The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
Some AllOtments Cannot Be Met
Unless Attendance Is
Increased.
ORGANIZE MOTOR CORP
Fourteen Women and Cars Are
Wanted for Work in This
City, Each on Duty Half Day
Each Week.
CBy MISS MARGARET MOORE,

By MISS MARGARET MOORE.)
Unless there is a decided increase,
in attendance at the workroom the
surgical dressing allotment cannot be
completed within the thirty days al
lowed for the work. Every woman
who rs not engaged in some other
patriotic work should feel il her
solmn duty to come lend a hand in
making these dressings which are.
surely needed during the great often
sive on the western front. Our, boys
are fighting day and night. Can you -
be content to sit idly by while some
young hero loses his life for want Of
the proper bandage to dress his fear
full wound?
The executive committee of the,
Red Cross held its regular monthly
meeting at the rooms Monday, Sep
tember IA. There was full attend
ance and as usual much Of import
ance relative to the work of the
chapter was discussed and acted
upon.
The organization of an auxiliary
motor corps was reported and ~
Andrew Gregory's appointment -
rantain was approved. Il Is the 81 iH:H
of the captain to have nduty be-
tween the hours Of 1880 and L
o'clock in the morning and 1 to z
O'Clock in the afternoon, each day,
one member of the corps. This w.nts
necessitate at least fourteen vi WI
and TO date this number has n1chlI
istered The corps consists body v,
w. r. Thomson, Mrs. Spr'' tne aPtn-
Payseur. Miss Lewis mt way.
Mrs Frank Hunter, M.tddso do'Ri'2d R2d fpi5lsydleener pi5lyleene
Miss Laura Gilbert Williams, Miss
Mary Gildersleeve Wylie, Mrs. Frank
Harper. Miss Bess McManus. with
Miss Perry Belle Bennett. lieutenant.
and Mrs. Andrew Gregory captain.
Anyone able to own a car can GER
tainly give it one half day out of the
week to the Red Cross The time
has come when everyone must give. &.
Everyone in Europe is giving of time.
strength and money and IS must heed
come the same in America With the.
number of young women in I,ancas
ter who can drive their own cars n
Should certainly not be necessary to
BEG for members OF the corps when
only fourteen is the required num-
ber
Inc motor corps is a business or
ganiZation and the members must he
Te1uN n
the corps Is as serious as that of the
soldier After one month of faith
IuI service most solmn oath of al
legiance is taken to the United States
ana permission is given 10 wca
uniform. The duty of the n .or
CORPS is to help first in any Red-Cross
caii errands for the workroom and
In connection with the Home Service
and Canteen During Liberty loan
ard Other patriotic drives they will
be called upon.
With the beginning of the school
year the work Of the Junio, mp
cross again commences. This year
with the organization complete in
eighteen schools in the county, Il is
hoped that much particularity in an
educational way will be accomplish
ed. IT is also hoped that the other
twentv-seven schools in the county
VIII be organized. Mr.. w S. Patter-
son was made county chairman and
with the promised assistance of ex-
perienced workers hopes to do a
splendid work
Mr. Patterson and Mrs. Millen,
chairman and vice-chairman of aux
ilfaries gave splendid reports OF the
work of the branch and auxiliaries al
kershaw, Heath Springs and Pleas
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