Middletown transcript., 1920-11-20

VOLUME 81 NO. AZ i,
RED CROSS MEETING
A Report Of The Work Done Since
The War Ceased
NEW OFFICERS WERE ELECTED
The annual meeting of Middletown
Branch of The Delaware Chapter, A.
R. c.. was held Friday evening, at 8
o'clock. November 5th, 1920, in the
New Century Club House.
. at this meeting was given the re-
port of the American Red Cross, Dela-
ware as a Chapter and Middletown as a
Branch.
The delegates attending the Delaware
Chapter annual meeting, Oct. 18th re-
ported the work done by the American
Red Cross since the war ceased. The
distribution Of American war stores
and surgical dressings, being the only
means of keeping open this year the
hospitals of the War zone. The distri-
button of the clothing and food to the
suffering from effects of war. The
greatest sufferers mentally and physi-
ca)ly being the children, which was in
deed still a sad picture. The work
done by the Sanitary Squads under the
direction of the American Red Cross
ridding various parts of Europe of
disease, bespoke the highest praise Of
our American doctors and nurses re-
naming in those desolate places after
the war. to do this great work (thus
made Middletowners feel proud of its
representation there during and after
the war as Miss Louise Mcdowell, a
Red Cross nurse, was not only abroad
during the war but remained after
caring for the Typhus patients.)
Report given by delegate of the Del
aware Chapter of its peace time pro-
gram. Health was of the Bureau of
Hygiene, aiding in the nursing activities
supplying nurse teachers and books for
classes in schools and teachers for
adult classes in Home Nursing and
Hygiene, classes in first aid and the
placing of Red Cross Public Health
Community Nurses.
The Red Cross Motor Corps has
placed throughout the chapter, cars for
various activities of the Red Cross and
other existing commissions or agencies,
providing transportation for the Red
Cross teachers in the schools of classes
in Home Nursing, Hygiene and First
Aid. Those occupied with Home Ser
vice Workers, Social Service of Red
Cross and Hospitals, Children's Bureau
and in the State Work, such as 'The
Delaware Child Welfare. In men,
tioning the car placed in Mlddletown
for the State Child Welfare work. the
chairman said that the car had been
placed for State Child Welfare work
and driven by the nurse iD charge, but
had turned out to be community car
as every opportunity had been embraced
to aid the sick with its use irrespective
of day or hour, and by its use not only
the ill children had been transported but
also suffering adults of tuberculosis to
Hope Farm and Edgewood Sanitarium
and various acutely i'll; such as mater
nifty cases, fractures of skulls and hips,
typhoid fever. meningitis, appendicitis.
and pneumonia. In conclusion the
delegate said, now we feel Middletown's
car is second to none placed in Delaware
for whatever activity.
The report of the Home Service
showed that many troubles of the home
coming soldiers, sailors. and their
tamiliel had been judiciously adjusted.
The report Of the Publicity Chairman
was short and needed no notes for the
concise report of her work in making
public the chapters work through the
newspapers.
The election of the officers of the
chapter was very quickly accomplished
only one change being made and that
was to fill the vacancy of the president
made vacant by Gen. Birds death.
Hon. George Gray was elected to fill
this vacancy, the other officers remain
ing the same.
Last upon the program of Middle
towns meeting was the election of
officers for the coming year. Those
elected were: chairman, Miss blanche
Lockwood; vice chairman, Mrs. W. K.
Belts; I'd vice chairman, Mrs. Clarence
Pool; Sd vice chairman, Mrs. Martin B.
Burris; treasurer, Miss Lillian Melvin;
secretary, Miss Ethel Brady; advisory
committee: Mr.. Clarence Pool. DR.. W.
S. P. Combs, Mr.. ". K. Belts.
Resolutions
The following resolutions were passed
by the Delaware State Teachers Asso-
citation, Saturday, Nov. IL, 1920:
WHEREAS, This association has been