The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-16
FEBRUARY REPORT
OF RED CROSS WORK
COMMUNITY CHEST FOUND BY
SECRETARY TO BE GREAT
HELP IN WORK.

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der cases and thjrty-seven civilian
cases. The Community Chest has
been found great help in the han
ding of the civilian cases as most
CT the families that have appealed
fer help have been in need of clothes.
Nest of the people have enough to
eat but there are numbers that have
insufficient clothing. In some in
stances however, even food is very
scarce. There is one womar, the
mother of seven children, who is suf-
fering from pellagra. When asked
children had clothes enough, she en-
| swered corn bread and potatoes.
She was net complaining but simply
stating a fact. Ii the .eading au-
! thorities are correct as to the cause
OF this disease there is no wonder
that she has it.
A few days ago the secretary Wis
ted family in a remote section OF
the county. This family consist OF
widow and five small children. The
family had been visited some time
before and at that time they had
Sufficient food and clothes for the
time being. On that visit the secre-
tary had suggested that the mother
put her children in the orphanage,
but the mother begged very pitifully
to be allowed to keep them and said
that as long as she had her health
she could manage somehow. On the
occasion of the secretary's last visit
the mother did rot have much to
say. When asked directly if the
children had clothes enough she en-
quired if any one had written to the
Red Cross about her. On being in
formed that no one had done this,
she seemed much relieved ard said
that she had just about decided that
she would have to stop the children
from school en- account Of the con-
dition of their clothes. Fortunately
the community chest contained sever
{! things that would fit the children
50 a box was packed and sent to
them.
There have been and still are other
calls and the supplies in the chest
are getting very low. Any one hav-
ing any clothes they can spare are
asked to get in touch with the pres
ident of the missionary society of
one of the churches or the Red Cross
secretary. If the ones who have al
ready contributed to this cause could
see how the things are appreciated
they would feel fully repaid.
The Red Cross clinic which was
held February 9th in connection with
the meeting of the County Medical
society was found to be very helpful.
There were eight children examined.
Today there will probably be good
many more than that. The doctors
of Williamsburg county deserve the
thanks of all the people for their
work along this line.
Two more schools Joined the Junior
Red Cross this rlonth. These are
Never Fail school and Hebron graded
school. Some of the Juniors are en-
phasizing health and recreation in
their programs and one school, Cen
tral, is making garments to be used
in the community chest.
There was play party given at
Rock Branch school house on the
oath of February. An account of this
has already appeared ir The County
Record. There will be one at Oak
dale school on March 10th.
Another sheet has been added to
the Loan closet so We now feel that
we are in position to really begin
lending some of these supplies for
the sick. Any one wishing to borrow
them is asked to get in touch with
Mrs. w. G. Gamble or the Red Cross
secretary.
The secretary would also like to
state that any donation OF old maga-
zines or children's books will be glad
ly received. So often there a,e peo-
pie in the county who would enjoy
papers and magazines which most
house wives have time deciding
what to do with. The secretary will
be glad to call for such things at any
home where there are such things
to be given away.
The next regular meeting of the
executive committee of the Williams
burg county chapter Of the Red Cross
will be held Monday, April 3rd.
(Signed) Daisy B. Warn,
Red Cross Secretary.
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