New Britain herald., 1926-10-27
RED GROSS DINNER
 MARKS YEARS END
Annual Reports and Election Of
 Directors to Follow

Directors to Follow
 Annual reports of Red Cross work for the year, plans for the annual roll call and descriptions for devas- tation in Florida ring the recent hurricane will be part Of the pro- gram at the banquet of the New Britain chapter, American Red Cross to be held this evening. The banquet will start at 6:S0 o'clock and will be the first time an annual meeting has been preceded by a banquet. The date for the meeting is set by the bylaws.
 President Curtiss L, Sheldon will preside. Directors will be elected. Miss Elizabeth Bye. school nutrition ist, will explain details of her work among the school children. Rev. , Theodore A. Greene. chairman of the annual Red Cross roll call, will outline plans for the campaign.
 Addresses on the Floridan hurri- cane will be made by Rev. Worth M. Tippet, D. D., secretary of the social service work of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, and Mrs. James Williams Jr., of Glastonbury, who was at Miami Beach at the time of the storm.
 Chairman Sheldon reported this morning that as a start towards the roll call the Burritt hotel officials have agreed donate 50 per cent of the expense of the dinner tonight to the fund. The dinner and meet ing is open to all members. Those who do not desire to attend the din ner can attend the meeting which will follow.
 The present officers of the local chapter are:
 Curtis L. Sheldon, chairman; Mrs, I. D. Russell e-chairman; L. A. Sprague, treasurer; R. H. Benson, secretary. Directors: c. F. Bennett. Rev, L. Boj wski, W. F. Brooks, Peter Crona, S. H. Holmes, E. w. Irving, Earl Xxi elbrach. F. G. Platt, Mrs. J. H. Dinson. Paul K. Rogers, M. D. Sake, George P. Spear; Mrs. w. T. Wells, Newington branch; Rev. S. A. Fiske, Berlin branch; J. E. Lamb, Plainville branch.
 Reports of Officers.
 Reports of the officers and depart ment heads will be submitted this evening as follows:
 "The very existence of the Red Cross and what it is able to accom- plish in any community. depends upon the voluntary enrolment each year of annual, contributing, sus- taining and supporting members Your officers are grateful for the support given to the local program as evidenced by the fine Roll Call Of last year,
 "C. L. SHELDON. Chairman.
 Roll Call of Last Year.
 The drive last year was conducted under the leadership Of people ol various nationalities There was an unusual cooperation with the fol- lowing results: Members enrolled from New Britain 2.466; members enrolled from neighboring towns aZ4' Total amount received S3,496.56.
 J. GAETA, Chairman, Roll Call
 Home Service.
 From 20 to 20 letters and tele- grams are received each months py the home service committee. These are mostly from Red Cross repre- sentativcs in L. s. government nos pitals and army posts, and usually are requests for investigation or home conditions in families Of serN- jccmen and -scrviccmen. When T man now in the service requests a home leave or discharge because ol illness or death in. family. the gov ornmcnt verllies death or slchnesS through the Red Cross.
 There is still some call for man cial assistance from eX-serFlccmeH who are not eligible for aid from the state fund. There was expended for homo service during year S4OO.
 EARL KISSELBRACK,
 Chairman. Home Service
 Life Saving
 At the Y. NJ. c. A. pool two sen for life saving courses were con- ducted with an enrolment of 22 and one junior life saving course with an enrolment of eight. A to- tai of 20 class sessions were helc y and six seniors passed the hee Cross senior life saving test n In addition the chairman of lit' saving for New Britain chapter conducted Red Cross life saving :, tests and demonstrations at th' , county Y. NJ. C. A. camp at CamI , Woodstock where a number O. boys from New Britain and sur rounding towns were in attendance , Twcnty-sevcn hours were devoted to Red Cross life saving and as f result four seniors and IS junior passed the final tests.
 Thcre now are in New Britain about 30 who have passed the sen e for life saving test and about 1 :, who have passed the junior Tiff saving test.
 In aGQllOn to the plCs>4tili V e fife saving the New Brit&in chap n ter promoted a Splash week campaign for boys and girls in tn city who could not swim. and tn . annual city aquatic meet for boy end girls at Willow Brook swim ming pool,
 Splash Week July 6 to Total number of boys rcgistcrine 1Ol. Total number of free swim ming lessons given. "A. Total al tendance for the four days, 2ST Total number of boys taking tn final swim test. 70. Total numbe of boys actually taught to swim 2G. Total number of boys wh could swim a little and who wer benefited by the class instrnctio and increased their distance fror Is feet to 50 feet. IS.
 Annual City Aquatics meet July l