The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-11
ENTHUSIASM MARKED
MEETING OF LOCAL
RED CROSS SOCIETY
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contribution. III lDlS way S0UU a
month was raised for the work To
the little town OF Gait with 10000 in
habitants belongs the honor of hav
ing sent 5000 men 10 England and
the women have set a glorious exam
pie in their splendidly organized relief
work One day in the week is set
apart for work of making bandages,
shirts. socks and other clothing at
the Red Cross headquarters. on other
days the women sew at home The
school boys and girls are doing their
part in making scrap books, and other
things and learning to knit Within
three days $4,000 was raised to be
used for the soldiers wives The
great work is carried on systematical.
~ and untiringly, nothing being left
undone that will help the soldiers who
are fighting in the trenches and their
mothers, wives and daughters who
are left behind AS Mrs. McKendrick
talked she brought home to the quiet
men and women who listened a new
conception of the great holocaust in
Europe As she told them of those
women OF Canada, who are facing the
horrors OF war so unflinchingly and
with steady courage that makes
them worthy comrades of the men
who are fighting in the trenches. they
forgot war in its entity to think OF
the men as individuals TO whom the
Red Cross means so much When
the gray socks. knitted by the speaker
and soon to be worn by the men in
the trenches, were passed from hand
to hand the men and women yisioned
for an instant those steady eyed men
IN their weather-stained uniforms.
who are each and every one doing his
Individual part day by day A spon-
taneous burst of applause greeted
Mrs. McKendrick when she took her
seat
w. H. Pingress, field worker for
the North Florida chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross outlined briefly the
work of the American Red Cross so
ciety. reading the Presidents procIa-
nation of August 1911, regarding the
organization and with his concise and
earnest words bringing home to his
audience the Importance of the WORK.
and awakening them to an enthusiasm
TO take part in it's activities. Mr..
Pingree's address gave his hearers
much not only of information but of
realization of what the society
means TO America
Col. Bingham closed the meeting
with short talk. urging upon the
audience cooperation with the work
of the Red Cross. The meeting was
adjourned until Tuesday night. April
18th. at 1880 O'Clock
Tonight meeting will be held by
the Ormond auxiliary and the Day
tona people are cordially invited to be
present.
Many men and women who attend
ed the meeting last night as interest
ed spectators only. left with new
purpose, an inspiration born of a real
ization, for. the first time perhaps. of
Americas need today of her men and
Women-a quiet determination to face
whatever the future may hold with
quiet courage and to actively help in
the work that lies at hand for each
american in the present crisis
After adjournment the First-aid
class met with DR.. Dean T. Smith.
instructor This class will be ex
amined by DR. c. G. Bohannon The
membership committee met with Mrs.
Nj. l.. Stanley, chairman.
Committees for the American Red
Cross work in Daytona are as fol
lows:
Membership: Mrs. NJ. l.. Stanley
chairman; Mr. and Mrs. NJ. p. Corn
wall. Mrs. Fred Pensinger, Mrs. r. e.
Stevens, Mrs. J. A. Coburn, Miss Vir-
ginia Bird Mrs. c. T. Gardiner. Ben
ford Deacon, Mrs. c. NJ Bingham.
Mrs J. d. Maley. Mrs A. y. Otis. Mrs.
II. w. Drake, Miss Chamberlin. J. d.
I. Morris NJ. L. Stanley and Lew
Smith
Finance. Fred n. Conrad chair
man; F. NJ Rowe, L. H. Thompson. c.
NJ. Wilder and A. Donnelly.
Inspection: Mrs M Huston chair
man; and Mrs. F. J. Walter
Hospital supplies and surgical dres-
sings: Miss Pepper, chairman; Mrs.
AlVlere Milligan. DR. Josie NJ Rog-
ers
Packing and supplies: Mrs. r. s.
Maley Eugene Johnson and c. Y.
Caller.
Publicity and information: : G
Archibald, H. G. Sparkman. r u
Fitzgerald, Henry Titus and A. Mill
gan This committee will elect its
chairman.
Purchasing: w NJ. Hankins. chair
man; B. B Baggett. 9. Z. Gardiner
Miss Pepper, and Mrs Ella l.. O'Neili.
Cutting: Mrsf Robert Mckay. chair
y. 4
der and Mrs. G. c. Bohannon
Distributing: p. c. Rogers chair
man. w w Abercrombie and Duke
Wilder
Cooperation: DR. f. j. Walter
chairman DR.. Robt Mckay. Rev
VIM. ]. Drew, Prof. H. Clay Marks
Father O'Boyle and F. J. Niver.
First-aid committees: DR. Dean r
Smith, S. +. Billiard. Mrs c. E. Gard
liner and DR. +. j. Walter Chairman
to be elected
Mr. and Mrs F. S. Riley. of De
troit. Mich. wko have spent previous
winters in Daytona and were this sea
son located in the Michigan apart
ments on Cedar street, left Tuesday
on their return to Detroit. Mr. Riley
Ii an adept when it comes to fishing
and has greatly enjoyed the sport