The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-21

members instead of 500. Believ-
ing that the hope of a neighbor-
hood chapter would be strong in
centive to each community to do
it's best. we promised a chapter
to any community who would en-
roll 100 members. Star and other
communities have made a fine
showing and personally | feel
that | would be breaking faith
with these people not to grant
them a chapter. | believe better
work could be done with several
chapters than with one large
chapter. But so far as our folks
here are concerned am sure
they will be glad to do all they
can in any way. Awaiting your
instructions, | am very sincerely,
Meddie L. Robinson,
Vice-Chairman,
Rankin County Chapter A. r. G.
Miss Meddie L. Robinson, Vice
Chairman, American Red Cross,
Brandon, Miss. My dear Miss
Robinson: We have yours of Feb.
3rd, concerning the organization
of Chapters at Star and other
| points in your County.
In this respect we wish to say
that there is a great advantage
to the organization if we can
couple up all towns in the county
to one large organization and not
organize number of small indie
pendent Chapters. 1t is our de-
sire in this work to put aside all
personal feeling in the matter
and to place the organization in
every county on the most efficient
working basis. This can only be
done with the least expense by
the organization of County Chap
tiers. Cooperation between neigh
borhood towns is absolutely
necessary in this work. AS in the
words of Kipling, "It is not the
individual nor the army as a
whole, but the everlasting team
work of every blooming SOUL
awe would request that you put
our suggestion squarely before
the people of the different towns
lin Rankin county and assure
them that to gain the full meas
IRE of success and perfection in
organization, which we SO desire
at this time, it will be necessary
to follow our suggestion. We feel
sure that when this realization
comes to them all matters of To-
cal feeling will have been remov-
| ed.
We wish to thank you for your
splendid interest in this work,
and assure you that it will al
ways be our pleasure to assist
you in every way possible.
| With best wishes, we beg
to remain, Very truly yours,
i w. j. Leppert, Director,
/ Bureau of Development
l American Red Cross.
To this letter | feel that there
| is nothing we can say. 1t is our
duty to follow loyalty our district
leaders if the greatest good is to
be accomplished. So | will say
that we will be glad to assist in
the organization of branches any
where in the county. Branches
really have almost the same pow
ers as chapters. The one great
difference is they have to send
their reports through the chapter.
| trust that all our people will
Iwake up to the great need of the
co. operation between the civilian
army at home and the military
| forces in camp and trench, and
each of us will do his bit to-day,
tomorrow, and all the days until
Jour brave lads come marching
home with victory and lasting
peace in their hands. The time
required for them to win depends
entirely on how we'll we do our
part. at home in answering the
calls made upon us blythe govern
ment.
| Very sincerely,
| Meddie L. Robinson,
| Vice-Chairman,
| Rankin Co. Red Cross.