Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10

tiOns. Misses Marjorie Pancoast and
Frances Binder played the piano: Miss
Pauline Johnston gave a recitation,
Miss Dorothy Jones played the violin
and Frances Wilson gave the Last
Rose of Summer" Mrs. II. NJ. Binder
has been in charge OF drilling the chill
dren for the performance. The club
which was organized recently for do
ing war relief work, is composed of
the following: The Misses Gretta Les
lie, Harriet Binder, Pauline Johnston,
Dorothy Jones, Marjorie Pancoast,
Frances Wilson, Bess and JEANNE
Trimble.
To Sell PopcOrn-The Bemis Park
Red Cross auxiliary will sell ice cream,
popcorn and crackerjack at the band
concert Wednesday evening in Bemis
park, the money derived from the sale
being used for buying material for
Red Cross hospital supplies being
made by the auxiliary. The commit
tee in charge of the work includes
Mesdames E. T. Rector, F. Pogue and
A. Henderson.
Realizes Work Being Done-I. W.
Sain, employe Of the Western Union
Telegraph company, has become a 10y
al supporter of the local Red Cross
Chapter since hearing of the humani-
tartan work which was done for his
wife, victim of the tornado in
Charleston. III. Discovered by a Red
Cross rescuing party, she was taken
to hospital, where she is still being
cared for by Red Cross nurses and
physicians, free of charge. People do
not realize until it strikes home what
wonderful work the Red Cross So
ciety Is. / never did before, but now
pledge myself to do anything in my
power to promote its interests in graf
itude for what they have done for nv
wife," said Mr.. Sain
TO Raise the Money-The Omaha
membership campaign resulted in Sc
curing 2S,56S members for Omaha |
Chapter. This, however, was simply |
a membership campaign. The $780, |
100000 campaign is for an entirely
different purpose. 1t is to be used |
for the purpose of first taking care of |
our men in the Matchmaking them |
comfortable. supplying their medical |
needs, furnishing ambulances and the
like.
Awaits Word from Washington-l
Frank Judson, state director of the
Red Cross work in Nebraska, has post
poned his trip to Denver until the
first of the week, and is waiting for
further orders from Washington. He
will go to Blair today to assist in the
organization of Red Cross chapter
there. All information about chapters
in the state will hereafter be sent
direct to Mr.. Judson, rather than to
the Red Cross headquarters.
Magazines Are Late-Red Cross
are flooded with inquir-
les about subscriptions to the magazine
taken during the campaign. Owing to
a congestion at the Washington head
quarters, due to campaigns being held
all over the country, local members
may not expect their magazines for
two months. More than 5000 subscrip-
tions were taken from Omaha,
Instruction Committee Meets-The
committee on instruction for women,
of which Mrs. c. T. Kountze is chair
man, met Saturday at o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Kountze, to make def
mite plans for summer classes.
Red Cross Notes.
Mrs. Joseph Barker is organizing a class
In first aid composed Of girls from Brownell
Hall and eastern colleges
Miss Lena Bromer is chairman of a group
or young women at the Peters Trust com |
pany who are organizing a knitting club.
Miss Katherine Ewing is organizing a knit
ting club among women at Burgess Nash.
Miss lone Dovey of Plattsmouth comes to
Omaha regularly twice u week to attend
classes In first aid home nursing and motor
irving. She has a record of never missing
one Of the classes.
Mrs. Louis Nash is organizing a new class
n home nursing. 1t will meet at the
Nurses club and will be under the direction
of Miss Graham.
NJ. e. Smith & Co. have donated the serv-
ces of Charles Duffie, advertising manager,
% handle the publicity of the Red Cross