The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-14
RED CROSS FUNDS.
Report Of Treasurer of Local Chap
ter Up to February 1.


since the regular meeting of the
execuIiV committee of the Lumberton
, req Cross chapter on the 1st inst
me treasurer, Mr.. Junius J. Goodwin,
mas prepared written report as fol-
lows:
10 the Executive Committee of the
! Lumberton Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross:
On January %, 1918, l had on hand
and deposited in the National Bank
OF LumDerton the sum of S431, cover
| ing subscribing membership dues and
J annual membership dues, and on ac
count OF some criticism being made
by some persons unknown to me. II
transferred said sum to the Planters
Bank q Trust company. Prior to
THIS time had, as treasurer, ordered
a check book to be printed in usual
form without cost if the account had
| been carried on in the first-named
bank, but owing to the transfer of
the FUNDS | thought it nothing but
proper that the cost of said book
: should be paid by the chapter and
accordingly paid the sum of s1.25.
Up to this writing there has been
: deposited in the regular account of
your treasurer in the Planters Bank
. trust company, the total sum of
:, 9443, winch sum consists of 1876 an
!. nual members who paid 81 each, MAX
! ing Sl35, and 154 enthusiastically
lng--who paid the sum of So each.
making $308.
Following is a statement showing
disbursements out of said SAB and
: which shows the balance now on hand:
3 January %, 1918 to Southern
Express Co., on account book
5 sent by Red Cross ........S .25
= January "a, 1918, to OK National
t Bank of Lumberton covering ok
I. book mentioned ............ 1.25
January rs, to ok D. D. French
200 stamped envelopes ..... 4.32
January rs, to OK D. D. French SO
stamped envelopes ...:...:..: los
January 26, to OK American Red
!. Cross, Southern Division, COW
ering amount due it on &C r
count of aforesaid annual and
subscribing members, being SO
cents on each 81 member,
and $1.25 on each So member $4,000
To balance on hand .177.10
s443.1o
, The aforesaid balance of $177.10
belongs to this chapter to be used ac-
cording to the directions of executive
committee, Of course, in carrying on
. the work of the chapter
beg also to report that donations
made by various persons, donated
: and contributed for the purpose of
;. hospital and nurse service Of soldiers
in the American army in France,
which donations to date total $2,56e:
rs, and on January 26th the whole Of
this sum was RENTED to the South
ern Division Of the American Red
v Cross, at Atlanta, Ca, acknowledge
: ment of which has been received by
i me, and I was informed that the mon
e ey would be forwarded, credited to
!: the proper source, and used in the
i manner desired by the contributors.
!, In view of the fact that the Red
n Cross fEYdifes a card index system,
:. to be kept of all members of the Red
e Cross chapter of Lumberton, including
IS such auxiliaries as may from time IL
time be formed, took the matter up
with the Library Bureau, of Rich.
l. mond, Va, and have been offered &
" three-drawer card index file for the
e sum of $10.68, which will be suitable
for the system usually kept, and l re-
spectfufly recommend that l be au
thorized to purchase the same fol-
:, this chapter. A small additional cost
I, will be incurred in purchasing the
= indexes for this file.
! At cost of $3.50, said sum not
~ :. having yet been paid, took the lib
20 erty of having 1000 letter heads Of
! the Lunberton chapter printed. That
- the correspondence Of the chapter
= might be carried on business-like
p manner I considered it proper thai
a this should not await formal approva
u y Of the executive committee. l beg t.
n ask that this be approved, and Il
!, i not shall be glad to bear the expense
al thereof Individually.
- AS shown by this report, there were
q only 289 actual members of this chap
~ ter, all of them having paid theil
4 dues. More than 400, including thu
~ 289, have signified their willingness:
10 to become members, and the names O.
IL those who have not been called upo1
for their dues have been turned owe
to Miss Cammie Mcneil, chairman o
. the membership committee, for tn
purpose of obtaining collection o.
the dues. expect report from Mis-
Mcneil and her committee at YER
:, early date showing the payment Q
- all of these subscribers as well a
~ many more new members.
l ns. Respectfully submitted,
W JUNIUS j. GOODWIN,
-. Treasure,