Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
GREAT ACTIVITY IN
STATE RED CROSS
Reported at a Meeting of the
Executive Committee Tor
Delaware.

At the meeting of the Executive Com
mittco of the Delaware Red Cross thus
week, Mrs. Willard Hall Porter, Tor the
Womans Bureau, reported lO2 boxes
shipped, containing 20 ,069 surgical dress
ings, 1868 hospital garments ard 4,06J,
knitted articles, or a total OF S3,ooo
articles during the mo th OF january.
Besides this various articles were cent 10
the French, 677 in all. Fifty thousand
surgical supplies bad heen asked, ard the
Delaware Red Cross has therefore sent
more than half as much again.
Miss Bsscll reported for the statewide
campnig +, two rev branches, Gumtoro
and Clayton. and four new auxlliarles
in the city, with a total Of 20,777 articles
reported during the month.
! Miss Madeline Draper, for the Civilian
Relief Bureau, reported l02 cases aud ~
families Of soldiers and sailors relieved
during the month The relief is mainly
/ done by securing the government allow
ance to which the families have right,
and which therefore is not charity. Who're
| the government allowance ls not fully
satisfactory, the Red Cross fund is drawn
upon any amount necessary. a very
interesting letter was read by Miss Draper
from one of the soldiers whose family
had received ample allowance saying that
II was ''rnightv comfortable leclng that
the Red Cross was Interested IN his family
mt home" and that IL did so much good
work for the boys IN camp. lie closed
the letter with love from all To all
which seemed to be a greeting TO the en-.
tire Red Cross from his entire company
Miss Draper reported that a county
organization was now being worked out
Frank NJ. Jones Of Georgetown ls nov
chairman Of the work III Sussex colnty
He has 3Sworkers throughout the count.
and two meetings have been held IN
Georgetown. Mayor Arley Il. Mager
of Dover has accepted the chalrmanshif
for the Kent County home service. anf
bureau IS being opened t0 work through
out Kent.
The Home Service Bureau seems +
please both families and men very much
as several of the soldier DO, nave calle
up the oiTicc when they have been HON
upon two day leaves.
Mrs. Joseph Bancroft for the Burca
of Hygiene reported four classes IN hom
nursing. orc class III dietctics, i've classf
IN standard surgical dressings, tive classt
IN special surgical dressings, one class !
, first aid, OF total Of l6 classes, Wit
23S andnr instruction and 50 graduate
, 4 letter was read from Mrs. Conwe
Banton from the @. O. Howard Memoirs
AUXILIARY. offering a contribution Of s.
iron. Dr. Ebert of the National Theatr
, 4 generous glft much appreciated by II
Rcd Cross.
Mrs. Robert T. HOLIDAY, chairman
! Junior nembershi., J, reported that the
would be a drive for junior members
) the Delaware schools on FebrJarT |
, | State Commissioner A. r. Spaid is at q
head of this movement. Miss JoanT
r du Pont Mclaughlin has bccn appoint'
, on this committee for " Wilmington.
The report Of the canteon committe
Mrs Preston Lea, was extremely int
csting. Six thousand seven hundred az
twcnfy-eight men had been met at q
! station. between the dates Of Noyemb
: lst To December Is and had been te
l either at the station or IN the arnor
On account Of railroad congestion, q
work Of this committee IS temporarl
dlscont lnued
z General Bird reported a gift Of 81
Z from the sons Of Delaware in Pnlladelph
with the following letter:
NJ dear General Bird.
This SOCIETY," gives an Annual Banqu
? to its members, usualiy held at the Bel
! yuc Stratford on December 7th.
n 1917 instead OF holding the AnnU
Z Banquet, We had War Smoker at t
e (,bafnber of Commerce Rooms.
c that meeting. a resolution was introduc
~ one oi the members asking Tor substrl
y mons for The Red Cross in lieu Of the ba
oIet EXPENSES. This resolution Was pass
i the President appointed comnlti
and 500 was collected.
I Il have been instructed 10 turn 4
amount over to you for the Red Cross
I Delaware, and | herewith enclose
> Societys check for the same.
I Il take great pleasure II carrying {
Z this wish and Viii appreciate an acGno'
: edgmcnt
VERY Truly Yours,
y Y N}ltifs. ,Ir