Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-28
Red Cross Honors
T. D. Waring At
Annual Meeting
Encouraging Reports Made
and the Coming Roll Call
is Discussed

increased enthusiasm for the activ-
tiles of the coming year were in
dicated in unmistakable fashion at
the annual meeting of the local
chapter of the American Red Cross
last night. The meeting was held
in the auditorium of the public Ii
brary and was attended by a fair
number of the workers who have
been actively engaged in the prac-
tical functions of the chapter.
Detailed reports of the operation
of the various committees of the
chapter were presented in a most
interesting manner by the heads of
the committees and these summa-
ries were interspersed with excel
lently rendered vocal selections by
Mrs. Joseph Brimlow and Mrs. I.
s. Yarnell. The numbers sung
were "Homing." a solo by Mrs.
Yarnell and 1.-The Dream Boat" a
duet by Mrs. Brimlow and Mrs.
Yarnell.
Possibly the most comprehensive
report submitted was that of the
Home Service Section. which was
given by Mrs. Adrian Lyon. The
work has been steadily growing, the
number of families under the care
of the department averaging from
$50 to 100 families monthly. OF this
number 452 are new cases while the
others have been dealt with con-
tinuously or have recurred.
1t was pointed out in this report
that while the work of last year was
about evenly divided between soldier
and civilian relief. the civilian prob
lens have outdistanced the soldier
work. since much of the soldier re-
lief consisted in adjusting claims for
compensation and have been largely
Strengthened out lately. The work
of the committee at present is as
suming gradually the branches in
cluded in a general relief organiza-
ton, comprising among others the
following: Employment, burial of the
dead. social adjustments. crippled
children, soldier work. information
service, cooperation with the tuberc-
ulosis league, poor and aims depart
ment, police. board of health. and
numberless additional services too
0nany to enumerate. The report
showed a most successful year and
was enthusiastically applauded at
the close.
The statement of the chapter trea-
surer indicated gratifying financial
condition. This statement was given
by X. r. Anderson.
The committee on production and
disaster supplies, headed by Mrs.
J. V. Shull, has met at regular in
tervals throughout the year and has
made a large number of surgical
dressings. The women engaged in
this work met Thursday afternoons
in the auditorium of the library and
completed an astonishing amount of
supplies for shipment to Europe.
Tracy ID. Waring, chairman of the
disaster relief committee, noted the
part taken by the Red Cross at the
most serious of the disasters occur
ring during the year, the grade
crossing accident at Market street.
The committee was on hand imme-
diately following the accident in
readiness to be of service and rem
dered material assistance in relief of
the families of the victims. In con-
nection with the explosion at the
Raritan Arsenal. Mr.. Waring read a
letter from the Red Cross headquar-
ters congratulating the chapter on
the speed with which the relief car
was fitted up and held in readiness.
One paragraph was as follows:
'"The sound of the explosion to-
gether with the dense masses of
smoke caused great anxiety in the
surrounding country. On my return
to the Office a telephone message
was received from Miss Snodgrass,
of the Perth Amboy chapter. She
stated that car was being equipped
with all kinds of supplies ready to
come at once. I assured her that
the danger was over and it is my be-
lief that this Red Cross chapter
should be complimented for their
readiness for an emergency.
The communication was from j.
w. Faust. assistant manager of the
Atlantic division.
Junior Red Cross activities were
given to be in a fiourishing condi-
tion by Henry S. Hulse, Jr., who
heads the junior work. He stated
that the funds of the juniors had
been used for the purpose of trans
porting a crippled girl to and from
the grammar school and in addition
that the pupils of the grammar and
high schools were going over the
top in regard to membership ana
general accomplishment.
Seven first aid classes number
ing 144 pupils were reported by |
Charles w. Naulty. who is in
charge of that branch of the work. |
This committee also co-operated |
with the swimming campaign con-
Quoted last summer by the Y. Nj. |
"A. and gave out IT'S business |
badges, 20 advanced pupils insignia |
and 10 life saving badges at the !
of the campaign.
As chairman of the health activ- |
tiles section of the local chapter |
Mrs. Charles w. Naulty, presented
data showing that her committee |
had conducted two classes in home |
and that instruction of va
rious sorts bad been given at the
Slovak Sokol and to Italian moth |
srs at the community house. These
classes were well attended. it was
said. and the mothers enthusiastic
over the opportunity for instruction
offered them
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