Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-11
FINE WORK DONE
BY AUXILIARIES
Large Number of Articles For
Hospitals and Men Made by
Church Red Gross Workers

The Red Cross Auxiliary of Grace
Methodist Church, organized No
vember 22 with Mrs. j. Horace Nc
t'arland, chairman: Mrs. Samuel y.
Shope, vice-chairman; Mrs. Edwin S.
Herman, secretary, and Mrs. William
4. Starkey, treasurer. They meet
every Thursday in the church parlors
from 10 to 4 o'clock, and bring a
box luncheon.
In the eight working days since
organization this auxiliary has COM
pleted and turned into the local
branch, 73 knitted articles, including
sweaters. scarfs, wristlets and socks;
S,OSl gauze articles, wipes, compress
es. etc.; 7S5 bandages and muslin
bags; pairs pajamas, 3 " dozen bed
socks; six surgical shirts. Quite a
number of finished articles are ready
for delivery now.
In Fifth Street Church
A report of the Red Cross Aux
iliary of the Fifth Street Methodist
,Church, organized September 8, and
which meets every Wednesday from
10 o'clock till o'clock at the church
shows an average attendance of eigh-
teen members. So far 254 articles
have been made; fifty have been knit
and ITO bandages have been finished.
interest among the women of the
church is still increasing and there
is always an urgent call for workers.
The officers of the auxiliary are:
Chairman. Mrs. W. II. Yocum; as
sistant chairman, Mrs. George Gar
man; secretary, Mrs. Walter e.
Yocum; treasurer, Mrs. w. Fenster-
macher; chairman of the knitting,
Mrs. Walter Yocum; assistant, Mrs.
Il. e. Sterringer; chairman of mus
lin. Mrs. John Byrnes; assistant,
Mrs. E. A. Pyles; chairman of gar
ments, Mrs. Sarah Hines; assistant,
Mrs. D. e. Rush, and registration,
Mrs. Harry Mulligan.
Boys and Girls Knit
A convalescent robe which has
been knit by the boys and girls in
the Cameron school building taught
by Miss NJ. Maude Kennedy is on
exhibition in the window of the
clothing store of William Strouse,
Market street, and will be there over
Knit the patches for the robe out of
odds and ends of yarn the week be-
fore Christmas. Mrs. G.. Herman
Goetz, wife of the supervisor prin-
cipal of the Cameron building, put
the patches together and the effect
of the Red Cross in the center sur.
rounded by grey yarn is most attrac-
tive. Miss Kennedy has seventy-two
pupils in her room and they have
now started on their second robe.
At st. Andrews
The auxiliary to the Harrisburg
Red Cross Chapter was formed yes
terday afternoon in st. Andrews
parish house. Nineteenth and Derry
streets, which will be known as st.
Andrews Auxiliary, but which will
be open to all women of the church,
the neighborhood and of Bellevue
Park. Mrs. Lew r. Palmer and
the Red Cross, gave excellent talks
on the Red Cross, explaining the
work and the manner of organizing
and displaying the samples of the
work and the manner of organizing
Thursday from 10 o'clock to and
those who wish may bring their
lunch.
The following officers were elected
Chairman, Mrs. Edward Il. Doehne;
vice-chairman, Mrs. Wilson; secre-
tar, Mrs. f. w. Watts; treasurer,
Mrs. John Homire. Mrs. Doehne ap-
pointed the following membership
committee, Mrs. A. w. Baker, Mrs.
G.. ]. Cullmerry, Mrs. c. ]. Hoffman.
Twenty members were present yes
terday and this auxiliary promises to
be one of the most enthusiastic on
the Hill.
Organize at Pine Street
The war work committee of the
session of Pine Street Presbyterian
Church has called a meeting of all
the women of the church this even
ing at 7.45 o'clock in the lecture
room, for the purpose of organizing
an auxiliary to the Harrisburg Red
Cross Chapter. The committee is
composed of John Campbell, chair
man; Henry b. Mccormick, secre-
tary, and b. w. Cox.
Miss Anne Mccormick will pre-
side and will introduce Mrs. Lew r.
Palmer, who will outline the plans
of organizing an auxiliary to the Req
Cross. Officers will be elected. and
work along all four lines outlined by
Red Cross will be undertaken, in
cluding the making of hospital gar
ments, surgical dressing, knitting and
muslin work.
Several groups in the church have
been making garments for the local
chapter and there have been three
different classes in surgical dress
ings and two in knitting, but these
will cooperate and the work will
be done on larger scale.
Miss Dorothy Driscoll, of 312 North
Second street, has returned from
new Ork, Wnere Sne spent u week
with her mother. Mrs. Margaret
Driscoll.
Charles C. Linton, who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia at his
home, 1907 North Second street, is
improving in health.
Edwin II. Brown has resumed his
studies at Chestnut Hill Academy,
after holiday vacation spent with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George FL.
Brown, 125 State street.