The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-12
The Belfast Red Cross Society.

The meeting held last Monday afternoon in
the Woman's Club room TO organize Red
Cross Society was very largely attended Mrs.
Essie P. earle. presided. She said that the
movement for organizing the society originat-
ed with the Woman's Club. of which she was
president, and that Miss Louise Hazeltine had
been acting as chairman of a committee ap-
pointed by the club; but 1t had been fund
necessary to organize the Red Cross Society
independent of the Woman's Club. Mrs. Amos
Clements, chairman of the nominating com.
mittee, then reported list of officers and they
were elected, as follows: President, Miss Louise
Hazeltine; vice president, Miss Maude E.
Mathews; secretary, Mrs. James c. Durham
treasurer, Miss Isabel CHM. Mrs. Carrie then
called Miss Hazeltine to preside, and Mrs.
Clement, as secretary pro tenn, read the re-.
ports Of the preliminary meetings. Miss Haz
eltine explained that the Belfast Society
was a branch of the New England district
with headquarters in Boston; that the American
National Red Cross had an endowment fund
of only 100000; and that it's work was car
ried on in peace as we'll as in war. Mr..
o. E. Frost, chairman Of the Public Safety
committee, is assisting in the work and many
members will be from his subcommittee. At
present it is impossible to tell where or when
the Belfast Society will meet or just what
form it will assume. Miss Hazeltine spoke
briefly Of the various committees and of the
general work done by them. The chair ap-
pointed Mrs, Amos Clement. Mrs. Ben Hazel
tine, Mrs Essie P earle, Mr.. Frank r. Wood
cock and Mr. Lynwood B. Thompson commit
tee to select the sub committees and they re-
ported as follows: Military. Mrs. Amos Gem
ent, Mrs. Ben Hazeltine, Mrs. Charles M.
Craig, Mrs. Robert F. Dunton. Mrs. James >.
Hartman; Relief, Mrs. Harry L. kilgore. Mrs.
Charles S. Bickterd, Mrs. Isaac S. Hills, Mrs.
Fred R Poor, Miss Nina M. Valentine; Enter
tainment, Mrs. O. E Frost, Mrs. T. B. Dins-
more. Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson, Misses Charlotte
W. Colburn and Alice E. Simmons; Finance.
Charles R Coombs, Wilmer J. Dorman. Miss
Isabel CHM. Miss Hazeltine announced that
Manager E. R. Spear Of the Tel. & Tel. Co.
had rendered the services of his employees. and
committee, had rendered the services of A. E
Clark, S. of V. Auxiliary that she had received
letters of inquiry from Stockton Springs,
Unity. and other places and was assured
that other clubs would be organized as soon as
the society is in working order. The Belfast
Theatres Inc, will give 10 per cent of the pro-
ceeds of the sacred picture, 1.-THE Cruciixion,"
to be shown in the Colonial Theatre at 230 p.
m. Sunday, April 22nd Rev. Walter T. Haw-
thorne announced that silv collection would
be taken at the presentation of Stainer's Cruel
fixion to be given IN the North church next
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Eugene l.. Stevens
said that her cousin, Prof. Ham of BoWdon |
college, recently concerned in Red Cross work
in Russia, would speak here if the Society
would pay his travelling expenses. Prof Ham
will receive a cordial welcome in Belfast Mrs.
Amos Clement gave an interesting account of
he work for the ked Cross by the summer
'esidents at Seal Harbur. Forty three people
oined the society at this session and paid their
iues,