Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
RED CROSS HEADS
PAY ROCK ISLAND
PRAISE FORW0RK
Local Chapter Congratulated by Di.
vision Headquarters for Excel.
lent Showing Made.
NEW OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED
Members Named to Serve on Execu.
tive Board at Meeting Held by
the Directors.
Rock Island has done itself proud.

iNoCk lSidnu mas uOne Itself proud.
That is the word which comes to l.
s. White, chairman of the local Red
Cross chapter, from central division
headquarters in Chicago. The text of
the letter is in part as follows:
please accept the sincere congratu-
lations Of the Illinois committee on
the wonderful record you are making
for the county on membership work.
We will need your continued hearty
cooperation to retain Illinois proud
title, the leading state in Red Cross
work Can we keep our place at the
head of the line?, We can with such
splendid help as you have given us.
Your continued activity will be an in
spiration to the counties that have not
done their share"
In reply to this, Mr.. White said:
Rock Island will not give up. 1t
has never given up. 1t has gone way
over the top in this last drive. And
it will continue to pile up members
till every home in Rock Island is a
100 per cent home"
After being closed for the holidays,
the Red Cross work rooms will now
be open every day in the week except
Saturday afternoons, as formerly.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ev-
enings the rooms are open for work
on surgical dressings. The call con-
tinually comes from the central d.
vision headquarters for more work
from each and every chapter. The 10
cal chapter has been handicapped in
knitting by difficulty in obtaining
yarn. But it sends forth an urgent
call for workers in every other field
surgical dressings, bandages, and hos
pital garments.
New Officers Named.
At a meeting of the board Of direc-
tors of the local Red Cross chapter at
local headquarters plans were dis
cussed for shouldering the tremendous
burden which local Red Cross officials
believe faces the Rock Island chapter
should the war continue another year
The following new members were ap-
pointed to serve on the executive
board: Mrs. c. L. Silvis, Mrs. J. R
Kimball, Captain W. A. Rosenfield, G.
J. Larkin, Ira Karr, D. N. Simonson
and T. B. Davis Mr.. Davis was ap-
pointed to succeed B. D. Connolly
who resigned. The following are
members of the executive board by
virtue of their office: l. S. White
chairman; T. A. Murphy, vice chair,
man; Mrs. Mayer Levi, secretary; H
s. Cable, treasurer. 1t is announced
that this board will meet within the
next few days.
The members of the board Of direc-
tors, with dates of expiration of office
are as follows: Expiration in 1918
Mrs. J. P. Comegys, T. B. Davis, c. E
Sharpe, DIR. c. F. Rochow, Mrs. j. r
Kimball, Mrs. C. L. Silvis; expiration
in 1919, Mrs. Frank Brough, Mrs. Joe
Tuckis, Mrs. F. X. Rhoads, d. N. 81
monson, W. A. Rosenfield, J. H. Hau
berg, C. ]. Larkin: expiration in 1920
Ira Karr, -Cordova; DR.. A. J. Miller
Edgington: Charles Esplin, Mrs. Phi
Mitchell, Mrs. Hugh Crawford, Mrs. F
E. Marshall and Mrs. Frank Mixter O.
Rock Island. Ex-officio members are
Mrs. C. o. Woodruff, president of the
Visiting Nurses association: Car
Hallgren, president of the Rock Is
: land club; w NJ. Frewert, presiden
of the Associated Charities, and Mayor
William McConochie.