Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR RED CROSS
Delanco and Riverside, N. j.,
Branch Holds Annual Meeting
for Election of officers

DELANCO-One Of the most interesting
meetings of the year was held nj the town
hall on Tuesday evening by the members
Of the Delanco and Riverside Branch Of
the American Red Cross Society. The Red
Cross workers were out IN full force from
the Riverside end Of the branch, as II was
the date Of the annual election OF officers.
Mr. Frederick Drake. chairman OF the
committed, opened the meeting with a short
address. During the course Of his remarks
he said that with n membership OF more
than 1900 members, and being one OF the
largest branches In Burlington County he
felt that it was the duty of the branch
TO look after and care for every one OF the
men that had been called 70 serve their
&C untry from Bridgeboro, Delanco and Hiv-
crside in the way Of furnishing them with
sweaters, comfort kits, tobacco, jelies. soap
and wash cloths.
Mr.. Arthur Hagstoz, treasurer Of the
Red Cross Branch, also spoke in regard to
the membership cards
Mrs, j. r, Maule reported that two boxes
of No. l gau2e were ready for shipment
The officers elected for the ensuing year
were: Chairman Mr.. Frederick Drake first
vice president, Mrs 7. a. Springer; second
vice president. Mrs. Paul Raff. of River
side; Mrs. Walter Ziegler and Mrs J.
Russell Maue vice president and second
vice president Of Delanco secretary, Mr..
George Chambers treasurer, Mr. Arthur 4,
Hagstoz.
Five delegates were elected and will rep
resent the branch at the annual meeting OF
the Burlington County Red Cross Chapter,
which is to be held I'm old 81. Marys
Church on october 20 At the close Of the
business meeting Mrs. T. a Springer, vice
president Of the Riverside end Of tho Red
cross branch, gave very interesting report
from the workrooms at the High School
Building. She reported that the members
are all up and doing and that Monday. Tues
day and Thursday are their meeting days
Each day the workrOomS are filled with
busy workers. Mrs. Springer stated that
she had seventy-five persons outside the
workrooms knitting sweaters for the SOL
diers and would have as many more knit
ting sacks when the wool arrived. Mrs
Springer has charge of the kntters
1t is certainly a pleasure to walk into
the workrooms on the meeting days and
Just see for yourself how enthusiastic these
members are.
\ special meeting will be held at the
Riverside Town Hall on Monday evening,
October 81, by the members Of the Red
Cross branch
EDGEWATER PARK Mr. and Mrs
George L. Cowen are receiving Congratula-
tons on the birth of a son on October 16.
Mrs. Cowen will be remembered as Miss
Mary SineN. daughter of Colonel John II.
SneN and Mrs. Sinex
Mr., and Mrs. Samuel Price wetherill Of
Httenhouse square spent Tuesday at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. G. Shillard-
Smith.
Mrs. John W. Davis was elected treasurer
Of the Beverly Branch of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Isaac Schlichter, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry S Ehret, has gone to white
sulphur Springs, w Va, for a fortnight.
BEVERLY-The Red Cross local branch
held its annual meeting at the parish house
for the election of officers for the year Mrs.
Garrett b. Linderman was elected presi-
| dent; Mrs Helen n. Cresswell. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. L. J. Kane, secretary. and Mrs.
John w. Davis, treasurer. Five delegates
were elected and will represent the Red
Cross branch at the annual meeting OF the
Burlington County Chapter. to be held at
Burlington on October 20. Mrs. Linder-
man, president of the local branch, stated
that as there we're many matters OF inn
| portance that would be brought up at this
annual meeting of the chapter she wished
| that all who could attend would do so.
| Many of the well-known and prominent
speakers connected with the Red Cross work
| viii lecture at this meeting.
! BURLINGTON-Th local branch Of the
| Red Cross held its regular meeting on Tues
! day evening i'm the rooms on East Union
| street and the following officers were elected
! for the ensuing year: Chairman, Dr. j. e.
| Cassidy vice president, Mrs. William Rink
secretary Miss Irma Price, and treasurer,
| Mr. Edward Rdgway. The Red Cross
| branch is very anxious to increase its mem
| bership and has offered rooms to the mem
| bers of the Colored residents and Italians,
| who may assemble on nights set aside by
the committee in charge of the workrooms.
The colored residents have organized a
! society of their own and during the week
will elect officers All the work done by
| the new branch will be under the direction
| of their own officers, This work will in
clude knitting and making bandages and
| other articles needed for the colored sol
diers who are on the battlefelds or in camp.
| Miss Martha Perrne is looking after the
| Italian residents and will have a night set
| apart for their meetings
Both the new branches will be represented
at the county meeting on October 20 at old
St Marys Church.