Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-20
REPORTS
ARE MADE ON WAR RELIEF
directors of Virginia Association
Hold importan, Meeting and
So Receive Striking Reports.
FINANCES IN GOOD CONDITION
Eongidcrah'c Profit Is Shown To
SIS tIHv" N"cu Made Ivy Notion-Pic-
2 tuvc ENi ihit--Lcttcr Says France
w Urgently Needs Hospital Supplies.

Directors OF The war Relief Asso-
S.otiaN o. virginia ileii meeting OF
Ssfpsta' interest Yesterday afternoon
&, headGn7rters in the Allison Huiid-
blH. Thor" Were present a. the meet
ine, lynn Mrlthy. president: pcSoto
Fitzgerald. treasurer; Miss Virginia
Christian executive secretary: Mrs.
henry Taylor Jr., chairman Of the
hacking section; Mrs Frederick w.
scott. chairman Of tho shirts. pajamas
and undorclothing section; Miss Allcnc
stokes. vice. chairman nf tho hospital
supplies: Mrs. John stewart Bryan.
chairman OF the Childrcn's aid sec
ton; Mrs. E,ula Young Morrison,
chairman OF publicity; Mrs. J. TAYLOR
Eliyson. chairman % The Virginia COM
mittee. fathericss children Of France;
Mrs. Charles Eolliuc, Miss Ellen Bag
by. Mrs. c NJ. Bradbury and Mrs. +,
y. Hotchkiss.
The report OF the surgical dressings
committee was especially interesting.
In the matter Of finances, the report
showed that the amount OF $3.50 had
been cleared in the recent prcsenta-
ton of the picture. How France Cares
for Her Soldiers" in the Jefferson
auditorium. An additional amount OF
$3.50 was turned in by Miss stokes.
of which 81 had been contributed by
newsboy OF the city.
GREAT QUANTITIES OF SUPPLIES
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
Surgical dressings to the number OF
S,S15 have been made during the past
two weeks. while the National League
for Wonians Service reported the
completion OF 1855 surgical dressings.
twenty four knitted articles, fifty
three surgical shirts, twelve pajama
suits.
In a recent letter from Mrs Austin,
Of Paris, she acknowledges with
grateful thanks the receipt OF seven
cases OF surgical dressings from tho
War Relief Association OF Virginia.
Complimenting the workers on tho
carefully inspected supplies sent from
Richmond headquarters, she goes on
TO say, The grave emergency Of the
moment in France is hospital supplies.
and that unless these are rushed im-
mediately in great quantities, the con-
sequences TO civilization may be so
grave that we DO not dare 10 con-
template them. 1t is the lighting man
who must win this war, and our first
thought must be OF the wounded.
Special mention was made in Miss
stokes report OF the Bon Air branch
for its organization and its generous
contributions to the shipments from
the war relief work rooms each week.
The Bon Air branch is entirely self
supportinE Mention was also made OF
the fact that the Southern Paper Com
pany, at the request OF Mrs. John
Charleton had recently supplied tho
surgical dressings committee with
four large rolls of paper with which
TO line the cascs-this paper being an
item of considerable expense to the
committee when II was necessary TO
buy ii.
sTRIKING REPORTS MADE
ON ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
While the report OF the chairman OF
the Virginia committee OF the father
less children of France was quite
lengthy IL was Of absorbing interest.
showing the continued interest OF Nir-
gin!ans generally in the hope Of
France" as we'll as the untirng en-
ergy OF Mrs. Ellyson in securing the
adoption OF the little orphans.
Mrs. Frederick w. Scott announced
that it would be imperative that some
one be appointed to take over the
worl. of her section during her con-
templated absence in Washington. The
matter was discussed and satisfactory
arrangements made and on motion OF
Mrs. Charles l.. Boiling, Mrs. Scott
was given a vote OF thanks for the
splendid work she has accomplished
for the relief.