The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-29
REPORT GIVES
RED CROSS
RECORDS
Officers for Next Year Elected at
Meeting of Local
Chapter
YEARS ACHIEVEMENTS
ARE MOST GRATIFYING
President Sprague Outlines Activi-
ties OF Chapter i'm His
Report

hepOrt
The first annual meeting of the
Goldfield chapter of the Red Cross
was held last Friday night in head.
quarters and the chairman of the
chapter, Charles s.. Sprague, report
ed on the work of the past year
and an executive committee of 20
was elected. consisting of the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. l.. c. Brandon, Mrs. Adams
F.. Brown, Mrs. Floyd Cable, Miss
Olive Crockett, Mrs. Thos. Davis.
Mrs. Carl Damskey. Mrs. S. D. Eu-
bank, Mrs. Chas. r. Evans, Mrs. w.
Fitzgerald, Mrs. S. D. Forman, Mrs.
Nell Ferry, Mrs. Frank Friedman,
Mrs. w. D. Forster, Mrs. F. E.
Jones, Mrs. Cal Lay, Mrs. D. d. Nc
Donald, Mrs. Elizabeth Mccarthy,
Miss Minnie Otness, Mrs. H. C.
Robertson, Mrs. C.. E. Redman, Mrs.
r. l.. Richie, Mrs. Margaret Tuck
er, Mrs. Chas. w. Taylor. Mrs. X.
L.. Wilbur, Mrs. Ella Williams.
Last night the executive commit
tee met in headquarters and Off
GERS for the ensuing year were elect
ed, together with a poard of manag-
ers.
The officers elected we're: Charles
S. Sprague, chairman; w. E. Zoebel.
vice-chairman; A. E. Ferguson,
treasurer; Bert Ward, secretary.
The board of managers consists
of w. S. Phillips, C. L. Huntley, Mrs.
l.. l.. Patrick, Mrs. r. w. Cater
mole, Mrs. R. r. Craig, Mrs. Harry
Moon and Mrs. S. d. Forman.
The report of the chairman, COW
ering the period since the organiza-
ton of the chapter, shows the great
amount of work that has been done
since then.
The report shows that the chap
ter now has 1850 members, with
dues paid for the past year, and that
$14,221.73 was collected during the
past year from all sources, a large
part of this amount having been
sent to Washington to be turned into
the Golfers of the national organiza-
ton. Overhead expenses are
shown to have amounted to only
$3.50.
Nearly $4,000 was spent for the
purchase of material, yet on the
twentieth of this month the chapter
had a cash balance in bank amount
ing to $2650.64, with all bills paid.
In his report the chairman has
high praise for the officers and
workers and for 1.-The patriotic zeal
and enthusiasm, proven in a substan-
tial and unmistakable way, which
gives promise of a successful year
to come"
Justin H. McKibben, Pacific di-
vision representative of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. arrived here last
night from Las Vegas on a trip to
the chapters of the state to close
business connected with the second
War Fund drive.
Mr.. Mckibben said: II did not
come to look over the general work
of the chapter, but / have seen the
report of the chairman and it GER
tainy is a good one, from a Red
Cross or business standpoint. and
is very enlightening, indicating a
great prospect for the future"
Mr.. McKibben praised the work
of the Goldfield chapter highly, both
for the amount of work accomplish
ed and for the business-like manner
in which 1t is conducted. He said:
There are very few chapters in the
state. compared with the member
ship of the Goldfield chapter. that
have done anywhere near as WELL"
Chairman Sprague has made the
following appointments:
Chairman finance committee: w.
S. Phillips.
Chairman civilian relief commit
tee: Mrs. Ben Rosenthal.
Chairman military relief commit
tee: Mrs. L.. l.. Patrick.
Secretary military relief commit
tee: Mrs. r. l.. Richie.
Quartermaster military relief
committee, Mrs. S. Forman.
Director of cutting, military re-
lief committee, N. Theo.
Chairman surgical supplies com
mittee, Mrs. DR.. Craig.
Chairman membership committee
Mrs. Carl Damskey.
Chairman auxiliary chapters:
Mrs. H. Moon.
The annual report of President