The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-01
RED CROSS SOCIETY
IN ANNUAL SESSION
AN IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE
HELD TO-DAY.
New Officers to Be Elected-Interest.
ing News of the Workers in the
Good Cause.

At the annual meeting of the Red Cross So
cety to be held in sorosis Hail. 1920 California
| street, this afternoon, the executive board for
! the coming year will be elected, will the
! officers of the organization.
Interest attaches to the meeting as 1t COM
memorates the beginning of the good work IN
/ behalf of the soldier boys during the past year.
| Appropriate speeches will be delivered and mu-
! sic and singing will add interest to the meet
| ing.
At the last session of the executive commit
tee 1t was voted that $3.50 be added to a like
sum already given to Major Rice to be used
for the California boys in Manila.
| A vote of thanks was extended to the Home
for the Incurable for its kind offer to take in
a soldier who was lncuraple until proper ar
engagements could be made for his transporta-
ton home.
The public schools continue to contribute gen.
erously. their gifts last month aggregating S29S
The children have been faithful workers since
the organization of the society last May
During the past week the workers at 16 Post
street have completed 1900 bandages and wish
to finish 1000 more before SATURDAY night;
ANY soldier finding that his comfort bag
needs replenishing, or II he has none, can pro-
cure one by calling at 10 POST street, Inc ne
for Manila shall be as Well supplied as the
ones that went during IN the , war viii ecturs
Tuesday at p. m at Metropolitan Temple.
and all soldiers are cordially Ia lnyited to be
Being Clean" There Will be no charge for ad-
mission.
HamIin School, 1919 Jackson street. on Octo-
Der will be a kettledrum and musicals.
The hospitality committee acknowledges do
nations during the week from Miss ]. Fanell of
Saratoga Captain Nelson, Mrs. l.. L. Baker,
Mrs. c. T. Mills, Miss Tillinghast. Mrs. Low
enberg Mrs. Myrich, Miss Tasting, Mrs. Nc
Mullin and Mr.. Ainsley. Since July II the
the present week 144S soldiers from camp
were entertained making total Of 67.313 to
date.
Thirty men have gone home this week and
forty-four last week. The hospitality commit
tee has helped them in every way. even put
ting them on the train and carrying their
lunch baskets when they were unable to help
themselves.
cety from Danville. Santa Rosa, three from
Fresno two from Lincoln. Castroviile Red
Cross Society, Beatrice CNeb.) Newark San
Jose two from Gilroy. San Mateo, Belvedere,
MERGED, Wallace, Vacaville. Dixon, Mendocino,
Calistoga, Ross Valley and Kelseyyille.
The following communication is self-explana-
tory: Camp near Fort Point, Second Battal-
ion Eighth Regiment September 26 1885,
Mrs Merrill and Ladies of the Red Cross: I
desire to acknowledge receipt of supplies from
the Red Cross Society and also to extend my
thanks and those of Major Wilton, the com
nalding officer for your extreme kindness to
us. All our boys feel greatly indebted to you
ladies and I am sure their mothers and sisters
at home know that they are safe and well cared
for when you are around. Faithfully.
&C. d. McGETTAYAN, Assistant Surgeon"