Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18
FIRST MEETING OF
NEW RED CROSS GROUP
Paul E. Sutro Group of Auxiliary
No. 7 Instructed by Member of
Main Branch in Germantown

The first meeting Of the Paul r. Sutro
group Of Red Cross Auxiliary No. :, the
Germantown organization, was held on Nom
day evening in the recreation room of one
of the Paul l.. Sutro hosiery mills in Ken
sington. large amount OF work was ac-
complshed and the greatest amount OF en-
| thusiasm shown. There were 10 girls there.
all wearing Red Cross uniforms. and it
| Is expected that next Monday there will be
almost twice that number, so eager are they
to do their bit"
Mrs. Churchill Williams, Of Germantown
who is instructress OF the class, assisted by
Mrs. Carl Williams and Miss Marian Cav
erley, taught the workers 10 make gauze
sponges and congresses, and they proved
such apt pupils that coo dressings were
completed during the evening Mrs Church
i'll Williams wore the white uniform with
red veil, while her assistants wore the blue
wells.
Two large red crosses We're lighted up
with red electric lights ut the ends OF the
room, giving a most inspiring effect Mr.
and Mrs Paul +. Sutro came in during the
evening to watch the enthusiastic workers
Mrs. NJ. S, Ritter, who is welfare manager
Of the mills is also chairman of the group.
whlch IS one or the fourteen belonging to
Auxiliary No. T.
The Rev, Dr. Calhoun, Of the Mount Airy
Presbyterian Church, and his family are
spending the winter In st. Petersburg, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth q. Hastings OF Ger
mantown, are at Miami Beach, Fla, for the
season.
Mrs. a. Rothwell Meehan and her sor, Of
Mount Airy, are the guests of Mrs. q. W.
Williams. at ST. Petersburg Fla
Mrs. NJ +. w. CrOsland has resigned as
a.
pital TO accept similar position at ST.
Luke's Hospital Salt Lake City. Utah. She
has been succeeded by Miss r. NJ. jolly for
merly of the Episcopal Hospital.
Vesper services in the Y. w. c. \, have
been transferred to the boarding house. 5503
Germantown avenue, to continue during the
present coal shortage. Last Sunda" the
meeting was addressed by Miss May Wright,
Industrial secretary Of the Business Womcn's
Christian League.
Miss Helen Palmer has completed her
course at the Germantown Hospital Training
School for Nurses and, after short vacation
at her home in Gloucester, o., will return to
this city TO take up her profession.
The Right Rev. Thomas J. Garland and
Mrs. Garland held the FIRST Of their Tuesdays
at-home this week at Glover Croft, Mount
Airy. The next at-hOme will be January
22 and January 20.
Mr. and Mrs. +. II. Noelbert. of 1874 Apsiey
street. Germantown, are at the Hotel st.
Charles, Atlantic City
A small group OF Red Cross workers be-
longing to Auxiliary No, Z is that which
meets every Wednesday at the Cresheim
Arms under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth
r. Stovell They do not make any surgical
dressings at ALL but devote their entire time
to the sewing Of hospital garments such as
bathrobes, pajamas and the regular hospital
shirts There are about twenty women
working i'm this group, and last month they
sent out 100 garments. Besides this they do
knitting Of all kinds at home, and during the
week of tho drive for knitted articles turned
in eight sweaters. They also came out very
we'll i'm the Christmas membership campaign.
Mrs. Nelson f. Eberback, of AL West
Stafford street, Germantown, will entertain
her musical club on Monday afternoon at her
home.