Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-10
PHILANTHROPY union MID SUMMER MEETING
LARGE ATTENDANCE, INTERESTING PROGRAM

! day afternoon at Grand Army hall.
These meetings are always well at
tended and Saturday proved no Xxx
ception. Following t:Ic custori since
the formation Of the union, the after
noon was passed in listening to the
| reports of the various organizations
! comprising the union, and to an adj
! dress by DR.. Fleck Of the committee
| on the "Children of the Frontier"
Mrs. Laura +. Richards. the presi-
dent of the Union, presided in Ger
| customary pleasing way and the nos
| tesSeS We're the Ladies' Aids of the
| Cniversalist and First Baptist
churches To give detailed reports Of
all the organizations would be IN
| possible though they all contained
much of interest and told Of unusual!
activity and work accomplished As
was to be expected in these times the
Principal interest centered i'll the re-
! port of Mrs. Gray. chairman of the
| Gardiner Red Cross Chapter, a S prpc-
. tically all the organizations are do
ing mere or less Red Cross work.
Red Cross Chapter
! Mrs. c. Fl. Gray opened her re-
port by calling attention to the re-
markable growth of the Red Cross in
! this city and the surrounding towns
! Before the drive for members tn.
! membership was but so odd; today t
| reaches the magnificent total of 1858
senior members, while the Junior Red
| Cross mas Il membership of 1881. iii
the first drive for funds Gardiner
Was asked to raise $4,000. which snc
did, though it was largely through the
individual subscriptions Of compar-
atively few. in the second drive. Gar
diner was asked to contribute SS60)
and she turned in n total of $13, S69.-
%. In this campaign just the reverse
of The first. occurred and II is doub.-
ful if there is a single f; mily in Gar
diner or any Of the towns connected
with the chapter but what is repre-
scented N some degree in the contr'-
buttons. Mrs. Gray spoke most en-
Enthusiastically of the work that the
branches and units in the outlying
districts are doing. All seem more
than willing to do whatever is ask
cd If them.
Since the first Of January the sur
giCal dressings work has greatly in
creased both in number of workers
and the output of dressings. From
June. 1911, to January, 1918. the num-
Der of dressings made and sent ous
from this chapter were 3l.9ll: from
January to the first of this month,
exclusive Of the government allot-
mcnt, the dressings numbered 12,09l.
d total of over 100000. The latter part
Of April the first government allot-
mcnt. a certain number of front line
! packets, which were to be completed
and sent in at the end Of May. was
received These packets, which were
first aid dressings used in the dug
oat dressings stations at the front
/ line trenches, were all completed
and shipped 10 Boston May IS. Work
on the June allotment will commence
Monday. The surgical dressings work
is carried on at Christ church parish
mouse on Monday and Thursday az
ternoons and Thursday evenings: at
the Farmingdale workroom on Tues
day afternoons: at South Gardiner
Workroom on Wednesday afternoon;
at the s. D. Warren paper mill on
Wednesday evenings. Any Red Cross
member will be cordially welcomed
at any Of these meetings to help with
this work.
The making of hospital garments Is
;anOther branch of the work that is
marked by great activities. The fol-
lowing articles have been made and
sent: 1aS5 hospital garments, rs
refugee garments. 5 layettes, quilts,
100 sheets 220 pillow cases. 125 tow
ole - h. Lo mai
socks. 81 property bags. These to-
gether with the present allotment of
so convalescent robes make a total
OF 36S articles.
The knitted articles. from August
1917 to June 1918 are as follows:
Sweaters 915, muff1ers 2S2. socks.
1868. wristers PIC, helmets 4S2. af
ghans 10. There have been given to
Gardiner boys sweaters. sc socks.
Tho June allotment is so sweaters,
400 socks, mufflers. II helmets, 3
WristcrS.
Mrs. Gray then went on to explain
, how the articles were given out at
the present time compared to former
ly. a method that renders duplca-
tion impossible.
The report of the Junior Red
Cross activities up to June l was ex-
cccdingly interesting. 1t showed
that fifteen school auXi.iaries have
been organized with total member
ship of 1881: amount of school Red
Cross fund $3S5.72: amount expended
for Red Cross work, S146.31: balance
on hand $239.41: amount raised by
salvage S27lS; amount raised by en-
tortainments s6320. There have
been completed IS garments for
girls. a garments for boys, 56 gar
ments for women. 81 hospital gar
mentS. 1900 shot bags (weight bags).
2A9 knitted articles and 35 scrap
books In addition to the above were
several other articles. This is truly
n marvellous record for a like or
Sanization and all feel a pride in Gar
diner youngsters. Mrs. Gray closed
her report with an account of Home
Service and tuberculosis work. stat