Evening journal., 1920-11-24
PENNSY FOLK
in RED CROSS
One Thousand Workers
Sign Up in Peace Time
Roll Call
GRACE UNIT IN
100 P. c. CLASS

One OF the most encouraging re-
ports at Red Cross headquarters in
the roll call campaign, was made to-
day by Mrs. Gamble Latr0be, chair
man OF the committees that have
been soliciting members among the
employees OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road. Mrs. Latrobe started out
with a goal Of more than 1000 names,
which she hoped 10 attain, and to-
day. she has gotten more TIA half OF
that number. Up until Monday she
had reported TO her 9i0 names from
the offices. shops and departments OF
the railroad. This makes her commit
te. lead all Othcr committees in the
city or state so far, in the number OF
names enrolled In any one unit plant
section.
But Mrs. Latrobe Is by no means
through with the canvass. Her ener-
geiic workers are going 10 keep at the
Job for several days, in order TO OBJ
tain memberships from those whom
they were not fortunate enough TO see
early In the week. and by this time
next week, Mrs. Latrobe hopes she
will be able 10 report as many mem
berships as she fixed as her goal.
on The Maryland Division Mrs. z.
!. Mcintyre was chairman OF the
] MUIh uluNI MIS- AaNAA WnN anu has AAAI
as her assistant Mrs. William II. Ap-
pleiOn. On Monday they obtained i51
members and on Tuesday d92 mem
bers.
In the Offices and departments Mrs
I C.. l.. Evans and Mrs. G.. +. SchrOyer
were the active spirits In soliciting
memberships. They obtained 80 mem
bcrs on the Maryland division, "a on
the Delaware division, 100 IN the gen
eral superintendent Office, ~ in the
Office OF G.. W. Bush, division freight
agent, and six In the Office Of C. C..
Mahoney, district claims agent
The platform workers were just az
busy solicitors as their colleagues
Mrs II. +. Smith got 20 members on
/ Friday OF last week, Mrs. w. II.
Redmile q on Saturday, Mrs. c. +.
King i3 on Monday. and Mrs. S. NJ.
I Nicholson six yesterday.
Among the churches. according TO
/ headqtatters reports, bne Grace
Church team, led by Mrs. Z. r. Neg
enudank is a 100 per cent. unit and
| did wonderful work in the past ten
days. Among the volunteer workers
who are deserving OF special praise
I are IN teams I'D by Mrs. ID. /. Nc
COlley among the Womens Druggisl
I Association and Mrs. W. w. Coy
among the employees OF The Boston
Cloak Store.
Not only the women but the younger
generation have been active In this
roll call. There have been severa
young misses VINO have in some in
stances, eolpsed the work Of theii
elders. Among these IS Miss Gladys
Keene, 3 years old. Of Philadelphia
a niece Of Mrs. Rose Levin. The ht
tie mss attired in the costume o
a Red Cross nurse with a lieutenant
cap was an attractive and appealing
sOlioitOr for Rcd Cross membership
and she obtained a large number o
memberships. 30 being a difilcult mat
ter 10 refuse The urgent request Sh
made 10 Jon.
The Red Cross Motor Corps had an
B other busy day today. First Of al
ihey gathered up nine children thi
morning from widely-scattered sec
tiOns OF the city and took them {
a health center for Treatment.
unrse with equipm Mt was taken
the Industrial School for Girls a
ClaymOnt for the regular Thursdd
afternoon class which was advance
to today because OF tomorrow bein
Thanksgiving. There were a dOze
errands for the roll call campaign
Fifteen children were taken this al
. ternoon from their homes 10 a hosp
tai for treatment and a car was use
= lby the community nurse, Miss Sude
, at Walnut Green School.
The public schools where the can
vass for junior members has been de
= layed came across with several hun
:. dred more members today. The lbs
, follows: Sharpley No. Z School, r.
AID. No. 9. Box i2O. Wilmington,
y rooms, GO pupils. Leah E. Moore; NJ
= Clellandsville School, No. 27, Newarl
4 room, 2i pupils, Miss Eleanor Dan:
. FELTON, School, FELTON,. 6 rooms, tS
3 pupils, Matthias Hahn; Kirkwoo
School. Kirkwood, 4 room. q pupil
r jeanette f. Cann Smiths Schoo
: Bridgeville. 4 room, 30 pupils, ,Delen
n IDickersOn: Hickory Grove, Mt Plea
. ant. room, 20 pupils. Jeanette Shor
:, Pratts, Dover, room. 33 pupils. Nj
y dred c. Melvin; Odessa School Odess
r 3 rooms. "a pupils, Lillian NJ. Acker
10 North Star School, Hockessin, 1 rOor
10 pupils, Margaret A. Lafferty; Ne
Castle Sch OOl, New Castle. . rooms,
pupils, Margaret r. Thornton; Ma
\ ier'c Corner, FELTON,. 4 room. % pupil
& I linda T.ayfnn Friends School M