The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
CALHOUN
CALHOUN BEGINS RED CROSS DRIVE
WITH FINE PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS
By PATRIOTIC PATRICIA

Admission, November 1.-(Special- I'm
tense interest is being shown throughout
Calhoun county in the Red Cross cam-
paign and everything points to a speedy,
victorious finish ere Armistice day rolls
around
The drive starts today, when the min
listers in ali the churches will speak of
the work of the greatest humanitarian
organization the world has ever known.
Mothers, wives and sisters whose loved
ones received the ministrations of the
greatest mother in al 1.-The world" are
going forth tomorroy TO canvass, to pre-
side at booths and IN every way possible
use their efforts to bring success to the
third Rol Call and campaign to further
the work of the Red Cross through its
vital peace time programme.
In this Red Cross drive we may make a
thank offering for victory and rededicate
ourselves to the principles for which our
men at arms laid down their lives that
people everywhere, first at home and then
abroad, might be given an opportunity to
live and be happy.
The Red Cross will be much in the
hearts and minds of the people on the
first anniversary of the armistice which
ended hostilities in the greatest war of all
time. the most bloody the most cruel of
all history, and at the same time the
event which called forth human sympathy
throughout the world. and most especially
in America. on scale unprecedented.
Mr.. r. B. Carr, the efficient county
chairman, has achieved splendid results
in the organization for the drive which
he has perfected in every portion of Cal
houn.
Mis- Iva Cook is serving as county wee
chairman for the Red Cross drive, and is
one of the most ardent, enthusiastic work
ers among the splendid coterie of chair
men comprising the county organization.
C111- rrft-n 11oF. ina a1tc1tr
ali patriotic and civic projects She is
writing this week a history OF the activi-
ties of the war camp community service,
which will be kept on record in Wash
ingtor| During the war she served as
chairman of the entertainment committee
of the war camp community service, pre-
senting several concert at Camp Me-
Clellan and also at the Red Circles build
ing every week, besides arranging many
social events and amateur plays for the
pleasure of the soldiers. She Will receive
one of the service certificates to be issued
by national war camp community head
quarters, recognition for her sp'end1d
service she richly deserves. As editor OF
the woman's page of the Admission Star,
she gives valuable publicity to all
patriotic, club, social and civic activities
She is a sister of Mr. Paul Cook whose
clever witty articles written for the Age
Herald are quoted in ether papers all over
the country MISS COOK ana MT COoh III
herit their love for writing from their
mother, whose poems and stories were
published in many leading periodicals
Much of the success of the Wednesday
Study club is due to the untiring work of
Miss Cook She is an officer of the newly
organized Admission center of the IRA
ma league Miss Cook has entered heart
and soul into the new peace time pro-
gramme of the Red Cross and during the
coming week will give many hours OF
work for Calhoun's part in the roll call
and drive.
The same noble women who gave their
services unreservedly during the war are
leading in this vital Red Cross move
ment. realizing that patriotism is essen
tial in time of peace the same as during
war.
Mrs. Frank Consta milne is chairman OF
the Oxford woman's division Mrs, George
Rowan. Jacksonville: Mrs Daisy Alexan-
der Piedmont, ana Mrs. Richard a
Sticknev. Admission. Mrs. A. Fl. Shep-
perd will have charge of the canvassing
in Aniston. Mrs. Shepperd, who IS
woman of fine executive ability and rare
tact. is an ideal leader for this important
phase of the drive. She has her captains
and committees appointed and everything
in readiness to start on the drive tomor-
row. Mrs. Eva Powers Comfy, TIE be-
loved executive secretary of the home
service section of the Calhoun county
chapter, is lending her aid and interest,"
to every feature of the campaign.
The negro women are also Interested In