The Robesonian., 1918-08-12
COUNTY RED CROSS EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE CHOSEN
Meeting Held at Maxtor Thursday of
Representatives From Various
chapters Of Observation-Disclosures
Ut Canteen Work at Maxton
Stressed-Conference in Whining
ton August goth.

At meeting held at Maxton Thurs
day OF temporary directors from the
various chapters Of the county, chair
men OF various committees of the
county chapter were chosen, as fol-
lows:
Z Red Cross instruction committee
Miss Elizabeth Frye, Red Springs
chapter; junior membership Miss
canteen-Mr. J. P. Stansel, Maxton
chapter; extension and membership
Mrs. G. H. Cole, Fair,hont chapter;
Women's, work-Mrs. =. A, Nash, Lunl-
bsrton chapter; civilian relief-Mr. ].
Y hlentz, st. Pauls chapter; finance
Mr.. R. G. Lawrence; Lumberton chap
ter; publicity-Mrs. T. C. Parham,
! Fairmont chapter, Marietta branch.
~ These, with the officers chosen at the
meeting in Lumberton on the 9th
Eult-A. L. Bullock Of Rowland, chair,
man; DR.. B.. F. Mcmillan Of Red
| Springs, vice chairman; J. P. Wig
gins Of Maxton, treasurer; Miss Min
ME Lennon of Lumberton, secretary
will constitute the executive committee
Tor the county to serve until October
when officers are to be elected for til:
Iyear. =,
The meeting was held in St. Paul's
1 methodist church, and the following
j were present: From Rowland cha :.
4 ter-Chairman and Mrs. A l.. Bull
I lock, Mesdames Graham McKinnor
j G. D. Smith and W. r. Barron, Mis-:
Kate Mckenzie, Mr.. D. P. McKinnon
Fairmont chapter-Mr. and Mrs. G. II
/ Cole, Mr.. A. S. Thompson, Mr.. j. G
lPrevatt, Back Swamp auxiliary, ant
i from Marietta auxiliary, Mr.. J. S
i Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Jenrette
MRS. T. C. Parham; st. Pauls chap
I ,fter-Mesdames Jane Gillis, Elizabet
j Council and j. F. Blue, Mr.. j. D
! ellis, all of Parkton auxiliary; Ret
! Springs chapter-MFs. H. B. Ashle!
! and Miss Katie Buie, both of Phila
1 delphus auxiliary; Maxton chapter
fMesdames Margaret Afford and J. O
,i McC CaIlunl, Miss Flora McKinnon, Rev
Il A, L. Ormond, Messrs. J. P. Wiggin
sta1d j. p. Stansel; Lumberton-Mr. W
'''ela : Il. Lamb, Long Branch auxiliary, NJ,
: j. A. Sharpe.
After some discussion in regard t.
: just what were the duties and power
of the meeting it was decided that
could only elect committee chairman t.
serve on the executive committee AM
Messrs. J. S. Oliver, A. S. Thompson
d. p. McKinnon and j. A. Sharpe wer
named as committee to submit nom
nations, which they did after consult
ing with the representatives from tn
various chapters, and the nominee
J of the committee were elected, as men
toned above.
Rev. AL. @Ormond, chairman 0
the Maxton chapter, and Editor W. E
Harker of the Maxton Scottish Chief
called special attention to the I'm
portance Of uniting efforts with 9th
ers in the interest of canteen work
Hamlet, through which town man
troop trains pass. A committee tror
: ROCKINGHAM visited the Maxton chap
l ter one day last week and urged tn
5 Importance of that work. Mr.. j. t
Stansel. lust elected chairman OF car
2 teen work for Robson, asked member
2 to carry back to their chapters re
quest to get donations Of hens for tn
Red Cross canteen. He hopes by thu
and other plans which he will wor
out later to get sources of steady SUP
plies for the canteen.
Chairman A. l.. Bullock presided an
Mr.. J. P. Stansel served as secretar
: A letter was read from the bureau Q
development of the Southern Divisio
to Chairman Bullock asking the exc
cutive committee to send two or NOR
IL representative members to attend
0 group conference of 20 chapters t
;. be held in the Red Cross rooms l
n Wilmington August 20. The princips
n themes of this conference will be cor
h troll of chapter production, stlnulls
ton of educational classes and expls