Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-03
WAR RELIEF WORK IS
PROCEEDING STEADILY
Reports OF Various Divisions Show
Large Efforts of Richmond
Women.
MANY SURGICAL DRESSINGS
Charles City Branch Sends Check
for So. 1876 to Purchase Motor
Truck for Anglo-American Hospi-
tai at Wimerux, France.

The regular meeting of the board
of the War Relief Association was held
| on January 90. De Soto Fitz Gerald pre-
siding. The following members were
present: Mrs. T.. r. williams. Mrs.
Charles Boiling, Mrs. C. NJ. Bradbury.
Mrs. j. a. Hodges. Mrs Ramon Garcin.
Mrs. Evan Fraser. Mrs. Fred W. Scott.
Mrs. Samuel Cohen. Miss Isabelle Car
ter. Miss Virginia Christian. De Soto
Fitz Gerald.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved The children's
aid committee report was read by Mrs.
Charles f. Boiling in the absence of
Mrs. John Stewart Bryan, and was az
follows: 3oT garments ready to be Cor
warded. valued at S207.05: two children
were adopted by this committee, and
loo garments have been cut out and
delivered TO the public schools TO be
made up. Mrs Bryan asks whether
the work OF this committee should be
ments can be purchased cheaper at
this time than the expense o. m;Sting
them up. II was pointed out that the
garments which are made by this com
mittee are superior to those which
could be purchased for the price. that
the work OF this committee is the only
work done by the people OF Richmond
for the children OF France. and for this
reason 1t would he unfortunate to dis
continue the work. One hundred dol
lars was appropriated to this commit
tee.
MANY SURGICAL
DRESSINGS MADE HERE
Mrs. Hodges reported as follows: the
surgical dressing committees OF Rich
mond have made 3.0S5 surgical dress
iEgs. valued AT s2T5.io, since the last
meeting In addition to this they have
remade and inspected 2.735 surgical
dressings from the various branch as
sociatsons throughout the State. Seven
cases OF supplies have been received by
this committee from the following
branch associations: Norfolk, Green
wood. Theological Seminary. and Will
loughhy Beach. Miss Stokes sent in
checks for this COMMITTEES amounting
10 S3s. Mrs. Bradbury reported $50
surgical dressings valued at $44.30,
thirty-nine knitted articles valued at
1860. seventy pillow cases valued at
SIS. and two pajama suits valued at 81.
making total OF 6S1 articles at
value OF Sl5s.So.
A letter was read by the secretary
from Mrs. Mcclure from Charles City
inciosne check OF s3.136 to be sent
purchase of motor truck for the
Anglo American Hospital at wimeru1
10 be marked Presented by the Women
OF Eastern Shore. Virginia" Mrs. e r.
Williams made a motion that should
there be difference between this
amount Of money and> the necessary
go pounds. that the difference be made
up oy the association. Mrs Boiling
made motion that 4 report of this
matter be given full publicity, and that
a copy of Mrs. McGuire's letter be
furnished to the newspapers
OTHER COMMITTEES
MAKE THEIR REPORTS
Mrs. Scott reported $50 garments cut
out. aAd that she had no demands what
soever for funds or complaints 10 make:
she brought In as contribution 1900
Tor The general fund OF the association
Mrs Cohen. Of the bedding committee.
reported lo5 pillows and 53S pillow
cases valued at S246.50. shipped forward
from January to date Mrs. Fraser
Of the knitting committee. reported
twenty-five pairs OF socks valued at
SaS brought in since the last meeting
Inc secretary reported that arrange
ments had been made with the French
mission in New York to ship all cases
10 special consignecs in France. free
OF charge from this time on The score
tary also reported that she had engaged
the City Auditorium for Monday nirht
Apri J.. and was sending off Immediate
~ the contract to Major Ian Hay Beth
Tor MS appearance for that night for
lecture with lantern slides.