Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24
WOMEN ALREADY BUSY
ON SOLDIERS SUPPLIES
FOR MEXICO CAMPAIGN
Emergency Aid "Mobilizes" Its
Vast Machinery to Furnish
Surgical Needs of Uncle
Sans Men
SOCIETY LEADERS WORK

The Emergency Aid. the leading relief
organization In the United States, Is pre-
pared to set It's machinery in motion for the
relief Of the families Of soldiers and sailors
ana to perform any other duties that the
authorities shall designate in the event Of
war with Mexico, according TO an announce
ment made yesterday at a special meeting
OF the committees affiliated with this hui
rnanitarian organization.
The session was called to ratlfy the action
of Mrs. A. ]. Cassatt, chairman Of the
Executive Committee, in pledging the sup
port of the Emergency Aid to Mayor Smith
In connection with his plans for the relief
or Families of soldiers. The majority OF the
women present came from their country or
seashore homes in order to 'mcbilize" for
relief work in this country.
1t was decided that, in the event OF war
with Mexico, the charmen of the various
committees for the relief of soldiers and
noncombatants in the warning nations
abroad will constitute an executive commit
tee for relief work in the United States.
WILL BEGIN AT ONCE.
AS every department of the Emergency
Aid is thoroughly organized, the relief work
will be started Immediately after Mayor
Smith accepts the committees offer.
The Emergency Aid has discontinued
shipment of surgical supplies TO Europe and
is storing quantities of dressings at the
headquarters at 1928 Walnut street. Mrs.
Reed A. Morgan, chairman of the Phila-
delphia County Auxiliary of the Red Cross,
and Mrs Rodman Il. Griscom chairman of
the Surgical Dressings Committee of Penn
sylvania, have notified their workers to
devote their time in making dressings for
possible use in Mexico. Mrs Grlscom has
requested 96 subchairmen of sections in
pennsylvania to prepare all dressings, until
further notice, for the use of the United
States army.
During the last few days the force of
volunteers who are making surgical Dress
ings at the headquarters has steadily in
creased. Scores of women AID many old
men have visited the headquer daily
since last Monday to volunteer their serv-
ices for any work that the committee will
perform in case of war. More than a score
Of women worked like beavers making
dressings in the Red Cross room all day
yesterday.
Because Of the numerous requests made
by working women for instructions in first
aid and bandage making, Mrs Morgan dA-
cided to start night classes beginning neat
week.
GIRLS OFFER ASSISTANCE
Included among the applicants was a
group of 80 girls who are employed by the
Curtis Publishing Company. Others ara
employed in industrial plants, stores and
offices in the daytime. The old men say
they will be willing to make surgical dress
ings if the committee has no other duties
for them to perform.
The Home Relief Committee, which has
done such splendid work here since the war
started, Is prepared to begin at once the
work of relieving the families of soldiers
and sailora according to Mrs. John C.
Groome, the chairman. Up to last Thurs
day the committee had expended 1854 ,593.40
in relief work here, and has u balance in
the treasury of $1095.7S.
A subcommittee is prepared for work in
every ward of the city It Is the duty OF
every member of the subcommittee to In
vestigate all applicants applying for aid.
The work in the wards is done under the
directions of Mrs Edward T. Stotesbury,
and has been highly successful In addi-
tion to the ward committees the Home Re-
lief Committee has at it's disposal trained
Investigator in Miss Eleanor Baker.
Conspicuous In the relief work for the
Government will be the recently organized
American Committee. which is headed by
Mrs Edward Browning and Mrs Arthur
II. Lea. Among the duties of this COM
mittee will be to raise money and to sup
ply kits for soldiers