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FUME OF BED
CROSS AT STAKE
C " in Whv You Should Join.
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Home Serrice Depends Upon Your
Support?Canteen Service Can
Serve Many Ends?Workers
Give Reason# That Appear
Strongest to Them.
V The Home Service Department of
the Red Cross is the least spectacu-j
lar of all Red Cross work, and be-J
cause of it.- comparative newness is
least understood. At the organization
of the Chapter, the Civilian Relief
Bureau had an obscure committee
called "Home Service" that was supposed
to be organized to give any
assistance that MIGHT be asked from
the families "of the soldiers and sailr
ors. In the very short time of less
than three years, I have seen' the
work grow from the casual service of
an occasional^allotment and allow1
ance to expert-in family problems
and'epidemic control. If I had!
no other reasoti'to wish for a successful
Roll Call, the future of Home
Service would be sufficient.
J. S. Cochran,
Chairman of Home Service.
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Mrs. Miller Gives a Good Reason.
Many people are under the impres
sion that the Centeen Service of the j
Red Cross has been discontinued: it
is true that the Committee of the
Abbeville Chapter is not active at
present, but many other committees
are working night and day, and will
continue to do so until every soldier
and sailor eligible for discharge is
mustered ?ui of the service. " When
all the men are discharged
and the Peace treaty is signed we
will probably be asked to go on Reserve.
A Canteen Reserve will be
necessary in cases of disaster, riots,
wars, and epidemics. Many Abbeville
<vomeu are willing to join the Reserve
for emergencies, if the Chapter
continues activities. The Chapter
can only continue activities if supported:
Memberships supports the
Chapter, JOIN!
Mrs. J. Dendy Miller,
Commandant Canteen Com.
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History of Achievement.
It would not be a difficult thfng to
do should one desire to write of the
work actually done by the American
Red Cross in the past. Its history of
achievement is glorious, and has been
writ large in the hearts of countless
thousands. But the Red Cross is
not appealing for a Roll Call Membership
upon what has been done.
Its eyes are towards the future. That
which needs to be done, and which is
to be done, furnishes a sufficient
ground of appeal. The past is merely
an earnest of the future. The
need is well-nigh measureless; and
the Roll Call furnishes an opportunity
commensurate with the need.
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Chairman Chapter Publicity.
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Appreciation of the Red Cross.
Cora Davis was the first colored
person to pay her dues to the Red
Cross. Cora had a husband in the
army, and she wanted the Red Cross
to know that she certainly did appreciate
what they had done for him,
ind for her.
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Mr*. King In Favor of RoN Call.
I am greatly interested in the sue
j cess of the Red Cross Roll Call. An
annual campaign is so much simpler
than the old plan to solicit members
during the year, therefore I trust every
one will see the wisdom of the
plan to JOIN now.
Mrs. Cliff King,
Chairman, Membership Com.
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Ex-Chairman Writes.
Mrs. M. T. Coleman,
Publicity Chairman, A. M. R. R. C.
Abbeville, S. C.
Dear Mrs. Coleman:?
I want to congratulate you and
your committee on the excellent way
you have gotten ready for th*? Red
Cros* Roll Call. I want to wish you
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Private Willitm F. Jones, Medical
Detachment 118th, Infantry, 30th Divison,
has the distinction of having
been awarded the Distinguished SerCross
for signal bravery in action
and also the Military Medal by order
of Field Marshall Haig under the authority
of King George.
Private William F. Jones, enlisted
April 28th, 1917. He was assigned to
the medical detachment of the 118tli
Infantry at Camp Jackson. He left
with the 30th Division for New York
on May 5th, 1918, and tvas in due
course landed in France and was
soon in action.
Returning with the division he was
mustered out on March 31, 1919.
Private Jones was the first man
rPAoh Wardlaw Lvon, son of U. S
Marshal C. J. Lyon, when young Lyor
was wounded in battle. Private Jones
gave him first aid treatment, dressed
his wounds so that he could be senl
on to the field hospital. Wardlaw Ly
on is still in the hospital at Fort Mc
the very best success. I hope that Ab
beville Chapter will go well over thf
top, as it will show how our peopl<
are interested in the work that w<
ihave so deeply at heart.
