Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-06
P. R. R. WOMEN'S AID
IN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Much Good is Being Done B,
the Organization Among
the Sick and Distressed.

The Womcns Aid OF the Maryland
Division. Pennsylvania Railroad, has
sent circular letters. through the
office of James Buckalew. superintcn-
dent of tho Maryland Division, Penn
sylvania Railroad. to each empioye
making an appeal for 100 per cent
membership In the women's Aid. each
person receiving one OF these letters
Is asked to read carefully and con
sider the contents and pass in . small
Zee OF 20 cents to make his wife
daughter, sister or mother n member
of the organizatiorr~where there are
already so many splendid women.
under the inspiring leadership of Mrs
Gamble Latrohe, general superinten-
dent and Mrs. Edward Nc1ntire, dis
triet superintendent. Any person not
Identified with the organization will
be welcomed as contributing ment-
Der on the payment of 25 cents.
The object of the organization is TO
aid those who through misfortune are
in need OF assistance and To visit those
persons, as far as possible, who are
known to bc III or in trouble. Meet
ings are held on the second Monday
- 'Ntt ittifthf AA bs fifss III AliE as
semhly room OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Office Building.
Mrs. Edward Mcfntire is superin-
tendent of the Maryland Division.
Each of the various railroad depart
ments are represented in the women's
Aid. and are headed by the wives or
appointees of the man i'm charge of
them, as for instance, Mrs. Triggs
represents Mr.. Whitman, head of the
master mechanics department: Mrs.
Miller. her husband in the division
engineers department: Mrs. Jacob
kleitz, MIR. Rill. in the freight train
masters department; Mrs. Il. Me
intire. the division accountants de-
partment: Mrs. Sproul. road foreman
OF engines department. Miss Hid.
Mr.. Roe in the supervising agents
Mrs.G. b. Schroyer, her
department; Mrs. Ward. captain OF
police's department: Mrs. Babcock.
passenger train masters department,
Mrs. Charles Il. Evans is alternate
superintendent, 10 act when Mrs. Me
iutire is IN or away, Mrs. r. Leslie
Applehy is trea surer and Mrs. @. r.
Schroyer Is assistant treasurer. Mrs.
W. X. Appleton is secretary. The
committee leaders are. Mrs. RAYMOND
Jones, 410 Pine street. chairman OF
relief work; Mrs. Alfred Russell
Mrs. Edward Gibson. Wilmington;
Mrs. W. III. Karns, perryville, Md,
Mrs. Hazlett Mrs. Roy Wilson, Media.
Pa; Mrs. Miller. oxford. Pa: Mrs
Rudolph Chester, Pa: and Mrs
Philadelphia, sub-chairman
of relief work: Mrs. James Hopes.
chairman of clothing: Mrs. T.. o.
Barton. Ill West Twenty-third street,
chairman of membership; Mrs. Harry
Williams, assistant chairman OF mem
Mrs. III. Parsons, 1906 Del
aware avenue, is chairman of benefits
Or finance and it is her duty to keep
the treasury up to s5eo. No donations
are received from the Pennsylvania
system, as the women's Aid main
sains its own treasury. No officer or
worker is salaried.
The Maryland division of the system
las 5.as0 employees and 2.sIs members
n the Women's Aid. The Baltimore
Division has 1871 employees and 4.os6
The Southern Grand Divi-
'ion has s.so3 members out of 1000
During 1920 over 1000 families
we're aided by the organization. Since
l.4si families have been aided,
md $3.50 families have been called
ipon.The sum OF ss,714.so has been
'aised. s4,745.ss of which has been
expended.