Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-10
0F WORK
FOR RED CROSS
Assistant is Named for This
City, Creative Board
at Meeting

Because of the ever increasing du-
ties of the local chapter OF the Red
Cross and due to the many unforeseen
phases of post war work n a haVe
come I'D. a new assistant, Miss Hope
Nichols, a graduate of Mt. Holyoke
College. is now in the Office here as
sisting in special branches of the
work. Miss Nichols has also COM
pleted a course in special training st
a school for social work and been
aided with a course in the New Yock
City Red Cross Institute.
The work here has grown to con.
sidersbly greater proportions just
within the past few months I'M
there are now three workers who de-
vote all their time to the local chap
ter work and many volunteer assist
ants.
At the regular executive board
meeting held in the Raritan Build
ing headquarters last night, the
Perth Amboy chapter was author
lied to handle contributions for the
Pueblo flood sufferers. The national
organization, following the proclaim
alton by President Harding was des-
ignated to handle the money which is
now coming in for this purpose! Con-
tributions may be sem to Room 2l7
Raritan Building.
In connection with the nutrition
work that is being carried on here.
it was reported that a special diet
IS being given to a group of school
children to demonstrate the value of
proper nutrition. Miss Newell
through the courtesy of the Colonial
Danes of New Jersey. who are fin
anaiun thn nrttritiny ,nynyn1p1f ic
making much progress in the work
here following a similar program
that was carried out in Paterson and
Caldwell.
The report of the production de-
partment showed that two Interest,"
ing meetings had been held In the
library at which time e~ighty-five m
Urgency pads for a paralytic girl in
whom the local chapter is interested,
were completed. =
Lieutenant ShuH, in the absence
of Captain Seguine, submitted the
report of the motor corps, stating
that three trips had been made to
Newark to the hospital for crippled
children, that the corps participated
in the Memorial Day parade, one
trip was made to the tuberculosis
hospital at Bonnie Byrn with a
patent, ana mat mucn assistance
was rendered the home service de-
partment with the car. 1t is also
planned to take the members of the
Women's Auxiliary of the American
Legion to Fox Hills to visit the
wounded soldiers there this Sunday.
A great demand for tickets to the
swimming classes which are being
held under the auspices of the Y.
w. c. A. and financed by the local
chapter of the Red Cross was re-
ported and it was shown that almost
all the school tickets have already
been disposed of. The swimming
campaign will be held in the Y. M.
c. A. on Wednesdays, starting next
week.
In the home service department
special mention vas made of the
splendid cooperation which the Red
Cross is receiving from both the fed
eral employment agency here and
the Industrial Association under the
supervision of the ~secretary, Oliver
Hatfield. Much effort has been put
forth with success to a degree in
placing men with families who are
out of employment.
Those who were present at the
meeting last night were Mrs. John
J.. Quinn, Mrs. John Sofield, Mrs.
Adrian Lyon, Miss Persis Snodgrass,
Axel Olsen, A. Clayton Clark, Will
liam II. Fraser and Tracy d. Warning.