Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE
ROCKINGHAM CHAPTER--A.
r. C.-ROCKINGHAM, N. C.
Introduction

Church in Rockingham. N. c., at the
home Of ]. LeGrand Everett, early in
April, 1917, at the suggestion of Mrs.
Everett, the women present resolved
themselves into a committee OF
women for the purpose of discussing
the Red Cross work. Mrs. w. p.
Webb was appointed to get in touch
with the persons best qualified to in
struct us how to proceed to organize
a Red Cross Chapter in Rockingham.
After talking over long-distance phone
with Mrs. Ralph VanLandingham, Of
Charlotte, Mrs. Webb concluded 1t
would be better to see her, so next
day went to Charlotte, spent several
hours with her, making an engage
ment with her to come to Rocking
ham the following day, to address a
meeting Of as many of our men and
women as could be assembled in so
short a. time. BY diligent phoning,
we had a meeting well attended by in
tensely interested and enthusiastic
citizens, at which Mrs. VanLanding-
ham and Mrs. Webb spoke in the in
terest of the Red Cross. Many earn
est questions were answered, much
information given, and it being unani-
mously decided to have Chapter
here, Mrs. Webb was authorized to
proceed with the necessary prelimi-
naries. Immediately following Mrs.
vanLandingham' visit, the ten names
to form Nominating Committee
were selected and sent on to Wash
ington. Mrs. W. L. Parsons was ap-
pointed chairman OF Membership
Committee. A mass meeting was held
at which 40 members were enrolled,
enough to guarantee the 200 neces-
sary to secure a charter Nothing
having been heard from the names
sent to Red Cross Headquarters, and
correspondence seeming too slow for
Mrs. Webb, she went on to Washing
ton, carried the 140 names Of mem
bers, saw the right officials, had the
Nominating Committee approved and
accepted, and came home with the
charter reading as follows: Rocking
ham, North Carolina, Chapter, Rich
mond County, N. c., organized May
8th, 1917" Hamlet preferring to have
its own chapter, Mrs. Webb went
back to Washington, had the chapter
changed, May 2Sth, 1917, to read as
follows: Rockingham Chapter, Rock
ingham, N. c., which includes with
Rockingham, all of Richmond Coun-
ty except Hamlet.
Nominating Committee Personnel
T. C. Leak, George S. Steele, DR.. w.
u, Webb, H. c. Wall, w. N. Everett,
LeGrand Everett, w. L. Parsons,
w. B. Cole, Claude Gore, W Steele
Lowdermilk
Officers Elected.
Chairman-T. C. Leak.
Vice Shairman-Mrs. W. P Webb.
Treasufer-W. L Parsons
Secretary-Miss Georgia Biggs.
Executive Committee.
B. T. Payne, George P. Entwistle,
w. E. Harrison, A. G. Corpening, S.
S. Steele, John L Everett, M. w. Nc
Rae, G.. G. Simpson
e. H .Aycock elected to succeed
w. L. Parsons as Treasurer, March
10th, 1918.
E. G. Payne elected to succeed G. G.
Simpson on Executive Committee in
June, 1917
Committee Chairmen. . 81
Membership-Mrs. w. L. Parsons,
May-August, 1917.
Membership Christmas Drive-Rev.
2. V. Robinson, 1917.
Membership Christmas Drive-Mrs.
Boyd R. Gasque, 1918.
Christmas Seal Sale-Mrs. w. N.
Everett, 1917.
Publicity-Mrs. Lucy P. Russell,
May-December, 1917.
Publicity-Mr. Isaac London, De-
cember, 1917-'18-'19.
INTERCHANGEABLE A. G. Corpen-
ing, May, 1917-'18-'19.
Extension-Mrs. w. P. Webb, May,
1917-'1s~'19.
First Aid--Mrs. w. S, Lowdernfilk,
May-June, 1917.
| Director Woman's Work-Miss Mil
bred Stephenson, May-June, 1917.
Director Woman's Work-Miss
Bess Everett, June, 1917-March, 1918.
Director Woman's Work-Mrs. r.
B. Waddell, March, 1918-August, 1918.
Director Woman's Workings. j.
LEG. Everett, August, 191S-March,
1919.
Director Woman's Work-Mrs. j.
T. Collier, March, 1910.
Supervisors Of Sewing Room.