The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
Red CROSS MEETING.
Attorneys Alexander and Sharpe, Of
ChaEbersbarg, aud Lieut.. Rain.
vile Made Interesting Addresses

IN the Auditorium last Saturday
evening was not so largely at
tended as some others, and while
most of those present were la
dies, the fact that two hundred
thirty eight dollars was contrib
uted showed that the meeting
was S10O per cent. effective.
Lieut.. Rainville a Canadian
officer, who had two-and-a-half
years experience on the front
line in France, made the first ad-
dress. He told a wonderful
story Of his experience, and of
the great work the Red Cross is
doing. On account of having to
leave for Chambersburg at 8
O'Clock to catch a train to make
his next engagement, he had to
cut his address short just at a
time when his audience We're
keyed to the highest pitch of in
tereSt.
The Lieutenant was followed
by MIR. Schaff, Joshua j. G.
Sharpe, Esq, and Hon. William
Alexander of Chambersburg,
who have a State wide reputa-
tion as strong public speakers.
On this occasion they all made
interesting and inspiring ad-
dresses; and, Notwithstanding
the fact that they had all con-
tributed literally to the Red
Cross fund in their home town.
they each contributed gener-
ously to our fund, and under
their inspiration and enthusiasm,
the audience came across with
S23S.00. This sum was in ad-
dition to the sum contributed to
our solicitors during the canvass.
Last Saturday being the last
day of the Special Drive week,
several of the younger ladies of
town took it upon themselves to
help out with our quota, and
booths were placed-one at Tus-
carora Heights, one at Hotel
Harris, McConnellsburg, and one
at the Thomastown road on the
Lincoln Highway, west of town.
Mrs. Blanche Patterson and Mrs.
Mary Mace had charge of the one
on the mountain: Miss Harriet
Sloan, Mrs. Irene Lynch and Miss
Mildred Hull, the one in town,
and Mrs. Cam Patterson and
Lois Mace, the one at the Ridge.
These ladies' were Joined in the
afternoon by Miss Minnie Refs
ner, and Mrs. Mabel Sloan. Of
course, the scheme in placing
booths along the Highway was
to give the travelling public
especially automobile tourists-a
chance to do their bit'. 1t
meant a day of strenuous effort
on the part Cd those who had
charge of the booths, but when
evening came, Stheylhad oneihun-
dred and twenty-four dollars to
turn into the General treasury of
the Red Cross Fund to the credit
of Fulton County.
The ladies had some experien-
ces. Blanche Patterson held
up" a party of four tourists, who
each gave her a crisp fve-dollar
bill. A Packard touring party
was chased more than hundred
yards by one of the ladies before
it could be brought to a stand
still, and when the lady almost
out of breath succeeded in telling
them what a grand opportunity
they had to contribute to so no.
BILE a cause, and how much the
bleeding country needed assist
ance at this time, one Of the men,
whose heart had evidently been
touched by her earnest appeal.
reached forth and placed nick
ell in the outstretched hand say
ing, This is for the family"
A colored chauffeur, driving
a car eastward, gave the ladies
at the Ridge a dollar, and when
thanked, said, Pm glad for the
opportunity; we're all likely to
give a great deal more" That
same man, gave the ladies on the
mountain seventy-fve cents. say
ing that he had already given a
dollar. These, of course, are ex-
ceptional cases. Most of the
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