Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
ANNUAL MEETING
IN BURLINGTON, n. j.
Red Cross Branches From Every
Town in County Convened
Last Week

BURLINGTON-The annual meeting Of
the Red Crsss Chapter held at Old st.
Mary's Church during the last week was
most interesting. Splendid reports were
read from every branch in the county and
much work has been done during the first
year.
Walter e Robb. president Of the Burlng-
ton City Loan and Trust Company. read
the report Of the big drive of the Liberty
Loan made in Burlington County The al
lotment for the Liberty Loan was for
S2OOO,OOO, but has been oversubscribed
$275.000.
Captain Arthur b. Rudd, who had served
a year as special assistant to the American
Ambassador In Petr grad Russia, and rep
reSents the Atlantic Division of the Amer
can Red Cross, gave n very interesting talk
on relief work over in Russia and made an
urgent appeal to the members of the Red
Cross branches TO get busy. as the soldiers
in the trenches are in dire need Of band
ages surgical dressings, sweaters, helmets
and stockings. and II is the duty OF every
woman in America to work for them.
Mrs Clara I. Galanter tire lsurer Of the
Red Cross Chapter, read the following
census of the membership In the different
branches' Moorestown. $50; Roebling, l62 !;
Pemberton 1874: Beverly, 1856 Medford, 9S (;
Riverton, 46s Riverside. 1900; Palmyra,
295; Mount Holly. SEA; Wrightstown. 90,
and Burlington, 600.
The Riverside Red Cross branch has the
largest membership in Burlington County.
The treasurer reports that S14.6SG is on
hand which will be used for famil es whose
sons and husbands have gone t. war in
case they should at some future time be in
need OF funds.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Chairman Mr. Henry B..
Weaver, of Burlington: first vice chairman,
Mrs. Philip S. Clarkson, Of Edgewater Park /:
loo oh - II AF,,1
ford; secretary. Mrs. Clara l. Galanter I;
treasurer, Mrs. Elwood Russell department
of civilian relief the Rev. Charles S. Lewis,
all of Burlington.
Mr.. John w. Davis. OF Edgewater Park,
Is In charge Of the purchasing of Red Cross
supplies. Mr.. William A. Slaughter, of
Mount Holly, has the military relief COM
mittee.
The executive committee of the Red Cross
chapter made a request that the members
of the Red Cross branches throughout the
county open their homes on Thanksgiving
Day to those soldiers of Camp Dix who are
unable to go to their own homes on account
of being so far away,
DELANCO-The Rev J. Ward Gamble,
pastor of Dobbins Memorial Church, has
given over the basement of his church to the
Red Cross branch for workroom.
The members OF the Red Cross branch
will hold tumble sale in the Town Hall on
November during the afternoon and eve-
ming. on November l6 a card party will be
given In the Town Hall to raise funds to
purchase material for the workroom
EDGEWATER PARK-Mrs Isaac Schlit-
cher. Of 20l4 Walnut street, Philadelphia,
who has just returned from a fortnights 8
stay at White Sulphur Springs. is spending
few days at the home of her mother. Mrs.
Harry S Ehret,
Mr.. and Mrs David Shirk have closed
their country home on Warren street and
will spend the winter in Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Black. of Franklin, Pa.
| is the guest Of Miss Emily c. Ferguson at
| her home on the Delaware.