The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-09
Report of Red Cross for January 1922.

One of the most important happen
ings of the month in Red Cross work
was the visit paid to the Chapter
by Miss Susie Dawson, Red Gross
Field Representative from Atlanta
While Miss Dawson was here an
Executive Committee meeting was
held and the following plans discussed
First the starting of Community
Chest and a Loan Closet. The Com
munity Chest will consist Of garments
to be distributed to the people in the
county who need them. The Loan
Closet is to consist Of supplies for
the sick. These will be loaned to
any one in cases Of sickness. 1t was
decided to put this matter before the
ladies of the missionary societies Of
the different churches in Kingstree
and the county in general. This mas
been done and the response has beer
very gratifying. Already number
o. garments have been turned in.
Nest of these have been distributed
a: fast as they were secured as
there have been a good many calls
for clothes. A sufficient supply has
hes not yet been received. Mrs.
Relle Blakely was made chairman
n: this volunteer service.
The question of clinic was also
tsken up. The doctors agreed that
a the meetings of the County Medi-
eel association they would examine
any cases that were brought to them.
These meetings will be held the sec
end Thursday in each month. This
i, a great work which the doctors are
and can be made Of much
benefit to the people cf the county.
The secretary feels that this will be
particularly helpful in the work of
the Red Cross as there are often
children in the different schools of
the county that have some minor de-
feet and if remedied in time may
save the child G great deal of trouble
in the future.
The importance of Junior Red Cross
work was also emphasized by Miss
Dawson. Mr.. R. F. Kolb has been
made chairman of the Junior Red
Cross. Mrs. D. F. Frierson, Miss
Bell Harper and Miss Agnes Erck-
mann have agreed to Get as a school
committee.
. There have been twcnty-four civil
ian relief cases handled by the Red
Cross during the past month and
ex-soldier cases. A great
many of the civilian relief cases
have been appeals for clothing. In
two instances letters were received
from school teachers telling of chill
d1en that We're not able to come to
school on account of insufficient
clothes. These appeals have been
met as we'll as the resources of the
Red Cross would permit.
Recently call came in for help
from a widow who he's five small sons
and very little else. She has been
making brave fight for some time
and was getting on fairly we'll until
she lost by fire the cotton, hay and
corn she had. The task of clothing
ard feeding her family became too
much for her so she sent for the,
Red Cross secretary and told her
some of the conditions. The secre-
tary made a trip to the home and
took some things for the children.
The family had recently moved in
a new community where they were
not we'll known. The visit of the
Red Cross secretary attracted the
attention of some men who were
near the home and hey be-
gan to ask questions as to the con-
dition of the family. One man said
he had heard that one of the
boys had said that they would like
to go to Sunday school but their
shoes and clothes were so old they
were ashamed to go. After talking
over the matter for awhile he be-
came very much interested and said
that the Sunday school would see
to it that they need not stay away
any more on account Of not having
shoes to wear. From now on the
community will probably see to it
that the family has the things they
absolutely need.
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