The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-11
ENTHUSIASM MARKED
MEETING OF LOCAL
RED CROSS SOCIETY

With a representative gathering of
DaytoRa people and many from Or
mond, who filled the Palmetto club
house TO its utmost capacity, the
Daytona branch of the American Red
Cross society held its third meeting
last night, perfecting plans to COM
mence Immediately the work of pre-
paredness for war relief
The meeting was called to order
by Col. c. NJ Bingham, chairman of
the local branch Miss Barron secre-
tary pro TEN then read the winutes of
previous meetings, following which
committee appointments were read
As A. n Otis, treasurer of the organ
iGation, was unable to attend the
meeting. his report was read by the
secretary. Membership fees to the
amount of $129 have been deposited
in the bank and $50 for local fund
OF the money now in the bank $50
comprises dues for two life member
ships.
Mrs ROLAND E. Stevens. second
vice-chairman, announced committee
meetings Mrs. Robert Mckay, chair
man of the cutting committee, called
a meeting of her committee Thurs
day morning at 10000 o'clock in the
dAIItNto NAuBuOuSC. MISS ESIuEE
| Peppers classes in surgical dressing
| will meet at the club house, the Off
cial headquarters of the Daytona
branch, Tuesdays and Fridays from
300 until 500 o'clock. A small fee
of $1.50 Will be made for these les
sons. The members of the class are
| requested TO bring sharp scissors, a
/ spool of No so cotton needles and
| thimbles. An excellent arrangement
| for a scholarship fund for young wo-
men wishing to enlist as nurses aids
: in the Red Cross, who cannot afford
to pay for all classes, has been made
| By this arrangement a sum viii be
/ set aside from fees and local eontri-
buttons. Applicants for these classes
are requested to consult Mrs O. f.
! Gardiner. The fee for lessons in first
| aid will be $500, with so extra
for the book for study.
A letter was read from Mrs. Macon
I Thornton of Ormond stating that the
! Ormond auxiliary to the Daytona Red
! Cross branch was we'll under way
+ Another letter was read from the
/ principal of the Industrial school for
negro girls. Offering to the Red Cross
the use of a cottage on the school
grounds for a negro emergency hos
pital and expressing the loyalty Of
the institution to the nation
Mrs. c. NJ Wilder first vice-chair-
man, made a short talk explaining
the necessity of preparing hospital
supplies and surgical dressings imme-
diately and to obtain some room or
building where the supplies might be
kept. the room to be used as a Red
Cross hospital in case Of emergency.
Mrs Wilder quietly impressed upon
her hearers that such an emergency
might arise at any time, and conclud-
ing made a motion that the society
should prepare at once 10 or more
complete outfits for surgical dressing
and hospital supplies, the cost of one
outfit being about SIG. This motion
carried
In response to Col c. NJ. Bingham's
request for the loan of two lock stitch
machines. Mrs. Bingham offered hers
for "a period OF SIX weeks
Prof II. Clay Marks made a short
address at the request of the chair
man. rendering his services and those
of the school children in any way that
they might be OF assistance. either in
raising funds or giving assistance to
the organization. Calling the so-
ciety the greatest movement in ex-
istenCe for helping those in the field. %
Prof. Marks concluded with a few well
phrased remarks in tribute to the so
Ciety.
Mrs Mckendrick. of Gait, Canada
telling OF the work OF organizing her
town Tor war relief, held her audience
spell-bound. According to Mrs. Nc
kendrick the town is divided into dis
trlcts. each district IN charge of d
conVener. who has corps of assist
ants. The women call at each home
to ascertain what amount can be civ
en- for the relief work and the first
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