The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-04
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DAYT0NA BRANCH OF
RED CROSS ORGANIZED

Last night at the Palmetto clubhouse
the organization of the local Red
Cross chapter was completed, officers
being elected as follows: Col. @. NJ.
Bingham, chairman; Mrs. C. NJ. Wild
er, first vice-chairman; Mrs. ROLAND
E. Stevens, second vice-chairman;
Miss Lee Bowers, secretary; Mrs. II.
Y. Stillman, assistant secretary and
Arthur n Otis, treasurer The Off
cial name of the organization will be
the Daytona Branch of the North Flor
ida chapter
Mrs. c. NJ. Wilder, acting as tenn
porary chairman. opened the meeting
with a short address on Red Cross
work telling of the Five sons of the
Palmetto club, who are Harding Viii
liams, Winthrop Esch, Landon Davis,
Leon Despland and Tom Wilder All
of the boys, sons of leading members
of the club, are members of military
organizations. Harding Williams a
student at Brown university is one
of the Reserve Officers Training corps;
Tom Wilder and Landon Davis are in
companies at Harvard and Yale. while
Winthrop Esch is enlisted in an Ohio
battery. Leon Despland has volun-
teered and will serve in the L. :. cav
airy. At the conclusion of Mrs. Wild
er's we'll phrased talk. Dr. Robert Nc
Kay. ID. d., made a short prayer. Mrs.
Mckay then read minutes of the last
meeting after which Mrs. Wilder ask
ed for the report of the nominating
committee composed of Mrs G. r.
Gardiner. Mrs A. Milligan and Dr. +.
j. Walter Without exception the nom
nations of the committee were unan-
imously approved.
The newly elected officers then took
their places on the platform. Mrs.
Wilder requesting that as chairman
of the organization Col. c. NJ. Bling
ham preside. With a few well chosen
words. Col Bingham expressed his APP
probation of the honor conferred upon
him. speaking briefly of the import
ance of Red Cross work.
Il think ! voice the sentiment of
everyone when | say that we do not
want war. and have never wanted
war" said the speaker, Yet we do
not want peace at any price. War
seems unavoidable and since We may
/ be plunged into world war at any mo
ment, we cannot hasten too quickly the
work of Red Cross preparedness.
| Mrs. Alyiere Milligan, acting as
| spokesman for the executive board OF
| the Palmetto club. rendered the club
house to the Red Cross for meetings
until December LIST
| DR.. Fred J. Walters short address
was on the subject, What Physicians
| Think OF Red Cross Work" DR. Wal
! ter gave his audience a clear and con
/ else account of the activities OF the
! Red Cross. the Importance OF each
branch, and its place in the military
/ preparedness of a nation
Mrs. Wilder then read a letter from
| the Jacksonville organization known
as the North Florida chapter. explain
ing the committees and outlining the
work OF the DaytOna branch. Aftel
u discussion OF committees, enroll
ments and a membership campaign
the meeting was adjourned to Tues
day. April 10th when a third meet
ing Will be held at 7:30 o'clock a
night in the Palmetto clubhouse.
The organization viii have the fol
lowing committees: membership, hos
pital garments and surgical supplies
finance packing and shipping. publici
~ and information. purchasing, cut
ting distributing. inspection and ca
operative. Glasses win be formed il
first-aid to the injured, the enrollmen
! 10 We III NHdl * OA MI - \. H. NietA tllEiNl
DE-. Dean Smith having generously q
fered his services twice a week 70
instruction to the class. Miss Esthe
Pepper viii have charge OF the il
| struction and the enrolment for SUI
gical dressing. and classes viii ads
be formed in sanitation and hygien
and in dietetiCs Twenty -four dollar
have already been deposited in tn
bank for supplies 1t has been reques
ed that all those eligible to serve o
committees send in their names To Dl
Fred j. Walter at the earliest poss
! BILE moment.
A representative gathering OF me
and women filed the club house las
night and the enthusiastic suppol
given the organization of the Re
Cross branch ON every side bids TAI
to make it one OF the leading in til
] state.