Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-16
Much Raw Material

Estimating on the basis of money
contributed and spent Mrs. Gilbert
yesterday reckoned that probably
about 100000 had been spent in the
last year for raw materials, and,
adding to this the value of the labor,
SIS, 900, she arrives at total OF
$4,000 as the value of the output
of the Harrisburg Chapter in twelve
months.
Another feature of this great in
dustry that is being developed more
each day is the civilian relief which
was organized under Mrs. William
Laubenstein. I'VE aim now," eX-
planned Mrs. Gilbert in speaking oil
this department, Ito show that the
Red Cross is the friend OF the SOL
dier's family. War friends would be
a more appropriate name than civ
ilian relief We began by giving
Thursday afternoon to hearing com
plants from mothers, wives and
other relatives concerning the wage
Garner at the front. On thursdays
now there are as many as hundred
in waiting. The Red Cross makes
point of keeping in touch with the
men at the camps and so we are able
to adjust many troubles Whlch
threaten to break up family. we
even advance money in cases where
the family is destitute and the pay
has not arrived from the Govern
ment. To show how intimately this
system works the other day we sup
piled two Harrisburg soldiers at
southern camp with all comforts, our
agent in that camp making the ar
rangement. AS men from our home
town we were permitted to make TINS
special gift, and it is the purpose OF
this chapter to look after Harris
ngrNoriaIIHr until tho end
of the war"
Suburban Towns Help =,
The total production of the local
chapter is of course only possible
with the aid of the auXiliaries who
comprise a membership of 5000
from towns nearby. Under the di-
rection of Mrs. Lew Palmer this vast
aid contributed 29,096 surgical dress
ings, 1,343 garments, 2,124 knitted
articles, total of 32,563 articles
Following is a complete list of the
auXiliary towns and their chairmen:
Berrysburg, Mrs. l.. w. Hoover;
Dauphin, Miss Clara Bergstresser;
Duncannon, Mrs. B. Stiles Duncan;
Eliza abethville, Mrs. II. II. Hassinger;
Graft, Miss Annie Hepler; Green
Park, Mrs. n. j. Briner; Halifax,
Mrs. l.. S. Marshall; Hershey, Mrs.
C. V. Glynn; Hummelstown, Miss
Maude Baker; Linglestown, Mrs:
Fanny Care; Loyalton. Mrs. Fred
Harner; Lykens, Mrs. d. V. Randall
Millersburg, Mrs. r. E. Woodside;
New Bloomfield, Mrs. E. r. Moore;
New Cumberland, Miss Marion Leib;
Newport, Mrs. j. e. Fleisher; Pax
tang. Mrs. w. II. Shetron; Penbrook,
Mrs. e. X. Lawson; Pillow, Mrs.
Frank Snyder; West Fairview, Mrs.
Cadwallader; Wiconisco, Mrs. 5. II.
Miller; Williamstown, Mrs. II. A.
Shaffer; Wormleysburg, Mrs. vernon
Kister; Blain, Mrs. Newton Kerstet-
ter; Marysville, Mrs. g. w. Gault.
No less important than these are
the auxiliaries of Harrisburg itself,
the individual places where as many
as three hundred women gather at
one time, all operating under splen-
did system controlled from the wal
nut street headquarters. Here are
all the Harrisburg working groups
with their chairmen:
w. C. T. u, Mrs. Gertrude Leidigh,
80 North Seventeenth street; Stevens
Memorial Church, Mrs. Clayton
Smucker, 1911 Vernon street; Exc
lila. Camp Fire, Miss Lorraine Heagy,
1877 Market street; Fifth Street
Methodist Church, Mrs. Garman;
Girls Club, Miss Margaretta Ruther-
ford. 1922 Herr street; Hummels-
town w. C. T. u, Mrs. X. l.. Hum
mel. Box 8S, Hummelstown, Pa;
Sunday School class, Miss Margaret
Vance, 1401 North Second street
Tabernacle Baptist Church, MISS De
Vout. eos Hunmel street; st. Paufs s
Church. Mrs. Gurnett, Second ana
Emerald streets; st. Matthews Luth-
eran Church, Mrs. w. II. Jacobs, 229
Maclay street; The Home, Mrs. Re