The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-30
Majority of Present Executives
Are Reelected to Serve
Another Year.
FIVE MEMBERS
DIE IN SERVICE
Volunteers in Relief Work Make
Supreme Sacrifice to
Aid Others.

With election Of officers. and reports
from the various committees, the an
nual meeting Of the Pensacola Chapter
af the American Red Cross took place
last night in the court room OF the fed
presiding.
The following executives We're eleot- !.
ed to serve for the coming year:
Chapter Oh1cers-Chairman, j. B.
Perkins, vice-chairman, Miss Hargis;
secretary, Miss Ginsberg; treasurer.
Mr.. Leonard.
Chairman Membership and Exten-l
son-Mrs. Max Klein.
Chairman Finance. s. Reese.
Chairman Director of Woman's
Work--Mrs. Sweeney.
Chairman Junior mbership-AIiss
Helen Carter.
Chairman Conservation--Mrs. Will
liam Friend
Chairman Publicity-Sid Levy.
Chairman Education-Mrs. w. X.
Hyer.
Chairman Nursing-AIrs r. c. 0uina.
Chairman Canteen--Mrs. Mitchell.
Chairman Motor Corp-Mrs. w. II.
Watson.
Chairman Civilian Relief-Lee Mac
Donnel.
Chairman Military Relief-W. X.
Hyer.
Supervisor Surgical Dressings Mrs.
Pasco
Supervisor Hospital SrppIles--aIrs,.
Lee.
Supervisor Knitting. Comfort Bags
Mrs. Ferris
Supervisor Reclamtion--Airs Breen.
Committee on Entertainments-Mrs
F. s. Mellen. Mrs. John 3. Jones. Mrs.
]. 6. McGaughry. Mrs. Frank Mayes.
Mrs. w. X Hyer, Mrs J. Hendrick.
Mrs. II. l.. Simpson, Mrs w. r.. Con
zales. Mrs. G. s. Bonacker. Mrs. j. F.
Taylor. Mrs William Fisher Jr.. Mrs.
W. B. Ferriss, Mrs. Dan Sheppard. Mrs
William Friend
Five Make Sacrifice.
In opening the meeting the chair
man called attention TO the fact that
five members of the Red Cross EmerP-
ency Relief Committee had given their
lives for others in relief work: J. r. .
Mcneil, w. A. Blount Jr. Dr. J. A. \
Wells of Panama City, Henry Yonge. !
and Mr. Frank. all Of whom had /
worked faithfully with The commit /
tee since its organization and all hay-
inS succumbed TO the disease.
Woman's Work.
The report Of the Nomans Division
OF the chapter was made by Mrs w. B. 4
FerriSs, director. From the work
rooms GO boxes Of finished surgical I
dressings and hospital grments were I;
sent out. The surgical dressings con- 1
sist of gauZe and muslin dressings.
oakum and cotton pads. pneumonih. !
packets, and a variety OF congresses,
drains, irrigation pads, etc. Mrs
Sweeney, who was the supervisor OF
n hio r}a-- orTr N z
rected the work. From October, 1911
TO October, 1918, 1861 articles wers
sent out.
Mrs. Bonacker. supervisor OF hospi-
tai garments, sent from her depart-1
ment 1922 garments, including 5O7
pairs Of pajamas. and the balance OF
the shipment being made up OF bed /
jackets. shirts, bed socks. etc In adj
dition miscellaneous collection Of hos
pital linen brought the number OF ar
ticles from this department UP TO 1856.
Mrs. Stephen Lee. who had charge |
of the Belgium relief. has sent 26i
garments for Belgian babies.
Mrs. J. s. Nc Gaughey. supervisor
of woolen garments, reported sweater
wool received and given out. A2s
pounds; sock wool. i75 pounds; max
ing total OF COB pounds. The chap
sweaters and t40 pairs OF socks.
Miss Sadie Ginsberg reported So
i63.04 cents on hand in the Red Cross
treasury. the fund from October TO De-
tober being i.722.G9 with disburse-
ment OF $S,o5965. Al the beginning or
the fiscal year the amount in hand was
s619. 10
Relief Committee Report.
The Emergency Relief COMMITTEES re-
ported cash received s4.77325; cash ex-
pended si,3i0.0i cash in hand S463.2i.
The civilian relief committee made
The following report: Loaned, S6,63f.50
monthly expenditure. 81 325.30: balance
October fst, s3,i82.O0. This fund IS
1isbursed by the chairman OF the COM
nittee. Lee Mcdonnell. and much or &c !
las been paid back into the fund agin,
1y the families or soldiers and sailors
Who ara assisted through the fund.
War Fund Collections.
w K Hyer, chairman OF Nfhe war
'und. reported s31, 10000 OF the S48,-
,o5o0 subscriptions to the war fund