Putnam patriot., 1918-11-08
ANNUAL MEETING
 RED CROSS
Chapter Has Made Excellent Showing Past Year Tn Mem bership, Production and Money Raised.
Junior Red Gross Also Doing Fine
 Work

There vas q HSe=Iig CT ' 1 -idi.' Chapter of the Red Cross. which is comprised of Putnam, Thompson, l Woodstock, Poufret, Eastford, Day vile. Ballouville and Attawaugan, in l Odd Fellows hall Wednesday night. The chairman. r. 4. Libby. presided. Reports of officers were made and t was found that excellent work had been done the past year, that the 1 chapter is in fine condition. and that the increased membership is all ia- Jerested in the great work being ione The outlook for the future is Iecrtainly bright
 The ways and means committee, Ernest z. Morse chairman reported that from last winters local drive pledges amounting to S700ioo net had been ra@e and almost all paid ia. The membership committee report ed that last Christmas the drive net ted over 2400 new members, making the total membership of the chapter approximately 4700
 It was brought out that the second war drive saw cash actually paid in of $17.5G9. Twenty-Five per cent of this money is kept by the local chap ter, the rest going into the national fund
 Reports from the Junior Red Cross were excellent Large numbers of smaller articles were made, especially was this true in Woodstock and al Tourtellotte Memorial High school The home service bureau gave good report. George W Baker is chairman. This department is well organized and getting good results.
 During the year the chapter accept ed aud practically completed 255o re fugee garments which will find their nav 10 France and Belgium
 Also in the process of completion for hospitals in France are 360 pairs .of paiamas. 350 shirts and 90 con valescent robes. The chapter has al so accepted and is sending 200 array sweaters and 300 pairs of wooden socks per month for three consecu- tive winter months
 It was voted that the chapter ia vored continuing to fit out the men who leave from this district with comfort kits and sweaters and socks It was emphatically brought out that all of the auxiliaries are in healthy growing condition and that the chapter has fully kept up it's ship ment of surgical dressings, etc, dur ing the entire year.
 Officers were elected as follows:
 Chairman, F A. Libby.
 Vice Chairman, A. Gilman.
 Secretary, Abhe Keith.
 Treasurer. Harriet Brown
 Executive committee, George w. Baker, J. J. Dupre, Mrs. Joseph Gapne, Miss Elizabeth Clarke, Mrs. s. M Wheelock.
 The treasurer's report was as fol lows
 Debit Balance November, 1917 5 74780 Collected by finance com
 mittee 5,560.00 Other gifts from individuals
 and organizations, 56l55 Bifts from Branches and
 Auxiliaries 96OO9 Supplies sold to Branches
 and Auxliaries, l,4l5.86 Supplies sold to others, 62.Si Late gifts to 1917 War Fund, 95.7S 1918 War Fund l25 of
 totaD 4,32ts3f Membership fees;
 Annual, S3s52S
 Magazine. ll0
 Contributing. l5 Sustaining. 20
 Junior. 3,682.o0 Magazine subscriptions from
 annual members, 400 First Aid Class fees, 400 Sale of pins and buttons, 4.25
 s17431.O1
 Credit
 Dues sent Headquarters: $1,e440o Annual, $l, ,S3750
 Magazine. 7550
 Contributing, 900
 Cus+a;n;pu fl 00