Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-02
SOLDIERS WHO
ARRIVE WILL
BE GREETED
LOCAL. RED CROSS APPOINTS CAN
TEEN SERVICE TO MEET TRAINS,
FURNISH COLD DRINKS IN SUM-
MER, HOT DRINKS IN WINTER.
WORK OF COMPLETED ORGANIZATION
Is effected BY ELECTION OF D.
L. SPER0 AS FIRST VICE CHAIR
MAN, MRS. KINDER SECOND.

Never again, while the Rio Grande Red
Cross chapter exists. will a body of our
soldiers arriving in Brownsville fail to he
rendered some refreshment upon detrain-
ing. The cantecn service committee of the
local chapter will see that the tired. uni
formed travellers are greeted upon arrival
here with the protfer OF a refreshing drink
of lemonade or of iced tea. III IN warm
weather, or Of hot coffee OF tea III in win
ter. This j. one Of the measures decided
upon by the chapter at it, meeting last
evening.
The work of completing the organization
was effected by the election Of ID. l.. Spero
as first wee chairman and Mr.. ThoS. a.
Kinder a second wee chairman.
The minutes of The previous meeting.
read by Mrs. Kinder, acting secretary. in
the absence of the regular secretary. Mrs.
|W. L. Jones, who has been i'll recently,
showed a total membership of Is up to and
including the previous meeting.
The membership committee reported the
additions of new members since that date
a. follows:
Mr.. III. r. Moler. Miss Carrie Hopper.
Mis- Hattie Hopper. Mr.. she Robinson.
Mr.. X. Il. Creaeer. Mr.. Ruth Finch Hol-
land. Platen Nicholson, Henry Bell. George
ireland. Mrs. ID. l.. Spero. John McClintock,
Robert +. Hatch. II. A. Cowen, Miss Julia
IO'Brien. f. W. Truwit. Mr.. +. W. Truwit.
Mr.. Cora B. Rutledge. Mr.. l.. 4. Stowe,
Mis- Amelia Campbell and Miss Virginia
Campbell.
The chairman Of the membership com
mittee. Louis Cobolini. was instructed BY
vote of the chapter to include on that com
mitfee all member ~ the executive commit
tee andi Ia enlarge the committee 10 ~ least
twenty-five members. Some members Of
this committee complained of a scarcity
Of application blanks. the regular supply
not vet having been received. The secre
tary Wa requested 10 wire Immediately -
headquarters for five hundred blanks.
These viii BE- gwen 10 the various members
~ the committee. who alone are authorized
"a accept applications for membership.
Mn. w. :. West. chairman Of the citi-
zcns' relief committee reported that the en-
tire membership Of the Wednesday Club
has offered % assist Ter II the wort Of
this comiitce.
In connection with the discussion ~ the
work ot financing the Red Cross work. il
was decided Ia establish an entertainment
committee. which should nave charge ol
this important branch of the work. Mrs
Adolph Ashhcim was appointed chairman
Of this committee.
Discussion oi military relief work re-
suited from questions from the chairman
Ut this committee. Mr.. f.. &. Pierce. Mr..
Pierce was instructed to consult with th,
officers ~ the medical corps at the Base
Hospital relative - means of obtaining
material for use IN making surgical dress
ingS. etc. The work ot this committee will
be- delayed until suitable headquarters are
obtained and equipped for sewing. II was
the sentiment of the meeting that the sew
ing hours should he during the morning. the
headquarters To be kept open from nine -
twelve each morning for that purpose.
Equipment. such a. sewing machines. cut
ting tables. chairs, etc, will bee needed. and
patrioticallv inclined citizens will he eX-
pectcd to donate these, or al least To lend
them. for the use Of the chapter. Three
sewing machines and the use of q large eX-
tension table were offered last night.
The discussion Of 4 canteen service com
mlttee brought ont some effective descrip-
|tions Of the conditions AT the mobilization
camps here last summer, showing the need
Of such work. Mrs. Katie Leahy was
made chairman Of this committee.
II wa- decided that, until the work i
thoroughly organized and al needtul mat
ter, connected with the operation Of the
chapter taken care Of, weekly meetings
will lee held. These will he on Wednesday
evenings nj eight o'clock, the place being
the Board of City Development room, kind
IN rendered by Mr.. Cobolini.
Chairman ID. Is. Spero Of the publicity
and information committee reported the
selection Of the following aS members Of
that committee: J. VI. Stein, Miss Una
Young. A. Wayne Wood and J. :. Rowe.