Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-05
MANY GROUPS IN RED
CROSS AUXILIARY 200
Twenty one Organizations of
Workers in All Parts of German
town Belonging to Branch

Auxiliary No. 200, OF which Mrs. Charlotte
w. Brook is director. has its headquarters
and workrooms In the Germantown Y. W. c..
A building, $3.50 Germantown avenue, and
Is one of the largest and most f'ourishng
organization working for the Red Cross.
There are twenty-one groups belonging to
this auxiliary. which meet In the Y. W. C. A.
building. and twelve which work outside
Each group has an average of 100 mem-
bers working for it, so that n large amount
Of work is accomplished From May 1 Of
last year up to the first of January. 1926
knitted garments. six knitted rugs, 1877 knit
ted squares and face cloths 967 hospital gar
ments, 25.lSi surgical dressings and seventy
SIX fracture pillows were made
The auxiliary now has an electric cutting
machine which so Conservcs time and hand.
labor that It IL expected that what was for
imerly accomplished in eight months can now
be done I'm one. II is fascinating 10 see how
tho cutting machine works. II has a long
tube attached to II so that It can be carried
into any of the sewing rooms on the same
moor AS much material as is required for
the number of garments to be cut out Is laid
on n table and the pattern placed over Il.
With a pencil an outline Of the pattern is
traced on to the material and the machine
cutter made to follow this outline In this
way rs many garments as desired can be cut
out at a time.
Everything is very carefully systematizcd
FOR instance. the storcrooms are divided into
sections, where the different kinds of un-
nnished work are placed in separate piles.
while the completed work is placed on a large
table. ready for inspection. Mrs Henry
Kerr, assisted by Miss Emma Cahall, has
charge of the inspection and shipping de-
partmcnt In one Of the surgical dressing
rooms are two large closets. one containing
Ia Ig md tho tl,n,.
plies. Each closet has three shelves marked
inspection" Unfinished Gauze" Cor muslln)
and odd BandagcS" 40 that whatever groun
is working there at the time has no difficulty
In finishing UP the work begun by the gro,lp
working there the day before, Miss May
Willct has charge Of the surgical. dressing
classes and the inspection.
There are twenty sewing machines. which
are In operation every minute of the day
and all buttonhocS arc made by machine
The hospital garments which are turned
out by this auxiliary are used as samples
at Ited Cross hcadquHrtcrs--so well done is
their work, in fact, that no need of further
inspection at headquarters is necessary.
The storeroom containing wool Is kept filed
all the time. and quantities of sweaters, he'll
NETS. scarfs. etc, are made Tho socks
which are knit on knitting machines. are
taken off at the toe and finished by hand,
In order To avoid having scam, as the en-
trcly machinemade socks have.
Heretofore Auxiliary 200 has worked for
quality. and now that it has that together
with the increased number of members
who joined during the Christmas member
ship campaign. and the new cutting machine,
II is striving for quantity, Mrs Brook the
director. is untirlng in her efforts to push
the work forward much as possible: in
fact, II Is said that she knows no hours
when II comes to carrying on her splendid
work.
Mrs l.. J. Bolc has charge Of tho Rcd
Cross desk at the Y. w. G. A. and Is ASSISTED
by Miss Gwcndoyn Plass. The groups that
belong to this auxiliary include the First
Presbyterian Church of Germantown, which
Is under the direction of Mrs w. Beatty
Jennings. Mrs william Hess, Mrs. Eugene
L. Splegel, Mrs. NJ. Shields.
Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Francis b. Reeves
have charge of the group working in Cal
vary Church. Germantown. There Is a
group under the direction of Miss Mlntcr,
and Mrs. Otto Hertz has charge of the North
Philadelphia Sewing Circle,
The Charles Henry School In Germantown
works under the supervision of Miss Emily
Moffatt. principal Of the school
The Continental Eiderdown Manufactur-
ing Company has a group, also the Jewish
Council, of which Mrs. Rice is leader.
There is another group working in the
Congregational church, and one In the First
Baptist Church, Seventeenth and Sansom
streets. The Loyalty Club group works
under the direction of Miss Paul, and the
Y. NJ c. a. group is under the direction of
Mrs. J. T. LAUDER. Miss Grace's club has
group and Mrs. 4. r. Wight has charge
Of the Westside Presbyterian Church group
There is Wayne Avenue Baptist group
and the Walnut Lane School has n class
which works under the supervision or Miss
Solinson Miss Il. Anderson and Miss III.
Dobson have charge of the group OF Y W.
G. A, Juniors. Miss Monroe and Miss s,
Miller both have groups working under their
supervision
Miss Harris is head of the Bell Te,epnonc
group and Miss Peterson is in charge of the
Danish Women group The Business wom-
ems League has a group working under the
direction of Miss B. T. Ramsey and Miss U
Button has charge 1f the Gienwood Y. w.
C. A.
is under the direction OF Miss q. Atkinson
and Mrs Reed. Mrs. Willet has charge ~
the West Philadelphia Ladies' group and
St. Michaels Church works under the in
struction of Miss Phoebe Carlisle
Mrs Williams has charge of a groun M
the Wakefield Presbyterian Church and ,ha
Folk and Song School has a group, also The
Anna Leammes Home.
Miss Martha Sevili Shoemaker. of 400
West Price street, Germantown, had Mrs
Douglas Foote, of New York, as her guest
over the week end.
Miss Miriam Johnston. a graduate nurse
having finished her three years course of
training ID the school of the Germantown
Hospital, has returned TO the home OF her
parents Mr., and Mrs, Herbert Johnston
Of West Philadelpsia.
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