The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
CLUBDOM
WOMEN COMPLETE
ORGANIZATION FOR
RED CROSS ROLL GALL

The womans division Of the Memphia
and shelby County Red Cross was or
Eanlzed Wednesday al a meeting called
by Mrs Kenneth G. puffield. who has
been appointed chairman by John T.
Ldppitt director Of the campaign and
third Red Gross roll can for Memphis
and shelby county, Mrs. Harry r
boNd rs lce-chHirmsn. The meeting
was held at the Memphis Red eros
| chapter
At the request Of Mrs. Duffield MIR.
Llppitt outlined the plans for the cam
palgn the mems division to secure the
Memphis quota OF S35 600 and the WON
ah 3 division the quota Of %, 900 mem
hers, new and renewals. out Of the 22.-
100000 membership by the national So
ciety This makes Memphis quota
The parent teacher associations wilt
canvass the residential sections and the
Red cross workers Will have the husl-
ness districts. The latter viii form
teams corsiHtinE ~ q chairman. vice
chairman and at leHsi five others, who
"li be given one or two blocks to so
Nri memberships at 81 each,
EVERY dollar received IN membership
VIII De- used In America. the local chap
Ter retaining so cents and Washington
headquarters getting tha other half.
w this country the peace program
Includes q campaign for the Conserva-
Hon o. the publlr health. The fact
that IS per cent Of the 4,OOO,0 600 men
called In the SelCctive draft were
phNsinaIlE unfit for military service has
aroused the government 10 the neces-
kitE OF making tho alton more 1T
physically, Preventable diseases such as
tuberculosis and others, the needlessIv
great infant mortality. come under THIS
program Statistics show that more
than three times as many proyentablc
ltGrAEpN EAuEbH haathH IN AV,.pI,, In.y
year than troops were killed in battle
IN the same length Of time.
me great work Of rehabilitation whiCu
ihe nome service department Is doing
~ sure TO be demanded for MANY
months TO come, such as aiding the dis
elarged fighting men 10 get back into
ctNU NE. Many were wounded In such
manner that they cannot follow the
Trade or profession Of before the war.
Ihelr families during the period Of re-
adjustment are being looked after, es-
peeially those Of the disabled soldier
recently discharged. Washington esti-
mates that the money relief for the ma
ton expended by the RED cross in his
connection Is in excess OF $500, 900 A
month. This problem Is among those
urging the third Red Cross roll call
nov. gil when the membership win
pc urged to re-cnist or join and have
me privilege Of taking 4 part in the
'N,Nl0Al N'lluI OF America.
MRS. Duftield announced the chairmcn
who are asked to choose their wi vice
ehAlrinen and at least five others to
complete a team also to notify her OF
tht personnel OF their teams,
Nhe called a meeting Of all workers
Tor Thursday morning. Oct. 80, at IL
= clock in Red Cross headquarters. The
Oct. 20, at II o'clock.
NllN UnAlfInen Apu0intpd are.
Mesdames r. h., Snowden, ". w
Mallory, Hunt Phelan, Sam II. Pepper
\ r Gamble, NJ, II. Roscnthal, George
batGhelor, Hugh Taylor. John Phillips,
a., K NOOK r. A., Smith, II, l. Lane,
~ Meyers, John q, Blount, Chas. r.,
Mason, M, $, McGehee, jeff Marmon,
", \, Myrtek, II. H. Brooks. q h, Lee.
Master, Harry s. Wolf, Howard n
zones g. W. Johnston, II. Bluthenthal
sam Richards, Allison Davant, W. w
Sfonin. Lawrence Ford, Eugene Hazel.
i,orStt Miles BuGkinghams, Hugh Wynne,
q F, Howard, W. s, Eckerley, W r.
Black, Z $ tIamer, John n. Dickinson,
u A Shepherd, Thomas Clarke. Her,
nan Wolf, y, NJ Armstrong, Henry
tla{Iey,. H. e. Ashford, Hirsch Norris.
= l. Manire, Daniel Grant, NJ. Ewing
10y bgtier, j. a. Evans. Cleland X.
smith, Adelaide l. Jeffries, Il. l.. Mai.
low, D. e Baird, r. W. Drane and
FRANK Cochran, and Misses Amy Ran
dolph Elizabeth Frank, Maybeil FYiu.
pm, Martha Caldwell, Olive Caldwell
Louise Gunther, Minna neasley, Ida
hartels, Trina Lesser. Hattie W. Banks
and. Mamie Looney.
'hairmen for the county; Mesdames l.
= johnson, Ramsey, j. n. Darret
NosGmark, w O. Whitaker. Woodstock
y r ltaines, Whitchaven; NJ. A. san.
aelllh. Baskerville, Opie johnson. Gai-
away Lee Cummins, Kerrvllc, NJ V
MliHhcil, Horn Lake road, W. r scott
Macon road W. IT. Bolton. NUineton
" A. seruggs, ST.. Ncshoba; L. "
,ilkhGs, Arlington; W. Il. Garter part-
leit, ~, Il. Everett, Ringhamtou "
Redmond, Bolton college. W. r. MI.
~tehhouse, Brunswick: L. NJ Malone q
pltNliIe j X Swoope. CollieryiTe MAY
aIlen, tordova J. II. Ellis, ltads N"
Z Nppling, Glendale y. II. Hnryr, Ir
Forest ma, and Miss Martha Walsh
Mrs Ray hunscomb and Miss Lillian
h?ti VIII serve IN keeping me re,,,r1
OF the roll call in the office. Mrs nsnn.
,Hn Leuhetter, publicity chairman Of Tho
'hap'er, VIII assist IN THIS capacity.