New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
RED CROSS DRIVE
 STARTS ON NOV.ll
Annual Roll Call Gets Under Way on ArmiStiCe Day

The annual Red Cross roll call will take place this year from Armistice Day. November II, 10 Thanksgiving Day, November @1, ac- Cordlng Co an announcement made at the annual meeting Of the New Britain chapter yesterday afternoon. E, F. Pritchard, assistant treasurer Of the Stanley Works, is chairman of the committee in charge of the roll call which will be conducted along lines similar 10 last years,
 Chairman Curtis l.. sheldon pre- sontcd his report, while Earl Kissel- hrack made his report on the acti- Nitics Of the homo service depart ment. Miss Elizabeth Bryce, direc- tor of nutrition in the Washington district, in which New Britain is To- cated spoke on her work. lt is pos aiho that q nutrition service will be established in the schools here, Miss Bryce having met witht he health and sanitation committee of the school board yesterday afternoon. Miss Grace l., Clock, field reprcsen- tative in Connecticut told of first sid. life saving, and disaster relief work of the organization.
 Officers Reelected
 Officers and directors were re- elected as follows Chairman, Cur lis L. Sheldon; chairman, Mrs. ]. D. Russell; secretary, Miss Mary E. Curtin; treasurer, Leon A. sprague; directors. William F. Brooks, Edward W. Irving. Clarence E. Bennett, Rev Lucyan Boinowski, Mrs. I. T. Russell, Mrs. J. H. Rob- irson, Peter Crona, Paul K. Rogers, Rev. Henry w. Maier, Earl Kissel- brack, Miss Mary E Curtin, Rev. S. 4. Ffske of Berlin, Curtis l.. Shel- don, George r. Spear, J. E. Lamb of Plainyille. Mrs, ". T. Wells of New1ngton. Leon A. sprague, Morris D. SaXe. Stanley II, Holmes.
 Chairman Sheldon's Report
 Chairman Sheldon's report was as follows:
 The Fourth National Convention of the American Red Cross. which had the privilege of attending as representative of the New Britain chapter. was held in Washington, D, C., October 6 to g. There were present about seven hundred dele gates from chapters in the United States. President Coolidge, who is also president of the American Red Cross, made the opening address. Conferences were held on the var tous services of the Red Cross which are Disaster Rolief@ Nursing Service, Public Health Nursing, Home Hygiene & Care of the Sick, Nutrition, First Aid and Life Sav- ing, War Service, Volunteer Serv- ice and Junior Red Cross. A most Interesting report was made on the operations of the Cleveland Dis aster Relief committee which took charge of the Lorraine disaster in Ohio last summer. I would strong ly urge that such committee be organized in New Britain, for dis asters always come where and when they are least expected. The Red Cross is the only organization recog- nzed by the government to take charge of disaster relief.
 The annual roll call of the Red Cross is held each year between Armistice Day (Nov. ID and Thanksgiving Day.
 Tn New Britain last year a printed reminder was sent through the mail to every person who had joined the previous year. The work of addressing and mailing these notices was performed by the Girl Scouts. The Boy Scouts distributed posters and supplies and received memberships and their work was so well done that eight drums were awarded to the Boy Scout Drum Corps in recognition of their help. Many other members were enrolled through the various local churches, particularly the Polish church. The result of the roll call was over g. 800 members for the New Britain chapter which includes the branches in PIainville, Newington, Berlin and Kensington.
 During last winter a class was conducted in home hygiene and care of the sick and another class has just been organized this fall A class is first aid is also being or Eanized.
 The quota for New Britain of Christmas bags for soldiers of the |. S. army on foreign stations has already been completed and the bags forwarded to the army base in Brooklyn. Each bag contained g L. F. & C. jack knife, Eversharp pencil, memorandum book. bill fold pipe, tobacco. playing cards, pug gle. handkerchiefs, wash cloth and 8 Christmas card, Our Home Service committee is still furnish ing information to enable service men to adjust claims, etc, with the War and Navy departments,
 Recent legislation has made il possible for any veteran of any NAT 10 obtain hospltalization regard. less of nature Of disability or when 1t occurred.
 The Junior Red Cross has a very large enrolment in our schools the enrolment being last year over five thousand The Junior Red Gross now enrous over five million American girls and boys in the