Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-01
MEETING OF RED CROSS GROUPS|
Five Branches Of Auxiliary No. III in RoxborouG}
Met in Methodist Church Members
of Choir Entertained

THERE was an enthusiastic mass.meeting
L Of the five groups Of Auxiliary No III
OF the Red Cross Society on Wednesday
evening In the Central Methodist Episcopal
Church, Green lane. Roxborough Auxiliary
No. Ill, with its various groups. IL the largest
body OF he'd Cross workers In the section.
Inc main auxiliary was organized by Mr.
and Mrs j. Vaughan Merrick at their home
and later the meetings were held in the
parish house of st. Tlmothy's Protestant
Episcopal Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Merrick,
assisted by Mr.. Collier Stevenson. of the Red
Cross Society, and representatives OF each of
the five churches, formed the groups.
The Central Methodist workers have for
chairman Miss Helen III. Kommer: for
retary, Miss Margaret OBrien. and treas
urer, Miss Grace Fee. Mrs. Charles c. Eddie
men has charge OF the surgical dressings and
Mrs. Buchanan of the sewing.
Leverington Presby group is headed
by Mrs. Elmer Cuthbertson. with Miss Ella
McFadden, secretary, and Miss Hannah
Hardwood, treasurer as her assistants. The
officers representing the Roxborough Baptist
workers at the meeting were Or. Lawrence
Simcox, first-aid class; Mrs. W. II. Hoedt.
chairman; Mrs Charles Jones Thompson.
vice chairman; Mrs. William Ames. secre.
tary and Miss Ray Boocock treasurer
The Grace Lutheran Church section was
represented by Mrs. Frank weger and Mrs
Robert lie Fort. The knitters of the groups
are directed by Miss Irene r. Schofeld with
Mrs. Clyde T. Leaver. Miss NJ. Sherwood
MRS. Elmer Pfster, Miss Margaret Faust
Mrs. Mabel ID. Lessing and Mrs. Albert
Ioperzer as the chairmen OF the sections.
Ihere was patriotic music. an address by
Mr. George W. Stewart of Oak Lane. and
reports Of the magnificent work accomplished
ny each group for the Red Cross Society.
The main auxiliary has met with wonder.
ful success In all branches of the work car.
ried on In st. Timothy's Parish house, hav-
ing mrstaid classes, surgical dressings and
nospHal garments sections, and group of
| men making packing boxes to be used in
shipping the completed supplies.
| PROBABLY the largest of the groups which
attended the meeting was that OF the Fourth
| reformed Church. Mrs. William Beatty is
| us chairman, and her assistants are Mrs.
| Francis Ehly, vice chairman: Mrs. Harry
| Ehiy, secretary: Miss Blanche Taylor, treas.
| urer; Mrs Christian Adelhelm, chairman. OF
me hospital garments section: Mrs. Samuel
r.. Ehly, in charge Of the comfort kits, slinss
| ana towels: Mrs. George Fleming. surgical
| dressings; Mrs. Hamilton Beatty ambulance
| Pillows and Miss Anna E. Beatty. who di.
rected the making of oakum pads.
| Other members include Mrs. George Au.
| man, Mrs. Herbert Adams, Miss Mabel Adel.
helm, Mr.. and Mrs. William Beatty, Mr..
Hamilton Beatty, Miss Bertha Bate. Mrs.
| Leon Birkmre. Mrs Susan Becker. Mr..
Harry Brong, Miss Bertha Burke Mr.. Milton
| Boehret, Mrs Elizabeth Boehret, Miss Dor.
| Mrs. Charles Buchanan. Mrs. George Bolster.
| ling, Miss Loretta Burke Mrs. j. Borneman,
| Mrs Walter Button, Mrs. James Cairns. Mrs.
| Harry Craven. Mrs. John H. Curry. Mrs.
Lydia Curtis Mrs. A J. Chrlstman. Mrs r.
| w. De Wald, Mrs. George Fleming. Mrs.
| Sarah Fulton Mr.. Samuel Ehly. Miss Myrtle
Ehly, Mr.. end Mrs. Robert Ehly. Mr.. and
| Mrs George Ehly, Mrs. Charles Hennessy,
| Mr.. Walter Haefner, Miss Catharine Haef.
| ner Mrs. Frank Herman. Mr.. Francis Ehly,
| Miss Helen Ehly, Miss Barr Scott, Mrs. f. A.
| Scott. Mr.. Charles Stumm, Mrs. Snyder Mrs
| Elizabeth Struse. Mrs. L. ID. Slater, Miss
| Phoebe Schultz. Miss Lulu Schultz, Mr.. and
| Mrs Horace Townsend. Miss Harriet Town.
| send Mrs Harold Taylor, Miss Blanche Tay.
| lor. Mrs. Clara Turner. Mrs Harry Weir
| Miss Ella S. Wright Miss Maud $. Wright
| Mrs. l.. Whitman, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Wing
| Miss Hattie Zeisloft. Mr.. Louis Jones Miss
| Laura NJ. Jones, Miss Margaret Brubaker
| Mrs. W. j. Dugan, Miss j. Della Dressel
Mrs. Annie Frantz, Miss Sarah Ehly, Miss
| Margaret Ehly. Mrs. Irwin Ehly. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Edwin Ehly, Miss Harriet Frame, Mrs
| William Garforth. Miss Gabel. Mrs. A Haef
| ner, Mrs. George Hardman, Miss Emma Huns
| berger. Mrs. Joseph Herman, Mrs. Bertha
| Morris. Mrs Jesse Ehly. Mrs. Charles Ehly
| Mrs. Thomas Harrison, Mrs William Holl
| day, Mrs Mary Hansell, Miss Caroline Hip
| pie, Miss Emily Nipple, Mrs. George karcher
| Mr.. and Mrs Harry Kraft. Mr., and Mrs
| George Kraft, Mrs. George Karcher. Mr. and
| Mrs Charles Kerkeslager, Mrs, c. knudson,
Mrs. Il. Kratz, Miss Amelia Keely, Mrs. j.
| Hester. Miss Margaret lnnes, Mrs. Harry
Lessing. Mrs Samuel Lentz, Miss Amanda
| Lloyd, Mr. James Lehman. Mrs Minerva
| McAleer. Miss Ruth McMaster, Miss Mar
| garet McKain, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rowland,
| Mr.. and Mrs Walter Rowland, Mrs Clar-
| ence Moyer Miss Bessie Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Joseph Montgomery, Mrs. Fannie Moscrip,
Miss Fannie Moscrip Mrs John Moore. Miss