Evening journal., 1921-07-01

The swimming and nfe-saving
campaign Just ended has been
great success, due to the efforts OF
the Executive Committee, which was
composed OF william 3. Foster
chairman; W. j. Maioney. secretary;
Miss Mary A. Moran. assistant Sec
retary; the other members OF the
committee being Mrs. Joseph Stuart.
r. T. Read, Dr. clifford J. Scott,
Frank A Greenhawk, Charles +.
Ernst. A. =. Van Gelder. and Mrs
Joseph Bancroft. director Bureau OF
Hygiene. Delaware Chapter. Amer
lean Red Cross. under whose aus
picos the campaign was conducted.
Captain +. c. Mills. division direc-
tor OF hfe- saving for the Atlantic Di-
vision. personally conducted the
preparation OF the Instructors. who
were recruited by the committee, and
Commodore W. r. LongfellOw, ma
tional field representative OF life-sav-
ing. American Rcd Cross, supervised
the work during the campaign. as
sited by Captain Mills and Captain
w. G. Kieb, Of the Atlantic Division
The Iirkwood pool was in charge
Of Captain W. G.. Kieb and Leroy
Sparks; the Delaware pool was in
charge OF John G. Pierson, the Bran
dywine pool in charge OF c. Walter
Kadel and DR.. A. J. Bertram, the
Y. M. c. A. pool In charge Of y. II.
Hale and Leroy Sparks, Commodore
Longfellow going from pool to pool
Commodore Longfeuow, who has
had charge OF life-saving work In
twenty-four states, reported this AZ
the best-organized campaign he had
ever supervised. and said it reflected
great credit on the Executive Com
mittea. which had charge OF the
work. He requested that copies OF
all maps, schedules and programs
made by William B. Foster. chair
man, be sent TO National Headquar-
ters, to be used toward standardiza-
ton Of life-saving campaigns in the
Red Cross This is being arranged
by the committee
The Delaware Chapter, American
Red Cross. Is pleased at tho results OF
the first life-saving campaign. and
the Atlantic Division is especially
gratihed with the success Of this
their first connection with the Della
ware Chapter.
So much Interest has been aroused
ghat the committee. through IT.
chairman. Mr.. Foster. has received
permission TO use the Brandywin'
pool each Wednesday from 5 TO
p. NJ. for men. and each THURSDAY
from s to p. NJ. for women, TO re
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life-saving, the instruction being II
charge Of competent instructors VIII
have volunteered their services
There is no charge for the instruc
ton, but all will be expected to pa
the regular 10 cents admission
charge at the pool at that hour An.
one applying at the pool at thos'
hours can secure instruction free.
The statistical report is as follows
1904 school girls and boys and 3Ol
men and women, making a total o
iSo4 persons received instruction Fl
swimming
400 school boys and girls and 4
men and women. a total OF SAT per
sons. received instruction in life-sav
ing.
24l persons received pins 10
swimming so feet
&c persons received medailions an
pins for passing the senior life
saving tests.
boys and girls passed the JUNO
life-saving test
Tho men and women who passe
the life saving test are Dougla
Sheldon, Hugh Collins. r. S. Bottle
r. T. Read. Edward Bardo. Flemin
Swezay. L. A. DeBlois. Thomas N
Bush. Henry A. Glaeser. Sidney i
Grogan. George M. Green, Herber
M. Hartman, DIR. J. A. Bertram
Miss Sarah Chichester. Mrs. Allen
r. Morris. Miss Pauline Aschenbach
, Miss Jean r. Ballock, Miss Mar
Adele Hortz. Miss Marie Blatz. Mis-
Winifred Chapman. Miss Chariot
Krcbs Mrs. J. C. Veit Miss Bett
Began, Miss Esther Ward. Mis-
Marie Bader and Miss Florenc
Stidham.