The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-23
RESUME or WORK
DONE BY MASON
COUNTY RED CROSS
Account Of the Work Done by Mason
County Red Cross Chapter During
War Goes Into County
History.

Mason vounty Historian Carl Dodds
says.
an compiling the History Of Mason
County's Civil and Military participa-
ton OF the great world war, felt 1t
would be incomplete without resume
OF the Mason County Red Cross Chap
ter's activities.
with this In view l appealed to the
General Chairman OF the Women's
work and she furnished me with the
following article. II was only intend
ed to be used as a part Of the history
but I could not resise the temptation
to give 1t to the citizens Of Mason
county through the kindness Of the
press and 1t is as follows"
The success of the war time work
of the Mason County Chapter OF Red
Cross is due to the untiring and faith
full workers, that 80 theoretically an
swered every Governmental call and
discharged the duties in such an eff
flcient manner.
The names of the ladies in whom
was vested particular and responsible
duties of the local Chapter, follows:
Miss Grace Bierbower, General
Chairman of Women's Work; Miss
Marguerite Pogue, Secretary; Mrs. R.
B. Lowell, Chairman, Hospital Gar
ments; Miss Lucy Baldwin, Chairman
Surgical Dressings; Miss Alice Shack
leford, Inspectress; Misses Ray Pecor
and Alice Gill, Bandages; Miss Lucy
Lee, Chairman, Knitting; Mrs. Emma
Parry, Inspectress; Miss Anna Shack
leford, Chairman, Civilian Relief;
Miss Lucy Keith Browning.
When war was declared and the
Government asked the National Red
Cross to call for the help Of the wo-
men of America. Maysville, with the
spirit of the times in its good red
blood made immediate response by
organizing local Red Cross Chapter,
giving 1t the name of the MASON
County Chapter American Red Cross"
At meeting held at the Opera
House, an appeal was made to the pa
triotism of the women and no soldier
volunteered with greater earnestness
or enthusiasm than did the women for
the period of the war;
A Board of Directors was formed
and subcommittee appointed to see
to the work. The county was respon-
sive and twenty-five units agreed to
fall in line. Those were: Sardis,
Washington, Pleasant Ridge, Dover
Salem, Germantown, Kenton Station,
Fernleaf, Minerva, Hilldale, Lewis
burg, Orangeburg, Maysville High
School, Colored High School and eight
Of the churches.
The use of the second floor of the
Standard Bank was given for the
Chapter and from there, was started
the good work which brought comfort
and healing to thousands Of soldiers
over seas. Many thousands Of surgi-
cal dressings, hospital garments and
knitted goods being packed for ship
ment in these rooms. This work was
done under the management Of most
capable women.
The State Supervisor came and
gave special lessons in intensive work
in the department Of Surgical Dress
ings and six of the pupils successfully
passed the examination at Washington
and were given cards which entitled
them to teach, afterwards the S. ID.
pins were sent them.
Thousands of Hospital garments,
knitted goods and surgical dressings
we're sent to the Central office for in
spection and declared faultless and at
once sent over seas.
In October of 1917 It was necessary
that the Red Cross Headquarters be
moved to the Women's Club rooms and
the work increased as the calls for
special work was, demanded.
Special drives for first line jackets,
5 yard bandages and congresses
L-a.nh4 o,,f tho workars In full force.