Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05
ASK PUBLIC To
MASS MEETING
Results Of Red Cross Survey
VIII be Made Known

Final arrangements for the report
of the Citizens Red Cross Weilare
Committee on the survey of local
conditions made this week in Perth
Amboy were completed today as was
also the program for tomorrow
nights mass meeting at 8 o'clock IN
the high school auditorium. Inc
program is given out by Tracy war
ing, chairman of the local Red Cross
Chapter, and the visiting committee
An address by Clarence II. King, Tor
mer director of the Bureau of NUM-
cipal Research of New York City n
at present director of civilian relief
of the Red Cross of the tlantic Divl-
sion, will be the feature oil the meet
ing.
In addition the program includes
an address by DR.. Jesse Steiner, or
the Civilian Relief Department OF
national headquarters, community
singing led by L.. A. Ballou of the
War Camp Community Service, and
the exhibition of a Red Cross film
demonstrating the peace program OF
the American Red Cross. Mr.. War
ing, who will preside, will then call
on the chairmen of the sub-commit-
tees In charge of the survey for their
reports. DIR. Charles /. Silk, president
Of the Board of Health; Samuel Il.
Shull, superintendent of schools; w.
l. Henson, Industrial secretary OF the
Y. M. c. A.: Charles MacWilliam,
probation officer of Middlesex county;
Earl Lake and J. A.. Fish are the
chairmen of these committees inNes-
tigating the fields of health, educa-
ton, recreation, delinquency, housing
and sanitation and government and
organization.
The reports of the twelve civilian
relief workers were cast in final form
today pending their preliminary hear
ing at q "get-together" luncheon to-
morrow at 1890 at the Elks Club.
After this session which will be at
tended by all committee members and
volunteer assistants, tho committee
will be ready for the public statement
of its findings.
A report submitted by Mrs. Charles
w. Naulty, at the Health Committee
studying educational activities of To-
cal health organizations, shows that
defects were discovered in 3,2O3 chill
dren in the public schools here during ,
recent medical inspections. The re-
port is based on examinations made
last year by the Anti-TuberculoSls
League and the State and local health
departments, in the course of which
6,715 pupils were inspected and minor
defects found in one half the entire
number.
An interesting feature of the in
quiry here was the disclosure that a
continuation school for boys has been
established in st. Mary's Parochal
school. The Rev. Father Mahowald, |
of the corps of workers of the Know
Your Community Better" movement,
found that commercial and business
courses were being given for boys fin
ishing the eighth grade, enabling the
a4,,Ioy,t, ! 10 y, +-;,,y1,4a ~ c,CIia IivnI l
work after the completion of their
academic subjects.
Under the direction Of l.. O. Helm
old, Scout Master of the local Boy
Scouts, gave their cooperation today
to the "Know Your Community Bet
ter movement by distributing 10000
circulars announcing the mass meet
ing throughout the business and resi-
Dental district.
Trips were made to New Brunswick
and Trenton yesterday by committee
members in automobiles furnished by |
the Motor Corps of the local Red Cross
Chapter. Miss Helen Clark and Miss
Suson Il. Chilean, secretary of the
committee on delinquency were trans
to New Brunswick by Mrs. J.
v. Shull, where they interviewed
officials. Miss Bridget ii.
Rooney visited Trenton yesterday to
consult with state officials.
Miss Rooney, a member of the COM
mittee, who performed special relief
work in Perth Amboy after the Nor
gan explosion and influenza epidemic,
was summoned to Corpus Christi, Tex,
today by a telegram from National
Headquarters al Washington, D.. c.
Reconstruction work now being car
ried on by the Red Cross among the
families of the flood sufferers in Texas
is the emergency requiring Miss
Rooney's presence in Corpus Christi
Her work here during the last two
days of the study viii! be taken over
by other members of The committee.