Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-28
WATERv|LLE CHAPTER
RED CROSS, HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING

At the annual meeting Of the
Red Cross Chapter OF this
city, held at it's quarters. officers
were elected for the ensuing year,
splendid reports We're given by the
various branches and committees of
the chapter, which showed that there
had been a large amount of work
accomplished during the past year.
and that financially the chapter was
one Of the best in the State.
The meeting was opened with the
regular business and election OF Of
f. -ers as follows: Chairman. J. How
ard WEIGH: first vice chairman, Frank
RedingtOn: second vice chairman. \.
II. Earrows: treasurer. Col. F. f.
Boothby; secretary. Col. +. E. Booth
by. The committee cha;rmen ap-
pointed were: Production. Mrs. Mar
tin r. Bartlett: finance. o. a. Mead
er: publicity. Mrs. F. N. Wallace;
and civilian relief Rev
Charles F. Robinson: nursing serv-
ice. Miss Edna Clark; junior activi-
ties. Mrs. Elizabeth Julian: knitting
Mrs. Alice f. Haskell: sewing. Mrs
{. II. Barton. The members of the
on members at large ap-
pointed were: Mrs. Frank Reding-
ton. Mrs. f. X. Atwood, DR.. d. b.
CraSin. Carl Jones. Mrs. c. II. Bar
ton. Arthur Daviau, Rev. Father y.
Charland. DR.. +. c. Thayer. Mrs. F.
Z. Thayer. Mrs. Merton W. Bessey.
The committee on entertainment
gave a gratifying report showing
that the proceeds from entertain
ments given was $eo3s..3. and Of
this amount $209.46 was received
from Lyceum Course entertainments
held during the past winter at the
City Opera house.
Mrs. Atwood, chairman of the
committee, reported that
there had been 1891 articles complet-
ed at the chapter. as follows: 1890
sweaters. 37s helmets. 1856 pair
socks. 4oS pair wristers, % scarfs, 6
shawls. Mrs. Frank Redington re-
ported the following articles which
were furnished to men under call
from April 90 to Sept. 30. 1918:
246 sweaters, 7e9 pair socks. 246 he'll
NETS. 81 dozen handkerchiefs. s46
pair wristers. Az comfort kits. Also
the following articles given for the
linen drive in December: 80 bed
sheets. sos bath towels. 10 pair pill
low slips. 49, hand towels. 345 hand
kerchiefs and 100 napkins.
The surgical dressings depart
ment has not full years work to
report. only between the dates Of
April es to Nov. II. 1918. For with the
signing Of the armistice all work on
finished articles were shipped to
headquarters and the raw material
is being held in the local chapter in
case Of emergency. The finished
dressings which have accumulated
through the year over and above the
number required to fill the allot-
ments were sent to the Sisters hos
pital. The finished dressings produc-
ed by the surgical dressings depart
ment Of the Waterville Red Cross
and the branches are: 1000 red front
line packets: 400 blue front line pack
cts: &c. 900 wipes AKA: 400 wipes 2x2;
40 scultitus bandages; SO splint straps
e yards); 400 shot bags (smalD: ZIG
wadding ba9dages SKA yards: 1900
congresses SKA L. 200 congresses
SKA: 400 cotton pads 12x24: $50 paper
back pads 12x1s: 100 paper back
pads 10xls: ECO army base hospital
dressings E5x27: 40 gauze rolls s
yards by 1-2: 200 congresses AKA:
250O gauze masks.
Mrs. Grace w. Bartlett. chairman
Of the sewing committee. said that IN
behalf of the committee she wished
to express an appreciation to
Frank Smith of the c. F. Hathaway
Shirt Factory for their buttonholing
140 gowns and for other work which
Mr.. Smith 40 kindly relieved the Red
Cross ladies from doing. and which
was completed by employees at the
factory. The faverage number 0
workers to the rooms RANGED from
five to Is and the sewing was done
five half days and one tuil dav dur
ing the drive. and three half days
each week generally. At present one
half day is devoted to the sewing
and in six week 1900 garments were
g. n. Annis. who has been one OF
the treasurers Of the organization.
rendered his resignation. Nh Annis
felt that il WAS his dutv tn tako fhia