Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-14
RED GROSS HERE PERFORMS GREAT
 WAR SERVICE
Activities of Local Workers Shown by Reports at
 Committee Meeting.

The great amount of work beng performed by the members Of the
 Pine Bluff chapter of the American Red Cross was indicated in reports submitted at the meeting last night or the executive committee of the socle- ty. Secretary E. M. Blooms report showed expenditures since April Il Of s3,635, and Secretary Jo Nichols re- port showed balance of $7,497.l7. The largest expenditure was for yarn and other material for the sewing room, this item amounting to $2,'
 22324.
 Sick soldiers in the base hospital at Camp Pike will be given relief from the heat by electric fans, supplied by the local chapter, which voted an ap- propriation of $110 for fans, as a compliment to D. Stanley Dreyfus, re- gently appointed assistant field dlrec- tor of Red Cross work at the base hos pital at Camp Pike.
 M. w. Myers was elected member of the civilian relief committee, ana an application from Dr. F. r. Lytes and other prominent colored men, TOT the organization of branch chapter for colored people, was referred to a committee composed of Rev. II. A. Stowell, president of the chapter; F.. B. Bloom and F. G. Bridges.
 Sewing Room Needs Workers. Miss Adele Hum, chairman of the sewing room of the Red Cross, ex- plained that the demand for products of the sewing room is greater than the force of volunteers can supply, ana made a plea for more workers for the sewing room. Discussion showed that there are numerous women i'll Plne Bluff who have ample time to aid Tn i this work; that they are doing llttle | to help prosecute the war successful ly, and that some of these should be
 "reached" in some way, and their ala
 obtained ] T. J. Collier, director of the second
 Red Cross war fund campaign, re- ported that subscriptions in the coun- ty totalled approximately $52,OOO. The
 quota was $35,000.
 Knitting Committee.
 The work of the knitting was shown
 in the report made by Mrs. D. B
 Bloom, chairman of the committee, which has ready for shipment l30 sweaters, 15 helmets, 9 pair of wrist let's, 15 trench caps, and 190 pairs oi sox The report continues:
 "Thru the efforts of Mrs. E. c. Ar | mold a supply of knitting needles were
 made here out of old motor cycle spokes at a cost of $5.15, and were sold for S16.4O, netting the wool funo s11.25, for which our. thanks are due l Mrs. Arnold, and also for the donatlof
 of $500. We are thankful to Mrs. Mary Por- tis for cash donation of $500. "Other expenses incurred were:
 Phone messages and express, $3.Oo' carrying a balance of $1S.l9.
 Our thanks are also due to the Willing Workers for donation of ll
 sweaters for which they also furnish ed the wool.
 "I take this opportunity to thank all of my assistants, and especlal!y
 Miss Elise Moore, and Mrs. Beckwith Financial Statement. Secretary Blooms report was as fol lows:
 beg to report the following ex- penditure, by warrants, since April II 1918. All of which warrants have
 been made upon the approval of thf respective chairmen of committees and made payable to their order.
 Sewing room, yarn, wool, etc. $2223.24 War Drive exnensas 1S1.7s c,ro;cal dressings 6131 Civilian relief 5O294 p.ckino hoxes 4SOC Freight, express, telephone oo.|e $3635 S3