Newark post., 1920-11-03
RED CROSS
TELLS OF MANY .
PEACE ACTIVITIES
Elects Officers and Prepares
for Annual Membership
Drive

Drive
Miss Jane Maxwell and Miss Elinor
Harter, local delegates attended the
.nrual meeting of the Delaware Chap
+o. Of the American Red Cross held on
Friday at the Hotel DUPONT. Reports
of the various departments showing
+ho work that has been accomplished
since peace came, were read, and fol-
Lowing the business session there were
addresses by DR.. Livingston Farrand,
chairman of the American Red Cross
and Colonel Olds, who is the RedCross
Commissioner for Europe.
Down State delegates to the meet
mo came to Wilmington this morning
and were entertained at luncheon, be-
mo received by various officers and
heads of departments of the Delaware
Chapter. There were no speeches at
the luncheon.
Henry P. Scott, chairman of the
Executive Committee, referred to the
late president of the Chapter General
Charles Bird, stating the action taken
bv the local, State and national Red
Cross bodies over his death.
Henry N. Candy, treasurer, present.
ed his report of the finances of the
Chapter.
There were $97,196 receipts and ex-
penditures of $42,0s4.46, leaving a
balance of S55,111.54. There are 27,-
S2S annual members, contributing 36,
sustaining 8, life, l, patron, 3.
Many Knitted Articles Made.
A report for the Women's Bureau
of which Mrs. William Hall Porter is
chairman and Mrs. Henry P. Scott
vice-chairman was presented by Mrs
Scott who has been in active charge
of the work during the absence OF
Mrs. Porter.
After stating that the old city hal
had been closed on January 15 thi:
wear as a headquarters for the knit
ting department the report added tina
the knitting was looked after yer.
ably by Mrs. Donald S. Ashbrook ant
knitted articles such as sweaters, caps
shawls, stockings and mufflers hav
been distributed among the ltalia1
Mission, Sunnybrook Farm, Sunshln
Society, Associated Charities, HON
Service department, Coast guards an
residents of Dover, Camden Wyoming
Smyrna. Newark, Harrington, Feltof
Cheswold, Bridgeville, Georgetown an
Odessa.
The report referred to the appes
for the manufacture of $50 layette
for use abroad. and stated that all c
these will have been forwarded by tn
end of this month.
Mrs. Pierre S. DUPONT submitted tn
report of the Bureau of Supplies; fe
the motor corps by Captain Ethel Ba
Staniar; for the publicity departmer
Mrs. Thomas w. Wilson reporte
hearty cooperation on the part of tt
press of the State and her gratituc
for their advice and help. For I'll
Bureau of Development Miss Emf
Bissell reported % schools to ha'
been visited by "Cho-Cho," the Heal
Clown. The Modern Health Crusa'
under the leadership of Miss Hel'
Hale has enrolled 10000 school chill
rem, although the work has just cor
menced.
Bureau of Hygiene
Mrs. Joseph Bancroft presented
extensive report of the bureau of ii
giene of which she is the director. L
bureau has had both busy and Il
portant year, which was also the I'll
year Of the peace program. ShoWl
the work of the home nursing bran
the report announces 32 classes
home hygiene, with % classes grae
ated; 625 students under instructl'
PA graduates and % students rece
ed cards for modified course. The tt
cher centers are in progress at
Women's College at Newark Ill
School, Wilmington high schools
at Selbyville, Frankford, Millsbo