The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-18

an employe at a rubber plant and inspector of the rubber safety equipment.
 Marlyn Condo, field worker, of the Red Cross, told of work in North Africa by members of the unit. He described the missions to obtain various necessities for members of the fighting forces and of the as- siStance of getting message from home and delivering communica- tionS to their families.
 John M. Burrall was reelected chairman of the local chapter. Others were named as follows: First vice-president, Patrick Healey; second president, w. R. Gill man; treasurer, Thomas F. Moore; assistant treasurer, Charles P. Kel- logg; secretary, Mrs. Leavenworth P. SperTy.
 Board of Directors
 Directors were selected as follows One year, Arthur Goepel, William T. Harrington, E. Robert Stevenson, Mrs. Marguerite J. Vollmayer, Rev. Sails man Weller, Leon French, Mrs. Ed ward Carmody, Walter Howard, Mrs. William P. Arnold, Atty. Humbert Mangini Serge Belanger, c. Arthur DuBoiS, Rev. John c. Walker, Rev. Kenneth Anthony and R. A. Meyer and Mrs Percy Warner; two years, John s. Monagan, Rev. Eugene P. Cryne, Rabbi William P. Greenfield, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Valdambrini, Mrs. Charles Audet, Mrs. Howard P Hart, Mrs. James Darcey, Mrs. J. Chester Little, Mrs. Edson B. Hitch cock, Mrs. M. H. Toomey, Mrs. For rest G. Purinton, Mrs. Charles Hart, Mrs. Clyde Jennings, Mrs. Norman Neale and Richard w. Goss; three years, Mrs. Irving Chase, Frank J. Green, pr. and Mrs. Edward J. Godfrey, Dr. Andrew Jackson, Mrs. Carl Weyand, Rev. Francis O'Shea, Sherman Perry, G. Walker Bissett, Fred Lux, Atty. Harold Green, Harold Thomas, Maj. Peter J. Costigan, Mrs. John A. Coe, Jr. and Mrs. Herman Rooster.
 Chairmen of the various branches are Mrs. John Braxl, Thomaston; Mrs. Paul G. Darrot, Southbury; Mrs. DeFrance Clarke; Woodbury; Mrs. Charles Loomis, Middlebury; Mrs. Frederick Buell., Plymouth; Mrs. Carl Spellman, Prospect; Mrs. John R. Fulgham, Wolcott.
 All officers and directors were elected unanimously by ballot cast by Mrs. Irving Chase, charter member of the local Red Cross chapter.
 Among the speakers at the meet ing were Miss Mary Casey, Junior Red Cross sponsor at LeavenWorth High school, and Miss Constance Dorfman, Crosby High school mem Der of the Junior Red Cross.
 Receipts during the last fiscal year totaled $174,489.76, accord ing to the financial report. Expen- ditures were listed at $131 ,064 .68, and the balance on hand as of July l, 1943 was $43,425.03.
 Annual Reports
 Reports were given on the follow ing services;
 Blood donor, camp and hospital, caEteen corps, nutrition, disaster re- liet preparedness, first aid, Gray Ladies home nursing, home service, Junior Red Cross, motor corps, nurses aide, nurse recruitment, production, staff assistant, surgical dressings, volunteer special services, life saving and water safety, and war fund.
 A dinner meeting of the executive board was held at the Elton preced- ing the meeting.
 l. was announ Ted last evening that Mrs. Norman Neale, newly elected member of the board of dir ectorS, had also been chosen as CO., ordinator and director of the Blood Plasma Service of the local chap ter. Mrs. Neale succeeds Mrs. Ed ward J. Godfrey. The service has been most successful in its work of recruiting volunteer blood donors. All donations are accepted in the name of the armed forces