Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-05-24
'GRAT|OT CHAPTER
HAS BEEN FORMED
Organization of Red Cross for
County Took Place at
County Seat.
q DIRECTORS WERE CHOSEN
Frank l.. COnviS of Ithaca il
Chairman and Mrs. King
iS Treasurer.

Pursuant TO the call issued by tn,
committee and published last week
IA meeting VAS held at the court room
in the county building in Ithaca or
Friday evening, for the purpose oil
perfectng the organization of tn,
Gratiot county chapter Of the Amer
lean National Red Cross.
There were present at the meet.
ing a reasonable number of enthusias.
tic people. determined to thoroughly
organize for service IN this laudibl,
work. The meeting in actual effec'
was much larger than the number OF
persons present indicated, for those
who were present from Ithaca. Alma
and st. Louis were there largely ir
representative capacity. Mrs Giles
T. Brown of Ithaca handed i'm the
names Of forty-three actual appli-
cants for membership; Mrs. Long OF
ST. Louis, the names Of twenty three
and Mrs. Gardner of Alma, represent
ed a very large number of persons IN
that city who signified their intention
OF becoming members of the county
organization.
At the close of the evening, includ-
ing the original eleven members and
those whose applications were filed
the county organization numbered
about $50.
After the committee called the as
sembly TO order. through Frank l.
Convis, chairman, Mr.. Mathews was
requested 10 state the situation in ref
orence TO the organization as ther
existing up to that time. He review.
cd the work Of local organizations anC
stated that the Ithaca con1mandery
X T., had, for several months, as an
organization, been contributor TO
the Red Cross; and that at a recent
meeting of the commandery. rcsolu-
tion was unanimously adopted TO the
effect that it was the sense and wish
OF the Ithaca commandery that its Of
fcerS and members take the initiative
in the organization OF a county chap
ter; that in pursuance OF that resolu-
ton ten members of the commandery
signed a petition and forwarded it to
Frederick w. Stephens, Michigan di-
rector and chairman of the Michigan
State Board American Red Cross, and
that IN pursuance Of that petition,
authority to form a chapter was
granted as was published one week
ago.
Mrs. Giles I. Brown was called
upon and read a very interesting and
inspiring essay upon the subject Of
the Red Cross and afterwards an op-
portunity was given 20 become mem
bers OF the American National Red
Gross in order that all present might
have the opportunity of voting for di-
rectors of the Gratiot county chapter.
a committee was then appointed up
on nominations for twenty-one direc-
tors. seven Of whom 70 serve for one
year, seven for two years, and seven
for thre years, resulting in report
and election as follows:
One year-Dr. Crooks, Alma Geo.
Long, ST Louis; Mrs. G.. T. Brown,
Ithaca; Walter Swope, Riverdale
Gertrude 4. Lewis. Ashley; John r.
Hudson, Middleton; j. l.. Smith,
Emerson.
Two Henry Mccormick.
Ithaca; Francis King. Alma; John
Burns. St Louis; A. +. Crawford.
Breckenridge; w. II. Davis, Pcrring-
ton; DR.. Graham, Sumner; Verne
Eyer, North Star.
Three years. L. Convis, Ithaca
Mrs c. 3. Gardner, Alma; Mrs. Mary
=. Andrews, St Louis: |. F. Hilsinger.
ST Louis; Adam Johnson. Wheeler;
Harry Reid. Pompeii; j. r Mathews,
ithaca.
a motion was carried 10 the effect
that when this meeting adjourned, it
oe to meet at the same place at 1880
o'clock p. m, June 1st. for the purpose
OF giving further opportunity for ap-
plication for membership. and to en-
able The committee ON bylaws To ~
able TO report complete set Of by
laws for adoption for the chapter.
After much interesting discussions
ana expressions of an unlimited
amount Of enthusiasm among those
present. the meeting adjourned.
Immediately after the meeting the
Board of Directors was called to or
der by Chairman Convis. and was or
ganized by the election of officers OF
The Gra;iot county chapter, as fol
lows.
Chairman, Frank L. Couvis, Ithaca
vicc-chairman. Mrs. Sarah l.. Brown,
Ithaca; secretary, John T. Mathews,
Ithaca: treasurer. Mrs Francis King.
Alma. Executive committee. Mr..
Convis. Mr. Mathews. Mr McCornick.
Ithaca. Mrs. Geo. W. Long. st. Louis /;
Mary + Andrews. 50. Louis. Mrs
lJaVcis King and Mrs. e. B. Gardner.
Alma
The organization of county chap
Ten is IN pursuance OF the earnest re-
quest Of the officers Of thc Red Cross,
and IS for the purpose Of doing prac-
tically the wofk Of clearinghouse
for Red Cross work from Gratiot
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