Williams news., 1917-12-13
HOUSING RED GROSS
 MEETING HELD TODAY

One of the most effective.
 meetings held in Williams thus: far during the war was that at.
 the Sultana Theatre this after
 noon under the auspices of the
 Williams Chapter of the Amer
 ican Red Cross.
 The object of the meeting
 was to hearten the local mem
 bers of the Red Cross for the
 great Christmas Drive for new
 members, which is to be inaug-
 urated throughout the nation
 during the week of December
 17th, and without doubt this
 object was we'll accomplished.
 Promptly at 3 80 MT. l.. S.
 Williams, who had been select
 ed to act as chairman, in a few
 words explained the object of the meeting, and then introduc-
 ed MT. w. w. Hush, Field Rep resentative of the Pacific Div ision of the Red Cross. MT Hush is we'll known in Williams as he was instrumental in the organization of the Williams Chapter last June. He congrat- ulated the members of the local chapter upon the splendid work they have thus far accomplish ed and predicted that the chapter would stand high among those in the state at the close of it's first years existence
 MT. Hush was followed by MT. C. J. O'Connor, Pacific Division Director of the Bureau of Civilian Relief. MT. O'Con- nor is an authority on civilian relief along the Mexican border and for three years was Assist ant Director of the Red Cross Department of Chapters. MT. O'Connor explained in detail the work of the bureau over which he has charge and i'm parted much valuable informa- tion to those present as to what this bureau has done and what it is expected to do in the future with reference to the families of our boys when they are lover there" in the trenches.
 Mrs. Harry A. klugel, Pacific Division Manager of the Junior Red Cross, followed MT. O'Con- nor, and made one of the most interesting talks of, the after noon. The Junior Red Cross is a new branch of the Red Cross work, instituted at the sugges- tion of President Wilson, and it is designed to bring the young boys and girls into a useful and effective war work.
 Without in the least interfer- ing with the school duties of these young people, Mrs. Klu- gel explained much good work that can be done by them. She gained much applause by stat ing that Williams was the hrSt town in Arizona that wrote to national headquarters for in formation regarding this Junior work, and she hoped to see the JuniorChapter here in Williams lead all other chapters in the state because of the early in terest we had shown in the organization.
 A new bureau has recently been established in Red Cross work at the suggestion of a Western woman--Mrs. Othman Stevens, of Los Angeles, and he national organization IS the matter of mak- ng the bureaus work national instead of divisional in charac- CT. Mrs. Stevens suggested hat there could be much sal 7age obtained from articles hat now go to waste, and the 'esult of her suggestion is that a inc showing willbe made along $ his line. Mrs. T. s. Carlin, of JOS Angeles, is the Pacific Div sion head of the Salvage bu- eau, and following Mrs. KIu- gel. gave an interesting and ve- y instructive talk upon the subject.
 Mrs. Carlin showed how iron, orass, tin, tin-foil, copper, jars ribbon boxes, spooIs ,ld clothing, in fact practic ally everything which most people now regard as useless can be into money for the Red Cross. A bureau of salvage will be organized in connection with the local chapters. De ,ails will be given out later.