The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-18
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
AUSPICIOUSLY LAUNCHED

Red cross FQftn Roll C2ll IN NeWDer-
ry county was launched Armistice
| day with a luncheon to the executive
committee, the ward chairmen of the
town and two workers from each
township of the county.
In preparation for the day Messrs.
T. E. Epting and John Clarkson put
posters showing the work of the Red
Cross in show windows down town and
Boy Scouts, Mr.. Carl julien, scout
master, decorated cars with the world
famous cross of the organization.
Under the Red Cross banner, Miss
Minnie Gist, girls with colts and wo-
men with brassards, marched in the
parade for the World War veterans.
''The Rose of No Mans Land'' in
tableau and sung at the memorial ex-
ercises, and the announcement of the
Roll Call impressed the large crowd.
Following the exercises, the. people in
the streets were invited to join the
Newberry Red Cross by pretty girls
who had been in costume for the pa
rade: Misses Caroline Weeks, Caro-
lyn Tarrant, Ella Bowman, Elizabeth
Freed, Benetta Buzhardt, Pauline
Boozer, Gladys Havird, Margaret
Farrow, Frances Neel and Margaret
Kinard.
In the grill room of the Newberry
hotel at one-thirty a bountiful and
beautiful luncheon was enjoyed by the
following people: Mesdames W. D.
Sem, Geo. P. Boozer, A. P. Coleman,
Wad Allen, L. W. Floyd, Mayor
Smith, W. H. Hunt, Ebert Dickert,
Mary P. FAINT, H. L. Parr, F. R. Hun.
ter, Arthur Kibler, Misses Minnie
Gist, Theresa Lightsey and Sadie
Goggans, and Messrs., q. F.. Wright,
Hal Kohn, D. C. Hayward, Hix, T. E.
Keitt, Ebert Dickert, w. H. Wallace,
Watt Henderson, DR.. Jno. B. Settler
and DR.. Kneece. -
1mpromptu after dinner talks were
made by those called upon by Mr.. q.
F. Wright, who presided in his usual
genial and firtatious manner.
.'The Red Cross and the Boys" was
picture drawn by DR.. Settler with
three settings: One, hospital ward
in France where the Red Cross nurse
with smiles and sympathy gave gentle
healing to the wounded; another, a
doughboy with both arms shot off for
whom Red Gross worker was writing
letter to mother; another, hospi-
tai unit without equipment for whom
the American Red Cross furnished
supplies which enabled the doctors to
give the assistance so badly needed
at the time of the great drive. DR..
Settler said mothers who could not
go to the war by joining the Red
Cross had sent their representatives.
3'The Red Cross Nurse" was re-
sponded to by Mr.. Ebert Dickert who
was joked about not saying all there
was to say because he is married now.
''The Rose of No Mans Land" he
said showed the devotion of the Red.
Cross nurse who was always there.
He also spoke of returning with nurs-
es on an Italian liner.
Mrs. F. R. Hunter said she was
glad to speak of "The Men of the Red
Cross" as few realized what the back
ing of the men had meant to the or
ganization. She told Of the time
Newberry chapter was called upon
for garments and had no money IN the
treasury. In thirty minutes the fin
ance committee raised $4,000 on the
street and the garments vera bought.
The SPEAKER Of the day, Mr.. D. {.
Hayward, when called upo.l to speak
of "The Women of the Red Cross"
spoke of the first organizer II the
American Red Gross, Miss Clara Bar
ton. She and her workers came TO
the rescue when beaufo,t was flooded
in 1898, he remembered.
sThe Red Cross and the Ex-Strvlce
Man" was assigned to Mrs. /. W.
|sFloyd who is known we'll 20 be 'n.er-
ested in seeing the boys through by
caring for the wounded and disabled.
She spoke of the Cleanup squad, the
Home Service work now under Mr..
B. V. Chapman and the hospital re-
lief being given now.
1t was fitting that DR.. hneece
should speak of "The Red Cross and
Health" in which he told of the tu-
berculosis prevention, typhoid v''cci-
nation and dental clinics. The Fed
Cross cooperates and forwards the
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