Smyrna times., 1942-10-29
RED CROSS TO
MEET FRIDAY
Regional Conference at Will
mington; Members Are
Urged to Attend
10 A. nj. TO AS p. Nj.

r. r. M. Carpenter, chairman of
the Delaware Chapter of the Amer
lean Red Gross, has announced the
holding of a regional conference of
the American Red Cross in Will
mington, tomorrow, October 30th.
1t will be the first time tina the
Delaware Chapter of the American
Red Cross will be host to such a
conference and chapter officials and
members are working hard to make
it a success. Mrs. Daniel o. Hast
ings, Jr., the chairman of Volun-
teer Special Services for the chap
ter, has been appointed the local
chairman of arrangements by Mr..
Carpenter and she announces the
following committees to help her:
Canteen, Motor Corps Aid
The Canteen Committee under
the direction of Mrs. Forest Noble,
Chairman of Canteen, assisted by
Mrs. Harry herman, Chairman of
the Military Canteen, and Mrs. For
rest Funk, Chairman of Emergency
Feeding, will be in charge of the
luncheon to be held in the Gold
Ballroom at 1 p. m. Reservations
for this luncheon must be made in
advance. The Motor Corps, serv-
ing under their Chairman, Miss
Ann Naulty, will furnish the neces
sary transportation for the visiting
delegates to the conference. The
Gray Ladies, as the Hospital Recre-
alton Corps is more Familiarity
known, will be directed by Mrs. c.
Dudley Gray in the arranging of
exhibits on display in the lobby of
the hotel which will feature all
phase of Red Cross activity in war
times.
Conference Theme
The morning meeting of the con-
ference will be held iii the Play
house and will open at 10 a. m.
The Right Reverend Arthur R. Nc
Kinstry, Bishop of Delaware, will
deliver the invocation and Mr.. E.
Milton Hannold, Chairman of Clou-
cester County, N. ]. Chapter of the
American Red Cross will preside
at the meeting and give the pur-
pose of the conference, whose
theme will be Red Cross Partici-
patton in the War Effort" Mayor
Albert w. James, of Wilmington,
will be present to extend the greet
ings of the city to the Red Cross.
Roy Johnson, Assistant Admins
traitor for the North Atlantic Area
on Services to the Armed Forces,
will discuss Red Cross services in
army and navy camps and hos
pitfalls.
Home Service Speaker
Miss Rae Lehman, Administra-
tor for the North Atlantic area of
Home Service will discuss Red
Cross services by local chapters.
1t is expected that j. Harrison
Hickman, manager of the North
Atlantic area of the American Red
Cross will talk on the Red Cross
and the war effort. A special
meeting on the War Fund and
membership drive to be held by the
Red eros in the spring will be held
at 11.45 a. m. and will be addressed
by Robert j. Smythe, director of
the North Atlantic area on Roll
Call and Fund Raising.
Group Discussions
The afternoon session of the con-
ference will be devoted to group
discussions of various Red Cross
services, i.e., Home Service, First
Aid and Safety Services, Junior !
Red Cross, Volunteer Special Ser
vices, Home Nursing, Red Cross
Nursing Service, and Nutrition.
Mrs. Compton Wills, Chairman of
Nutrition for the Delaware Chap !
ter, will be Chairman of that dis !
cussion group, while Nicholas du- /
Pont will preside at the First Aid /
meeting. Donald Mcleod, director,
First Aid, Water Safety, and Acct |
dent Prevention for the North At I
lantic Area, and William Lucey, /
the Assistant Director will both |
speak at this group meeting. Floyd |
Potter of the Atlantic City Chap
ter will be the presiding officer at .
the discussion on Junior Red Cross, I
with George Macdonald, Assistant I
to the Director of Junior Red Cross
for the North Atlantic area, as the |
principal speaker.
To Tell of Battle
A witness of the Solomons Island /
Battle, Alfred S. Campbell, Red
Cross Field Director attached to
the U. S. Marine Corps, will also
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