Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-05
MADE 19S,8O2
ARTICLES IN YEAR
Report of Red Cross Shows
Patriotism of Delaware
Women

With lQS. SOP finished articles Ia its
credit during the year, Delaware =
branches of the Red Cross have done
tremendous amount of work This IN
chidca tho "a branches outside Of VII
mington and ia exclusive Of the big
amount beng done at various auMlIancs
IN the citv The report of these finished
articles. ISSUED by Miss Emily 7 l'lsscll.
secretary Of the Rcd Cross, follows; the
date being that from which the work
started
angola Branch organized March;
medical ~
Rcthcnv Beach. summer only, medical,
%. knitted; 1871, total, l64,
Bethel. July. II. medical. 62, total 63-
Rridcevllc. May 1917; medical, 1S2;
surgical 275 knitted. 3l3: total $40.
Cedar clEhts Nov. 1917; medical,
6Gl: knitted. 80, total. 700,
Chcswold. July 1917; medical 4O4;
knitted. 3l5, total, 7l9.
Claymoni, May 1917; medical $50;
surgical. l4.985; knitted, lS3; total,
1874
CLAYTON. Jan. 1918; medical. 90;
knitted. ISIS, total lS1
pagsboro. Oct 1917; medical %;
knitted. I04. total 1877
Delaware City, 1Iay 1917 medlcel
442: surgical, 1855; knitted, 216i
total 1928
Delrnar. June 1917 medical, 4S2,
surgical. 65S, knitted. 40, total $50
Dover Nav 1917 medical. sol; sur
gical, 5000. knitted, A4: total 4S~sI
Flsmere. MAY 1917. MEDICAL rs,
knitted, A.; total 261.
FELTON,. June 1917 medical l97 knitted,
2S7: total 4S4
Frankfort. July 1917; medical, l3},
knitted 2O6, total $50
Frcderca June 1918 medical cal,
surgical :, knitted, no total. '9i
GreenvlIle April 1918: medical -,
surgical. 600; total $50
Georgetown, Nav 1917 medical, 700;
surgical. 4l2 knitted 1903. total 2.o4 Il
CrecnW ood. July 1917: medical, -;
surgical. 20, knitted, l59; total 50
Gumboro. Jan s9lS, medical, IS;
knitted, 20; total los,
Harbeson. March 1918, medical IS,
knitted, 30 total 3lS
Harrington, Nav 1917. medical Isis;
surgical. III. knitted. 400 total 2,474.
Hockessln, June 1917 medical cog,
surgical .s55: knitted, 245. total ? .7o9.
kenton, Dec 1917 medical l13 knitted
1913; total. BOO
Laurel, May 1917; medical 634; sur
gical 90; knitted 46I total ,lo4.
I.ewes. Nav 1917; medical l.565;
surgical, 2Z5; knitted, 300 total 2,l5o-
Magnolia, Oct 1917; medical o.
knitted. l25; total lS9.
Niddletown, May 1917: medical, .S94;
surgical, 25,630; knitted, b74; total
/ 3. l9S
MIDWAY. July 1917; medical, 100;
knitted. ISL; total. 347.
Milford. MAY 1917; medical, l,OI2;
! surgical. I9.60l knitted. 9S9; total y .oO2
NIllsboro. MAY 1917; medical 59l
/ knitted, 221; total, SD
/ Milton. June 1917, medical, 402
/ knitted. 2I3. total 6l5
/ Newark. May 1917, medical. 80
/ surgical 426 knitted 946 total 1901
/ New Castle, May 1917; medical, AIS
/ surgical, 5l7; knitted pol total 20
/ Odessa, May 1917, medical. 3,6o9-
surgical, 6l26: knitted, IA total
/ I0,038.
Port Penn, June 1917, medical, 81
/ knitted 90 total l9l
+ Rehoboth July 1917; medical III
surgical, 35S1 knitted, l35 total 1881
Seaford, May 1917, medical, 62l
! knitted, 632; total SOB
Selbyville, Nov 1918; medical, 204
knitted, l0l; total 305
Smyrna, May 1917; medical, 343
surgical. SPIT; knitted, 427: total $685.
81. Georges June 1917, medical
4 POS; knitted las; total 4l3
/ Townsend, July 1917; medical, 81
knitted, 1O4; total 42l.
Wyoming, May 1917; medical, $50
surgical, 1850; knitted, $50, total II ,020
/ Viola, July 1917; medical, l12; knitted
I 81, total DOB
Totals. medical, 26,343. surgical, l5s,
/ go; knitted, 1879; total 1863 SOP
In addition TO these a brancIlc.
included in this report, Delaware has Lh'
I following, lately organized or re-organiz
"a Arden, Blackbird, Centervilc
CIubbs Landing, LeIpsic, Minylue,
/ Nassau, Ocean View, and branch q
/ Glasgow forming