Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-17

Frank vanIMetre, chairman, and So
] members.
/ ID. A. r. Naval Auxiliary, with Mrs.
S. w. Walker, chairman, and 80
members.
!, Crispus Attacks Auxiliary, (Col.),
Mrs. Ella Corsey, chairman, and Sc
| members
In addition to our work rooms in
the Peoples Trust Company building,
we have established one at the City
Hospital, where only surgical dress
ings as well as hospital garments are
made. From all three work rooms,
with the assistance of our auxiliaries,
we have made and shipped the fol-
lowing.
S7,467s surgical dressings.
| 1850 hospital shirts.
$50 pajamas.
| 1853 miscellaneous hospital garments
and supplies, not including one emer.
Igency cot equipment.
964 sweaters.
! 63 socks, hand knit.
300 pairs of machine knit socks.
Other knitted garments, including
20 helmets, 81 pairs wristlets, So
lscarfs.
In November, we conformed to the
rules of the Potomac Division and
appointed Director OF W;omen's
Work and three Supervisors:
Mrs. G. B. Wiltshire, Director of
,Womens Work.
Miss May Faulkner, Supervisor of
Hospital Garments.
| Mrs. Wide Kflmer, Supervisor of
Surgical Dressings.
Mrs. Robert Miller, Supervisor of
Knitted Garments.
Mrs. MiTler resigned in January
and Mrs A. C. Nadenbousch was ap-
pointed to succeed her.
IN December class graduated in
Surgical Dressings under Mrs. Hays,
of Baltimore and class later grad
uated under local instructors.
The Junior Red Cross is fully or
ganized with every public and paro-
Ichial school a Junior Auxiliary with
one hundred per cent membership.
This work has been accomplished by
the Chapter School Committee, with
Professor Wachtel as chairman, and
makes such splendid showing that
have asked him to submit a sep
arate report
1 we have taken up the work of col
llecting garments for the French and
Belgian refugees, also of collecting
books for the soldiers. 4
The Finance Committee has, with
in the past week, launched a Drive
flor funds, which we hope will sue
coed in giving us a permanent month
| ly income
A committee with Mr.. Allen Noll
as chairman, has been appointed to
conduct the Second Red Cross War
Fund Drive Which is scheduled for
May 10th to 9th.
DR.. Larkin Glazebrook, Director of
the Bureau of First Aid of Military
Relief, Potomac Division, has re-
quested us to form High School
Sanitary Corps. DIR. Tonkin, our To-
cal chairman of the Military Aid
/ Committee. has taken the matter UP
with Professor Wachtel, and feel
sure that this work will be carried
out with the same enthusiasm as was
/ displayed in previous undertakings
With "hiSH tlicSc ScHllelHeu nave
been connected.
want to take this opportunity to
/ personally, and in behalf Of the Chap
ter express my deep appreciation to
those who have made us the follow
ing donations:
The Peoples Trust Co for our head
\ quarters. work rooms and fuel.
The Cumberland Valley Telephone
Co. for telephone service.
The interviewer Mills, through Mr..
George Mulliss., for the making,
marking and delivery of boxes for
shipping our supplies
The Potomac Power and Light Co.
for light.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. VIRGINIA F. FAULKNER,
Chairman.
Treasurer's Report.
Receipts April IA, 1917, to
April IA, 1918, membership
4 dues and donations $40 ,585. IA
Disbursements:
'Membership dues
paid Washington .$2,024.75
War Fund .... 100000
Supplies s...... 4.g26.86
Express ....s 1868
miscellaneous .s 596.75
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