Milford chronicle., 1908-12-04


Rallying to the war on the great white
plague and another record. making sale oil
the Red Cross Christmas stamps for the
determination of tuberculosis, the della
ware State Branch of the American Ma
tional Red Cross held its annual conven-
tion at Dover recently, General Charles
Bird presiding.
The 81, 900 which the Delaware branch
realized from the sale of Christmas
stamps first used in this country by the
Delawareans themselves, was accounted
for by Treasurer Candy in mis- annual
report. Unfortunately the society will
get this year only the proceeds from
stamps sold in Delaware, while last year
they we're aided by the large sales in
Philadelphia stores. Hereafter Pennsyl-
vania is claiming that and Delaware will
have to shift for herself, turning over her
patent for raising "stamp money" to her
sister states, free of cost.
Treasurer Candy showed that of the
sum made last Christmas, 81 ,OOOis kept at
interest for the purchase of a site for the
Delaware sanitorium for consumptive or
persons in the early stages of tuberculosis.
Over 81 200 has been expended in dis
pensary work in Wilmington, where a
nurse has been employed, tents have
been distributed, milk, eggs and even
rubber cushions to the emaciated ones
who have been distributed. Patien 8
have been treated from all parts of the
State.
These officers were elected: President,
General Charles Bird vice-presidents,
Governor Preston Lea, Bishop F. j. Kins-
man, Charles w. Whitley, Ebe W. Tun-
mel, Henry Ridgely secretary, Miss En-
lily P. Bissel treasurer, Henry NJ. Candy. |
The executive board was made up of
these members: GOvernOr-elect Simeon
S. Pennewill, Henry b Thompson,
Judge George Gray, Mrs Charles r. Mil
Ter, Dr. P. W. Tomlnson, DR.. William
Marshall, Jr,, Henry = Scott, General
James Fl. Wilson and DIR John }. Black,
the originator Of the tuberculosis move
ment in Delaware.
The convention was held at the Cen
fury club house. 1t was the third annual
convention of the Delaware branch and
there was a large attendance of the towns
people to hear the address by Miss Mabel
the Florence Nightingale of ]
the movement in this country and the
to Clara Barton of Red Cross ]
fame. ]
General Charles Bird, who presided, 2
gave the audience opportunity to ask 7
many questions and while the principal 7
Iuestioner was that shrewd cross.exam- \
ner, Henry Ridgely, of Dover, who has =
been active in the work here since its
\
General Birdsexp aimed with much re- y
yret that the great innovation instituted "
~ the Delaware society in the sale of N
Christmas stamps would now be confined I
o Delaware and that hustle would have n
o be made througout the State to make n
Up for the 'sidetracking" of the revenues N
heretofore received from the Philadel- o
'hia department stores and other cities. p
t was explained that the other states Pi
lad awakened to this situation and would P,
lain all the proceeds OF sales within II
heir own borders for Red Cross work Pl
mong their unfortunates, which, it was Pc
1ded, was perfectly proper. R,
During the afternoon session, the pupils R,
the Dover High School were in attend St
ice in body and listened attentively ST
the reports of the great work for hum Sc
lity in times of peace as we'll as in I'll
mes Of war Sn