Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06

This is q Red Cross era. Red Cross
work is the all absorbing occupation oi
the times, the intent and purpose Of the
day, replacing the pleasures and sports
that took up leisure hours IN happier
times Certainly IL should be SO. We
who STAY at home must do the work Of
those who 90, and the women must be
ready to- take care Of wounded. for wound
ed we will have in the da' 10 come. One
Of the most splendid issues of the Red
Cross IS the teaching Of the care Of sick
and wounded all over the country
women are learning To do what is coming
TO them To- do. Wilmington has very
splentiidly organized teaching center at
9l3 Delaware avenue, and new director
has Just been secured who is going 10
develop even further the work that has
been going on there The new director
is Miss Mary Moran, and she comes we'll
equipped with an extensive experience
In this kind Of work She is a graduate
of the Philadelphia General Hospital,
and after taking her course there che was
retained as a general nurse for two tears
and head nurse Tor six years. For thirteen
years Miss Moran wns in charge of the
hospital OF the University Of Georgia at
Atlanta, its capacity growing from 20 TO
$50 beds during her regime. and during
all that time she had the trimming Of many
other nurses under her supervision.
Miss Moran is ono Of three sisters who
are nurses, one sister, Miss Margaret J
Moran being chief nurse st ST. Agnes
Hospital, Philadelphia Her other sister,
Miss Katherine +. Moran, organized two
units Of nurses for the Naval Station Base
Hospital at League Island, and she is
now stationed there.
Nearly all large social events this sea-
son are benefit affairs; they give relief
from the stern realities Of The times, and
provide funds for Red Cross or some other
worthy object A musicale ~ 10 be
given for the Red Cross sometime this
month: the time has not yet been arranged
but ii will bc on a Saturday night, and
the singers will 20 IN Fort du Pont the
next day To sing for the men there. Mrs.
A. Felix du Pont and Mrs, William =.
| Bergland are arranging this musicale,
with the assistance Of Frederick Wyntt,
and they will have IL In the ballroom 81
| the Coleman du Points town house, now
| the Fifth ward Red Cross centre, a very
| fitting place for Red Cross musicale.
| There will be Persian garden, the
| singers TO be Miss Mildred Faas and
/ Walter l.. Pontius Of Philadelphia, and
+, Miss Ruth Wilson and Mir Wyatt Of
+ Wilmington. Walter s. Thunder will
be the accompanist. This will be a COM
! bination of Rcd Cross benefit and camp
recreation that surely viii receive a big
patronage.
Even the children frequently give
/ affairs for the Red Cross. Recently
! Mary and Hannah Gawthr . and Mildred
1
and invited their parents and friends 70
attend. in this manner they earned
/ SIS, which they gave 10 the cause.
Mrs Reginald s. Huidekoper Of Wash
| ington, D. C. is spending this week with
I her mother, Mrs. B. g. du Pout. Mrs.
/ Huidekoper IS doing great deal Of Red
| Cross work, and Is treasurer oi the WASH
| ington Ward OF he AMERICAN Ambulance,
now Military Hospital 10. 1, At Aeuiily,
| Paris.
Miss Agnes Neuer Of New York City
/ has returned to her home after spendin!
ten day with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P.
| " harwick.
Miss Julia Robinson Of Newport News.
Va, Is sta ing with MIR. and Mrs Joseph
B. Weaver Mrs Weaver and a.lss
Robinson viii attend a luncheon in
Philadelphia, Friday. given by Mrs. john
DicGey.
Mrs. William X. du Pont is spending "a
few day in New York City, this week.
Miss Florence Hauge Of Newark, y
J., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs
Sherman Lloyd.
Mrs. B. Denver Coppage gave a luncil-
con, Monday. for her daughter, Mayhelle
Conpqrp Her quests we're Gha -lo:+a