The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-09-09

permanent record OF Red CrOSS
chapter activities during the war,
national headquarters has requested
each chapter to compile short con-
else history of the chapter from the
beginning Of the war to the present
date.
The following is the history of the
work done by the Newberry county
Red Cross chapter:
Introduction.
. On, May 16, 1917, a group of men
and women who had become inter-
ested in organizing chapter of the
American Red Cross met in DR.. Geo.
B. Cromer's office. Mr.. Alan john
Astone's motion was carried authoriz-
4 ing committee composed of Messrs.
z. F. Wright, Geo. B. Cromer and A.
S. Rae and Mesdames L. w. Floyd,
w. II. Hunt, F. D. Mower and R. D..
Wright to get the proper authority
to organize Red Cross chapter. DR..
Cromer was subsequently requested
] to communicate with Mr.. Suavely,
organizer for Southern division. Af-
ter long distance telephone converse
ton with Mr.. Suavely and Mr.. Mil
ner, DR.. Cromer met the latter in Co.
lumbia.
Those same interested people were
told to get fifty paid up members.
They got one hundred and sixty-nine
before the authority to organize
reached here.
When proper instructions were Sc
cured a public meeting. for the pur-
pose of organizing an American Red
Cross chapter of Newberry county
was advertised in the county papers.
This meeting was held at $50 p. M,
July 8, 1917, DR.. Cromer presiding.
The chairman read the written auth
ority issued by Mr.. Guy E. Suavely,
director Southern division, June IL,
1917, to form Red Cross chapter,
the geographical limits of which were
the same as the limits of Newberry
county
Mr.. q. F. Wright, Prof. S. ]. Der
rick and Mrs. P. E. Scott were ap-
pointed to nominate. officers for the
chapter. On their recommendation
the following were elected:
DR.. Geo. B. Cromer, chairman;
Mrs. W. H. Hunt, vice-chairman; Mrs.
] R. D. Wright, secretary; Mr.. 7.
K. Johnstone, treasurer. Executive
committee: Mr.. z. F. Wright, Mrs.
F. D. Mower, Mrs. L. W.. Floyd, Miss
Sadie Goggans, DR.. James P. Kinard.
From that time forward those Of
ficers and the executive committee
met every Wednesday afternoon in
Dr.. Cromer's office. This commit
tee was joined by the chairmen of
all important committees after their
appointment. On the first Wednes-
day in each month an open confer
ence with officers of branches and
auxiliaries was held at Red Gross
headquarters. The chapter was re-
: organized Nov. 18th, 1913.
Personal
Chairman, DR.. Geo. B. Cromer,
July 8, 1917-July, 1919.
Vice-chairman, Mrs. w. H. Hunt,
July 8, 1917-July 1919.
Secretary, Mrs. R. D. Wright, July
8, 1917-Nov. II, 1918.
Secretary, Miss Sadie Goggans,
Nov. II, 191s-July, 1919.
T-easure-, Mr. T. K. Johnstone,
July 8, 1917-July, 1919.
Chairmen {.
Executive committee, 4. F. Wright,
July 3, 1917-July, 1919.
Woman's Work, Mrs. F. D. Mower,
July %, 1917-Nov. 1, 1917.
Woman's Work, Miss Fannie Nc
Caughrin, Nov. 1, 1917-July, 1919.
Membership, Mrs. F. R. Hunter,
July %, 1917-July, 1919.
Publicity, Miss Bess Burton, July
%, 1917-Nov. Z, 1917:
Publicity, Mrs. R. D. Wright, Nov.
z, 1917-Nov. II, 1918.
Publicity, Mrs. L. W. Floyd, Nov.
II, 1918-July, 1919.
Finance, Mr.. Geo. W. Summer,
July %, 1917-July, 1919.
Educational, DR.. P. G. Ellesor,
July %, 1917-July, 1919.
a Cooperating and Extension-Mrs.
IS. H. Wright, July 2s, 1917-July'
eas.
Headquarters, Mrs. L. w. Floyd,
AAug. 9, 1917-July, 1919.
e.. Knitting, Mrs. J. H. Harms, Sept.
S, 1917-June, 1918.
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