Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24

8 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon in tie Chamber of Commerce building. 1 Rev. Joseph H. Selden, chairman of the Norwich chapter, presided and called the meeting to order. Tie minutes of the last meeting were read and later approved Mrs. Robert W. 1 Perkins, secretary of the chapter, ill lengthy report. gave g. review of the years work of the chapter. Mrs. Per kins' report follows in part:
 We have come today for a review of the past years work in the Norwich chapter.
 To no citizen of Norwich is our Red Cross chapter more indebted than to Judge John M. Thayer. Tor nearly three years lie has enabled us to car " out our work in centrally located, comfortable well-lighted quarters; and we wish at this time to reiterate our expression of appreciation for his splendid patriotism.
 Early in November of last year, pressure of work as a member of the Council of Defense compelled the res- ignation of Miss Susan Huntington as supervisor ot the active work of the cha pter Mrs. ". Tyler Olcott, chair man of the Garment committee, was elected to succeed her in the office, now known as Director Of Chapter Production. For a year Mrs. Olcott has filled this difficult position with rare tact and skill. During the month of December, 1917. the sale of the Red Cross seals was carried on as in former years un-1 der the direction of Francis J. Leav- ems. so long the honored chairman of this chapter. 41.S35 seals were sold in Norwich and vicinity. In money value this means s418.35, of which 15 per cent. went to the State Tuberculosis Commission, for the expense in con- nection with the manufacture of the seals, and S5 per cent. remains in our treasury to be used for the proven ton and alleviation of tuberculosis in our own community.
 During the past year we have paid the expense of two patients at the sanatorium and assisted financially one of their families We have also | under partial payment of the board of a Norwich young man, transferred to Hartford, and have contributed to the Christmas cheer in the Norwich Sanatorium.
 The result of the membership cam paign was as follows: Of the 5,912 en- rolled, 1,798 were unexpired member l ships renewed. New members, ALA. ] The total membership at the close of | the drive was S,S54.
 The chapter is indebted to MT. Rick etts, his energetic and able committee, and to his many assistants, more than 1 five hundred in numfSr. for their in- 1 valuable aid in conds ting the cam l paign.
 | Since that time we have had a con- l siderable addition to the membership. | but as a number of the enrollments 1 during the campaign were from the l Taftyille chapter and large number l from out of town, and because sever 1 al duplicated their enroilments, we have not yet passed the 5000 mark, l the last inventory, taken August 1st. 1 being S.792. All of our members who
 gre in the Federal service are being kept on our Honor Roll, with remis-
 sion of dues.
 This year, during the week of De-
 cenber 18th to 23rd, there will be a
 Christmas Roll Call of the whole
 American people to membership in the
 Red Cross.
 During the month of March the formal organization of the Home Ser
 vice Section of the chapter was ef- . fected. James Macpherson was elected
 chairman and Miss Ethel Sevin, sec
 retary. This branch of the work is perhaps the most important in the
 
 The visiting and consulting com
 mittee of the Home Service Section includes representatives from the Italian, Russian. Polish. Greek
 French, Roman Catholic Protestant, l and Jewish people ;also from tht
 Knights of Columbus, the Backus hos
 pital, the State Tuberculosis Sanato.
 rium, the Y. M. c. A., the Exemption 2 Board, and the United Workers ir Fl, -s-s4 sionary, MT. Northrop. Home Service representatives have also been ap- ' pointed in every town or village allied with this chapter. Those closely asso- . ciated with the work are doing theil best to see that within our territory D there shall be no family of a soldier oi sailor out of reach of this helpful and sympathetic service.
 . The Norwich chapter has been call ed upon to send forward letters to
 Italy, Germany, Poland and Russia
 We have received assurance from tn
 Rome agency, through Washington e that a mother and four children il 1 the fighting district in Italy will hay, f food and attention, which word ha! f brought great joy and relief to tn, a husband and son, who came to Nor e wfch before the war broke out, hopin;
 later 10 send for the family
 Some arrangement is to be mad d later whereby the father may mak I payments for their support througI : the agency of the Red Cross.
 = We were recently asked to send - reply to letter from an enemy coun e try, transmitted through Washington o The bearer was almost overcome wit h l joy at the receipt of the letter. It be d Ing the first waFd from her parents il Lo1F |
 I gratitude that there is an agenc
 1 through which anxious hearts may find relief. In the case of men in mil
 l itaTy service, the correspondence wit ' the Bureau of Communication is nov 1 l handled by the Home Service Sec ton.
 \ The outcome of the second wa | drive fund was a sum of s12,e000 i [ excess of the amoJNt asked for an 4 feben Learned, the chairman of tn 1 ! drive, was able to turn ever to tn ] l Second Red Cross War Fund the SUI s of $52.000.40, the contribution of 1s. IF l3S willing donors. The Norwic e chapter has long since sent it's con . gratulations to Mir. Learned and wish Q es to take this opportunity to extsn IF it's message of deepest appreciation t
 each and every one of his assistant n1 The first suggestion that the schot VI children of the United States shoul e 5o called upon to assist in Red Cros 1t l work stirred many minds with ques .e tions as to the wisdom of the plal IF Not few of Us felt that the two bus if inesses of chiIdren's lives were pla
 and school. In some instances parent L. and teachers feared lest the schoo > should be exploited for supplies an
 their recreational and educational as - tivities seriously iHterfered witt
 l Many of us could have wished tn: ' children should know as little as DOS