Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
RED CROSS ELECTS
CHAPTER OFFICERS
Reports of Years Work Show
Large Output and Varied
Activities.

:, Officers were elected and activities
OF the past wear reviewed, all of them
showing progress, at the annual
meeting of the District Chapter,
American Red Cross, held at ma
tional headquarters yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. William J. Boardman was
elected honorary chairman ana MAJ.
Gen. George Barnett was elected
chairman. Other officers elected
were: Mai. Gen. John A. Johnston,
first vice chairman; Miss Mabel T.
Boardman, second vice chairman;
sE.s. Harry c. Barnes, secretary: II.
y Resside, treasurer, and Mrs. Mar.
SA-tE Hood Robbins and Charles +.
Howe. assistant treasurers.
The executive committee was elect
81 as follows: Chairman. Maj. Gen.
George Barnett; Miss Mabel L.
IS:ardman, Mrs. Harry c. Barnes,
Kiss Alice j. Clapp. Mr.. Victor b.
Nyber, Judge William III. De Lacy
Miss A. NJ. Cooling, Mrs. Albert
Gleaves. Mrs. Roy c. Hefiebower, Mr.
William d. Hoover, Mrs. Annie =
Humphrey, DIR. Ralph Jenkins, Maj.
Gen. John A. Johnston, f. w. Libbey
Miss Lydia Loring, Mrs. Reeve Lewis
Miss Anna c. Koerper, w. +. Long
fellow. Roland Robbins. II. 5. Rec
side. Mrs. w. w. Spalding, Mrs. w.
s. Spencer, Mrs. Ross Thompson,
Mrs. Simon Wolf and Mr.. Charles
4. Howe.
Report OH Roll Call.
In the absence of Maj. Gen. John A,
Johnston, chairman of the tenth an
nual roll call, who was detained 10y
illness, Mrs. Harry c. Barnes, secre
tary of the chapter, read his report
1t was reported that $3S,642 has been
received for the roll call this year
with a total of $3.50 members. Gen
Johnston in his report complimenteo
the work of the chief clerks of the
Government departments who had co
operated with the District chapter IN
securing the enrolment OF their per
sonnet.
Detailed reports were read from the
production and surgical dressings de
partments of the chapter, in which ii
was shown that 1926 hospital gar
ments had been made during the past
year by 108 workers. representing
1892 hours of service, while 2,2S5
surgical dressings, representing 900
hours of service, were made by the
volunteers of that unit for the Chll'
dren'ss Hospital, Garfield Hospital,
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hos
pital and the Instructive Visiting
Nurses Society.
Mrs Reeves Lewis, chairman OF
hostess and recreation for the chapter,
told of the work of the Gray Ladies
at Walter Reed Hospital, where 90
volunteers in the last year have
given $685. hours of service.
Hospital Work Reviewed.
Mrs. w. s. Spencer, chairman OF
hospitals, gave figures of the work
being done by the District Red cross
at st. Elizabeths Hospital, Mount
Alto and the Naval Hospital, includ
ing the serving of ice cream and cake
from May to October at st: Elizabeth
HospitaI to a total of 1927 men.
Mrs. Row c. Hef1ebower, captain OF
the motor corps of the chapter, de-
scribed the service of volunteers, CIV
ing in all ASST hours to the work and
giving the use of their cars and gaso-
line
7 ie canteen service. according to a
retHrt made by Miss lydia Loring.
chairman, served 1.4Q0 suppers TO vet
Grams on town leave afrom local hospi-
tails, giving $500 hours in this WORK
during the year.
Miss Anna c. Humphrey, chairman
OF the nursing service, Stlu & 80 Iiui oCS
lad enrolled for Red Cross service
with the chapter and that IS nurses
had given volunteer service during
the past year at first aid stations
ETC., during parades, disasters and ex
positions and other public gatherings
Firemen Take Course.
That 35 flremen of the District are
to take a course in life saving and
first aid from w. E. Longfellow, heat
of the life saving and first aid corps
of the chapter. was reported by Mr.
Longfellow, who said that new fea
lures of the work included the rive
patrol in the Summer and classes fo
Pullman employees to minimize loss o
life in train disasters.
Good work has been done by the
staff assistants corps, under the direc
ton of Miss Anna c.. Koerper, wht
shelIacked Is, 900 pages of Braille ant
transcribed 1900 pages Of Braille dur
ing the last year.
Eighty-one schools had Junior Rec
Cross groups, numbering 1896 chill
dren. last year, Miss A. NJ. Cooling
chairman Of the Junior Red Cross, re
ported. These children gave $685.
containers of jelly to chapter work
made 800 garments and 1920 hand
kerchiefs, filled / 900 Christmas boxes
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