Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-06-09

The ladies of the executive commit
tee Of the Red Cross held a meeting
Friday morning at 9 o'clock in the
assembly hall of the chamber of COM
merce. Mr.. StoWell, the chairman,
presided. The secretary. Mr.. Bloom,
was also present. The leaders OF all
the committees were on hand and
ready WITH their reports. Mrs. HaiZ-
lip, chairman Of the sewing machine
committee, was the first to make a
statement and said she had been very
kindly received and the following
firms would respond as soon as the
work room was ready: Hardin-Ander-
son company, one machine: Simpson
Webb Furniture company, three; Ted
strom company, one; Reap & CraW-
ford, one; Pine Bluff Furniture COM
pany, one and possibly two: Sisters Of
Charity, two; Mrs. Jesse Core. one;
Mrs. r. A. Culpepper, one: Mrs. Mary
Rowland, one: Mrs. G. F. Williamson,
one; Singer Sewing Machine company,
two. or more, if needed.
Mrs. J. w. Adams reported the
Knox Scull building, formerly occu-
pied by Reap & Crawford, had been
secured, and the Pine Bluff company
would furnish light and water, the
Telephone company had installed a
phone, and the Arkansas 4 Texas Ice
& Coal company would give free Of
charge all the ice that would be
needed.
Mrs. P. H. Mccarthy gave a very
complete report of the trip to Little
Rock. She was accompanied by Mrs
| wv. D. Jones and Mrs. Simon Bloom
Through the courtesy of friends they
| were met at the depot and driven to
the Red Cross headquarters. where
they were graciously received by Mrs
] E. G. Thompson, chairman Of the Lit
! tie Rock chapter. Here they were
given in detail all information neces-
sary and secured a few patterns and
| instructions about how to make 'hos-
| pital garments and supplies" the work
i that every chapter in the United
j States is actively engaged in at the
j present time. They also had the pleas
i ure of visiting a class in training
4 under a registered Red Cross nurse
\ and saw the making of bandages, sur
4 SGOu > w lpcl VI opOISC ai1o lAAS al -
cles. required in a hospital. Mrs. w
i d. Jones bought Red Cross apon
j Each helper being required to veal
i one of these aprons during the hours
i of service. Mrs. Jones has kindly Of
\ fered hers, as q sample, to ladies wht
i wish to make them.
il + Mrs: Jack Bernhard made the mo
zion and it was seconded and carried
| that the room be opened Tuesda.
morning, June -, for work.
i !'sMrs. Simon Bloom made a motion
i that Mrs. Haizlip be made chairman
! of the hospital supply committee. Thu
ahbtioi, was put before the house ant
unanimously carried. Mrs. Haizlil
Iaccepted the position, but stated sh'
could not give the work her attention
I for. 10 days or more, as she is leav
ing the city for that length of time
The chairman then invested Mrs. Haiz
lip with power to appoint a substi
tute, and also a committee to assis
her. Mrs. Bernhard stated the Cur
rent Events club had formed unit
| which composes captain and min
other ladies, and they would begin
at once to raise money for the chap
ter. She also suggested that if ever.
club and church society in the cit,
! would do the same. quite a littl
| money would be raised without muc]
effort. r., -