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World's cresset., 1917-12-13

N concert with the Com n'ttea
on nursing of the Council OF Nat
ural Defense and other nursing
authorities.
WHAT the WOMEN are DOING.
Millions of women have been
modified tor work on surgical
dressings, hospital garments,
refugee clothing, knitting gar
ments and comfort kits.
1t is estimated that the valu"
of their work during the next
twelve months will amount to
nearly $4O,OO0,00O.
Since April /, 1917, the Red
Cross has sent abroad 1885
cases of sergical dressings, nos
pital supplies and clothing con-
tanning approximately 10 100000
separate articles. The Red Cross
has promised to send 100000
surgical dressings to France
every month for The next six
months.
| HOME CARE Of the SICK.
Courses of instruction is ele-
mentary hygiene and home care
OF the sick, home dieteties, and
! frs. aid nave been given through
out the United States. More
than 1000 women nave complet.
ed the first of these cources,
and 5000 certificates of pro-
ficiency in first aid have been
issued during the past year
alone.
HOW the WORK is DIRECTED.
This work in the United States
has been directed from National
headquarters by a completely
reorganized administration,
| Under the direction OF the
War Council. a general manager
Harvey D. Gibson, president Of
the Liberty National Bank, has
been given general charge of the
work in this country. He has
delegated the direct oversight OF
the chapters, Of which there are
now 1928. TO division managers.
World's cresset., 1917-12-13
The First StmtAnnuaI Report Of the War Council Of
n
The American RED CROSS,

The Red Cross has also
organized IS ambulance
companies, with total personnel
of $3.50. all OF which have been
taken into the Army Medical
Corps. some for service abroad,
others for the camps and
canton ments. A General
Hospital, for the use of the
Navy. has been established AZ
Philadelphia Convalescent
bones have been built at Fort
Oglethorpe and Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia. and mobile laboratory
cars are to be provided for use
in case of emergencies at the
camps.
THE RED CROSS SANITARY
SERVICE.
Through it's Sanitary Service.
the Red Cross is co operating
with local health authorities in
maintaining the best possible san.
itary condition in the zone just out
side military jurisdiction at the
training camps ard cantonments.
Twenty sanitary units have been
organized for this purpose.
The Red Cross has placed field
directors of Camp Service al
thirty eight camps, environments
and naval stations. The purpose
OF the Camp Service is to co
operate with all tie agencies
that are advancing the welfare OF
the enlisted men.
The Red Gross has cOntlnueu
its work Of disaster relief during
the war. and has rendered aid in
Ga calamities, Recently a cal
for belp for food victims in Tien
ts:n was ans wered by the
dispatch of q relief expert to the
city and the sending of Sl25, ,oo(
RED CROSS NURSES.
Fourteen Thousand Red Gross
nurses have beer enrolled fo1
duty, and approximately 3,0O(
have already been called int
, active nursing service, Of whom
| 1900 are working abroad.
A program for increasing tn
reserve tf fully trained nurse
for war service has been adopted
World's cresset., 1917-12-13
Washington, D. G. Dec. 3

Washington, D. G. Dec. 3
On Oeba;t OF the War Council
Of the American Red Cross. ap'
pointed by President Wilson
May 10 Henry P. Dawson, chair:
man, today makes public the re
port to the American people on
tue present state of the War
Fund and the work which is
being done by the American
Red Cross in this country aud
different parts Of the world. The
report, in part, is as follows:
To THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
The Red Cross War Council
here with reports on the work Of
the Red Cross during tne almost
six months which have elapsed
since its appointment by the
President,
Including herein are details as
to collections on account of the
War Fund and appropriations
made from the Fund, up to Nov.
ember /.
The growth Of the Red Cross
activities among the suffering
civilian populations in the differ
ent allied countries is, up to this
true, the outstanding feature Of
Red Cross work in this war.
The magnitude Of the work in
France Ii particularly impres
sive.
AIMS of the RED CROSS.
Broadly speaking the Red
Cross War Council has proceed
ed upon the theory that the
present work of the American
Red Cross should contribute to
these great aims.
/ To be ready to care for our
soldiers and sailors on duty
wherever that care may be need
ed.
=. To shorten the War-by
strengthening the morale of the
allied peoples and their armies
|by alleviating their safferings in
the period which must e.apse
kuntil the American army car
become fully effective abroad,
I 8. To lay foundations for an
enduring peace-by extending
message OF practical relief and
sympathy to the civilian .popnla
tian among our Allies. carrying
to them the expression of the
finest side of the American char
acter.
J The American people have
generously supported the work
of the Red Cross, and this
report of activity IS given witt
great iullness in the hops tha
through it the public may realize
both the obligation and the op
portunity which the future
presents.
RESPONDING TO THE CRY
! FOR RELIEF.
The American Red Cross Il
attempting to respond to th'
most beseeching and far reach
Ling appeal eyev. made for mere!
land relief.
World's cresset., 1917-12-13
MONEYS APPROPRIATED

