Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-05
MEMBERS URGED TO AID
RED CROSS WORK
Mount Holly, n. j., Workrooms
Are Open for Service Five
Days Every Week

MOUNT HoLLY-With a membership of
1000, the Red Cross branch of Mount Holly,
the chairman of which Is Dr. Harold Il.
Longsdorf, has asked the members to take
an active part in the work. The workrooms
are open five days week and each member
has been asked to spend at least one or two
hours week there.
Doctor Longsdorf has arranged a splendid
schedule for each of the five woriidays, with
the most efficient wo. kers In charge. ON
Monday morning the gauze cutting-out class
will meet, under the direction of Mrs Henry
Hendle; In the afternoon. a sewing class in
charge of Miss Florence GaSkill: Tuesday
afternoon. n sewing class, with Mrs. a. ].
Mullen as the instructor; Tuesday evening.
q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES class, In charge OF Miss
Mary Mullin Wednesday afternoon. II sew
Ing class, when Miss Gasllill will have charge
of the workrooms; Thursday morning.
gauze-cutting class under the direction of
Mrs. Claude v Palmer; Thursday afternoon.
a surgical-dressings class, with Mrs w. /.
Gale as instructor: Friday afternoon,
sewing class. In charge of Mrs. II. l. Cooper.
Mrs William q. wetheril has recently
benn appointed chairman of tho sewing class
and Miss Evelyn Dohbins has been ap-
pointed chairman of the house committee.
Miss Florence McIlvain will have charge of
the special work of making infants layettes.
a Junior Red Cross organization is soon. to
be started.
ized somewhere each week in Burlington
County since the big Christmas membership
drive. On saturday afternoon a Red Cross
branch was organized with 1872 members.
An auxiliary of the Moorestown branch has
been established at Lcnola and another aux
Hilary among the colored people has been
ganzed at Moorestown. The Mcdford branch
has just established an auxiliary at Indian
Mills The Burlington Red Cross chapter ia
now discussing the New Gretna Red Cross
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DELANCO-Red Cross workrooms Will he
open the following days each week during this
month on account of the fuel and weather
conditions: on Tuesdays the workrooms will
be open from to D. m. for surgical dress.
ings; Thursdays. Mrs. ]. X. Maue will bo
in charge Of the cutting committee on gauzc
and the preparation of surgical dressings.
The workrooms will be opened from i. o'clock
until 6.
Mrs Frederick Fromuth will have n surgi-
cal-dressings class at her home on Union
avenue. She will open her house 20 the Red
Cross workers on Wednesday, from 0 to
o'clock The Tuesday evening workers will
meet at the home of Mrs. J. II, Maule and
Mrs. Charles Ersenburg will he In charge.
Mrs. H. Il. Weiers. who has charge of the
garments committee. will give oui garments
and receive them at her homo every Tues
day.
Mrs. Frank Toy and Miss L'dla Wells
have gone to Camp Upton as the guest of
Lieutenant +. Lester Toy.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Scvcrns are re-
ceiving congratulations OH the birth OF
daughter.
EDGEwATER PARK--Mr. Henry C. Blair.
3D. who left New York for the Virgin Islands
on Government business January ., has
arrived safe at st. Thomas
Mrs Elizabeth Torrens has returned 70 her
home on Gift avenue after spending a fort
night with friends in Philadelphia.