The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-09-19
MRS. w. p. POLLOCK TELLS OF
AMERICAN RED CROSS CON-
FERENCE HELD AT FLORENCE
Cheraw, S. c.,
Sept. 6, 1918.

ieSSnl HecIlnS nelu III Florence OF
the A. r. c. for this part of the
state. Everybody who went enjoyed
the conference thoroughly and felt !
very much benefited by hearing DIR.
Snavely, Miss Van de Volde, Mr.. Lo-
gan and DR.. Melton.
Fifteen from this chapter attended,
but l did wish so much that every
member in the county could have
heard these people who are at the
heads of various divisions of Ameri-
can Red Cross. with headquarters in
Atlanta. !
First, i must tell you some of the |
new rulings which have recently been
| inaugurated. No more chapters are
to be formed in counties where there
is chapter. For instance, McBee
has almost two hundred members and
by giving her some Of our territory
rs she has over fifty members. A
Branch must have all it own financing
and is organized just as Chapter
but is under the original chapter.
County Chapter) which goes to At
| lanta for allotments and instructions
etc. in like manner the Branch comes
70 the chapter for same
December is the month for every
one who is member to renew
! membership and for those who are
not members to become members In
this way all dues are paid in Decem-
| Der.
This a splendid plan and simplifics
matters very much. Hereafter one
will not be wondering if it is time
to renew membership to A. Il. G.. but
will know that the renewal is due in
December. Each December there will
be drive for new members and
renewals. 1t is hoped that this drive
will be SO advertised and organized
in The county that every community
will enlist its people in this great hum
| anitation organization.
Hereafter the work Of all the chap
| tcrS will be allotted them from At
lanta.
The allotments as sent to the chap
ter in town divides the allotment be-
lliarics. These allotments are sent to
the Chapter and the Chapter in tupn
divides the allotment between the va
rious branchs and auxiliaries These
allotmcnts are never sent unless At
lanta has the material on hand, and
from hcadqurtcrs. This plan sim
pliicS the work of the purchasing
agent and syStematiZcs the OUTPUT Of
the Chapters. For instance, hereto
fore each Chapter has decided what
garments it prefers to make The
purchasing agent would then write all
over the country to try to get the best
price obtainable for the material re-
CURED. After the material came va
riouS ones would cut out the gar
mcntS.
Often in this way material was
wastcd and scraps were unnecessarily
Iarge-hcncc the change
Recently Cheraw Chapter received
this allotment: $50 undcrshirts re fu- |
gee garments. The allotment sheet
tells how many buttons will be need |
ed, how many spools of thread, and
how many Chapter label These gar
rents are already cut. This last al
lotmcnt will not have to be made
any specified time, but in a reason
able length of time-say two months.
Please write me at once what YOUR
| auxiliary or branch Will take of this
"a
ted garment allotted us, so we know
Atlanta has no wool on hand. No
new allotmcnts in surgical dressings
IL seems that the women of our
| county have done wonderful work
in the Woman's Work Department,
sewing, surgical dressings, knitting,
| etc, Our warehouses here and
| abroad are full. Now that these
warehouses are full there is not that
Great necessity for every spare mo-
! mcnt to be put to sewing or knitting.
Every one must still give some time
TO TINS department of work, but we
are asked to give some time to the
study of Dictctics, Home nursing and
First Aid to the Injured. Mrs. Charles
frince has been made chairman OF
committee to inquire into this work
| and she will inform you how to or
game classes, etc. just as soon as she !
| receives instruction from Atlanta. |
They urge that this work be taken
up as so many trained nurses are
need abroad and in the camps thus
leaving the civilian population with
out nurses. Now our people at home
must be taken care of as well as our
soldiers and so every woman and high
school girl is urged to study how to do
this by taking the studies mentioned
above.
Mr.. Logan gave US talk on Home
Service and urges that every com
munity will have Home Service