Following the preliminary
report recently made on the
work in Europe of the American
Red Cross the War Council pre-
sents herewith a. summary of
the wsrk of the Red Gross. both
In the United States and in
Europe from May 10. 1917, to
November 11917,
During this period the War
Council! appropriated from the
War Fund (including $7,659,000
advanced 10 chapters for pur.
chase of material and 10 be re.
turned to The War FUND.-. $10..
969, 1850 work in the United
States, as contrasted with the
appropriation OF $27 88a,SI6.e6
for work abroad. of which $40.
601,24 47 was for use in France
There have heen a appropriated
from funds restricted to specific
purposes $l,4l7,625,74. As 81,
$4,000 advanced by the War
Council is to be eturned to the
War Fund the net appropriation
amount to $32,613,659.2O.
The total expenses OF raising
and collecting The War Fund are
proving to be less than one per
cent. The War Fund is deposit.
ed locally by the chapters and
campaign com mittees. About
$500 banks nov hold these de-
pusits, In the name Of William G.
McAdoo, Treasurer.
BASE HOSPITAL UNITS
EQUIPPED.
Forty. nine Army base hospital
units and five for the Navy been
recruited, organized and equipp'
ed by the Red Cross, More than
twelve of the Army units and
two OF the Navy units have now
been mustered i1to their
respective Medical Corps anc
are seeing service. These units
can care for . 500 bed hospita
each, and some Of them have
been reinforced to enable then
10 take over larger hospitals.
World's cresset., 1917-12-13
REV. L. 8. GARRETT, EDITOR
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The American Red Cross Is
astem pting to respond to the
most bsseeching and far reach
ing appeal ever. made for mercy
and relief.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
High School Boys Win Prizes

Under the direction of F. A..
Carroll contest in feeding dairy
cows and testing milk, has recent
ly been completed. Four prizes,
each valued at S25, were awarded
in this contest by the De Leval
Separator Company. The money
awarded is to be used in some sort
of agricultural education. The
following men won the prizes: (D
Eugene Clair, Du Pont High
School; 90 Lester Thompson,
Smyrna High School; (3) Orville
Holly, Frederick; (4) Anery
Draper, Wyoming.
Professor Grantham will deliver
lecture at Elsmere on Feb. 5 en-
titled "Some Tendencies of Rural
Life" p!
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Tax Assessment Swelling

Large increases in assessed
valuation of properties in Will
mington and the county, many of
which have been made voluntarily
by the owners, notably in Brandy
wine hundred, are to be found in
the returns for the coming year
Among properties increased in
value are those of Alfred l. and
William du Pont, John ]. Rass-
kob, the General Chemical Com
pany, the Texas Oil Company and
Worth Brothers. The increase in
Brandywine hundred will reach
about S2,0O0,OOO, it is said, and
several millions more in the city
and other portions of the County
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Delaware Bay Head
Well Defended

The forts of the coast defenses
Of the Delaware, comprising Fort
Mott, on the New Jersey shore;
Fort Delaware, on an island in the
middle of the river, and Fort du
Pont, on the Delaware side, have
taken steps for the protection of
government property on account
of the German break. The priv
ilege of civilians visiting the forti-
fications has been suspended, and
the guard there has been doubled.
The garrison at Fort DUPONT,
across the canal at this point, con-
sists of four companies of one
hundred men each and the hos
pital and quartermaster detach-
ments. A detachment of a small
number of men are on duty at Fort
Delaware and Fort Mott.
There have been rumors that
the Delaware militiamen, who are
to be mustered out at Fort dupont
his week, will be held there to
await developments.
All equipment at the three forts
is always in shape for any emerg-
ency. The mining company 9'
Fort DUPONT can be used immed-
lately, it being claimed that the
Delaware can be blocked in less
than twenty-four hours so that it
will be impossible for any vessel
to go up the river.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Exhibit Of Weau-
ing and Needlework
Urgent Need Of Provision
For States Predetermined
Ably Presented

