Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-14
Red CROSS WORK
Keyport Executive Committee Hears
of Effort Being Made There.

keyport Executive Committee Hears
of Effort Being Made There.
By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT. Aug. 14:-At the spe-
cial meeting OF the executive commit
tee of the Red Cross held Monday
evening at the home of the chairman.
Rev. +. T. b. Reynolds. plans for the
Red Cross fete to be held at Beach
Park on Aug. %, were approved as
presented by the committee in charge.
It is o necessary to obtain per-
mission of the executive committee in
order to hold any fete for the Red
Cross. The plans for the coming fete
were enthusiastically endorsed by the
committee.
The application of Mrs. Edith X,
Cassidy for enrolment as a Red Cross
nurse was received and approved and
was ordered sent to Mrs. p. A. Son
dergaard. chairman Of h town and
county nursing committee.
Mrs. Elmer E. Morris, chairman OF
the surgical dressings committee re-
ported the following dressings made
in July: AKA congresses. 1854; 9x9
congresses, Al; 6x3 gauze strips, 113;
gauze sponges. 1874; Sgd. gauze rolls,
1856; 7 T bandages; 4-tailed bandages,
5; absorbent pads. 6; triangular band
ages, "a; scultetus bandages, 10; 1-yd.
webbing splint straps, 8; shot bags,
355; making a total of 1884. OF this
amount Wickatunk made seventy-1ve
scultetus bandages and two triangu-
lar bandages, while K~eansburg made
seventy-ive triangular bandages.
Three boxes were shipped on July
29 containing the following articles
SO front-line parcels containing S9l
articles; 2S front-line parcels, con
tanning s64 articles; the third box con-
tanning 16x24 paper backed pads, 8;
12x29 paper backed pads, IT; Sx12
waste gauze pads, 20; 12x24 cotton
absorbent pads, Z; Sx12 cotton pads,
270; total, 329.
Miss Martha Moore, chairman OF
the hospital garment committee re-
ported the following made during the
month of July: II pairs of pajamas
made by K~eansburg: hospital shirts
2 doz.; helpless case shirts, 4 doz.; Sc
suits of underwear; 2 doz. pairs OF
bed socks; s operating caps; s pairs
of leggings; 4 doz. handkerchiefs: one
afghan; one spread. OF this amount
jamas, 8 doz. suits of underwear, and
Wickatunk 22 helpless case shirts.
Miss H. Polling and Mrs. Walling con-
tributed the buttons, two New York
friends contributed safety pins, while
Victor Ansorge gave the khaki
samples from which housewives were
made.
Now In course of making at the
rooms are the following aAicles: &c
helpless case shirts, 4 suits of under
wear, 4 pairs of operating leggings, rs
pairs of booties. Also Miss Moore re-
ported that the last twenty-five COM
fort kits were in process of being
made, this making the total of zoe
which was the allotment for the local
chapter.
Mrs. Fred B. Van Brake Of the
purchasing committee reported thai
some goods recently ordered had ar
rived, and that the bills had been
rendered.
DR.. ]. E. d. Silcox Of the First Aid
department reported hat he contem-
plated organizing a class to begin
work the middle of September. Hor-
ace S. Burrowes, treasurer, reported
a substantial balance on hand.
This concluded the business of the
evening. The regular executive COM
mittee meeting will be held on the
second Tuesday evening In Septem-
Der.