The Washington times., 1920-11-05
RED CROSS IS
FACING CRISIS
Or. Green Tells D. c. Chapter
Annual Roll Call Puts
Work to Test.

| short time, marks tue most critica'
period In the history OF the orgaDi'
cation, according to DR.. Thomas Il,
Green, director Of the National
Speakers Bureau, in O speech at the
annual meeting Of the District
chapter last night.
WANTS STRENUOUS PROGRAM.
lie declared that 90 per cent Of the
deaths in this country last year were
from preventAble causes and that the
Red Cross must take UP a strenuous
program for the prevention OF disease.
Dr. Ralph jenkins. chairman of the
chapter, presided at last nights meet
ing, which was addressed by District
Commissioner Miss Mabel n Board
man, and Henry b.. +. mcfarland,
former head OF the Board OF District
Commissioners.
Miss Boardman reviewed the work
/ Of the womens volunteer aid - which
| she organized in March, 1915
II. s. Reside. treasurer, reported
that the general fund on hand Sep
tember 80 amounted to 500 16.so,
after spending S79.951 80, in addition
q which there were $500 In Liberty
bonds not included In those figures.
| The war relief fund showed bal
! 8nCo iont otptElHVCA oo Va
after expending S166,513.69. The
chapter house building fund now
totals S4.1S5.7s.
LACK OF PERSONNEL.
Mis- Anna C. Koerper. chairman of
the clerical corps, reported that the
corps had suffered from the reduc-
tion Of the personnel of the Govern
ment departments. and that a further
1 -. NO
bring 1t to it's full quota.
/ Mrs. C. ID. Carter. commander OF
| the motor corps, reviewed the work
II the organization and reported that
| the corps was ready, for active serv-
ice.
. The comforts section report, by
Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway. chairman
showed that 25.920 patients In local
| hospitals had been served in the past
| nine months. 1t furnished weekly
baskets to all civilian hospitals, fur
nished patients with fruit. flowers
candy, jelly, ana writing materials;
gave 217 parties and p'cnics to pa
tients. It received $5,467 and die
bursed $4(859.14.
The supply corps, Miss Katherine
Dougal. chairman. reported that 80 :
322 surgical dressings had been mad ~
and sent to local hospitals. and thai
S,333& garments had been made for
use at home and abroad. among which
we're 500 layette garments for for
eign relief.
Mrs. I. w. Littell reported that the
canteen corps had given emergency
aid In $50 Union Station cases before
June 1, when the station was given
| up to the terminal authorities. In
thirteen months the corps served to
veterans 1919 meals, at a cost OF
$17,387.92. Beginning yesterday the
| winter schedule was put into effect
for patients at, Walter Reed and St
Elizabeth's Hospitals at the Red
Cross National Cafeteria. where they
will be served three times week.
For the year ending October 81
the home service section. John Doiph'
| chairman. handled 1891 cases, rem.
| derin gservice to nonresident and
resident families and obtaining In
| formation for other home service or.
ganizations throughout the country
More than $5S.00Q was expended by
| the unit.
Mrs. Allyn X. Capron, supervisor OF
! the Red Cross Kitchen. reported that
more than 5000 glasses Of jelly and
Jams had been made from october 1,
1919, to June II, and distributed to
the military and Children's Hospitals
Home for the Incurables, Home tor
Colored Children. and Aged Women
Foster Jewish Home for Children and
| others.
CITES VOLUNTEER AID.
During the nine months the vol
unteer aids for the sick have been
organized. Mrs. Seaton Schroeder
chairman, reported that they gave
163 hours service to the Visitins
Nurse Association, 1856 to Child Wei
! fare, 48S to Associated Charities, 21t
I>hours to the Colored Settlement. 81
hours to the War Department Wei.
fare, $50 hours to hospitals and &c
to Arlington Cemetery. Mrs. Clara
V. Chappell gave 432 hours not count
| ing those -to>.various charities. Mrs
Schroeder made an appeal for mem.
/! bers to act on a reserve list.
Miss, Anna J. Greenless. director oi
instruction for women, showed thai
there were 40 home hygiene classes
totaling 734 students and instruc
tors; and 8 dietctic classes with 81
students and 3 instructors completed
at the last term. The total disburse
ments by the chapter were $7,176.
DR.. 8. c. Cousins, secretary Of the
first committee, reported 351 en-.
rollments in classes last year and 13t
graduates. He added the committee
was planning to give litter drills fol
use in case Of an epidemic and hoped
that the first aid classes would be
resumed in the police department.
The following pembers Of the exec
utive comm ttee were reelected: Mrs
w. J. Boardman. DR.. Ralph Jenkins
Hon. Henry b. r. Macsarland, Hon
Mabel T. Boardman, II. s. Reside
John Doiph. Miss A. M. Goding, Mrs
I. w. Littefl, Mrs. c. d. Cotter. Hon
Simon Wolf. Mrs. Theodore w. Rich
ards. James L. Wilmeth. Capt ]. c
Boyd. U. s. N. and Mrs. Seaton Schroe
der. There are still two vacancies tc