Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
MAKE Red CROSS
CHAPTER STRONG
CORPS OF WORKERS TO SOLICIT
LIFE MEMBERSHIPS BEGIN
MING MONDAY.
C. n. E. 6OARDMAN is
HEAD OF BIG COMMITTEE
Smaller Donations to Work Also to
Be Secured-A. A. Moore Chairman
Of Local chapter-committees on
Relief Work Already at Work--Re-
cruiting Movement Now in v. s.

When twenty or more Red Cross
nurses recruited from the high school
girls are very much in evidence upon
the streets tomorrow, this community
may know that the organization OF a
strong local chapter OF the Red Cross
is to be started Monday. The high
school nurses are merely the advance
agents putting themselves up as paper
FOR the show"
On Monday a strong corps OF ladies
will go after the life memberships at
$25 and 500. This committee will be
comprised of the following, under the
leadership Of c. H. E. Boardman, as
chairman: Mesdames IT, Il, Northup
w. A. Anderson, G. c. Trine, II. j.
Howe, r. W. McCreery. w. l.. Peck
ham. r. c. Valentine, III. Fl. Center
Myrtle Bartlett, c. P. Cook, +. H
Boucher, b. +. Cummings, NJ. w
Hovey, H. f. Feser and B. f. Robinson
and r. w. Scott, w. r. Smith, E. A.
Franquemont, J. B. Northcott. Charles
Amblad, Il. Bullard, e. r. Lay, j.
Levin, II. G. Brintnall and j. D. Palm
er.
Officers Of Local Chapter.
The officers of the local chapter
selected at a general meeting on May
ia, are A. A. Moore, chairman; George
VI. Johnson, vice chairman; Mrs. f. ID.
b. ingalls,, secretary: II. S. Lawrence
treasurer
The board of directors Is composed
of IS. c. whtehii, Wallace Arney, X
w. Scott, Dr.. Bullard, f. r. Lay, j.
Levin, H. G. Brintnall. p. A. Hawley,
c.. II. E. Boardman, f. M. Wilbur
Leonard Carney, D. w. Norris. f. A.
Moscrip. Rev. J. J. Fitzpatrick. Rev.
b. f. Martin. Rev. w. M. Baker; Mes
danes r. Il. Northup. R. w. McCreery,
G. II. Ruth. c. w. Hughes. III. II
Nichols, NJ. S. Mcfarland, II e Fesler
May B Vail, H ]. Howe. Cora W.
Choate, b. T.. Cummings. and Miss
Anna Maude Kimberly. ...g
The first aid committee on classes
and instructors are Drs. c. w. Choate,
George NJ. johnson, j. r Bullard, H. F.
French, and N. Merrill.
The committee on Red Cross instruc-
ton for women, department Of military
relief. is headed by Mrs. H. A. Kin
nan as chairman. On Monday Mrs.
i. ID. B. ingalls, and Mrs. George Will
liams are in charge: Tuesday. Mrs
Kinnan and Mrs. +. A. Alban: Wednes-
day. Mrs. G. w. Hughes; Thursday.
Mrs. #. B. Garvin and Miss ELLA Gill
more; friday. Mrs F. r. Northup and
Mrs. B. A. Morgan.
These committees are now engaged
In preparing contents for box mo. A.
To Solicit Members.
Later in the week annual members
at 81 per year, subscribing members at
81 per year, contributing members at
IS per year and sustaining members
at $40 per year. will be solicited. OF
tho moneys received all Of the 800 and
S25 life memberships will go to the
national Red Cross Society, but Of the
smaller amounts so cents out Of the
81 and 81 subscriptions will be retained
by the local chapter and likewise -
Of the S. and SO Of the $40 contribu-
tlons.
Work New In United States.
Recruiting for the Red Cross has just
begun In the United States. Japan
now has 100000 members from hei
population of 40,000.000; Germany L.
400, 900 from her population of 67,0o0,-
600: Russia 100000 from her popula
ton OF 171.0oO,000. while the United
States has paltry 100000 Red Cross
members from her population of 10o,-
100000.