The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-25


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| Elbert-- 2S9
| Matheson--- 500
| The exact membership of all
branches should be sent to the Ebert
County Chapter.
So large a membership within the
territory of the chapter calls for
strenuous and united action on the
part of its officers, committees, sub
committees and branches with their
| inclusive committees. 1t is not amiss
to sum up the present status and find
ample cause for qualification in this
regard also.
The Executive committe of the
chapter is holding regular meetings
once month. at which everyone is
welcome. and special meetings when
ever necessary to act upon immediate
issues or to sustain interest in the
work.
The Military Relief committee un-
der the able craftsmanship of Mrs.
ALL and Mrs. Mcclellan is turning
out piles of beautifully completed
garments all the time. Thursday aft
ernoon is busy day at the Red Cross
room in Elizabeth.
The Civilian Relief committee with
DR.. Witter and Mr.. Morley as chair
men stdHuS Ttduy To meet Calls upon
its service at any time.
Our Membership committee under
its wide-awake chairman, Jack Nc
Kimmie. has done itself proud in the
late Membership Drive by much more
than doubling our original enthusi-
astic list. May this good work go on
until every individual in the COM
munity stands enrolled to fight in
the cause of mercy and the preser-
gation OF life.
The chairman of the Propaganda
committee, Mrs. Grayce Konkel. has
responded to the demands made upon
her generously by giving columns of
space in The Ebert County Banner
20 the interests of the Red Cross.
When we consider that absolutely no
money has been expended for propa-
sanda work we owe a debt of ac-
acknowledgement and gratitude for the
publicity thus gratuitously given. In
view OF the great War Drive soon
o be started for the American Ma
tional Red Cross, this work must be
even more vigorously pushed and not
only the chapter. but all its branches.
will be called upon to make some
financial expenditures to advance the
work.
Last, but not least of our five COM
mittees comes the Finance, under the
years of public life has still the
leadership OF Fred Albin, who after
heart and faith of youth in his fell
low man, the telling that the people
of this community will express their
patriotism as one man in an enthus-
iastic response to the calls which his
committee is about to make upon the
County Pocket Book" Let all be
ready to hand out" generously when
the call is made.
AS for our branches, it is with
hearts full of pride and admiration
| that we realize the wonderful work
they are accomplishing, not only in
their membership but in moneys
raised and work promoted and be-
gun, and more than all in the Won
derful spirit of unity of service which
combines us all in one great heart
| throb of patriotism and sacrifice :
sacrifice OF personal prejudices, per-
sonal jealousies. personal aspirations
and local friction which are not of
the true spirit of emulation: sacri-
| fees not of cur material comforts but
of our true selves.
The splendid report of the Knit
lting committee, under the
efficient direction of Mrs. T. Nj. Jones,
shows that the quiet, patient woman
with her flying needles may be as
heroic figure as the boy in Khaki
This report shows 241 knitted gar
ments that have been finished and
shipped. Reports also show that they
have been received by our own boys
in our own environments, Miss Elsa
Aldinger having received letters and
a photo from two recipients of her
handiwork who are both located at
Camp Cody. New Mexico. The list
includes seventy-one . sweaters
forty-one mufflers, 73 pairs of
socks, AZ wristlets and helmets
OF this amount Kiowa contributed
Ia pairs of socks. pairs of donated
socks, l muller and sweaters The
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