Arizona republican., 1919-11-19

outside cases. OF the total of $17,-
333.2S expended by the section section
in twelve months, ss,1S5.2S has been
returned by the Pacific division. This
stranded soldier fund ceased to exist
August 81, 1919.
Following Is a list of cases assisted
by the service section during the past
year:
November, 1918, 124; December, 122,
January 1919, 179; February, 17s:
March, 167; April, 275; May, 21S; June,
255; July, 25S August I'll; September,
1874; October, 172 Total, 2,317.
OF the above, 80 were hospital cases
and there were three funerals. In ad
dition several hundred applications for
bonus and additional travel pay were
handled. Also hundreds of inquiries
| have come to the office of which no
record Is kept, unless actual service,
financial or otherwise is rendered.
A special fund donated by one Of
the men directors of the service sec
| ton provided baskets of fruit and
other delicacies for large number of
discharged soldiers at Christmas time.
| During the secretaryship OF Mr..
Rowlen of the American legion, this
association aided materially in plac-
| ing men in positions.
The development committee Mrs. c.
F. Ainsworth, chairman, among other
activities, handled the Christmas roll
call of 1918 and enrolled 1884 mem
bers during that campaign. The motor
corps service organized in October,
1918, with Mrs. Donald Dunbar, cap
tain, made 290 service calls and held
available nine cars for regular service
and 20 cars for special and extra
work during campaign and entertain
ment of public visitors.
An information desk maintained In
the general office under the direction
of Mrs. w. G. Hartranft during the
School building.
Il The canteen committee, Mrs. Sims
Ely, chairman, did their work largely
through chapter contributions to can
: teen stations at Winslow and Williams
Boxes Of jams and jellies were sen
/ to the government hospital at For
| Whipple. During the two months tina
the greatest number of discharged
soldiers were returning, the canteei
J service arranged to have a representa-
tive meet all incoming trains. to car
: for any sick or friendless soldiers ar
, irving.
The publicity committee, Mrs. B. E
: Marks, chairman, did excellent worl
through the year.
The salvage and shop was one o
the most active of the branches of tn
Red Cross work with very satisfactor,
results and much credit is due tn
chairman, Mrs. L. H. Chalmers.
November ! tea room was opene
in the west room of the second foo
Of the War Work building with a gif
shop conducted in conjunction. Tn
tea room was very attractive an
proved a very popular rendezvous dur
ing the winter season. For the fiv
months, November to April, the ne
profits turned over to the chapter wer
s2,061.77 or an average of $412.35 pc
month.
The salvage shop was opened abou
the same date as the tea room on Eas
Adams street and later was move
= into the War Work building. TIL
n public was very generous in the do
Z nations of used clothing for the sho
n and thriving business was conducte
h up to August when the War Wor
building was vacated and the smalle
quarters into which the Red eros
moved would not permit OF a salvag
shop. The average sales per mont
amounted to s126.65.
August / the Red Cross moved int
its former quarters in the Chamber G
Commerce building and the general OF
flee and service section have been 10
gether since that time.
In September, the former officers 4
the chapter. Messrs. Lopez, Prince an
WEIGH resigned and at the first meet
ing Of the board of directors Septem
Der the following officers wer
elected to serve until the annual meet
ing October %, this date.
Roy s. Goodrich, chairman; VIM. F
Thompson, treasurer; Mrs. w. I
James, secretary.
(Signed) EDITH II. JAMES.
Secretar-