Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-20
WAR RELIEF ASSOCIATION
REPORTS ON ITS WORK
Mrs. Bryan Calls, for 200 Garments
for Cilildren's Aid
Section.
niFiIcuLTIiis or sHIPpING
Ian Hay Beth to- Speak Here on
April for Benefit Of War RELIEF
tssociation-AIany Surgical Dress
ings Sent Forward.

Observation-Disclosures Surgical Dress
ings Sent Forward.
1t the regular meeting Of tho board
"f The War Relief Association, held on
January 10. the following members
present Mrs, Ivan Maltby. Mrs
l.. H. Williams. Mrs. Charles Boiling
Mrs. Henry Taylor. Mrs. John stewart
Bryan. Mrs G. ~. Bradbury, Mrs. j. a.
Hodges Miss \, Stokes. Miss j. Por-
,crGcld. Mrs. Evan Fraser. MISS a
stewart. Mrs. Fred W. scott. Mrs
Henry HARDWOOD, Mrs. Gordon smith,
Miss Isabelle Carter, Mrs. William r.
Massio. Mrs Ramon Garcn, Miss Nir-
rnia Christian. Mrs. T.. Y. Morrison
The minutes OF the previous meet
Ing were read and approved. ana inc
secretary read tho report of the treas
urcr. Contributions to the amount oi
2j3t15 were turned In at this meeting.
The section on children's a'd. MrS;
John Stewart Bryan chairman reportcn
the work going on steadily ana ina.
they had had "a call for 40 garments
from the public schools. MrS. 6r?ah
stated that she would require $40"
! for the purchase Of materials Tor inns
work and that amount was appro-
priatcd to her committee. A letter was
read from the American Ked troas
bureau OF supplies, saying that tneF
will he unable In the future 20 snip
cases TO special consignces. owing TO
the difficulty of shipping al TINS time
They reportcd cage OF supplies con-
signed TO Mrs. William Hin. Paris
France. that they were unable TO snip.
II Was decided that the suggestion
which they offered should be followed
in regard TO this case. and that 1t DC
sent to the Paris address OF the Ma
tional Surgical Dressings Committee.
asking them to turn the case over 10
MR.. william Hill. AIR. afaltby agreed
TO take up tho matter Of shipping two
or TIRE. cnses month to Mrs. Hill
with the French line. so that the aSso-
eiatiou may continue this work. which
is regarded as OF much value 10 the
Franco-American committee
HEADS REPORT on
FATIiEHLESS CIILDRES
MIR. Bryan read Mrs. Ellyson's report
for tho fathcrless children ot France
al follows: children adopted in no.
vtmber and December. eighty-ninci
children adopted in January. 1918, 7"
date. thr,y.thrc@; total, l2-. 'ash
sent to treasurer in December. $1,000.
From January i TO Is, 1918. children
adopted for ono year, thirteen; chill
trcn adopted for Two years. twenty.
Pledges and cash sent TO the TREASURED
S.S3l,5e.
MTS. hodges Erpr1 lcI as i'44'NN'
the surgical dressings committees OF
Richmond have made 2,Js5 dressings.
valued at s:13.2T. since the last meet
ing, in addition 10 this they have re-
nads and Inspected 1898 dressings
sent in by the various branch asancia-
lions throughout tho State. Twenty
thousand one hundred and siNtE-rve
surg .cai dressings, valued at Sl,2iO.O5.
were received by this association dur
ms December and January to date from
A. - Y,.I,a ~ fflt
Greenwood. Farmviiic. Middletown.
Blacksbury. Theological seminary,
Ashland. Franklin. Williamsburg. Port
Royal. Middlcburg, BoyCc. CarrsTi!le
and Newsoms. Va.
Mrs. Bradbury. ot the National
League for woman's Service, reported
that since December IS her committee,
which works on Wednesdays. has made
and turned IN 9cH surgical dressings.
valued a, $GS.23: seventy pillow cases,
four sweaters and four pairs or socks.
There is also n committee working on
I'm 'am:s. The expenses OF this com
mittee has been borne entirely b. her
organization.
Mics stokes reported notification
from tho treasurer that her commit
tee had ovcrdrawu To the amount OF
s"1s, and requested an appropriation
10 cover this amount. Five hundred
dollars was appropriated TO this com
iuittcc.
Gci GARMENTS SENT IL
SINCE LAST MEETING
Mrs. Scott reported ga garments
sent in since the last IN .ctin-. she
also presented two bills 10 the amount
IL 5t35, which must be paid At once.
and also reported great deal OF
trouble with packages which come -
freight, as on Two occasions two cases
have been opened and garments re-
moved. II WAS suggested that special
ne ~
ceivoS these packages, so that il there
has been any damage or loss. the claim
may be put in al once. An apprcpria-
ton of $500 was made 10 this commit
tee. On = motion OF Mrs. Boiling that
this committee he financed as long as
the association ia able. so that the
work may continue as well as IL has
in thu past
Mrs. Fraser reported snventy-fve
knitted articles. valued at sl22 Mrs
Taylor reported since December
twenty cases. containing 1906 arti-
clcs, valued at s3.6lS.62, sent forward.
owing TO difficulty of shipping, there
have been twenty-five cases which had
not been called for, these cases will
undoubtedly ho removed Tomorrow.
A letter was read by the secretary
from the Brooklyn office OF the Red
Cross, stating that they had some sup
plies at their office sent BY this assoc
citation and addressed 10 Germany
Tie secretary referred TO the cor
respondence which she had had in re-
gard TO this matter in order TO find out
the details of how this could have oc-
Cured.
Mr.. Naltby reported communities
ton from Ian Hay Beth. saying that
he would conc here on Monday, April
/. to deliver a lecture, on the basis of
onc-half the gross receipts and $500
guarantee. II was moved by Mrs.
Boiling and seconded by Mrs Bryan,
accepting his proposition.