About three hundred people
viewed the exhibit illustrating
methods of provision for the
feeble-minded and the dire re-
suits of neglect, brought to New
ark last Friday and Satuld day, by
the Civics and Health Committee
of the Delaware State Federation
of Women's Clubs. The we'll
planned charts, with their con-
vincing figures, the attractive
display of basketry, rugs, and
needlework supplemented by the
interesting illustrations as relat-
ed by the young women in charge
afforded an argument capable Of
convincing the most disinterest-
ed.
The exhibit was in charge of
Miss Martha Lindley of Seattle,
Washington, and Miss Lucille Boy
Ian of Ohio, who having received
fellowships from their state col
leges, are doing laboratory work
at the New Jersey institution for
one year.
The exhibit shown, and the
facts related by the young women
were fresh from their experience
at the training school for the
feeble-minded at Vineland, New
Jersey. Predetermined persons,
because of a defect of the brain,
existing from birth or early age,
do not grow up mentally" the
public learned upon their visit to
the exhibit. Though adults in
years and stature, they remain
children in mental habits and ca
pacities. Persons so afflicted are
usually divided into three classes
the idiots, or absolutely helpless
who never develop a mentality be,
.yond that of a two year old child
the imbeciles, having menta
capacity of the child from three
to seven; and the moron, with the
mental capacity of children from
eight to twelve, by far the most
dangerous of the group. Wher
we understand these people al
have fully developed bodies, will
the strength and unrestrainet
physical inclinations of norma
people, the need of supervision OF
the part of the State is apparent
A bill providing for the estab
lishment of a colony similar t.
that at Vineland is now befor,
Continued on Page d.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Record In The Southwest

The following testimonial from
Deming should stir the pride of
every Delawarean:
"At o'clock yesterday (Feb-
ruary p afternoon the signal was
given to the Delaware troops to
entrain, and in five minutes the
columns swung out from the hold
of the company streets for the
short march to the railroad tracks,
where train was parked, which
would bear them back to Whining
ton.
Their camp last night was a
deserted city and all that remains
are the mess halls and the frames
of the tents, which appear as if
some scavengers from the skies
had picked them clean, leaving
only the white pine skeletons be-
hind.
There was not a hitch in the
preparations, and not single ac-
cident occurred to mar the splen-
did record, which the First Della
ware Infantry has made here. The
train moved down to the Deming
station and at 6 o'clock the signal
was given for the start. The
Second Arkansas band played a
number of patriotic airs as the
long train pulled out of the sta
tion. amid the cheers of an I'M
mense crowd of citizens and sold
iers, who had assembled to witness
the departure.
Deming parted with the Della
ware guardsmen with reluctance
The bows from the Diamond State
will be remembered here for many
wears, both on account of their ex
cellent record as military organ
ization and bearing as men ant
adopted citizens. If one woult
really understand what is mean
bv the word moral, he must view
the First Delaware Infantry, TO
the entire regiment seems to D.
actuated by one purpose and on
aim, and that is to accompllsl
=. whatever duty or object immed
iatelv confronts it. Cooperation
Continued on Page -
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Legislature
Visits Delaware
Well Pleased With Work Of
The Colleges

The Legislature of Delaware
Mere the guests of Newark and
Delaware College last Friday, the
occasion of the biennial visit to
delaware College. The legislat-
|ors were we'll pleased with the
reception accorded them and the
progress of the State institutions.
Resolutions endorsing the work of
the institution were passed by the
(Body on Tuesday.
President Thompson outlined
the item in the budget as follows ::
For maintenance Of the boys col
| |lege, $4,000 for each of the two
years; summer school, $2,5OO; ag-
|ricultural department, $4,000, for
each of the two years; additional
appropriation in order to obtain
an additional government appor-
ktionment under the Smith-Lever
Law, S3,412 for this year and S4,-
|47S for next year; heating plant,
costing $4,000. $4,000 each year.
Women's College-Maintenance,
1852 for the period between last
September and January; S24,935
for the current year and S25,394
ffor the next year; equipment for
Continued on Page 81
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
improvements Under
Way At St. Thomas

