Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-13
SUBURBAN NEWS
WORKROOM ACTIVITY IS
SHOWN IN KEYPORT REPORT

OHUVN IN kcITUnI nIT VII
Work Held up by Failure of Ordered
| Gauze to Arrive; Committees
| All Report
By Special Correspondent
| KEYPORT, June 13:-The execu-
tive meeting of the keyport branch
of the American Red Cross was held
on Tuesday evening when considera-
BILE business was transacted and re-
| ports Of the various committees re-
ceived and approved.
Miss Martha Moore, chairman of
the hospital garment committee, re-
ported the shipping Of two boxes Of
supplies on May IS containing the
following: Fifteen suits of pajamas,
sixty bed shirts. six pairs of bed
socks, four suits of underwear, twelve
hot water bottle covers, twelve oper-
ating caps, six pieces of old linen.
thirty-six comfort pillows, two bed
spreads, six scrubs one knitted af-
CHAN and ten comfort bags.
On hand finished at the workroom
are the following: Fifteen suits of
pajamas, twenty-fou hospital bed
shirts. ten suits Of underwear, forty
one ambulance pillows, fourteen pairs
of bed socks. three caps. two bed
spreads, three pairs Of operating leg
gings, twelve helpless case shirts.
| From the Wickatunk auxiliary six
helpless case shirts. From Keansburg
| twelve suits of pajamas, eight suits of
underwear and fifty comfort kits.
| helpless case shirts, one bedspread,
six suits of underwear, seventy-five
kits; twenty-four in Wickatunk.
Mrs E. f. Morris, Of the surgical
dressings committee, reported the
following made in May: Gauze COM
| presses by A, 819; gauze congresses
8 by 8, forty-three; folded gauze
strips, twenty-nine; gauze sponges,
109; gauze rolls, yards by 4 "a inch
es, twenty one; absorbent pads, s by
u, cighty-one; absorbent pads, IL by
"a, two; irrigation pads, 16 by "a,
one; irrigation pads, 12 by 18, twelve;
four tailed bandages, fifteen; 7 band
ages, FIVE; absorbent bandages, four
teen; scultetus bandages, fourteen;
triangular bandages, 1902; Oakum
pads by ~, twelve; one gauze roll,
s yards by X inches; seventy four
| shot bags; congresses, 4 " by 8, $50.
This number is considerably smaller
than the usual quantity made during
a month owing to the impossibility of
the committee to secure gauze. More
| than thousand yards of gauze have
been ordered since March and have
not arrived. This holds up the work
! in the workrooms.
On May 22 a box was packed con-
tanning the following: 100 shot bags,
twenty-five absorbent bandages, 1876
four-tailed bandages, twenty five T
bandages, 270 triangular bandages,
seventeen absorbent pads, oakum fill
ed, by IL; one IL by "a pad, MAX
| ing a total of 653 articles. Also fifty
front line packets containing $50 ar
ticles OF this Keansburg contribut-
ed sixty-five triangular bandages, five
| T bandages and Wickatunk twenty
three triangular bandages.
! Mrs. A. M. Brown Of the knitted
goods department reported the fol-
! lowing number of days the rooms were
open for sewing and knitting, g.; wool
| given out from May 1 to June l.,
! ninety three hanks or twenty three
/ five pounds more than given out dur
| ing April. Garments returned dur
ing May, sixty; garments donated by
| keansburg, twenty-five sweaters and
| ten pairs OF socks. Garments made by
Wickatunk, two sweaters, one scarf,
| one pair of socks, two helmets. Owing
| to late orders concerning the labels
no garments have been consigned al
| though large box is packed.
Mrs. w. e. Aumack chairman of
| the Canteen Committee reported that
assisted by her committee she had
served luncheon to the boys leaving
| the borough for Camp Dix and Fort
Slocum and had provided them with a
luncheon to take with them. DR.. J. e.
d. Silcox of the First Aid Committee
reported that he was instructing a
class Of fifteen members who would
be ready to take an examination from
another physician in about two weeks.
Miss Morre reported that Elihu Pill
ing has presented the chapter with
five dozen blanket pins for use in the
comfort bags. Mrs. R. o. Walling of
the enrolment committee reported
that notices to 141 members whose
subscriptions had expired June l had
been issued.
1t was unanimously voted that f1f-
teen per cent. of the net income of the
local chapter be placed in the fund
for the civilian relief. 1t is expected
that this fund will be called upon in
the near future.
Mrs. A. B. Campbell reported that
the local chapter had a membership of
about 2100. which includes Keyport
and It's auxiliaries. Keansburg and
Wickatunk. 1t was also announced
that Keyport exceeded It's quota by the
largest majority of any town or city
in the county.
Rev. F. T. B. Reynolds, chairman
of the committee was authorized to
purchase q set of stencils for use in
marking the boxes which are shipped
from the local headquarters. Robert
Rothwell Of the Finance Committee
stated that 1t was his intention to in
augurate tag day for the benefit of
the local chapter later in the summer.
Members present included Horace 8.
Burrowes, Mrs. E. e. Morris, Mr.. A.
B. Campbell, Mrs. A. M. Brown. Mrs.
Rufus o. Walling, Rev. f. T. B. Reyn-
olds, Mrs Fred B. Van Brake, Miss
Martha Moore, Miss Annie L. Tilton,
Robert Rothwell, DIR. j. E. d. Silcox,
Mrs. w. E. Aumack.