Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-16
RETIRING CHAIRMAN OF RED
CROSS MAKES HIS REPORT


nuaA tFN%&-
ings Report
By Special Correspondent.
KETPORT. Nov. 1s.-The port
of the retiring chairman OF the local
chapter of the Red Cross, as pre-
scented by the Rev. +. r. b. Reynolds
at the annual meeting held this week
gives in brief form the work done by
the chapter since its organization. Mr..
Reynolds was largely responsible for
the organization OF the chapter here
and il Is with regret that tho chapter
could not prevail upon him to accept
the office another year. His address
/ In part follows:
My friends, | bid you welcome to
the second annual meeting OF the
Keyport branch of the Monmouth
county chapter OF the American Red
Cross. On one hand our last annual
meeting held on Tuesday. November
6, 1917 seems but yesterday. yet upon
the other. twelve long months have
1 passed, fun OF war wor activities. As
the reports of the several departments
of work will present the numerous
II varied details OF the activities of
our branch and au~xiliaries, / urpos
speaking in outline only.
During the year work at local Red
Cross headquarters has been carried
! on four afternoons each week. and In
the auxiliaries two afternoons each
week. Forms of activities being the
| AAAN1h us VI he1AAAaA II a EAl
ments. the knitting of sweaters, socks,
helmets. scarfs and wristlets, the MAX
ing OF a large variety OF bandages and
1 surgical dressings. The canteen COM
mittee has been called upon many
j times to render a service of cheer and
1 comfort. The home service or civilian
relief with which the committee on
welfare of sailors and soldiers has
naturally been merged. has been fully
1 organized and has made n careful
study of their different. difficult and
intricate duties, thus preparing them
selves for such cases as may come to
i them.
Each and ell of the committees have
1 been busy in planning and working.
4 Forty cases of knitted and other gar
ments, hospital supplies. bandages and
surgical dressings with a conserVa-
lively estimated value OF $500 have
! been made by and sent from this
branch and its auxiliaries during the
l past year.
| Considering the field and the avail
1 able financial support this certainly
: is an excellent record. Apart from
/ the routine work Of the branch we
] made the following special efforts:
j One hundred and twenty-five Xmas
4 boxes valued at $f25 sent last year
Z to the soldiers and sailors from Key
D port here and over there" We have
\ participated IL two drives, the Christ
/ ~f |"f RfAfa AhAC ~ "a
fund drive last summer. These we're
7 very beneficial in both membership
. and haanees.
! \ G.lecial committee of our branch
gathered, racked and shipped large
4 lots in response 10 the call for the
1 relief OF the suffering Bclgians and
& French: 2,2o0 garments We're sent.
The Morgan disaster coming out of
I a clear shy demanded quick thought
and constructive action upon the part
Of our branch and I am proud to say
{ we Werc not found wanting. 1t is no
stretch of Imagination 10 say n score
Z Of persons owe life and limb and bal
a;iced rcason TO the Red Cross work
crs, ph. sicians and nurses who set up
z ard maintain ed first aid stations in
the I:cd C.oss rooms. the parlors of
the Marsion House and the keyport
; Public Library. Not only was medi-
cal care given to more than 100 but
our cantoen committee and others
Z were instrumental in furnishing food
for several hundred refugees.
| can say that men and women who
hitherto did not understand or fully
i appreciate tae Red Cross now realize
Il III II means to have an organiza-
4 ton of trained volunteer workers to
2 rise to the occasion, and l might add
Z they are not unmindful OF the self-sac-
& riicing service rendered by our Red
Cross nurse during the scourge of in
fuenza.
Did time permit I might go into fur
ther details. but In closing / wish TO
s thank my fellow member OF the ex-
& ecutive committee and all the Red
q Cross workers for their earnest CO.
a operation.
1 also desire to hank each and all
who by their interest. gifts and efforts
have made possible the record of our
! years work. | want to ask a contin-
8 Uance of your good will and co-opera-
] ton in the work throughout the COM
q ing year.
q The rerort of Mrs. Elmer e. Morris,
& "ha rr' 90 tho surgical dressings
4 committee for the year. as presented
at the annual meeting is as follows:
November 20. hex packed and
4 Dec. 10, box of 1,72s articles In
front line packets.
Il Dec. 2S. box of $50 sx12 absorbent
& pads.
D Marcr %. 3.o7O gauze dressings;
1,1S5 muslin bandages; $50 articles In
front line packets.
81 Feb. 4, $50 muslin bandagcs.
April is, 1858 muslin and gauze
& ~bandages; $50 articles in front line
: packets.
May %. SOS muslin ~bardages: $50
Z front lire packets. =
June Is. 1.072 muslin and gauze
bandages.
July 20. 32e Sx13 absorbent pads,
= 1.261 articles in front line packets.
Sept. 4, 4.9z4 gauze bandages.
4 Oct. 2, 336 absorbent pads Sx12,
a making a total OF 20,940 articles
packed and shipped during the year
besides the following articles made for
the home defense emergency chest:
40 9x9 congresses. 20 SKA gauze
strips. go AKA congresses. so triangu-
n lar handages, 6G4 tailed bandages, ~
exs absorbent pads. "a Ski absorb
emit pads, SO 2-inch muslin bandages.
SO 4-inch muslin bandages. so 5-inch
muslin bandages. 100 assorted gauze
rolls. making a total of 586.
During tho yea four classes in sur
a gical dressings have been conducted.
one by Miss Maroney of Jersey City,
two by Mrs. Albert NJ. Haigh and one
by Mrs. T.. Il. Morris. Fifty workers
Il he Va cnmnIefed the cnurSe-