Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-15
MRS. JENNINGS IS
AGAIN HEAD OF
WAR AID BODY
Seventy-Eight Men of City
Who Give Up Lives Are
Honored

Mrs. William Jennings was re-elect-
ed president of the National War Aid
at the first anniversary meeting, held
last night in Fahnestock Hall. 9th
er officers elected were:
Mrs. George Kunkel, first vfce-pres
ident; Mrs. Meade d. Detweiler, sec
ond vice-president: Mrs. V. c. Rausch,
third vice-president; Mrs. Horace NJ.
Whitman. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Herman Astrich. treasurer; Mrs.
Meade ID. Detweiler. registrar; board
OF directors. Mrs. C. Ross Boas. Mrs.
George E. Etter, Mrs. E. z. Gross,
Miss Elsie Brinser. Mrs. Lyman d.
Gilbert. Mrs. John f. Dapp. Mrs. p.
l.. Phillips. Mrs. L. ]. Stackpole, Mrs.
Henry w Taylor, Mrs. Homer Black,
Mrs. Paul A. Johnston and Mrs. Frank
E. Ziegler
During the election Miss Cora Lee
Snyder. regent of the d. r., pre-
sided. The nominating committee
was Mrs. f. L. Rinkenbach. Mrs. Clar-
ence A. Phillips and Mrs. F. r. Bras
selman.
Reports of the various committees,
giving ample evidence that, while the
laddies in khaki and Navy blue were
struggling to crush the Hun, their
wives. sisters and sweethearts were
backing them here in Red Cross
work, We're presented. The first was
that of Mrs. Herman p. Miller, sec
retary. She sketched the life of the
organization from its inception when
Nine. SchumannH Heins, the noted
singer, appeared here last year in a
mothers meeting and effected the Or
ganization. The following articles
We're made and turned over to the
Red Cross, she reported:
Knit Articles-Three scarfs. two
pairs wristlets. twenty-five sweaters,
thirty-nine pairs socks.
Surgical Dressings-1,S20 wipes,
s75 congresses. GIG pneumonia jack
cts, thirty-two sculteters bandages,
11o heel rings.
Hospital Garments-Twelve sur
Geons' coats, twenty surgical shirts.
thirty-six bed shirts, thirty pairs bed
socks, twenty sets underwear.
Refugee Garments-11O children's
petticoats. thirty-six pairs children's
drawers.
Miscellaneous-Fort towels,
l1s pillow cases, seven pillows, sew
enty-one pillow ticks. 10 property
bags. twentyfour khaki bedside
bags, $50 mended garments.
The decorations. which were both
beautiful and out of the ordinary,
were the work of Mrs. H. Astrich and
the decorator of the Astrich store.
There were many favorable COM
ments.
The report OF the membership was
given by Mrs. Meade d. Detweiler.
who also reported seventy-eight men
from this city had died in the service
and forty-nine from neighboring
towns. Then the entire assemblage
rose while Bishop James Henry Dar-
lington read the names of these men
and followed with a paper. The list
is as follows:
Harrisburg-Earl c. Aurand. Ray
mond Carl Axe, William C. Arnold,
Raymond l.. Beard, Robert A. Boil.
Marcel Won Bereghy. Benjamin Hoyer
Boggs, Charles F. Bricker. Charles H.
Breneiser, ]. Harry Beshore, Charles
W. Barker. Harris D. Buckwalter,
Leroy Bryan. James w. Brightbill,
William Clouser, Curtis Chronister,
Harry Dillon, Wesley DeHaven, Clar-
ence Fahnestock. Edward Fetrow,
Paul Chester Thurman. Rexford NJ.
Glaspey. William o. Corner. John j.
Gutshall, Harry Brewer Hoagland,
Herbert n. Harry. David Jay Hoffert.
Louis Houseal, Jr., Irwin w. Houser,
| Grover c. Hahn, Clarence L. Hinkle,
Palmer w. Herrold, Frank P. Hawk.
Harry z. Hess, Donald Johnston, Fred
S. Jones, Ray e. Johnson. Charles F.
Krebs Robert James Kirby, Alfred ].
Lilley, Walter Lower. George Z. Long.
Burnette p. Long. Earl C. Martin,
John p. Morgan, Jr., Theodore F.
Mead, Lee Writ Monyer, Frank s.
Miller, Edward Rock Murray. Stuart
Morrow, Jacob Nauss, William S.
Noggle, Francis Naughton, William
Putt, Robert w. Paine. John C. Peif-
er, Jr., Alexander Rodgers, Amos c.
Reese. Charles w. Revie, Herman +.
Rhoades. James NJ. Rettinger. Mervin
| e. Shreman, John T. Steese, Benedict
/ to SALVADOR, Leroy d. Smucker, Syl-
vester p. Sullivan, Guy w. Showers.
John Fred Sattler. Jacob Smith. Wal
! ter Wayne Sower, William James
Taylor. George d. Umholtz, Harry F,