Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-21
South Amhoy Chapter, Red
Cross Holds Annual Meeting
Small Attendance ut Session, But Fine
Reports Were Presented by Chap
ter OGiccrs.

Reports We're Presented by Chap
ter Omccrs.
By Special Correspondent. y
SOUTH AABO1, Nov. 2l-The an
nual meeting of tho South Amboy
Chapter Of the American Red Cross
was held in the Mayors Office of the
city hall last evening and was very
poorly attended considering the large
membership OF the organization. In
the absence OF the president, Mrs.
Hattie Wilson presided.
The first order of business was the
adoption of the new constitution and
bylaw committee were adopted as
adopted by sections. Some very i'm
portant changes were made over the
| previous ones. With one or two ex-
ceptions the laws as submitted by the
by law committee were adopted as
change was in the formation of the
executive committee. Formerly eleven
. members were elected and constituted
/ the executive committee. Under the
new laws the eleven are elected and
theyin urn appoint the chairmen of
the standing committees and the
chairmen of these committees become
members of the executive committee
by virtue of their appointment.
r. G.. Stephenson submitted a very
favorable report. The financial condi-
ton of the chapter is the best since
Its organization. The total receipts
during the ear amounted to s6,605.03
SO, 504.54. leaving a balance on hand
November Is of s~3.104.ss.
The next report to be received was
from the surgical dressing depart
ment. During the year there had been
made 2S,796 gauge bandages and
dressings and 1.767 muslin dressings
and bandages. There were also sew
4 a~or h,,pAra1 -ofenaIla 49, dracainUo
ETC.. that were made In the work
rooms Of the local chapter. In all
nineteen boxes have been shipped to
division headquarters.
Mrs. Kerr. chairman of the commit
tee on hospital garments, made her
report which showed her committee
had beer ION tho job" with 4,019
garments. Three hundred comfort
kits "a been made, and 21s of these
equipped n given to the boys"
There were several hundred bags
made In which the boys carry their
personal property. This committee
also fully equipped two emergency
cots on special orders from head
quarters.
Mr.. Stephenson suggested that as
Mr.. Barr had beer connected very
prominently with the Red Cross relief
work during the emergency In this
city, that he maxi a report. Mr.,
Barr replied by saying that II was the
general opinion that he was chairman
of the Home Service Department, but
such was not the case He stated that
the chairman of this department was
not In town just after the explosion.
so he had been requested to tax hold
OF the work, and at the request of the
chairman of the committee was con-
tinuing in that capacity. He further
stated that most OF the home service
/ rA.Ir I..-f1- AhA RE AovA w.An1a Af
the emergency was taken care of by
the Atlantic division and their work
was very efficient. He told of the es-
adjustment of hospitals and means to
relieve suffering in this city. When the
Atlantic division left he said there
were twenty-five cases not closed.
Upon the request of Mr.. Faust, the
director, he had taken up this work
and as far as he knew there was no
\ distress in the city at the present
time. He said that at present the only
| work on hand is to take are of some
matters at Morgan at the request of a
Newark chapter whose member for
merIy resided at that place.
The next order of business was the
| election of an executive committee for
the next year. Mrs. Nicholas. the
chairman OF the nominating commit
tee. stated that the following persons
| had been selected by her committee
and they had all accepted the nomi-
nation. Mr.. H. c. Perrine. Mrs. w. 8.
| Dey, Miss Gladys Emmons. Mrs. Jo-
seph Martin. Mrs. u. C.. Chase. Mrs.
George Gundrum. Mrs. John A. Coan.
Mrs. Hattie Wilson. Mrs. r. c. Ste
phenson. Mrs. Chas. Safran and Miss
Stella Kwilinski. Upon the motion of
Mr.. Parker the secretary was in
| structed to cast the ballot as there
were no further nominations.
A. Ayl~L-y~- .A.AA1 khnA N -EaaTrA0f
had reached her from some Of the
lboys al Camp Morgan for sweaters.
She stated tina they had not yet been
issued o~vercoats and the chill of WIN
ter would soon be upon us and they
needed something to keep them warm.
A motion was passed granting the
| boys sufficient sweaters.