I want to assure you that, althougl
on account of business reasons,
have felt it necessary to sever my of
ficial relations with the Chapter,
still have its work, success and prog
ress at heart, and am willing an<
jglad at any time to render any as
| distance I may be able.
j With my best wishes for the sue
jcess of the Roll Call locally and na
tionally.
I am yours truly,
J; S. Morse,
Ex-Chairman Abbe. Chapter A. R. C
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Endorses Roll Csll.
I heartily endorse the Red Croa
Roll Call now being taken by the At
beville Chapter, and urge a 100 pe
cent membership, as we hope throu?
the local Chapter to secure a shar
of the equipment from dismantle
, Ked Cross nospitais uver-sena.
J. C. Hill,
Pres. Abbeville Co. Memorial Hosp
tal Association.
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VILLIAM F. JONES, OF ABBEVILLI
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The official citations for the honors1
conferred on Private William F.1
|Jones follow:
Headquarters 30th Division
American Expeditionary Forces, i
France, 4 January, 1919.
From: Division Adjutant
i To Pvt. William F. Jones, Med.,
i Det., 118th Infantry.
i Subject: Decoration.
; 1. The Commander-in-Chief, Am;
erican Expeditionary Forces, in the j
! name of the President, has awarded |
i you the Distinguished Service Cross
which has been presented to you by
i the Division Commander, for the act
of meritorious conduct described as
i follows:
Near Brancourt, 7 October ISIS, in
i the face of heavy enemy fire, you,
5 with three stretcher bealers advanced
[ into the heavily shelled croa before
: our front line and brought back to
. shelter a severely wounded Australian
. officer.
Always At-Hand.
My last touch with the Re I /'r ss
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catch my ship for home. Night travelling
was far from comfortable and
1 food was hard to get. But the Red
I Cross Canteen at a station where we
- stopped in the'early morning was
' ready for the weary travellers.
- Steaming hot coffee served in meat
i and fruit tins of every sort and sand
wichcs more delicious than the dainj
ties of a feast sent us on our way re
- joicing.
The whole history of the diversified
services of the Red Cross in the
A. E. F. would need a volume to describe.
The wounded and the sick
can tell more about it than any others.
Such service is too valuable to
cease. It is called upon now to
change the sphere and to some ex18
tent the character of its activities.
h The public which has so splendidly
r supported it in the past cannot fail
h j to continue its backing under the new
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, Vote of Confidence.
The only "election" in which a rei
ceipt i3 given for every vote.
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2. The Division i Commander wishesl
to convey his congratulations upon
your receipt of this decoration, and
for your gallant conduct while serving j
with this Division.
By command of Major General
Lewis:
ANDREW J. WHITE,
Lt. Col. Infantry. J
Officc of Surgeon l'18th Infantry.
Am.. E. F., France, Jan. 7, 1919.
Willie F. Jones,
Memo:
Notice has been received at these
headquarters that the Field Marshal,)
Commander in chief, has awarded, unj
i/iai- niiffmritv cnrantpd hv his Maiesty
jthe King the following decorations:
i Private Willie F. Jones, No. 1,312,983
[ To You The Military Medal
The Regimental Surgeon extends his
sincerest congratulations.
JAS. E. POORE,
Maj. M. C.
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i Cro"s Roll Call haa been described.
Every person who joins the Red
' Cross during the roll call, Nov. 2 to
11, will be given a button and a window
service flag. These indicate that
that person has cast a vote of confi
dence in the American Red Cross.
The service flag is 7 1-2 by 11 1-2
inches and consists of a large red
cross on a white back-ground, with
the figures "1920" in blue beneath
the cross. Three blue stripes around
the outer edge of the service flag indicate
the three annual membership
roll calls. The flag should be displayed
when the first member of the
household joins and should be kept
on display throughout the year. As
other members of the household join
(additional service stars will be proi
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flag. Homes that do not display service
flags will be solicited again during
the last two days of the roll call.
"We are advertised by our loving
friends." Note the merchants wIk
contribute space to the Red Cross ai
vertising!
