Evening journal., 1918-07-27
State RED CROSS
NEETIFG TUESDAY
Captain Treslow, Home from
Front, Will Tell Of Bat
tle Experiences
MRS. DU POINT ALSO
TO BE SPEAKER

The Red Cross meeting Of all State
branches and auxiliaries which Is
scheduled for next Tuesday at the New
Century Club, tliis city, will be ex-
tremely interesting. While the luncheon
Is for delegates, the two sessions.
morning and afternoon will be open
to the public and since Delaware has
25,OO0 Red Cross members, II Is hoped
that a number will attend
The morning session will be featured
by a discussion Of the organization OF
the Delaware Chapter by Miss Emily
p. Blssell, the secretary. Folders viii
be distributed TO all delegates with the
Organization plan upon them. This viii
be followed by a talk by Mrs. T. Cole
man dupont, who has just returned
from the French front. Then Miss SyDil
Gordon for the bureau OF hygiene, will
tell OF the activities Of that bureau.
This includes the taking care Of sol
diers and sailors families, the furnish
ing OF medical and legal advice, com
municatlon with the soldiers abroad
and coping with disasters at home. This
bureau Will be the feature OF the day.
At 2t5 O'Clock the afternoon session
Mrs. Henderson Weir, chairman, will
serve regular canteen lunch to the
delegates. u will be served by the can
teen assistants I'm uniform.
At 2.i5 o'clock the afternoon sessions
will begin with a discussion OF the
work Of the other bureaus Of the Red
Cross. Miss Willabelle )Shurter will be
present 10 answer any questions on
surgical dressings. Mrs. Willard Hall
Porter OF the women's bureau and
Mrs. Joseph Bancroft OF the bureau OF
hygiene will be present and can answer
any questions.
The address OF the afternoon will be
by Captain TreslOw, who has come
back from the trenches He will have
much to tell about the Red Cross.
Among the delegates from the State
branches are: Mrs. /. w. Belts, Mrs.
Elmer Sapp, Mrs. A. w. Ait, Mrs. Anna
Hopkins, Frederica; Mrs. T. w. Lewis,
and three other members. from st.
Georges; Mrs. G. p. Smith, Miss r. Ella
Catterson, Cheswold; Miss Lizzie Rob
inson and Mrs. Olive Gum, Frankford; I;
Miss Clara Moor, Leipsic; Mrs. James
p. Hoffecker and Mrs. Vernon Phillips,
Smyrna; Mrs. J. G. Truitt and Miss Sara
Anderson, and five others from Mil
ford; Mrs. John McKeown, Camden; I;
Mrs. Alex. Draper, Wyoming; Mrs. r.
]. Lindale, Mrs. Henry Cantwell and
Miss Charlotte Hearn, Elsmere; Mrs.
D. ]. Layton and Miss Kate Hayes,
Georgetown; Mrs. Sadie A. Lee, Mill
Vile; Miss Clara l.. Wilson, Mrs.
Lyons, Mr.. Anderson and the Rev. G..
II. B. Turner, Lewes: Mrs. w. L. Dun
and Mrs. II. F. Weldln, Newport; Mrs.
Lewis Mustard, Lewes.
From the city auxiliaries-Grace
Church, Mrs. Irvine NJ. Finn, Miss Ra-
chel s. Howland. Mrs. Charles W.
Pusey, Mrs Egmont T. Negendank, Mrs.
G. G.. Rheuby, Mrs. w. G. Murgatroyd,
Mrs. Percy L. Darlington, Mrs. Emma
Wood, Mrs. William A. Heindle, Mrs.
William z. Hawkins; four from the
Swedish NJ. E. auxiliary; three from St.
Andrews; Mrs. J. II. Huntington. Mrs.
C. T. Harry, from st. Pauls NJ. E.
Church; four from the Bichor Cholem
Red Cross Auxiliary; Mrs. ]. F. Price,
Mrs. ]. s. Hamilton, Mrs. r. z. Down.
ing, from the First Presbyterian
Church; four from st. Johns; seven
from Immanuel; two from Central
Presbyterian Mrs. Sarah l.. Hsmpster
and Mrs. Williams from the p. o. OF
A.; Miss Helen Mlllken and Miss Ed
wilma Long from the Women's College
Auxiliary: two delegates from the Peo-
Piles Settlement; two from Christ
Church; two from the West End Will
ing Workers, and five from Hanover
Church.