Evening star., 1944-01-12
Arlington Red Cross
Chooses II Directors,
Reflects Officers
1924 Service FomiIies
Aided by Unit During
Year, Report Reveals

Eleven new directors were elected
to the board at the 9th annua
meeting OF the Arlington Chapter
American Red Cross, Monday night
Chosen for three-year terms wer,
Mrs, Gerald Griffin, Judge Waite
T. Mccarthy. Mrs. Claude Q
Thomas. Mrs. Kenneth Pearson
Miss Gertrude Smith, George A
Collier, Mrs. Nathan Levy, RAY
Miller, Cameron R. Dye and Mrs
Beatrice Uphold
The Rev. j. H. Carroll was elected
to fill the unexpired two-year term
of Mrs. H. L. Simpcoe, who has re-
signed.
The entire Board of Directors
which includes 20 other members
voted unanimously to re-elect all
1943 officers. They are Thomas w.
Phillips. chairman; George Damn,
vice chairman; Mrs. Griffith, vice
chairman; Mrs. N Rex Hunt, treas
urer, and Mrs. Dean Rose. secretary
The annual report to the county
on the last years activities showed
an increase in all services and an
above-quota record for all produc-
ton units
1924 Service Families Aided.
Home service, headed by Mrs
Neville Buck, aided 1924 service
families, expending s6,138.71 for
loans and grants Four hundred and
.forty-two flrst-aid certificates were
awarded by LELAND D. Walker, 3O4
home-nursing certificates by Mrs.
James D. Pope and 14O nutrition
certificates by Mrs. w. B. Tubbs.
In volunteer special services, Mrs
Guy Rasmsdell, chairman, reported
that the Staff Assistance Corps. un-
der Mrs. John j. Rockefeller, has 23O
trained workers with a years record
Of 10000 hours. Mrs. Robert H,
Harris, Motor Corps captain, re-
ported 80 members have driven
$4,000 miles in 1943. The Canteen
Corps, under the Craftsmanship of
Mrs. Virginia Rowlands, has trained
60 workers who have volunteered
$4,000 hours and served $4,000 meals.
The Canteen Corps also has served
midnight meals to an average of 100
men nightly seven nights a week.
The men serve the gun and search
light stations in Arlington. The
corps also spent two days each week
at the Air Transport Command Can
teen at the airport.
0EA c2n nroe~;~~c NFoln
Mrs. Clarence w. Farrier reported
completion of 1,054,630 surgical
dressings under. the craftsmanship
of Mrs. J. C. Boss, 1912 service gar
ments knitted under the leadership
Of Mrs. j. G. Menut and l3,848 gar
ments sewed under the leadership
of Mrs. Milton Miller.
The Blood Donor Service, under
direction of Mrs. Gorham F. Freer,
retired; E. L. Usilton, active chair
man, and Mrs. R. w. Ayres, vice
chairman, recruited 25,593 blood
donors.
Junior Red Cross, under Miss
Smith, made 200 articles for serv-
icemen. These We're distributed by
the Camp and Hospital Service,
under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
Griffin. This service also furnished
five dayrooms, established mend
ing unit for servicemen at South
Post, Fort Myer, and opened a work.
shop to recondition furniture for
camps and hospitals.
A volunteer nurses aide commit
tee was organized by Mrs. Edith
G. Sutton with classes beginning
this month.
A public information service was
organized by Mrs. Levy, who has
published monthly chapter bulle-
tin and issues news releases of Red
Cross services.
John w. Phelan, chairman of the
War Fund drive, warned the county
of the work ahead to raise Arling-
tons share Of the 100000, 900 ma
tiOnal fund.