Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-06
EDCROSS WORKERS
HEAR REPORTS AND
PLANFOR CAMPAIGN
French Official Gave Entertain
ing Address on Red Cross
Work in France
ACCOMPLISH MUCH WORK

An enthusiastic spirit was mani
fester last night at the Red Cross
meeting held in the auditorium OF
the high school which would be hard
TO excel anywhere at gathering or
such a nature. The first intention
was to hold it as the annual meeting
of Perth Amboy Chapter of the Red
Cross. but after the executive COM
mittee of the Red Cross Chpistmas
Roll Call met on Thursday night 1t
was decided to have q combination
and roll the two meetings into one.
Tracy d. Waring. chairman of the
local chapter, presided and said that
the conditions under which the meet
ing was held this year greatly differ
from those of years gone by, due OF
course to the war, the explosion and
the epidemic, which happenings had
aroused the people of this city to
realization of what they owed the
Red Cross. Mr.. Waring said the
membership had increased from hun
dreds to about $4,000.
The meeting was commenced by
singing the Star Spangled Banner"
with Mr.. Merriss leading, after which
the annual report of the treasurer
was read by Morris Shumsky, show
ing the financial status of the local
chapter was in good condition. The
balance on hand is at present $1,531.-
as which Is very satisfactory consid-
>ering the drains made on the treas
ury In the past few months. The re-
port was accepted and placed on file.
The reports of the standing COM
mittees were next taken up, showing
: that the ladies and young women In
Perth Amboy have indeed done
splendid and self-sacrificing work In
the past year. They have turned out
6,SS7 hospital and surgical garments
and 1850 surgical dressings and lb5
packing cases have been shipped In
the last month Mrs. Lyon urged the
members to come to the workrooms
and sew So as to assist in preparing
the refugee garments which are so
urgently needed at the present time.
Mrs. Peter C. Olsen next read the
report of the knitting department
and said that 1000 handmade socks
had been turned out in one month.
She told of Mrs. Katherine Nelson,
of III State street, who In the month
of August turned out sixty pairs OF
hand knitted socks--this is the rec
ord for this city. She also declared
that the knitting machines had con-
tributed over 1000 pairs of socks in
the last year. Mrs. Olsen made IT
clear that the work of the knitters
was not finished yet. because the boys
must be kept warm this winter. ana
she urged all the women not to lay
aside their knitting at this critical
time in the worlds history.
The Junior department and the
high school auxiliary report was read
,by Miss Rose M. Mccormick. who
told of the following articles turned
out since November 2S. 1917: 1903
: refugee garments, 4.221 gauze band
ages, 2S5 knitted articles, 127 proper
ty bags, 1,120 buttonholes, and 2,1S2
other articles completed. This auxll-
, iary has also raised s440.S2 by vari-
Gus methods.
The motor corps classes under Mrs.
Ffthfan, reported progress. They have
about twenty-four girls in training and
most of them have nearly fimshed the
course.
Mrs. spofford submitted the report
of the home service section and said
that they had had 271 cases in the last
year and they desire to help the fam
lilies of the boys in service In any way
possible.
The report of the civilian relief
committee was-sthen read by Mrs. o.
w. Ramsay, who spoke of formulating
plans for q disaster relief committee
and she expressed her thanks to all
who had worked in behalf of the Red
Cross during tbs catastrophe and cpl
demic. Mrs. Ramsay also told about
the civilian relief work done among
our own people. especially during the
summer months
The reports of the various auxiliar-
ies were then read and as each report
was submitted the members of that
auxiliary rose and remained standing
till the report was completed. The
splendid progress made by these COM
mittees in the. last year showed that
the women had certainly done their
utmost in providing comfort for our
boys in service.
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