The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-10
Local Red Cross
Was On the Job
AT Recent Fair

So many matters came up through
the three days Of the South Plains
Fair and the week following that a
report of the activities Of the Red
Cross in connection with the fair
was crowded out But in order that
honor may be given whore honor =
due the following report of the work
Of this organization, under the direc-
ton Of its able secretary and thru
the cooperation OF its directorate
and the local hospitals is given at
this late date:
A spacious rest room was main
tanned in the Agricultural building
through the entire fair with more
than 400 ladies taking advantage ni
the comfortable chairs. cool drinking
water, and baby cribs 70 enjoy few
minutes rest for themselves and the
small children. A member Of the
Red Cross chapter was on hand AZ
all times To make the visitors feel
welcome and assist them IN caring
FOR the young children The baby
cribs were filled az all hours Of the
day and this feature alone added
a lot 90 the enjoyment Of the fair
on the part Of many mothers with
small children
More than dozen calls were
made upon the First Aid booth dur
ing the fair This department Of the
Red Cross was presided over by a
nurse from one Of the local hospitals
az all hours Of the day and until
midnight each night and effectively
treated n number Of emergency
cases. A broken arm. a broken
nose. mashed foot, a half dozen
minor cuts and bruises, two fainting
women. and a sick child were just
few Of the emergencies brought
t0 this booth and taken care Of.
Several Of the lost children were
cared for by the Red Cross until
their parents could be found. noti-
fled or made search for them.
All wall decorations ~ the entire
Red Cross booth were made by the
Junior Red Cross and were very edu-
catioual ~ character.
The work Of this organization
speaks for itself whenever an on
portunity 20 serve is brought 20 its
attention. Enough money is saved
each month through the efficient ~
rection Of the problems Of charity
in Lubbock county 10 more than pay
for the operating expenses Of the
organization a recent story car
ried by the American Magazine gives
one an insight to the crookedness
praitce by beggars, charity solicit
ors. pencil sellers and Others that
make TINS territory every fall
II the citizens Of Lubbock would
turn an absolutely deaf ear 10 all
street solicitations Of this kind and
refer all charity cases direct 20 the
Red Gross for their attention il
would not be month until beg
gar would never be seen on the
streets. The report is passed around
among the begging fraternity as TO
which towns are EASY and which
are organized to handle this work
through the Red Cross
Half of these professional beggirs
will cuss the Red Cross--for could
you believe it--"that organization
wants 20 know where they came
from. who their nearest relatives
are, what they do with the money
that has been given them. how much
property they own and other PER.
SoNAL matters of that kind.
"lt is getting TO be a mighty poor
country when man can't sit on the
corner of street and thru begging
make SO 20 S25 per day and any
organization that keeps from being
more profitable than honest work