The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
COLOEED FOLKS AUXILI-
AIRY OF BED CROSS

Organized at Meeting at Court
House Friday Evening-Offi-
GERS Elected Meeting to be
Held at st.John Baptist Church
Evening Of February 4.
for The Robesonian.
In response to a call sent out by
Mr.. Stephen Mcintyre, chairman Of
the extension committee of the Lum-
berton chapter of the American Red
Cross society, fairly goodsized audi
ence Of colored people Of Lumberton,
men and women, met in the court
house Friday night to arrange for a
branch organization of the Red Cross
work. Although the notice was short,
all the colored sections of the town
were represented.
At the request of Mr.. ]. J. Good
win, acting chairman Of the meeting,
Rev. j. D. Harrell offered prayer. Mr..
Goodwin then explained that Mr.. Nc
Intyre who had expected to be with
US, had been called away for the night,
but that Rev, H. A. Grantham Of the
WIlCc LplSCOpdI CIluICu was plcScut
and would speak in Mr.. McIntyre's
stead
Mr.. Grantham then spoke briefly,
but pointedly and earnestly, Of the
cruelties of the German methods Of
war, the shameful disloyalty of Amer
leans who are not willing to help
America win the war, and Of the good
work the Red Cross is doing in
nursing our wounded soldiers at the
front.
Mr.. Goodwin then called upon the
following colored men, each Of
whom made half-minute talks, ex-
pressing their willingness to take ac-
tive part in the Red Cross work: Rev.
John H. Haywood, Rev. w. H. Knuck-
les, Rev. D. A. Lewis, Rev. A. E.
Lomax, C. F. Morrisey and the writ
er. Knuckles said, eve are ready to
respond as we always have done"
Lewis said, 81 only regret that I can
not go to France, Morrisey said, 81
share with Rev. Lewis in the desire to
go to France.
Hon. A. ". Mclean was then pre-
sented. Mr.. Mclean spoke compli,
mentarily of the colored people in anc
around Lumberton and of their be
havior as observed by himself during
the twenty years Of his stay here. HI
then spoke instructively of the rela
tion of the colored people to the gov
ernment in the present conflict, ani
of our duty to unite with the Rec
| Cross society in doing the much-need
ed relief work at the battlefront il
: : Trance france and ard elsewhere.
Mr. Mclean said among othe1
things: 81 believe the Almighty Coz
intended that America should taxi
part in this war. We call upon yo1
colored people, not because we thinl
we could not take care Of our sol
diers, both white and colored, our
selves, but because as we see it yo1
cannot afford to let us do it alone
Like the widows mite, your dolla
will count in this work as well as tn
many dollars Of the more wealthy
It is not the amount you give, but tn
spirit in which it is given"
Mr.. K. M. Barnes was present an
spoke Of the part the colored pepole i
! other communities were taking, say
ing that he had learned that colore
people in the Barnesville section ha
raised more money than their whit
neighbors.
| After listening to concluding n
1ndTkS ny NI. dOOuWl1i, WIZ Was ul
ming over with good advice through
out the evening, the following off
GERS were elected: Chairman-Re'
w. H. Knuckles; vice chairman-Re
John H. Hayswood; treasurer-Re
J. D. Harrell; secretary-Mrs. ID
Smith; executive committee, includir
the above named officers-Rev. A.
: Lomax, Mrs. M. Truman Mclean, '
C. Pope, Lula Hooper, Carrie Mosle
Rev. L. H. Powell; extension commi
: tee-Prof. w. J. Mclean, Rev. c.
: Mosley, Mrs. Kittie Fillmore, Mrs.
S. Singletary, Mrs. Annie James, MI
, Ida McNeill, C. F. Morrisey, Mrs. Je
: ME E. Allen, Rev. James McKella
j Rev. w. r. Merrick.
}, 1t was agreed that the colored Q
If ganization should be known as t
L Colored Peoples auxiliary to the Luz
berton chapter of the American R
{ Cross society. All the committees,
!, well as the general public, are to me
. at st. John Baptist church on Mo
: day night, February 4th, at 1880,
consider matters Of vital importan
3. in connection with the work.
w. C. POP