloway's place on the war
gardens committee.
Report of Membership Committee.
The report Of Miss Cammie Nc
Neill, chairman of the membership
the committee from the time of t.. :.
the committee fro mthe time of the
organization of the chapter. Soon
after the organization Mr.. Goodwin,
treasurer, put into the hands of this
committee a list Of 90~persons who
had agreed to become members but
who had not paid their dues. Dues
from Is Of this list have been col
! lected, 25 of these being magazine
subscribers. Practically all the re-
naming Is, largely from the Dresden
cotton mills, have expressed willing
ness to make payment later.
In addition to this work the COM
mittee has made house-to-house
canvass and has succeeded In eur
ing 95 new members, 19 Of these being
magazine subscribers.
/ The total from the two canvasses
amounts to $208.50. The odd SO
cents of this amount is gift from
Mrs. Edward Mcmillan.
Subcommittee for the various mill
districts were appointed. Mr.. =. l..
Hamilton of the Lumberton and Dres-
den mills has done excellent work;
/ The committees for the National and
Jennings mills have failed to interest
! the people of these communities. They
report that they have found them en-
tirely unresponsive, having little
knowledge of Red Cross work.
Miss McNeill incorporated in her
report a suggestion that the exten-
! sion committee visit these districts
and accuaint the people with the
purpose and work of the society. She
: commended the work of the member,
:. ship committee, who have generously
! and heartily co-operated with the
chairman, the house-to-house canvass
having been accomplished with con
siderable difficulty.
Report on Soldiers Literature.
! Mrs. Junius J. Goodwin, who was
: elected chairman of the soldiers lit
i eratufe committee at the March meet
: :ay, reported 275 ma gaines collected
,, and mailed. The Red Cross mem
: hers have been urged repeatedly t.
bring their magazines to the Worl
rooms. but the response has not bee1
! what it should have been.
a Mrs. A. Nash reported that Mrs
F. A. Bond of Hunters lodge, nea
!, Lowe, had stated to her that the ne
! oroes in her community want to or
= oarize and help and that she would b
). glad to give her services in this work
: The matter was referred to the ex
u tension committee, Mr.. S. Mcintyre
:, chairman.
e Mr.. w. H. Humphrey, chairma
= of the junior membership commlttee
made verbal report in which he stat
y ed that about $50 or $40 would b
:. turned over by the juniors to tn
:. chapters to be used to purchase SUI
= plies FOR children Of Belgium an
'e France. The money raised by tn
IL juniors may De IoGdlIlSu Wy CilOiii ~
: any special work they want to d
Cd bat tl5ey elect to turn it into tt
~~eneTal treasury. In the East Lu,
&c berton school TIA scholars joined. II
ne SIN Of 50 was turned in by teache-
C :'a l.unbert2n graded school a.
~ ~>2a'l amount from Miss Jen1!
T-1ssen's school Of tots. Mr.. R.
IT -tr.,an of Orrum has interested hli
~ ~ SING, tie last meeting, and Mi
'" M~r+1a P~itt renorted IL membe
- from the Meadows school.
q BRIEF ITEMS STATE NEWS.
~ y. Albert Houck Of Caldw;
- ny on tie Isl inst. terminated h
connection VIA the State hospital
Nr-arton, where he had been assiS
- p. resident physician for 10 yea.
lis resignation growing out Of an ]
~ vest:~at:on made By the hospital e
'"- ecu.ive committee OF reports reach
toem OF Dr.. Houck's pro-Germa
fhipS The in ~.