Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-30
Great Success Of Red Cross Drive.

son county has responded nobly to the
call for generous contributions for the
Red Cross. Not only have We paid our
full apportionment, but We have more
than quadrupled it. Governor Corn
well last week apologized for assessing
US paltry $500, and as We report to
him that We have raised more than SILL
600, We freely forgive him. 1t was ap-
parent early in the action that We were
not going to fail in doing the liberal
thing for the benefit Of our boys at
home and abroad and for humanity in
general. All over the county the people
went to work with will, and the spirit
of sacrifice and generosity was so mani
fest that there was no anxiety on the
part of those who were most active in
the work BY the end of the second day
our apportionment was met, and after
that il was question of showing how
many times We would repeat. Charles
Town was fully alive to its duty, and
the people there contributed in the most
liberal manner. Two noble young
women of that section each gave a
thousand dollars to the cause, besides
devoting their most earnest efforts to
the campaign by working night and
day. The great meeting in Charles
Town last week enthused the people
tremendously, and meetings at various
points in the county brought liberal re-
Spouse and cheerful support.
Miss Lorraine Murphy, of Claymont
Court, was chairman OF the second Red
Cross drive, and was most efficient in
her service from the beginning TO the
end of the campaign. Mrs. E. E. Cooke,
of Charles Town, was the very capable
treasurer. The following were the
captains of the teams in the several
districts
Charles Town-Miss Frances Moore,
Miss Rosa Baylor, Miss Ethleen Davis,
Mrs. Arthur Davenport, and Richard
Macomb, of the Boy Scouts. Colored,
Mary Ross, Nethersole Ross, Cerelle
Craven.
Harper's Ferry-James Ransom, Jr.
Millville-Harvey Robinson.
Halltown-W. C. Pringle.
Rippon-C. M. West.
Summit Point-Robert L. Withers.
Kabletown-M o. Rouss.
Leetown-James w. Strider.
Kearneysville-Miss Sidney Kearfott
Shenandoah Junction and Dufields-
Mrs. F. c. Littlejohn.
Middleway-James Crantham.
DIFFERENTIATION G. Maisel.
Fairmont-Nathanie Gray.
Mountain Mfssion-Rev. ]. w.
Quinton.
The officers and the captains and
their assistants worked together in the
greatest harmony and with an eff
cheney that has never been eXcelled,
we think, in any public movement in
this county. The whole county was in
terested, and the contributors number
ed several thousand There is general
rejoicing at the great success of the
drive and the high place that our coun-
ty takes in quadrupling its apportion-
ment
How proud We are Of Shepherds
town and Of the generous men and
women who by their gifts and their
earnest and active work have put an
other star in our crown and added new
lustre to our good name! We not only
did our full share. but if it had been
necessary we reckon we could have
raised the county's entire apportion-
~ment of $500. AS it is, we have gone
away over the top and our total sub
scriptions foot up $3.50.
When the preparations were to be
made for the drive, Miss Sallie Powell,
president of our local Red Cross, called
a special meeting, and committees
were appointed to take charge of the
work. Miss Eleanor Potts was made
captain Of Shepherdstown, with Miss
Annie Licklider, Miss Edith Gardner,
Mrs. W. c. Myers, Mrs. Mollie Folk,
Miss Olive Patriquin, Miss Irene Kiser
and Miss Rama Bayer as assistants; for
the Moler'S and Uvilla neighborhood,
George M. Knott was made captain,
with Mrs. S. T. Knott, Miss Emma o.
bourn, Miss Edith Donley, Miss Meta
Jenkins and Miss Margie Hendricks as
assistants; Mrs. w. T. McQuilkin, Miss
Sallie Jones and Mrs. Lewis Mcdonald
took the western part Of the district,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Lyme took
the section north of town. The result
shows how we'll they did their work.
A big blackboard was set UP on the
college campus on Main street, and
starting with zero at the bottom,
thermometer showed figures reaching
I'D to ZOO. We thought that We would
make it plenty high enough for all
contingencies-but it wasn't. The
first amount marked up was $500,
and by the end of the first day over
$500 was shown. The arrow went UP
each day a couple of hundred more,
and Monday the S1,700 mark was
passed and we had to add another line
TO the thermometer so that We could
write 1900 The money still kept COM
ing in, and today Treasurer Vim. P.
Licklider reports $1,000 in hand in
cash and pledges.
Miss Annie Iicklider nrnyed TO be