Evening star., 1916-10-21
CALLHDTO AID COUNTRY
IN COMING time OF NEED
D. c. Chapter of Red Cross Hears Re
ports of Increased Work and
Membership.

call to the 1914 members of the
District of Columbia Chapter of the
American Red Cross, who last year
numbered but s44 persons, to get
ready to help the country in its ap-
preaching need was issued by Col.
j. Van r. Hoff, chairman of the first
aid committee. at the annual meeting
of the chapter, at the Chamber of
Commerce Hall. yesterday afternoon.
All of the officers of the chapter, with
Admiral N. E. Mason as chairman. were
reelected
Following the report of Mrs. I. n.
Mclaughlin, the secretary, in which the
tremendous gain in membership of the
local chapter was announced, Col. Hof
presented his report.
Would Broaden the Work.
THE present size of the society is
an admirable collection of numbers"
he said. THE quality of work is the
best, but the scope of the work must
be considerably broadened. Our 5000
membership has great potentialities"
Col. Hoff then made his appeal to the
membership at large to actively bestir
itself. and every member do something
for the chapter.
Besides Admiral Mason as chairman
the following officers were reelected
H. B.. F.. Macfarland, first vice chair
man; Rev. John Van Schaick; second
vice chairman: Howard S. Reside.
treasurer; Mrs. T. N. Mclaughlin, sec
retary. The executive committee will
include the officers of the chapter and
the following additional members: Mrs.
w. j. Boardman. Simon Wolf, Col. ].
Van r. Hoff, George E. Hamilton, Mrs.
Il
c. C. Glover and DR.. j. c. Boyd
Report of the Secretary.
The report of Mrs. Mclaughlin was
especially interesting to the members,
as it showed the general activities of
the chapter during the year. AS the
result of the bag sale last March
$S.544.60 was raised, she said, for the
endowment fund, and more than $4,000
was raised from the sale of Christmas
seals. She told of the work of the
chapter at the National Service School
at Chevy Chase.
On motion Of Mrs. Mclaughlin, 5000
was donated to the Association for the
prevention of tuberculosis for supplies
for its dispensary.
Treasurer's Statement.
The report of the treasurer showed
that total of $16,s4s.s7 had been re-
ceived by the chapter during the past
year and that $15,320.44 had been ex-
pended.
A report on the day camp that was
held for four and a half months the
past summer at 18th and Upshur
streets. showed that 1874 children were
given an outing under the direction of
the District chapter.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon Fox superin-
tendent of the Instructing Visiting
Nurse Society, made her annual report,
in which she stated that the two tu-
berculosis nurses of the society are vis-
iting in the homes of 5000 families
where there is tuberculosis. In these
families we may estimate that there
are 1900 or more children" These chill
dren. she said. should be brought to the
day camp.
Forty-seven nurses out of an enroll
ment Of 1923 were in various kinds of
duty last year. according to a report of
the nursing service committee made by
Miss Greenlees.
In the report the death of Miss Reba
Taylor, who went to Europe with the
first Red Cross unit, was announced
Miss Taylor died from hardships incl
dent to her work.