The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-04-03
RED CROSS NEWS
OF THE WEEK.
MISS GORDON RESIGNS AND
MRS MOUZON APPOINTED
COMMUNITY NURSE


The executive committee OF the
Kingstree chapter, American Ked
Cross regret to announce that MISS
Martha Gordon, who had accepted
the position of community nurse
has been forbidden by her physician
to continue the strenuous activities
entailed by such work, and has found
il necessary to send in her reslgna-
tion. The committee were sorry to
have to lose Miss Gordon, but were
equally as glad to be able to secure
fn her place at once the serSaces OF
Mrs. Hessie Mouzon, who Will carry
ON the work so we'll begun without
anv interruption. Mrs. Mouzon is a
graduate nurse, having taken her
course of training at Bakers SAM
tarium in Charleston. She has done
much private nursing in Florence
county and has often assisted at Nc
Leod's Infrmary with special cases;
she is also experienced as a COM
nunity nurse, having been engaged
"A that form of work at Great Falls
for the past eight months. She IS 9,
native of Williamsburg county and
for that reason is all the more fitted
10 labor among US. We welcome Mrs
Houzon to her new field OF service
and we ask of the public their
beartiest support and cooperation IN
this great work now being under
taken bv the local Red Cross chap
ter.
Notiee to Discharged Soldiers -,
The government will pay to all
soldiers who have been honorabiy
discharged from, the army a bonus
Of $4,000, but many soldiers m ap-
plying for this bonus have billed to
send to headquarters their proper
addresses. and therefore have no!
received the money So the follow
ing instructions have been sent out
through the Red Cross chapters: In
applying for bonus be sure to write
your present address on the left
hand corner of your discharge pa
Oar. enclose this discharge with your
letter of application and mail to FL
nance Office. Lemon Building. Wash
ington, D. c.. Mrs. W. F. Brockin,
ton chairman of Civilian Relief, vii!
be glad to assist soldiers or relatives
of soldiers. in securing government
allotments.
Greelyville Again at Work
The chairman of Woman's Work
was glad to hear that the Greeiy-
vile Auxiliary has agreed to make
25 of the 100 refugee pinafores re-
Gently arrived from Headquarters.
Greelyville has also sent in for ship
ment Is sweaters 81 pears OF socks,
II suits of outing underwear and a
large box of second hand clothing.
We all remember with pride the eN-
eellent work done by both the Senior
and Junior Red Cross chapters OF
Greelyville last year: and we trust
that they will do equally as fine this
year.
Other Auxiliaries Active
Branches of the Red Cross at
Nouzon and Bethel have each ac-
eepted IL pinafores to be made at
once. Hebron sent a bundle OF cloth.
ing for the old clothes drive and
$3.50 cash in addition. We are pleas
ed to note the renewed interest in
these sections.
Kingstree Juniors Busy
Under the auspices Of the Junior
Red Cross the pupils. Of the Kings
tree school are busily engaged in
making money for the SUPPORT OF
French orphans. This they do in va
rious ways; by selling homemade
candy and sandwiches at recess, OF
by giving an entertainment Of some
kind. In all 4 orphans will be adopted
one by the seventh grade. one by
the tenth and eleventh grades, and
two by the school at large.
General News of A. r. c.
During the past twentyone months
the American people have given in
cash and supplies to the American
Red Cross more than s400.000,000.
The efforts of the American Red
Cross in this war has constituted by
far the largest voluntary gifts OF
money, of hand and heart. ever con-
tributed purely for the relief Of hu-
man suffering. Through the Red
Cross the heart and spirit of the
whole American people have been
mobilized to take care Of our own,
to relieve the misery incident to the
war. and also to reveal to the world
the supreme ideals Of our national
NE. Everyone who has had any part
in this war effort Of the Red Cross
is entitled to congratulate himself.
No thanks from anyone could be
equal in value to the selfsatisfaction
everyone should feel for the part
taken. Fully 100000 American
women have exerted themselves in
Red Cross service"
Mrs. p. G.. Gourdin.
Publicity Chairman.