Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-02-14
WONENrS SECTION
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
Through Its Chairman, Mrs. Iheo-
dore w. Johnson, Makes Month
ly Report
WORK OF SURGICAL DRESSINGS
Medical And nursing Department of
The Red Cross Volunteer Ser
vice aud Vigilance Commit
tees-Couuty Workers.

In her monthly report as chairman
Of the Women's Section, National
Council Of Defense, Annapolis and
Anne Arundel County Branch, a por-
ton of which was published in yes
terday's Capital, Mrs. Johnson also
submitted the following:
Medical And Nursing Department.
Mrs John E. Craven, Chairman
The result of The Red Cross Christmas
drive for new member was not fully
ascertained until the middle OF Janu-
airy, and though we have only 1925
names on our books, we know that
many Anne Arundel County people liv-
ing in that part of the county which
is near Baltimore, joined there When
their names are transferred TO our
books We shall have more than the al
lOtted number.
Ia order to devote all of his time to
this work, the Secretary of the Annap-
oils Chapter OF the Red Cross, Prof
II. c. WasILLrn. who is an instructor
at the laval Academy, obtained three
days leave of absence from his
duties He spoke at several meetings
with excellent results. Meetings held
at Brooklyn, Arundel Academy, East
port and Friendship Church at Han
over, resulted in many new members
a school auxiliary at Arundel
Academy has a full membership and
has already shipped a package of gun
wads to Camp Meade A number of
the county schools have begun work
and tho grammar school has started
a half-h)u qua a week out of school time
with as much additional as the chill
dren feel inclined to give. At ST.
Mary's Parochial School they are also
ready to begin work. Material IS sup
piled TO them Tor all gun wads and
knitted floor cloths from the scraps
left from cutting Red Cross garments,
theyeby saving cost and waste Of
material
The high school is to take up sur
gical dressings in some classes, and
viii probably make clothes for French
children
A Red Cross member of exceptional
ability is to be sent to the Red Cross
Institute of Home Service and her ex
penbes paid. She is also going to
work in the evenings while in Balti-
more to perfect herself in typewriting,
and on her return is to be assistant
TO the Secretary, which place she is
filing as best she can until the Insti-
tute, which begins February 5th.
Mrs. f. A. Munroe, chairman of the
Garments Committee, reported the re
moval of the Annapolis office of the
Red Cross from its old headquarters
on Maryland avenue to the Assembly
Rooms on Duke of Gloucester street.
Work is actively carried on every day
in every department with an average
daily attendance of five workers.
The following is the work of the
month;
Bed sheets, 1S5; bed spreads, 8;
pillow cases, S5; dish towels, 43S;
wash cloths, %, hot water bag covers,
%; bandaged foot socks, 10; operat-
ing gowns, s; operating leggings, II;
hospital bed shirts, So; pajamass, 50;
convalesceDt gowns, s; bed jackets
65: socks, so; under shirts, 80; under
drawers 30 Total pieces for Annap
oils and Anne Arundel County Chap
ter. including branches and auxili-
aries, 1,0S1
The report of the National Surgi-
cal Dressings Committee for January
was reported by Mrs. Blodgett, chair
man, as follows
Annapolis 1854; Mrs William Hall
Tracey's Landing, 1,347; Mrs. Arnold
Annapolis Junction 525; Miss Watkins
DavidsonviIle, 210.
The following were made in Decem
Der. but owing to weather conditions
il was impossible TO send them to An
napolis until January. They ha'
been SHIPPED from Annapolis with tn,
exception of the untitled pillows ant
cases. which will be shipped as sool
as they are filed The fracture pill
lows were filed at Annapolis: Mis-
4 Futchine Friendship, las: Mrs Bal
/ dry, Pasadena. IS.
/ Mrs. Walter Fl Hart, of Eastport
sent 20 Annapolis u body binders AM
! 5 T binders Ten Of the body binder
have been shipped to Baltimore, tn
others will go in the next shipment
1t was very enterprising of thi
unit to make a showing so soon, a
they were not organized until Januar
23rd.
A new unit has been opened in tn
/ Naval Academy under Miss Robinson
St. Faiths Guild Of st. Anne
/ Church. and FIVE girls Of the Patriot
I League work under the Annapoli
+ Surgical Dressings Committee
The Vigilance Committee, of whic
Mrs Theodore W. Johnson is chair
man, reported as follows:
TWO very successful meeting wer
held in the Sunday School room OF th
Methodist Church on the afternoon an
evening of January 23rd, under th
auspices of the Y " C. a
Or. Mabel Ulrich lectured TO moth
ers on Moral Education in Wa
Tines and to the girls on "Patrio-