Evening star., 1940-01-16
District Red Cross
Reflects ~ on
Executive Committee
Yeor's Reports Show
Increased Activity
In Chapter Units

of the American Red Cross yester-
day reelected its entire Executive
Committee of AZ members and heard
reports on the many phases of its
work during the year 1899 at its an
nual meeting, held in the audi
torium of the Department of In
terror.
Gen. F. r. Keefer, chairman OF
the chapter, presided and praised
the chapter members and workers
for the work accomplished during
the year.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, secre-
tary of the American National Red
Cross, yesterday reported as chair
man of the chapters volunteer
special services, in which 1902 per-
sons served a total of 172 ,307 hours
during the year, an increase of
more than 10000 hours over the
previous year. The number of vol
unteers was the highest since World
War days.
Majority Served More Than Year.
The Executive Committee men,
bers were voted on for election after
their names had been presented by a
nominating committee composed of
Rear Admiral Charles Conard
chairman; Mrs. Reginald Huide-
koper and Mrs. Frederick w. Pen
noyer, jr. All of the members, ex-
cept seven who were named during
the year to fill vacancies, have
served year or longer on the COM
mittee. The list is as follows:
Mrs. P. j. Altizer Mrs. Albert N
Baggs, Miss Florence Blanchfield,
Miss Boardman, Mrs. Walter Willard
Boyd, John F.. Brougher, Miss Alice
j. Clapp, Mrs. John B. Cleland, jr.;
Admiral Conard, Oscar Coolican, DR.
William L. Darby, Walter Davidson,
Miss D. C. Dennison, Victor B. Dey-
.ber. Charles H. Doing, James c.
Dulin, jr; Miss Janet Fish, Mrs
Lilley M. France, Mrs. L. E. Harris,
DR.. Walter c. Hess, Joseph H. Hines,
Miss Lena Hitchcock.
Capt. Lucius w. Johnson, U. S. N;
Mrs. Frederick A. Johnston, Brig
Gen. Keefer, George B. Mcclellan,
George G. McLeish, Mrs. E. g.
Montgomery, Edgar Morris, Earl A.
Nash, Mrs Albert P Niblack, Mrs.
Gabrielle Pelham, DR.. Roy Lyman
Sexton, William T. Slattery, Mrs.
William S. Spencer, Marcy L. Sperry,
Mrs George V. Strong, Mrs. Ernest
j. Swift, Brig Gen. A. B. Warfield,
Lloyd B. Wilson. Miss Grace S.
Wright and Mrs. Philip Young.
The Executive Committee is to
meet soon to elect chapter officers
for the year.
James G. Dulin, treasurer, told OF
the nearly S156OO0 raised in the an
nual Roll Call of the chapter and
Of voluntary contributions for war
relief and disaster amounting to
$4,000. Other income amounted to
$4,000, the report showed. Total
funds, including reserve, amounted
to S326,896, of which $4,000 is in
the form of restricted funds from
which only the income may be used,
Mr.. Dulin reported. Expenditures
of $4,000 went to national head
quarters of the Red Cross and five
neighboring chapters as part of the
Roll Call returns. There was
chapter operating budget, for all
activities, totaling $4,000.
Roll Call Service Praised.
Edgar Morris, chairman of the
chapters last Roll Call, praised the
.11,823 volunteers who gave a total
of 32,258 hours of service to the
Roll Call
A report by Mrs. Huidekoper
showed more than 10000 dressings
made by volunteer workers for war
relief in Europe.
Reports of various other branches
revealed statistics as follows:
Under the heading of educational
activities, Miss Fish, chairman, there
were ~ classes in home hygiene and
care of the sick, attended by 562
students, an increase of more than
100. A total of 277 women received
certificates in classes in nutrition
and food selection.
The first-aid department, headed
by Dr. Sexton, chairman-Report
showed 153 Glasses held and 2,947
certificates received by those attend
ing. A total of IA classes in life
saving were held and 855 certificates
given. There were 176 classes in
swimming and 4,6O0 certificates
given and elementary instruction in
swimming given to 20,500 persons.
A total of 1904 volunteer workers
served 1900 hours.
Junior Red Cross-Reported an
enrolment of more than $4,000
members in 1853 District schools,
social service work and friendly
service to more than so institutions
and hospitals, more than 5000 gar
ments made or collected for needy
cases and total of more than 5000
gifts, greeting cards and favorS given
in connection with its Christmas
activities.
1873 Nurses Enrolled.
Nurses, headed by Miss Blanch-
field-Reports showed more than
1873 nurses now enrolled in the Dis
trict as Red Cross nurses and that
during the year 1873 nurses gave 478
hours of volunteer service.
Public relations section, headed
by Earl Nash-Reports showed Is
radio broadcasts made during the
year and 1900 column inches of
newspaper publicity prepared.
Staff Assistants Corps-MrS. Gle
land, chairman, reported 152 men,
bers served more than 1O,842 hours
last year. Clerical work was done
by the corps in the chapter and
during Roll Call and in hospitals
library service was given
Hospital Recreation Corps "A
Gray Lady Service in three Federal
and two civilian hospitals was given
by 119 volunteers who gave 799
hours of their time, Mrs. Baggs,
chairman of the service, reported
Nurses Aide Corps-Under the
craftsmanship of Mrs. w. w. Boyd,
reports showed 62 volunteers served
more than 6,100 hours at eight hos
pitals and health centers.
Garment Production-Mrs. Al
y