Changes in the interior of the
st. Thomas P. E. church, prepar-
atory to the installation of a new
$1,000 pipe organ, were begun on
Tuesday of this week. The chan
eel will be enlarged to include the
new choir stalls; there will also be
a new litany desk, the gift of a
member of the congregation.
Members Of the new vested choir
will be measured for their vest
ments on Thursday Of this week.
According to the plan of the COM
mittee the new organ will be dedi-
Gated and the vested choir first ap-
pear on Palm Sunday.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Delaware Troops
Arrive Home
At Two P. M,

The train bearing the first ba-
talliOn of Delaware troops pulled
into Wilmington station at LIP
today, the second battalion follow
ing at 2 o'clock. The men were
met by crowds of citizens. I'M
mediately upon detraining the ba-
talliOns were paraded up Market
street, where they were reviewed
by the Governor and his staff and
members of the State Legislature
A banquet was served in the lobby
of the Hotel du Pont, after which
the men will leave for Delaware
City. No further plans have been
made known.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
ASSOCIATION ENDORSES
EDUCATIONAL BILL
DR.. Wagner Insists Lawmak-
ers Give What Public Wish

Of unusual interest was the
recent meeting of the local Parent
Teacher Association held in the
Grammar School building, Mrs.
Houghton presiding.
For the school-ground improve
ment committee, Mrs. Major re-
ported on hand, a balance of S28.
By vote, the Association decided
to present S. of that sum to the
General Community Committee.
Mrs. Harvey Hoffecker was ap-
pointed delegate to Parent-Teach-
er Rally day at Dover. DR.. Wag-
ner, Commissioner of Education
for Delaware, was then introduced
and in an interesting address ex-
planned the need of reforms in
Delaware's school laws. The
method of taxation is of past
generation - made in favor of
landed gentry-consequently, the
taxes are unequally proportioned
those who can least afford are
made to bear the greater burden.
Again the laws are not codified
and, ridiculous as it may SEEM
are, in some places, contradictory.
DR.. Wagner made very plain the
fact that all lawmakers are willing
to give the people what they wish
if the people will but make their
wishes known. Those friends of
public education who really wish
to see the schools put upon prop
er plane, will do we'll to make their
wishes known to the men who re-
present them at Dover.
1t was decided to send letter
from the Association to represen-
tatives and senators asking their
support of the Educational Bill
framed by the State Board of Ed
ucation. Meeting adjourned after
rising vote of thanks to DR..
Wagner.
Press Correspondent.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Chinese Girl Tells OF
Missionary School Life

Miss Sieu Tsz Tsa, the Chinese
student at the Women's College,
recently addressed the Missionary
Society of the M. E. Church in
Newark. She told about school,
and about the work of the mis-
sionaries there. AS Miss Tsa is
the daughter of a Chinese Meth
odist minister and has been ed
ucated entirely in missionary
schools, she is competent and in
teresting speaker of the work
there.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07

SCHOOL" DAY
Special Program At Presby-
terian Church

The Sunday School of the New
ark Presbyterian Church is max
ing special preparation for large
rally of all their members and
friends on Sunday, February 18th,
1917. This day has been appoint
ed by the Delaware State Sunday
School Association as "Go-to-Sun-
day-School Day." An interesting
program of instrumental music
and chorus singing has been pre-
pared. Mr.. Frank P. Mitchell,
as a leading religious
worker and Devotional Secretary
of the Y. M. G. A. of Wilmington,
will make short address.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Make 1t A Joyous
Homecoming

The general community COM
mittee has under consideration
plans for a reception to Company
E upon their return to Newark.
Owing to the fact that it has been
Empossible to learn anything def
bite as to the date the boys VIII
be returned to the home town, 1t
wll be necessary to rush details
when the facts become known
citizens are therefore urged to
stand back of the committee and
FeSpond promptly once the plans
|can be determined. 1t is believed
Some information can be received
Ply tonight.
Every member of the or
ganization, from the Major
down, is justified in feeling
proud of their work and SER
vice, and from far off New
Mexico the people testify, in
their behalf, that their con-
duct here as men and soldiers
has evoked the spontaneous
praise of our people ana
should be enthusiastically ac-
knowledged by the citizens OF
Delaware upon their arrival,
for their conduct as gentle
men and for their fitness IN
their country's service
writes the Deming correspondent
and these words challenge tn
| spirit of our community.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07

