Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

sylvania Railroad War Relief So
ciety and the Naval Auxiliary of the
Red Cross used it as a meeting place.
Under the auspices of the Red Cross
committee of the club, canning and
preserving demonstrations were car
ried on there, and the proceeds of
the products, $3.26, were donated
to the Red Cross. This is contained
in the report of the house commit
tee.
Cooperating with the Red Cross,
$500 packets were prepared for the
soldiers of Pennsylvania in the SER
vice. The value of the services of the
! club members to the Red Cross dur
ing April, in the schools, was S272.
! They were active in the Red Cross
tag day preparations. The proceeds
of the John Hendricks Bangs lecture,
devoted to the Red Cross, amounted
| to S16. Ten dollars was sent to Miss
Dock for continuation work in the
| Forestry Reserve abroad. and SO
to the Junior Red Cross. The club
VIII also finance the Junior Red
Cross tag day this year.
The club raised s5,40O for the Y.
NJ. c. a. fund. and their share in
the Soldiers Library Fund amounted
to S4O2.S0. Four barrels and six
| ishi SC bONSS VI warm ClOIIlIS were
! sent to the tubercular patients Mt
Mount Alto Sanatorium.
investigations were made to i'm
prove living conditions in Sible-
town. Mrs. Henderson herself inter-
viewed the health officer and the
city commissioners and attended al
! derman's court and testified as to
/ conditions. Many improved places
were reported
The report of the house commit
/ tee, of which Mrs. Robert Irons is
chairman, acknowledges receipt of a
silver tea service and tray from Col
lege Club, large flag from Mrs. Dar-
lington, carved teakwood furniture
from Mrs. Olmsted, and a beautiful
set of Anthony Throllope, twenty
eight volumes, from Robert and Har-
old Neal in memory of their mother
! and the loan of a colonial clock for
the hall from Mrs. Chamberlain.
Miss Skunk, chairman of the tab
| let committee, received designs from
John Williams and Company for a
tablet. which has been donated by
Mrs. Fleming, who made q bequest
of $1,000 for the purpose.
Miss Rachel Pollock, chairman,
and Mrs. Solomon Hiney, vice-chair-
man. of the municipal department,
made their report which was en-
bodied in Mrs. Henderson's annual
report.
The report of Mrs Harry G. Kef-
fer, chairman of the educational de-
partment, outlines the work of the
department among the children of
the schools This, too, is contained
in Mrs. Henderson's annual report.
The outdoor department report,
Miss Buehler, chairman, and Mrs.
Edwin S. Herman, Vice-chairman,
outlines the work of the gardens at
Fifth and Seneca streets. The re-
port shows the work of the depart
ment became so varied that the serV-
ices of Mrs. MetZler as assistant, was
necessary.
The report of Mrs. Henderson
closes with a reminder that it is
necessary for each member to retain
a tranquilizing confidence in the
Power that is above all powers, and
that the individual effort in spite of
the fact that the individual is like
ly to be lost sight of in the efforts
of the masses during the waging of
a war, is still paramount in import
ance.
The report gives the minutes of
the eight regular meetings of the
club. Thirteen meetings of the board
of directors were held. Numerous in
teresting reports on the individual
tasks accomplished by the club, and
the outlines of the speeches of many
interesting and prominent speakers
from every part of the country who
engaged in the meetings of the club,
are contained in the report.
During the year the report shows,
the club lost four members by death.
These members Were: Mrs. A. j.
Herr, Mrs. S. J. Ziegler Miss Emily
Lett, and Thomas NJ. Jones. The
present membership is 551 mem
bers.