Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-12
RED CROSS REPORTS
By Special Correspondent.
Keyport Chapter Gets sSe5.lS from
Recent War Fund Drive

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Keyport Chapter Gets S695.15 ron
Recent War FUND Drive
KEYPORT, Sept. 12:-At the regu-
lar meeting OF the executive commit
Zee Of the local chapter of h Red
Cross. held on Tuesday evening, the
various committees made very en-
~couraging reports. The treasurer,
Horace s.. Burrowes. reported that
the county chapter had paid over to
This branch the sum of $s95.15 as its
share of the recent Red Cross war
fund drive. This includes K~eansburg
also. Mrs. e. E. Morris, as treasurer
Of the committee who managed the
recent Red Cross fete, presented the
chapter with $476.26, 500 of which
was voted to be given to the wool
committee, 500 to the hospital gar
ment committee and the balance to
the surgical dressings committee.
Mrs. E. E. Morris. chairman of the
surgical dressings committee, report
ed the following articles made in
August: sxs congresses, 154: AKA
congresses, s02; Sx12 pads, EOS:
sponses. 81; shotbags, so; scultetus.
IL; total, 1,420. OF this amoun
Wickatunk finished IL scuitetus.
Packed on September 4, AKA COM
presses, 400; sx9 compresses, 200;
ex3 gauze strips, 100: 3 yard gauxe
rolls, 1872: 8 yard gauze rolls, IL.
making a total of 4,924 articles.
Seven dollars were presented by
members of Mrs. A. NJ. Haigh's sur
gical dressings class. also 81 from
Mrs. E.. L. Morris's class and twenty
two cents for crosses.
Miss Martha Moore. chairman of
the hospital garment committee. re-
ported four cases packed containing
the following, number one. Sc suits OF
pajamas, 16 suits of underwear, 4
dozen handkerchiefs and / spread.
Second box contained so helpless case
shirts and old linen; third. rs filed
comfort kits and fourth ITO ambu-
lance pillows. On hand finished, Fl
hospital shirts; 80 pairs of operating
leggings. 10 operating caps 10 hand
kerchiefs. 5 pairs of operating Log
gings, is scrubs, II helpless case
shirts, 81 suits of underwear. / knit
ted afghan, 15 suits refugee garments,
e6 ambulance pillows, s5 pairs of
boottees, s children's dresses, 2 Gre
tonne spreads and being made, 60
suits Of refugee underwear, one-hah
dozen helpless case shirts, material
on hand for fifty p~etticoats. Wicka-
funk finished six helpless case shirts.
Mrs. A. M. Brown. chairman of
the knitted goods department. report
C4 AoAAC w w ~ u
wristlets. 40 pairs of socks. 20 scarfs
and 90 helmets.
Mrs. L. b. VanBrakle, of the pur-
chasing committee. reported goods
purchased as needed n the bills
rendered. Mrs. w. E. Aumack. chair
man of the Canteen Committee, re-
ported that during July 102 men had
left the borough and during August
165 had gon into service. These
were served On all occasions with re-
freshments by the Canteen Commit
tee. Mrs. Schoenfeld has donated
bread and cake for this, Theodore
Kelsey has been most generous and
Thomas Brannan contributed half a
basket of peaches. Mrs. NJ. Lester
Terry was unanimously elected a
member OF the Canteen Committee.
Mrs. p. A. Sondergaard. chairman
of the town and county nursing COM
mittee. reported that although the
committee had tried to enroll nurses
they had been unsuccessful, Mrs.
Edith X. Cassidy. however. having
volunteered as a Red Cross nurse
subject to call.
William Thistle, Of the packing
committee. reported that he had
packed several cases OF goods during
the past month. DIR. j. E. d. Silcox,
chairman of the First Aid committee,
reported that he would organize a
class within a fortnight, TO meet pre-
sumably on Thursday evenings.
The resignation OF Miss Eleanor
VanBrakie as chairman of the Junior
Red Cross was accepted with regret
and Professor W. f. Bflderback was
unanimously elected to ff1 the vacan-
cy. Tho wool committee was given
Permission to purchase 100 pounds of
sock wool and a request is made for
mems striped shirts which have been
worn at the neck. These can be
made into attractive dresses for the
refugee children. A receptacle will
be placed at the library and at the
Red Cross for peach pits. Those who
have them are requested to dry them
at home and drop them into the re-
ceptacfes where they will receive pro-
per attention.
A vote of thanks and appreciation !
was given for the sum raised at the
recent Red Cross fete. this sum being
now in the hands of the treasurer.
Those present at the meeting were
Mrs. w. f. Aumack. Miss Martha |
Moore, Mrs. f. B. YanBrakle, Mrs. T.
S-ondergaard. Rev. F. T. b. Reynolds, |
Miss Annie L. Tilton, Mrs. A. M. ,
Brown, Mrs E. Il. Morris. Mrs. An |
drew b. Campbell. Mrs. r. o. Wal |
ling. Horace s. Burrowes, Robert
Rothwell. William Thistle and DIR. J.