Your Roll Call button is your distinguished
service cross.
! THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED.
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j "1? Your Name Written There?"
The following have answere
"Here" to the Third Annual Ameri
can Red Cross Roll Call:
Capt. J. D. Fulp, Mrs. Frank Wi]
son, E. H. Longshore, Owen Specc
Carroll Swetenberg, W, D. Wilker'coi;
W. D. Howard, R. E. Cox, Alber
Morse, Mrs F: E. Harrison, Otto Br'<
| tow, J. u. miner, inns ?j. j\. nr.
Dr. Rayford PoWer, J. Howard Moore
IB. F. Boyd, Albert Rosenberg, H. G
j Clark, J. H. McGee, W. E. Hill
i Philip Rosenberg, . J. A. Hill, J. F
iJHiller, T.. G. Perrin, W. E. Burdett
jack Brownlee, Dr. Fennell, Mrs
Fennell, James Austin, W. W. Payne
W,-W. Johnson, M. T. Coleman
H. M. Taggart, Cliff King, Franci
Mahry, T. S. Culbreth, John Harris
Alvin Ellis, Walter Sherard, E. F
Arnold, Barnwell Aiken, Virginii
Aiken, A. B. Morse, Herman Greene
William Hill, Mrs M. T: Colemai
D. T. Smith Jr., Mrs D. T. Smith Jr.
D. T. Smith 3rd, Mrs E. C. Hemphill
J. H. Barksdale, Miss Annie Barks
dale, Sara Barksdale, Recce Hall
Miss Mamie Baskin, Mrs Laura Love
tC. H. Bosdell, J. S. Bowie, J. S
Morse, J. M. Nickles, Miss Janie Pen
nal, Mrs. J., M. Anderson, Mr. J. -M
Anderson, Mr. E. S. Corley, Mis!
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uauic juauiiiiuuu^ xuioo u una lu^Aiiid
ter, W. D. Barksdale, DeWitt Hall
Miss Susie Mabry, Fred S. Hill, Mrs
Fred S. Hill, Miss Eva Brov^n; J. S
Cochran, Mrs. J. S. Cochran, L. C
Haskell, Mrs. G. W. Corley, Charle:
McKenzie, W. A. Lee, Steve Parthe
mos, Charlie Minanos, Miss Hannal
Cochran, C. V. Ashley, Miss Elizabetl
Edmunds, Miss Eva Ferguson, Mis*
Lillian McCantey, Miss Lillian B
Williams, Miss Nannie Seals, Mr. A1
bert Henry, Miss Belle McKenzie
Mrs. George Penney, John Lomax, R
C. Philson, Miss Parry Hughes, Misi
Fannie DuPre, J. C. Thomson, Robei*
Greene, Dr. G. A. Neuffer, Dr. C. C
Gambrell, Mrs. C. C. Gambrell, R. M
Haddon, Mrs. Addie Loden, Mrs. An
nie Greene Mabry, Miss Lila McCivlan,
E. C. Hix, W. H. White, R. H
Kay, Miss Marie McCaslan..
SATURDAY THE BIG DAY.
On Saturday an effort will be mad<
to definitely carry the Chapter ovoi
the top in the Third Roll Call for th<
Red Cross. The force of worker
will be doubled for the day, and ever:
one not wearing a 1920 Red Cros
button will be invited to join. ,
A force of workers will remai)
during the entire day at the Roll Cal
booth on the Monument Park, so ii
case no canvasser solicits a person'
membership, the dues may be conven
iently paid at the booth.
Subscriptions may be left at th
Red Cross rooms, the Planters Bant
ithe Roll Call booth, or given to an;
j worker wearing an arm band of rei
!with the inscription "Third Roll Ca]
!Worker", in white. JOIN!
(THE KIDDIES OF NO-MAN'S LAN1
A special matinee will be given a
the Opera House Friday afternoon a
four o'clock, to which will be invite
all the school children of Abbevill
County. A Red Cross picture shoMi
ing the "Kiddies of No-Man's Land
will be presented. This film has beei
sent to Mrs. M. T. Coleman, Chaii
man of the Publicity Committee fo
the Red Cross Roll Call by the Divh
ion Office in Atlanta and through th
kindness and loyalty of Mr. Verchotl
manager of the Opera House, the pic
ture will be shown to the childre
free of charge. The same pictur
will be shown at night as a part o
the regular paid program.
