Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-23
T. A. MURPHY is
new CHAIRMAN
OF RED CROSS
Succeeds !. :. White As Rock Is
land Chapter Head. Reports
Show Enormous Work.

7. A Murphy was chosen chair
man of the Rock Island chapter of
American Red Cross, succeeding
]. s. White yesterday at the annual
meeting held at the Rock Island
club when directors were named
by the general membership.
Holding session Immediately
after the annual meeting the direc-
tors of the chapter elected the OFF,
GERS for the coming year, who, in
addition to Mr. Murphy are:
Vice chairman - Mrs II. II.
Cleveland.
Secretary. B. Bassett.
Treasurer T. Anderson.
Members Of the board of direc-
tors who we're chosen at the meet
ing are II. S. Cable. J. b. Bassett,
]. S. White, ". A. ROsenfield, T. A
Murphy, J. II. Hauberg and Mrs.
Mayer Levi.
Thirty chapter members and
representative OF the rural
branches attended the meeting 1.
S. White. retiring chairman, pre-
sided. After brief Introductory re-
marks in which the chairman
thanked various committee chair
men and heads of departments for
the service they had rendered. re-
ports were read summarizing the
work for the year.
The membership report showed
that the chapter now has 1917
members as compared with 15,026
at the same time last year. The re-
ports for the workshop which was
closed in June of this year showed
that since October, 1918, the sur
gicaI dressings department, under
Mrs. c. L. Silvis, complete 5,178 ar
ticles, that the garment department
under Mrs. G. ". Halves, made
/. 7.159 articles, and the knitting de-
partment under Mrs. W. j.
Sweeney, produced 3,109 articles.
Figures for the entire period OF
workshop activity since date of or
ganizatiOn were particularly inter
esting; the total production was
291, 495 surgical dressings, 1908
garments, and 1888 knitted ar
articles.
Committees Report.
Mrs. c. L. Silvis, chairman of the
committee which recently organ
lied the classes in home hygiene
and care of the sick. reported that
II city classes and 10 rural classes
were conducted with an enrolment
of 21S pupils in the city and 1913
pupils in the branches; of the en-
tire Gil pupils enrolled asa at
tended at least so per cent of the
classes and 1873 took the final ex-
animation.
E. c. Fisher, chairman of the
Junior Red Cross, presented fig
ures showing that within the chap
ter's Jurisdiction So schools with an
enrolment of $685. pupils were Or
ganiZed as junior auXiliaries dur
ing the past school year These
schools raised S1,1S4.66 in funds,
and devoted a large portion of this
sum to the adoption of war orphans
and to other overseas relief work
for European children.
Figures on the last old clothing
drive OF which NJ. c. Rice was
chairman. showed a collection of
5000 pounds OF garments and shoes
against the assigned quota of 5000
pounds. In the three clothing drives
conducted by the chapter a total
of $4,000 pounds has been secured
against a total quota of 1920
pounds
Miscellaneous activities of the
chapter in the past year showed the
entertainment of 321 service men
at welcoming banquets, the regis
tering on the welcoming honor roll
of I.036 men. and the distribution
of LOG mourning brassaTds to rela-
tives of soldiers sailors and ma
rines who lost their lives in the
war.
Motor Corps Busy.
The chapter motor corps which
has been captained by Miss Cath
crime Marshall reported $50 hours
of service given and 1,449 miles
covered.
The activity in Red Cross most
directly effecting Rock Island cit
liens is that OF home service; c. J..
Sharpe. chairman of the home ser
vice section. showed that in the
past year 1850 different service
>Bnen or their families made use of
this branch of Red Cross service.
In the city an average of II men
or families were given information
each month and an average of 100
additional men or families were
given other service each month. In
the chapter branches an average of
30 persons were served each
month During the month of
March as many as 563 different