The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-22
Mrs. Joseph Roster viii be
Secretary for Next
Year.
ELECTION LAST NIGHT
Interesting Address at An
nual Meeting by Mrs.
stoddard.

Captain John Henshaw was elected
chairman of the local chapter Of the
American Red Cross and Mrs.
Joseph Roster was made secretary at
the annual meeting Of the chapter
held last night at the Red Cross
headquarters in the city building.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows:
Vice Chairman-Mrs. Carl D. Yost.
Treasurer-M. l.. Brown.
Chairman of Finance-R. t. Gun
Advisory Board-Mrs. james A.
Meredith, Mrs. T. l. Brett, Simon
MIS-. j. A. Meredith, the retiring
cha@an of the chatter presided at
the meeting. The other retiring Of
ficers are: Mrs. j. A. Meredith,
chairman; Mrs. W. H. Conway,
vice. chairman; Mrs. Samuel Leeper,
secretary; C. W. Evans, chairman OF
! finance. NJ. l.. Brown was reelected
treasurer.
Reports given by heads OF various
departments showed that the chap
ter had been active during the months
of the year and that much work had
been accomplished. The secretarys
report was given by Mrs. Samuel
Leeper while the financial report was
given by NJ. l.. Brown, the treasurer.
City superintendent of schools, o. G..
Wilson gave a report of the work
done in the schools. and the report OF
the work accomplished by the Public
Health Nursing Service was made by
Mrs. w. T. Hartman. Mrs. Joseph
Roster gave d report OF the work OF
the Home Service Department and
Mrs. Edwin Robinson gave the re-
port of the Roll call Zmmittee which
showed that at the last roll call the
chapter had membership of 8,076.
Mrs. III. E. Williamson, chairman Of
the chapter production department re-
ported the work done by this depart
ment
Al the conclusion of the business
session, Mrs. Meredith introduced
Mrs. Florence Jackson Stoddard, vice
president of the American Pen Wo-
men, who is doing volunteer Red
Cross work for the Potomac division
of the Red Cross. Mrs. Stoddard
talked enthusiastically of the work
planned for the Red Cross and lai9
Especial emphasis on the work of
prevention of disease and the preser-
walton of child life, which two things
the National organization wished the
chapter to take special interest in.
She also asked that each and every
one would again enroll as a member OF
the Red Cross.
Mrs. Meredith in closing made a
strong appeal also for the Red Cross
roll call and asked that each and
everyone would stand Loyalty by the
big organization whose good work
was not yet finished.
The following is the treasurer's re-
port:
tional Red Cross, October lst, 1918, to
September 30th, 1919.
Cash on hand October LIST,
1918 Observation-Disclosures. $ 474.SS
RECEIPTS.
vice ...,....e..... 5S1.21
AuxiIiaries ..........,.,. 1926
'NI schools 'ni,1 ........ 89524
Materials and Supplies Sold 2,253.17
AV (s,74O) .... s.Ds4,r $4,000
| cus+aininp MamhershiDS
G21 ...... 1000
Life Member % ........ 5000
MAGAZINE Subscriptions :. 1890
Loan Refunded ........... 15.OC
Miscellaneous Receipts -. 5SS. 80
Cooks HOSPITAL Co. ...... $500
Combined Campaign 80. 20,S41,S6
w" meR p9"u ..4ap.. 14,752.6O
Total .................. s48,O72.OS
Grand total ....... s4S,546.91
DISBURSEMENTS.
Materials and Supplies pur- . soo m
chased .........,.,.'.' ''V'E'VV
Transportation on Materials
and Supplies ........... 92'SV
Equipment for Red Cross
Units (Automobiles) go. l,229'OO
p1 Tiee h9ai'n NURSING so 1,8oo.85
Office Salaries and Wages 697.f