Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
FORECAST OF RED CROSS PEACE WORK

With a membership of s.e2s this year 1 which compared with s.732 in the year before and the hoped for goal of 10000 members for the coming year, the Nor wich chapter of the Red Cross held it's annual meeting Wednesday afternoon at o'clock in the Elks' hall. Rev. brief summary of the Red Cross peace programme and reports were presented of the great work that was done by the Norwich chapter during the year past,
 At the close of the business meet ing the following exec4tive committee was unanimously elected Miss Matil- da Butts. Mrs, John P. Huntington, ed Miss Faith R. Leavens. Frederic W Lester Miss Mary G. Osgood, Mrs. Justine Perkins. Joseph H. Selden, Mrs. Frances E. Tingley. Frank l.. Woodland, Miss Edith F. Young
 Their names were presented by the nominating committee consisting of A. W. Libby, chairman, Mrs F. W. Lester and Mrs. F. w. Cary. The executive committee will soon hold a meeting to elect officers.
 At the opening of the meeting, Miss Edith E. Young. secretary, and Miss Louise Meech. treasurer. presented secretary's Report
 I her annual report as follows covering from November ,191S. to October, 1919:
 The year that has passed since the last annual meeting of the Norwich ment, for in the very early days of the new chapter-year. the armistice was signed, and we. with all the world. faced the problem of transition from war to peace.
 November l. 1918, found this Red Cross Chapter at the zenith of it's ac-a complishments. Thanks to the gener- ous hospitality of the Norwich Lodge or Eiks, we were occupying a building that furnished ideal working condi- tions- and permitted expansion in ey- cry department.
 During October and November of last year. an especial privilege was ours in that we were -the medium through which there went abroad to the men of the American Expedition ary Forces Christmas remembrances rom their dear ones. With the aid of a large corps of workers under the direction of Miss Della Leavens sey- eral hundred Christmas packets were inspected, weighed, wrapped and mailed.
 After conference with the National Tuberculosis Association, the Ameri- can Red Cross agreed to appropriate from its funds an amount equal to that raised in 1917 by the sale of seals; this wise plan prevented the
 
 Of December. and allowed the Red Cross to devote its energies wholly to the enlistment or large mem bership in the Christmas Roll Gail. We re- 9ret to announce that Francis J. Leav- ems. who has been the agent of the chapter in tuberculosis relief since 1910, has deemed it necessary to re- sign his ofiee:> we voice here our grateful appreciation Of his faithful service. We have been so fortunate as to secure in Philip Johnson an able successor. and under his leadership an active campai ign for the sale Of Christmas seals will be carried on this year. With greater need of relief with greater certainty of prevention tuberculosis work presents a strong appeal for a prominent place among the peace time activities of the Red Cross
 Next upon the program of the year came the second roll call with it's dim the enrolment of every adult under the banner Of the Red Cross. Through the efficient direction of Eben Learned of co-Workers. the local drive was a great success. This year the date of the third roll call has been changed from the week before Christmas to the first week in November and we shall hope to celebrate the first anniversary of the signing Of the armistice with the announcement that our campaign for membership has won triumph
 
 personnel has been particularly for tunate in finding a roll call leader in the person of Clarence Carpenter.
 Early in December. Mrs. ". Tyler Olcott, who for more than a year had admiralty filled the important posi- ton of chairman of the chapter pro- duction committee, asked to be reliev- ed of her duties. Since that time Miss Matilda Butts. who succeeded Mrs. Olcott. has with rare tact and nfah cf6 featuring enterprises of the chapter.
 January and February were ex- tremely busy months for the Red Cross. but March found the workers 1 service, and it was decided that the time had come to close the workroom and restore to OUT kind hosts their club house. Office accommodations for the chapter secretary and the home service department were rent ed in the Thayer building and, save for a few weeks in the early summer, the chapter has since then maintain ed no workroom.
 Mrs Edmund Perkins had charge of a drive>for used clothing in March, 1 and reported the collection of S091 pounds of garments and shoes.
 At the request of national head l quarters a chapter history was writ ten, and this record of achievement l was later supplemented by a compila- i ton of suggestions for possible l peace programme for the Norwich l chapter. One interesting item in summary of supplies manufactured in the period between April. 1917 and April. 1919.
 Surgical Dressings ....... 15s,ss7
 Garments ....... ........ 10,16O
 Comfort Bags .......... 1906
 Comfort Pillows ........ 1,107
 Property Bags .......... 435