Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-13
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A Local Society ORGANIZED at : Nest
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WAS LARGELY ATTENDED-THE
FULL LIST OF OFFICERS WHO
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INGS OF THE MEETING-ANOTHE
MEETING TO BE HELD THURSDAY
MORNING AT THE CARROLL CLUB.
A local branch OF the Rcd Cross
League was formed yesterday morning,
at meeting held in the Auditorium
Of the Carroll Club. There was large
attendance, and the ladies supported
tt. movement with commendable en-
thusiasm. The audience of one hun
cred or more embraced many Of the
most prominent women in the city.
The meeting was called to order at
$50 o'clock by the temporary chair
man, Mrs. w. F. Butler, Mrs. Howard
Hazlett acting as secretary. The Of
ficers were assisted by the Rev. j. L.
Sooy, pastor of the Fourth Street M.
E. church, who opened the meeting
with prayer. DR.. Sooy then read the
constitution and bylaws of the ma
tional organization. When he con-
cluded the constitution as whole was
adopted without discussion.
Very interesting communications
from the War Department were read.
They gave instructions and suggestions
concerning the proper mode OF proceed
ure, enumerating the articles necessary
for the comfort and convenience OF SOL
diers. and naming authorities to whom
contributions should be sent. Money
should be forwarded to the national
headquarters of the society, and cloth
ing. etc., to the various hospitals.
The question of organization was de-
bated, and it was decided to make the
local branch a county society, with
one vice president from each ward, and
one or more to represent the country
districts There were many nomina-
lions. and the balloting for choice con-
sumed a great deal of time. Mrs. VIM.
f. Butler was elected president, and
vice presidents were chosen as follows,
namely:
First ward-Mrs. Charles Rawlings.
Second ward-Mrs. John Wagner.
Third ward-Mrs. John Frew.
Fourth ward-Mrs. M. Somehow.
Fifth ward-Mrs. J. D. McFadden.
Sixth ward-Mrs. w. B. Lewis.
Seventh ward-Miss Jennie Bailey.
Eighth ward-Mrs Catherine Lewis
Country district-Mrs. w. P. Hub
bard.
The selection of secretary and treas
urer was deferred until the next meet
Ing. which will be held at $50 a. m.
Thursday, at the same place. A COM
mittee on bylaws was appointed, con-
sisting of Mesdames A. ]. Clark, How
ard Brenneman and Jennie P Sisson,
with instructions to report at the next
meeting. A name for the local branch
will be chosen at the next meeting
Among the ladies who attended the
meeting were the following:
Mesdames A. ]. Clarke, ]. B. Garden,
w. A. Wilson, B. c. Ryan, w. H.
Hearne w. w. Arnett, Lewis Franzell
C. S. Morrison, John L. Dickey, Gibson
Lamb, julius Pollock, R. A. Harden.
A. E. List, D. c. List, Jr., Charles F.
Killmeyer, James K. Hall, John L.
Rice, A. ]. Sweeney, Kennedy Frew, G.
G. Boston, c. N. Hancher, S. J. Tappan,
Robert J. Reed, Lucius Hoge, A. c..
Whitaker, VIM. Gilchrist, George
Parke, Reed M. Baird, Thos. McLain
James Cummins, Lawrence Sands,
Samuel Kraft, Henry Speyer, Robert G..
Barr w. J. Bates, Amanda V. Hamil-
ton. C. F. Zorn J. D. McFadden. NJ e..
Dalzell, M. A. Delaplain, 6. q. Asch-
mann. J. F. Merriman, R. Dunn, John
D'Gant. NJ. Schmidt, w. H. Frank, M.
Somehow, Sue Taylor Wright, M. b..
Irwin. F. G. Caldwell, L. N. Refer, w.
B. Lewis, Jennie P. Sisson, Fred Bau-
mer. Geo. B. McMechen, Henry OFT, M.
B. Stewart, James Devine, Sue Belle
Caldwell J. L. Sooy, John G. Conner,
M. o. Springer, George PAUL, Robert
White, P. H. Moore, R. H. Hazlett, Sue
Tallant. Ida NJ Davis, w. P Hubbard,
Heber List, L. A. Rolf. Frank Booth, c.
J. Rawlings, ]. C. Hump, A. E. Nay, H.
G. Tinker George B. Wood, w. F. But
Ter. Howard Hazlett and Catherine
Lewis
Misses Elizabeth Cummins, Rather
inc Hupp, Belle Nichol, Elizabeth Men,
del. Octavia Moore, Mamie Moore,
Mary Vance. Jennie Bailey, Annie
Miller. S. J. Bates, Annie M. Winger-
ter. Mary O'Kane. Laura c. Dalzell,
Annie B. Hall, Hulda Delaplain, Ida
Taylor, Anna H. Johnson, Lizzie Swift
Carroll, Ella Wright, Ann Cummins,
Margaret Johnson. Mary S. Wilde,
Cornelia Mayer, Olga Mayer, Tillie
Reilly. Lizzie Kuglen, Hattie Bowman,
Rose Bowman. Gertrude List, Martha
List, E. " Parker, Grace M. Hoge, Jen-
ME Miller, May Loos, Jennie Caldwell,
Louise Hubbard, Alma Hubbard, Fran