Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-15
PACK THIRTY-SIX
BOXES IN ONE EVENING
Red Cross Auxiliary at South
Philadelphia Church Shows
Great Enthusiasm in Work

In view of the nationwide drive TO be
made next week by the Red Cross, it is
worth noting tho. tremendous strides that
have been made by Auxiliary No. 2s6. tho
first meeting Of which was held no; two
months ago--on October 2S--to be cxacs
Last Tuesday evening more than 100 en-
thusiastic women and girls met in Trim
ity Lutheran Church. Eighteenth and Wolf
streets, and prepared n great number os the
thousand bandages the auxiliary has been
asked to have ready by December 20, Need
less to say. they will more than overstep
their quota and their drive for 200 mem
bc'S Is already we'll under way.
This is not surprising when one considers
the spendid enthusiasm of every member.
and the immense amount of work ac ,on,-
plished. on Monday evening the auxiliary
racked and forwarded thirty-slx boxes for
the thirty-sX members OF the churc. in tho
various branches of Government service.
Each box contained church book fruit
raKe. candy, chewing gum, cigarettes. socks
and gloves. III addition to activity ana sac
ritice of time. etc, there have also been seV-
eral very valuable donations made T. tie
auNliiary since its organization. Last wee;
Mrs Burton G. Simon donated 800 for the
work. Mrs. George W. Young. $40, and Mr..
McDermott, SIS, while several weeks ago Mrs.
George W. Shisler donated all the wool that
was necessary to make sweaters to any VOL
unteer who would knit them. There is also
a donation OF SO every other week from the
Charity Bridge Club, organized recently by
Mrs. Naomi Allen, of 2232 South BroaI
street.
The auxiliary is under the leadership of
Mrs Martha Clauss. assisted by the follow
Ing officers: Miss Sarah y. Singley. Sc we
tary. and Miss Marsarn. +. Seip, trdsurar
Among those who ha 20 enlisted as members
are Mrs. ii. 3. Simon, Mrs. Bella Gro SIS. MIS-.
Burton c. Simon. Mrs. Mary C.. Williams,
Mrs. Fred Simon. Mrs X Vollmer. Mrs.
Frank NJ. a Urich, Mrs Alice Wells Mrs.
Charles F'Hanzer Mrs William H. Albert
son. Mrs Edgar Fitzgerald. Mrs. Henry Kast.
Miss Margaret Kast. Mrs Godfrey Snisler
Mrs. H. T. Whitehead, Mrs. Harry Shc.ziinc,
Sr., Miss Syblla Cottman. Mrs. Adolph Pen
terman. Mrs L. Rupert, Mrs. NJ Harris.
Mrs. Reuben Nollmer. Miss Bella Carre, Mrs.
William Simon, Mrs. T. C. Boon. Mrs. Mary
Iutz. Miss Mary Simon, Mrs. Ellen Simon,
Mrs. Matthew Nollmer. Mrs Il. Fraley, Mrs.
Sarah Foster, Mrs. Harry Sinex, Mrs. G.. B.
Sasse. Mrs. William f. Meyers, Mrs. Eliza
beth +. Sep, Miss Edith Simon, the Rev.
S. A. X. Francis, D. D., Mrs. Edward Shisler.
Mrs. c. v. Williams. Miss Emma Field, Bliss
Mabel Kibler, Mr.. William l.. Myers. Mrs.
William Tirney. Mrs. W. II. Stevenson, Mrs.
Mary Stevenson, Mrs. Annie Farrell, Mrs.
George Shisler. Miss Anna Pulch, Miss Carrie
Acltley, Mrs. George w. Slmons, Mr.. Peter
H. Brewer. Mrs. Mary Vollmer. Mrs fhomas
Keffer. Mrs. d. r. Sholenberger. Miss Mary
ID. Simon, Miss Margaret @. Simon, Mrs.
Louis vogt. Mrs. S. Gertrude Field, Mrs Will
liam T.. Meyers. Jr, Mrs. Evans Muckow.
Mrs. Frederick Storch. Miss Hattie Pulch,
Mrs. John Field Miss Nan Shirley. Mrs. II.
Treftz, Mr.. Robert A. Himebach mrs. Jacob
Frank. Mrs. Harry Weaver, Mrs. Harry Bas-
tian, Mrs William Myers. Miss Margaret
simon, Mrs. George s, Meyers. Mrs. Stewart
B. Weiss, Miss Elizabeth Merzig. Miss Mary
Merzig. Mrs George Field, Miss Matilda
Kast Miss Wilhelmina s Schaefferm. Mrs.
Shivers, Mrs. W. e. Hyde. Mrs w. c. Raynor,
Mr.. C. Lewis Seidenberg. Mrs. David Simon.
Miss Julia Yost. Miss Anne G.. Whitehead
and Mrs. Joseph Vollmer.