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MAJORS AND AIDS AT WORK IN CITY ON MEMBER DRIVE Dinner Meeting Monday Nite Starts Roll Call Drive; 1939 Officials Headed By Price and Neal The American Red Cross Roll Call is underway this week with majors, appointed from every sec tion and industry of the city, at work obtaining memberships and giving out badges. Chairman Gor don Price stated that the drive for members would end as soon as ev ery citizen of Roanoke Rapids and vicinity has had a chance to join. Workers for the 1939 Red Cross Roll Call of the Roanoke Rapids Chapter met in the basement of the First Baptist Church Monday night at a dinner meeting to elect officers for the coming year and receive instruction for the Roll Call that began officially Tuesday, No vember 14. The goal for the local chapter was again set at $1000, Chapter Chairman Gordon Price suggesting the amount in the ab sence of the newly appointed Roll Call Chairman, L. S. Neal. The nominating committee, head ed by C. W. Davis, presented the chapter the names of the following people as officers for the coming year: G. L. Price, Chapter chair man; Lawrence Stell, vice-chair man; C. D. Liske, secretary and treasurer; Ned Manning, disaster chairman; Shearod Crumpler, First Aid chairman; Mrs. Hugh Horne, nursing committee; Mrs. G. A. Berkstresser, home service chair man; Miss Clara Hearne, Junior Red Cross; Mrs. J. B. Dunn, pro duction; T. J. Alford, accident and prevention; L. S. Neal, Roll Call chairman; C. L. Wilson, publicity; Mrs. A. E. Akers and Mrs. F. S. Kemp, emergency relief. All of ficers were elected by a unanimous vote. Mrs. R. H. Ward is chairman of the Littleton Chapter. The Au relian Springs Chapter has been discontinued, that territory coming under the jurisdiction of the Roa noke Rapids Chapter. The meeting was opened by the workers singing one verse of "A merica”, after which Rev. E. B. Fisher gave thanks. Dinner was served and reports from the com mittee chairmen were heard. Mrs. Bahnson Weatners, Home Service chairman last year, reported over a hundred dollars’ worth of yeast given to pellagra sufferers. She said that had done some corres ponding in regard to soldiers’ leaves and discharges during the year. Dr. Ralph Sykes, county health officer, reported a Red Cross training school to be held in Weldon from the fourth to the fif teenth of December. The school will be held for the purposes of training instructors in First Aid. C. D. Liske gave the treasurer’s report, showing receipts for last year of $1,378.89, an expenditure of $1,226.56, leaving a balance on hand of $152.33. In the absence of the First Aid chairman, Sheared Crumpler, Mr. Price gave his re port, saying that the work had been very good, a number of people hav ing received instructions through the classes that Mr. Crumpler has held during the summer. Frank Williams, 1938 Roll Call chairman, told his workers that he was grate ful for the success that they had brought to the annual Roll Call. He said that he felt that he need not give a pep talk since the amount stipulated in the drive had been far surpassed. He added that he felt sure that the workers would do even more this year than they did last, since general conditions were better at the present. > After the committee reports the Majors were introduced to the chapter and given their instruc tions for the roll call. The follow ing majors were appointed: Mrs. Lyle Wilson, Mrs. F. G. Jarman, Mrs. Scott Benton, Mrs. M. S. Broun, Mrs. Neil Pharr, Miss Ruby Wood, Miss Priscilla Mullen, Miss Janie Lassiter, in charge of the hospital, C. W. Davis, in charge of the schools, Howard Pruden, in charge of the Rosemary Manufac turing Co., O. G. Horton, in charge of the Manchester Board and Fiber Corp., E. H. Graves, in charge of the Halifax Paper Corp., Bill Hodges, in charge of Roanoke Mill No. 2, Neil Pharr, in charge of Roanoke Mill No. 1, Clyde Liske, in charge of Patterson Mill, and Frank Sherry, in charge of the Vir ginia Electric and Power Company. Among those helping the majors in the Roll Call are Mrs. Carroll Wilson, Mrs. Clayton Gurley, Mrs. Pat Michael, Mrs. Frank Williams, Mrs. J. N. Bynum, Mrs. Hubert Rawls, Mrs. Cranford Hoyle, Mrs. Edwin Akers, Mrs. R. H. Hundley, Mrs. R. A. Daniel, Mrs. William Medlin, Mrs. John Lupton, Mrs. Wyche Land, Mrs. Rives Manning, Miss Helen Apple, the principals of the schools, and the overseers in the various mills and industries of the city. Attending the meeting, besides those who have been mentioned were: Dr. B. E. Stephnson, Dr. T, J. Taylor, Mrs. Howard Pruden, T, W. Mullen, Mayor Bernard Alls* brook, Zeb Denny and scouts from three of the boys troops in the city, The table for the dinner was ar* ranged in the form of a huge cross, Mr. Price presided over the meet* ing. Attending from Littleton with Mrs. Ward were Mr. and Mrs. C. H, Lambeth, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew May, and Mrs. A. P. Farmer. Mrs. Johnson Hostess Mrs. Lewis Johnson entertained the Thursday Night Bridge Club at her home in South Rosemary fall flowers were used throughout the home. Mrs. Fleetwood Sullivan was pre« sented high score prize, Miss Ev* elyn Johnson second high, and Mrs, E. A. Starke floating prize. A salad plate with coffee was served by Mrs. Johnson, assisted by Miss Evelyn Johnson. Guests and members were Mes* dames L. B. Allen, Edwin Cameron, J. H. Edwards, Graham Lynch, Rudolph Northington, Fleetwood Sullivan, W. H. Tickle, E. A, Starke, J. E. 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