At the meeting of the Town
Council last night a report was
read from Kastenhuber and And
erson, consulting engineers of
Easton, Md, relative to improve
ments and enlargements in the
water and light plants of the
town. The engineers after an in
vestigation reported that the pro-
posed enlargements of the plants
could be made to make the service
modern and efficient at a cost of
$14,500. They recommended that
a new engine be purchased for the
electric plant with a capacity of
$50 XIV. the maxium of the pres
ent plant being about rs XIV. The
report also suggested that the
water supply should be at least
300 gallons per minute with an
emergency capacity in case of fire
of 600 gallons per minute. They
also recommended that for the
good and efficiency of the service
the entire light and water plant
should be located along the
Pennsylvania Railroad where the
pumping station is situated, if the
town can realize $1,000 on the pre-
sent plant on East Main street.
d. Raymond McNeal, a graduate
of Delaware College, now with the
Dravo-Doyle Company, merchant
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
IMPROVEMENTS ON
LIGHT AND WATER PLANTS
We'll TO be Sunk-NeD Engine at Main Street Plant

'tSuiC III NIdHf DHeCt tdHI
engineers of Philadelphia, at the
request of Council appeared be-
fore the body and gave his opion-
ion as to the most efficient engines
required in case the changes are
made.
Council last night paid out bills
amounting to 81, ,605.27 and the re-
port of the treasurer showed a
balance of $6,058.61. The report
of the Sewer Commissioners for
the year ending February 1, 1917,
was as follows: Amount of sewer
claims on which no payment has
been made, $1,74483; Claims on
which small payments have been
made, $393.6O; Due on five pay
ment plan, S2,759.58; Curb con-
nections, $3.50; Cash on hand,
$507.43; Total, $5,457.94.
Liabilities, Notes, S14,500; In
terest, $210; Total liabilities, $14,-
TO; Receipts for year, $18,624.S9 !;
Cash expended, S18,117.46; Cash
on hand, $50743.
Council after considering the
engineers report decided to have
a new engine installed at East
Main street plant and to sink a
new we'll at the same location, as
the other we'll along the tracks of
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Social Life In The
PRESBYTERIAN Church

On Tuesday afternoon, Febru-
iry 18th, members of the Ladies'
of the Baraca Glass of
the Newark Presbyterian Church,
Fwill hold the first of series of
sewing parties, in the
lecture room of the church. The
ladies will meet to sew in the
afternoon. At six-thirty supper
will be served, all members of the
Baraca Glass being invited as
quests. Following supper mem
bers of the two organizations will
(emain for a social evening.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
OBITUARY
David Wellington Chillas

David Wellington Chillas, aged
81 years, died at his home on
Cleveland venue, Thursday
morning, February first, after a
short illness which developed into
pneumonia. Mr.. Chillas has been
a lifelong resident of this COM
munity, having been born on the
farm near Roseville which was
sold only during the last year,
following a fire which destroyed
the dwelling on the property.
Funeral services were held on
Monday in the St. Thomas P. E.
Church; interment in Newark M.
E. Cemetery.
A wife and five sons, David of
Avondale, Lee, Phillip, Guy, and
Arthur, of Newark, survive.
George H. Spapes
George H. Spapes, for many
years sexton at Salem M. E.
Church, aged 62 years, died on
Wednesday, January 31st, of
p u m o n a. Funeral services
were held on Friday, February
second; interment in the adjoin-
ing cemetery.
Margaret Hopkins
Margaret Hopkins, aged "a
years, died of general debility on
Saturday, February 3rd, at her
home near Wilmington. The body
was brought to Newark where SER
vices were held in the R. T. Jones
parlors at ten-thiry. Interment
followed at Principle, Md. Stew
art Hopkins, janitor at the New
ark public schools is a son of the
deceased.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
Tennis Champion
Receives Cup

A silver cup was presented last
week to Miss Anna D. Scott, of
Milford, the winner of the tennis
at the Women's Col
|ege. Miss Scott, member of the
class, won the honors
bt a tennis tournament held last
Fall. The cup presented will have
the winners name engraved on 1T,
tnd next year the winner in the
bnnual tournament will receive it
From Miss Scott.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-02-07
New Schedule On B. & O.

A new schedule went into effect
on the B. & o. railroad on Sun
day, the following changes affect
ing the local station: Eastbound,
the TOT a. m. has been changed to
TIT; the 3.41 p. m. to 3.46; the
Sunday eastbound from 6.53 a. m.
to TIT. Westbound, the 2.29 p. m.
to ia; the 3.32 p. m. to $40; the
11.04 p. m. to 11.24.