Evening journal., 1914-11-24
MRS. BANCROFT HEADS.
WAR RELIEF WORKERS.
Succeeds Former Judge
Marvel, Who Has Other
Red Cross Duties
WOMEN WORK
FOR SUFFERERS


Owing to the fact that he is chair
man of the War Committee of the
Delaware Chapter of the American
Red Cross Society and also chairman
of the Belgians Relief Committee.
former Judge David r. Marvel has
asked the president OF the Delaware
Chapter Of the American Red Cross
Society TO relieve him Of the duties of
the chairman of the War Relief Com
mittee. The request has been grant
ed. To fill the vacancy made by the
resignation of Judge Marvel, the pres
ident Of the Delaware Chapter OF the
Red Cross has appointed Mrs. Ban
croft, who was only recently elected
chairman of the Woman's Organiza-
tion of the War Relief Committee
Prominent in the work of the war re-
lief committee is the formation of ynri-
GUS groups of women, and already a
number have been formed each of which
is doing sewing and cutting out ma
terials for garments. A new group was
formed last night at the home of Mrs.
Richard n. Bond, No. $40 Franklin
street, for the purpose OF actively aid
ing the war relief committee in its en-
deavOr to relieve the war sufferers
Their work last night consisted in
making hospital supplies and under
/ the direction of Miss Jones, a grad
uate nurse, a great deal was accom-
/ plished. Mrs. John Bancroft donated
4 the material. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Leon
Bryan, No. 2006 Monroe Place on
! December II.
Those who were present at last
nights meeting were: Mrs. Edmund
G. Robinson. Mrs. Sol A. Refs, Mrs.
Albert Feeney, Mrs. Lee Melvin, Mrs.
Richard n. Bond, Mrs. Cecil Weaver,
Mrs. Leon Bryan and Miss Helen Rile
The name Of the new club will be de-
cided upon later.
Other groups formed include th'
Mabel r. Boardman Circle, of whicl
Miss Hilda 5. Grimm is chairman, an,
a group Of registered nurses. which in
cludes the following Miss Janette Dun
can, superintendent of the Delawar
Hospital; Miss Aida II. Turner, super
intendent of the Homeopathic Hospital
Mrs. James NJ. Scully, Mrs. Asa j. vii
liams, Mrs. Ralph Finn, Misses Mar
a. Kane, Bertha Schrank, Alice Wad
man, Anna Martin. Sadie Smith, Maui
Weldin, Laura Kerr Mary Sibley Jone
Sarah Husbands, Sue Neasey, Elizabet
Norman. Alice O'Brien, Evelyn Haye
Emily Allison, Sallie Coleman, Marth
Mills, Vera Davis. Sue Younge. Kathei
inc Hayman. May Horty, Gertrude Lu'
4 wig, Miss Todd. =
1t is desired TO have Il understoo
n that anyone who wishes to voluntee
3 in the relief work, may do so by. goin
81 to the War Relief Station, in the Cla,
& ton House, and offering to sew alrea
cut out garments. Articles to be mat
& consist of pajamas, shirts and wra
pers. A receiving committee is alwal
n at the station. which is open. ever
day from 3 o'clock until 4.3O o'cIoci
N The present receiving committee il
VI cludes Mrs. Joseph Bancroft, Mis-
n Josephine Schiller and Miss Hayes.
Much interest is being expressed
the card party TO be given on Tuesda
f afternoon, December I, at 2 o'clock,
the grill room of the Hotel DUPONT b
y Mrs. John +. Neary for the benefit
= the War Relief Committee No ticlCei
t viii be for sale; the price Of admission
be a donation of new clothing OF no
8 pital supplies.
A number of donations have bee
received, including six cases of NAL
ed milk from a friend, clothing froi
Mrs. Arthur Parker, four bolts
% outing flannel from a friend, pattern
for hospital garments from Mrs. I
B. Thompson, hospital supplies froi
J.. S. Brokaw of the Watson Phai
& macy, and a large contribution
knitted articles collected by Mr.
Henderson Weir. The followin
money contributions were also r.
E ceived yesterday:
Percy L. Darlington, of the Dai
lington-Toadvine Company. s5.
n jeremiah Nixon, Of the Haddocl
Nixon Taxi Company, SIS.