Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-31
TO BE ACTIVE AT
WOODSTOCK FAIR
Red Gross TO Have Campaign Tent
VIII Dispense Literature and Seek New
Members

a tent on the grounds at the fair thi
year, the Putnam Chapter Of the Re-
Cross is now making plans for IN
campaign by which il is hoped tins
the membership Of the organization
may be materially increased and !
large amount Of literature and iaforma
ton dispensed regarding the work o
the organization The tent on tbe
fair grounds viii be In charge Of ths
chairman Of the mem bership com
mittee, Mrs. Ida H. Kennedy, who
will be assisted BY many other mem
beers Of the local chapter.
Miss Aobie Keith, secretary, this
| week hns received from the Nationa
Headquarters, large amount Of literal
tuFe and posters which will be a6und
! antly used at the tent. AT the execu
tive meeting OF the local chapter, held
Tuesday night at the rooms Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, IL was voted
TO purchase 100 numbers of the May
issue OF the Red Cross Magazine. This
Is the nHandbookn issue and these
will be resold on the teir grounds.
This magazine gives An extensive ae-
count Of the work of the National Red
Cross and states many facts Of impor-
lance that those interested in the
work cHnuot well afford To be without.
An interesting feature in connection
4 4 bf
fair. il the fact that the Putnam Boy
scouts, who have kindly offered to
erect the Red Cross tent, will have a
tent adjacent in which will be given
demonstrations of first aid. The Red
Cross exhibition promises to be OF I'm.
usual interest, and everyone attending
the fair should make point of visit
ing It. New memberships Will be re-
ceived, donations accepted, and any
information desired supplied.
Al the executive meeting of the
Chapter Tuesday, the following were
named rs the reffeshment unit: Mrs.
d. II Webster, Mrs. Ida Klebart,
Mrs, james Wright. This committee
is TO have charge of serving refresh.
ments 10 members of tue draft army as
they pass through this city on their
way TO the training camps. The COM
mittee has power to add To its mum.
bers. The auxiliaries are also to name
units who will assist in the work.
As Ia result of the Horse show at
Pomfret Wednesday afternoon, the
Pomfret Auxiliary of the Putnam Red
Cross will receive 500 90
At the weekly sewing meeting Wed.
nesday the workers spent most of the
time sewing on comfort bags which
are to be filled for Putnam boys. The
work WAS not completed Wednesday
and some of the ,ladies volunteered To
work Thursday SO that the bags might
be finished.
The report OF Mrs A r. Cole, local
treasurer of the War Fund Campaign
of the Red Cross, read at the meeting
pledged In Putnam and vicinity, all
but $4,000 has been turned in. OF
this sum, the local chapter retains 20
per cent. for local war relief work.
The local share will be spent ns follows:
knitting yarn, 1900; surgical dressings
$500; patients clothing $500 the re.
mainder for campaign expenses.
Miss katerine bryne, At the Isaac
Champeau store has assumed charge of
the knitting for the local Chapter. All
yarn is To be secured from her, and
completed work Is TO be returned To
her.
Increasing at the rate of from 25,
600 to 100000 a day, membership of
the American Red Cross has Just
passed the 1900, 900 mark This is
double the NUMBER OF members on
July |, when the total was ,S05, s52.
Az the beginning of the year, the total
was 30, GOO. Illinois leads in member.
ship. There are 2400 chapters in This
country with additional chapters in
Alaska, Porto Rico, Cuba, Philippines,
Canal Zone, Guam, Persia, syria and
Turkey Connecticut has SO, 74a mem
bers.
Mrs. J Thomas Mitchell, certified
Red cross instructor, is in Putnam
this Friday and will remain until to-
morrow, inspecting the WORK rooms of
the local chapter and giving sugges-
tons which viii help TO bring about
even more efficient work Today Mt
10 o'clock representatives. of the Put.
nam chapter and its auNiliaTies met
in the Red Cross room TO listen 10 a
talk by Mrs. Mitchell While praising
highly what has already been done in
Putnam, Mrs. Mitchell stated that
even more must be accomplished in
the future. Twice as much work must
be completed, and the work room
should be open two days week i'm
stead Of one rs Is now the arrange
ment.
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