The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-17
RED CROSS

n6 I6S uidI luOuthiy nSSlAhS OA the Executive Board of the Wrangell Chapter, American Red Cross, was held Tuesday evening, January 8, at the City Hall.
 During the reports of committees, J. G. Grant reported on the subscrip- tion list circulated last fall to help defray the hospital expenses of Will liam Perchment( Bobby Burns). The Red Cross headed the list with $1O and Charles Moore then circulated the list securing donations as fol- lows:
 L. A. Olsen, S3; Orlando Bakke, p. L.. Stump, G. G. Forester, W. A. Lucas, Geo. R. Hatton, Chas. Moore, A. A. Anderson, Chas. Anderson, Nor man Bakke, Ralph Prescott, w. Jen- kins, Ole Skaanis, J. A. Hollenwall, J. Coulter, Ray Wheeler, Tom Fujita, A. J. Engstrom, Mason Smith, F. R. Bennett, w. G. Hoff, I. Bjorge, H. R. Coulter, $1.00 each; Charles Pow ell, Albert Dubke, 50 cents each.
 After these donations had been turned over to MT. Grant, MT. Perch ment passed away. The money was held pending the settlement of the property left, a cabin and furnish ings. When sold the proceeds netted enough to pay all bills. MT. Grant said he approached several of the men whose names were on this list but they did not wish their money back and asked that it be donated to the hospital. A motion prevailed that MT. Grant turn over the fund collected to the Hospital Board
 H. D. Campbell, chairman of the committee, for the annual Red Cross Roll Call reported that his committee consisting of himself, A. B. Anderson, Charles Williamson, Neil Grant and James Nolan had secured 150 mem- berships and that $5 had been donat- ed to the local chapter in addition to the membership fees.
 Among the communications read addressed to the secretary, Mrs. J. W. Pritchett, was the following letter from L. B. Chisholm, secretary of the Wrangell Fire Department:
 "At the January 7th meeting of
 the Wrangell Fire Department the
 secretary was requested to address
 you for permission to retain the Lungmotor in the Fire Station, be-
 lieving that the Station is the most
 central and practical place to keep
 it.
 "At a special meeting recently
 Dr. Edwards gave a complete dem
 onstration of the Lungmotor,
 which up to that time was not un-
 derstood generally. Since then
 the Department have voted to have
 demonstration at each regular
 meeting, and until such time as all
 the officers and regulars become
 thoroughly familiar with the ma
 chine. |
 ''It is also their intention, in
 case of a drowning accident, to
 have the fire alarm sounded the
 same as in case of fire, by which
 arrangements firemen will prompt
 ly respond and if necessary put
 the Lungmotor into use before the
 arrival of a physician.
 "We trust that the above will
 meet with the approval of the Red
 Cross chapter"
 The proposition as outlined by the Fire Department met with the hearty approval of the executive board, and MT. J. G. Grant was authorized to give the Lungmotor into the keeping of the Fire Department. A vote of thanks was also rendered MT. Grant for having kept the Lungmotor at the hotel since its purchase by the Red Cross over two years ago as part of the drowning rescue aids the chap ter installed along the waterfront. The board asked permission of MT. Grant to keep the Lungmotor in the hotel on account of its proximity to the waterfront and the fact that the hotel is always open. Now that the Fire Department is interested in it, the board feels that the Fire Station is the better place for it to be kept.