TffTT ATT TOT OUTT.nDBW Tl
COME. Children in the country ar
| especially invited.
ONE HUNDRED
VOLUNTEERS WANTEI
One hundred young ladies and girl
are wanted to give three hours o
their time Saturdav morniner to hel
i ell the roll for the Abbevile Chapte
.merican Red Cross. Any one wh
will help, please report to the Re
' Cross headquarters above Mrs. Jas. S
Cochran's store Saturday morning a
10 o'clock.
THE RED CROSS
NEEDS YOUR AID
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,, Who Would Be "Absent" At tlw Red
t Cro?? Roll Cell? It's Work in tin v.'.y
h Pa?t and It's Work in the F?-r *
I, ture Challenge Your Support. 'v .
>, Respond Now and Make the -
r. Campaign a S access.
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Did you get yotrr name on the
a Roll of Honor of the'Red Cross?th?'
third call?yesterday?
If A great many Abbeville people '
)f did, but not so many as should have ,
3 been written there?rfor yet so many
if as WILL be written there. 1 ;
Well, let today cure whatever
a error, or sin of omission you were
lf guilty of yesterday. Do not fall your ' 5
i God and your native land in this
i great work.
In emphasizing again the import- , '
. ance of this great work we could rot
do better than'to quote a paragraph
from a recent American Red Cross
bulletin: /
"During the ~ war the American
people contributed nearly fo?r Hun9
dred million dollars to war activities
. through the Red Cross,but millions
f of people gave, in addition,' -them- '
. [selves in loving labor, and the value
. of this consecration can not ho com.
puted in figures. Labor is not a com3
modity, least of all that labor which
. is prompted by devotion to a cause,
l Money given by the American people
l and administered by. American , busi*
1
3 ness genius has made the Red Cross
. ia stupendous business organisation
but the loyal enlistment of the poople
, themselves has made at a spiritual
. force difficult to parallel in the his3
tory of organized endeavor."
t At co time in its splendid and
. divinely blessed history has the Anier;
ican Red Cross been more necessary
. to the American people, or the Amer.jican
people to the Red Cross, than at< ,
| the present.
To be certain that this proposition
jis incontrovertible, we need only con;
suit the sacred card of the society in
its ringing'appeal for membership for
J the year 1920.
L" It tells us that there are 60,000
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__ I oi our soiaier Doys. in American nos?
pitals, who are paying the price of
their devoted service to flag, liberty
g
and humanity,and their part of the
cost of winning the war, and who
' must not be neglected or forgotten
now that they and their dead and
living comrades have won it for us.
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Thousands of families and children of
our soldiers, after struggling along
on allowances of from fifteen to thir
8 *
ty dollars a month,must not now be
'' left to the tender mercies of unorgany
ized and casual charity. Our Abbeville
^ chapter alone during the present
year ha? had hundreds of calls for
help. ,
) Many of our boys still are doing
military duty in foreign lands. Are
t they to be cut off from the inspiration
t the comforts, nursing and consolation
d they have enjoyed at the hands of
e | the American Red Cross, "The Great
r- est Mother in the World?"
But the Red Cross mission goes
n beyond its appropriate and necessary
" activities in war, or the immediate
r effecs of war. Sometimes there are
unexpected catastrophes that#shock
e the nation?the recent awful hurri'?
cane in the Gulf of Mcxice, for ex -
ample that swept towns, villages and
n country over a wide area in coastal
e Texas. What would stricken Corpus
* Christi have done without the Bed
Cross? It alone had the organizations,
3[ready supplies and trained exnart
?{workers to meet such a situation.
{Within a few hours from the first
telegraphic notice of the calamity,
^ tents and other emergency requisites,
and a staff of surgeons" and
Is nurses with medical supplies and ho??
if pistal equipment were on their way
p to the scene.
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