The Washington times., 1919-12-07

WAR ACTIVITY
OF RED CROSS
is DETAILED
Reports Of Committees for Po-
tomac Division Show Ire
mendous Scope Of Work.


rs ports OF the various committees or
the local chapter OF the Potomac di-
vision OF the Red Cross were made
public today.
Digest or Reports.
In the following condensed form
many items have been omitted and
onty the principal activities have
been detailed:
Following is a digest of the reports
submitted by the directors of the
several divisions:
Mss Mabel T. Boardman's report
stated that during the influenza cpl
denic a kitchen was established in
each city zone from which proper
food was distributed to the sick and
mneheons provided for physicians
and nurses on duty. Miss Anna ].
Greenlee and Miss Fannie Clement
enlisted more than 1000 nurses and
aides.
Mrs. David Fairchild, captain of the
motor corps, and her team mates,
handled L0<2 patients in ameulances
and automobiles day and night. The
supply service made $4,000 masks and
500 gowns, aprons, caps, etc, for the
workers Rooms were established for
convalescent male cases at the Neigh
borhood house and for female patients
at the Bethany chapel
MsAe Nursing Survey.
Mrs. Whitman Cross headed a SUBJ
committee which made careful sur
vey of public health nursing in the
District. Assistant Surgeon General
A. y-SMcLaughlin and DR.. w. c. Fow.
Ter drew up plans to fight the influ-
-en1z epidemic.
Krnsst L. Thurston, superintendent
Of pNhAe schools, was in charge of
: the N6rk Of teaching home hygiene
In conclusion Mrs. BoardmAn recon-
nendD that the Government depart
nents raise money to purchase a new
convalescent house for its women pa
TENTS and that q model chapter house
be built AZ = memorial to the sacri-
ffces and services of the people of
the Nations Capital during the war.
Mrs Iaaac w. Littell, director Of
wouAsn's work, in her report, said:
Two new chapters were formed after
the armistice. The women Of the
chAnter made 1870 hospital and
refnGee- garments and I0,S12 knitted
ARTICLES, completed more than q mill
lion surgical dressings to November
:. 1919, and distributed great guam
titles Of gauze cotton and muslin cut
tings among the city hospitals; gave
reflex to hundreds of women under
} a.
performed welfare work at ST. Eliza
heth's through the Congress Heights
auxiliary; participated in the well
coming OF the Royal Belgians and the
Prince Of Wales: maintained q diet
!. kitchen at Walter Reed Hospital. col
lected great quantities OF old clothing,
and expended Q total of $S5, s2.33.
rAsusands sf Meals Served.
Mrs- Eldridge E. Jordan. vice chair
man and manager Union Station can.
teen, says in her report that meals
were served to an average of 1000
men in October 1918 to go, 900 men in
October, 1919 Also q Christmas dim
ner was given, and thousands Of box
lunches. refreshments, hot meals.
cigarettes and refreshments were
given
Mrs C. d. Carter. captain com
handing the District motor corps,
told how there was maintained
the influenza epidemic. 1.o42 cases
handled, and cars furnished for physi-
clans and nurses Donations were
collected during the salvage cam
paign and old clothes drive, and auto
mobile service furnished for crippled
soldiers in several parades. 100 men
taken each week from Walter Reed
or st. Elixabeth's Hospital on long
rides or to the theaters.
Miss Anna c. Koerper, colonel in
command Of clerical force, detailed the
work of the former company IN War
and Treasury departments, which
packed Christmas boxes for soldiers
in 1918 and prepared thousands OF
pages Of BraiIle work for the blind.
including the starting OF the wash
ington Beacon" the only handmade
Braiile magazine in existence.
Hsae Hyssene Work.
Miss Anna J. Greenlee., director Of
Instruction for women, teaching cen
ter-stAted that there was received
and disbursed s1,s11.34 from October.
1918, to September. 1919, during
which period l.s4s students OF home
hygiene were under instruction, form
ing a total of ninety-nine classes,
from which $50 pupils received GER
tihcates The average number under
instruction monthly was 1s2. There
were s5t new students during the
year.
comforts co1,mittee-Reported the
following: Distributed 75.4s3 articles
during the year ended October 1. 1919;
furnished four picnic luncheons
weekly to boys at St ElizAbeth's from
June 6 to November 1, this year, as
sisted by nine auxiiiaries. the Chap
ter House force and several members
OF the chapter: filled $500 pairs of
socks last Christmas with candy,
cigarettes, pencils, oranges and ap-
pies and provided ice cream, cake,
candy, apples, oranges and prizes on
Labor Day at st. EliIabeth's.
John Doiph. home service section
show that personal attention was
given TO s4.2ss persons who appiie ed
at the Information desk At Union Sta
tion regarding allotments, allow
ances. insurance, hotel accommoda-
lions. etc. Two hospital social serv-
ice workers were stationed at the
Public Health Hospital at Nj. Alto
Home service was furnished to thou
sands OF soldiers, sailors and marines
and 10 many Of their families
4rs. Allen K csprea. supssvisss,