The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
REPORT OF woMAN's WORK

Report or WOmanS s WOrk uepar lmenI. 1s17-I91S:
 REPORT OF WOMAN'S WORK From November 3, 1917, to November 26. 1918. Number of packing cases shipped, 6S5; number of surgical dressings shipped, S91,5oS; number of hospital supplies shipped. 53,S4s; number of re- fugee clothing shipped, 7522; number of articles for soldiers shipped, S1 ,296; dncluding s0,025 knitted articles, Ills comfort kits and 156 phonograph rec ords). Total number of articles made and shipped by chapter, 4S4,23S The number of workroomS in the chapter are 164; 52 companies in central work room. The number of workers in the chapter are 26S5. This number does not include the knitters.
 The knitting department was started in September, 1917, under the leader ship of Mrs. T. o. Smith, with compe- tent corps of assistants They did most valiant work, turning out 1000. knitted garments in five months. After her resignation, Mrs. William Walker took charge of the department, and has had most loyal and harmonious l force working with her. The number | 1 to give an accurate record of the num- per- Just now the committee is anx- ! ious to enlist, the interest of a great many more, as it has not given out half of the sock allotment for Novem- Der. and if We wish to prove our sense ! Of responsibility and also loyalty, they | must be finished
 Our first Belgian relief drive. with l Mrs. J. M. Gregg, as chairman was conducted in March, and we sent off z6 boxes and two hogsheads of cloth ing. second was held in September, Mrs Charles Denegre, chairman, with | remarkable success, the articles being in unusually good condition, and the large packing cases in which they ! were sent, numbering ".
 Last Christmas the Qui Vive Lit erary club, Mrs. George Hughes, I chairman. sent a Christmas box to the nurses overseas, containing 361 pack ages. Mrs. Sam Adler chairman and l Mrs Ross Smith, assistant, collected | Christmas presents for the soldiers on the outside sufficient to fill eight l boxes. Mrs. W. H. Netting donated to
 the Red Cross two immense boxes filled with Christmas gifts made by herself, which were sent to the boys at Camp Wheeler. A drive for photograph rec-
 ords to be sent to the camps was most | successful under the leadership of | | activity undertaken by the chapter was
 the linen shower, of which Mrs. Oscar l Hundley was chairman, assisted by 1 most able corps of workers Mrs. Ed- | ward Cabaniss acted as treasurer, and | sufficient funds were donated by the
 people of Jefferson county to buy the
 4ooo sheets and 15,o00 towels required by the gulf division.
 The splendid teaching centre of tha
 chapter under the charge of Mrs. Walter
 Beasley and her sufficient assistants l was opened on January 26, and has l turned out 250 surgical dressing pu- pills. The equipment for rooms amount I ing to $2oO was paid by the fee of s1
 charged each pupil. Four bright rooms were donated by the Title Guarantee
 company in their building. Although
 classes are now held only once a month, instruction free, the rooms are l still to be used for the reclamation
 work which will be required of the
 chapter. The committee for that work
 has been appointed with Mrs Angus l Iayior, chairman, and Mrs. Jack Bow
 ron. assistant, and is waiting for it's | flrst assignment of 8427 pairs of socks
 to bc alarmed from Camp Mcclellan.
 This may come at any time, and tho
 work will be of especial intrest to
 the "stay-at-homes," the mothers and
 granGmothers of the boys
 I (,
 Southside- Baptist church, with Mrs. C. H. Nabb, as chairman, donated an l equipment for 45 men consisting of 3ll5 articles. which filled eight pack ing cases In December, 1917, the Fed- 1 erated Literary clubs of the city at
 the instigation of Mrs. L. J. Haley. ft-
 ted out one base hospital, with POST
 articles, filling eight packing cases
 January. the Mother Goose club. Mrs.
 George Gibson, president, contributed 5oo exquisitely made layettes with the request that they be sent directly to
 France. Since then they have made a
 great many from Red Cross supplies,
 ana are grievfng that the Gulf division
 can take no more. The Birmingham
 Art club donated an equipment for one
 pationet, as did the fine unit of which
 Mrs. Walter Phillips was chairman. The
 splendid work of the Junior association
 mas already been reported, but I would
 like to say that the boys of the high
 school under the supervision of MT. Graves have made great many of our
 excellent packing cases.
 The committee of the central work room have done fine and faithful work.
 At the mention of Mrs. H. R. Johnston and her argus-eyed inspection committee.
 all of us have cold chills running down
 our backs, but we realize that their
 standard has been most potent in giving us our reputation. The wearers of the
 red and blue veils are always at their posts. The supervising department for
 garments is under the direction of Mrs
 Joseph McLesterS and no more regular of faithful workers can be found than those
 certainly due to Mrs. Frank Clark and Mrs. Vassar Allen. the two chairmen of the surgeon generals office Mrs. Luckie will remain in the city with relatives