Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Area Eight Plans
Red Cross Drive

The annual kick-oR meeting for
the 1855 Membership Campaign Of
Area No. 8, American Red Cross,
was held in WV Hail, George
town, Monday night Howard S.
Abbott, Area No. chairman, pre-
sided. The quota for the area was
set at $3,000OO Quotas for com
munities comprising Area No. 8 to-
gether with the names of chair
men for each were set up as fol-
lows: Georgetown, $1,9O0.OO, Miss
Edith I. Jones, who is also serving
as Fund Raising Chairman for
Area No. 8 Milton, S650.0O, Samuel
Shapiro; StOckley, $25O.OO, Mrs.
James Marvel, DR.. Pasquale Buoni-
conta for Delaware Colony; Harbe-
son, $4,000, Mrs. Arthur Smith, re-
placing Mrs Melvin Prettyman who
resigned as chairman at that point:
Coolspring, $4,000, Mrs. Molloy c.
Vaughn
Dr. Elizabeth Phillips, serving as
chairman for the nominating COM
mittee was unable to report the
name Of chairman to replace Mr..
Abbott, who had submitted his
resignation as chairman for Area
no. 8, having served for the past
ten years. A new chairman will be
elected in the next meeting Of the
hoard Of Directors to be held April
~, 10 the home Of Mrs. Nell r.
Barr, In Georgetown. Mr.. Abbott
mas agreed to continue as chairman
during the current campaign.
Mrs. John Brentlinger, vice
chairman Of the Delaware Chapter.
American Red Cross, who attended
the meeting, spoke briefly and pre-
sented g 10 year volunteer. service
pin to Mr.. Abbott, in recognition
oL MS work as Area Chairman.
Mrs. George Sylvester, Director
Of Production in the Delaware
Chapter was introduced. She read
a letter from Mrs. Etheljean Myers.
executive secretary Of the Delaware
Snapter, IN which she praised the
area No. 8 organization for the
hne work done in Red Cross Volun-
teer work and services during the
past year.
Al Rand, Director Of Safety Ser
vices and Water Safety, for the
Delaware Chapter, brought Chap
ter greeting to Area No. 8, which
ne termed "a strong volunteer
group with splendid record of
service" " Mr.. Rand pointed out that
Red Cross is only, as strong as the
volunteer workers" He stated that
IN the Safety Services and Water
Safety Division Of the Delaware
chapter, alone, there are 214 volun-
teer workers, with other divisions
having a comparable number of
volunteer workers and only z paid
directors in the state under the
Delaware Chapter. Mr.. Rand also
stressed the fact sthat in 1855 the
emphasis is being placed on mem
Defshtp and obtaining volunteer
workers and said the 1866 slogan
Is Join Now and Serve"
Milton Meyer, Of Dagsboro, who
Tor the past FIVE years has served |
as First Aid Instructor and In
structor Of Swimming Glasses nm
der Red Cross, said "the swimming
classes which began with a small |
number of children, have now
grown to large numbers" (" "In Area /
no. 8. alone, in 1854" he stated. |
there were 175 children in swim
ciasses--a number entirely too /
large for one instructor to teach
the fundamentals Of swimming and \
life saving, without some compe-
tent aides. Mr.. Meyer urged that
special effort be made this summer |
20 obtain volunteers; persons who /
can swim and who will be cOmpe- /
tent TO start youngsters off and I
provide watchful care in order that
ne may be able to give more fndi-
Wquai instruction which is needed. /
The group extended a vote of |
thanks to Harvey B. Spicer, who /
resigned as Fund Raising Chair
man for Area No. 8, after serving
Tor three campaigns. Miss Edith I
Jones, Of Georgetown, the new Fund
Raising chairman, was introduced.
she urged that chairmen for each
OF the communities in Area No. &
begin their solicitations the first
day Of the drive and make special ]
eHorts TO have the job done by the
end Of the first week. The official
starting date is March 1st. and the
campaign runs through to March
3lst Names of solicitors in all Area
no communities will be announc-
ed next week. All persons are urged
% contribute during the Red Cross
drive and in those homes, which
TOT any reason, are missed by So
hcltors, persons are urged to send |
contributions to Miss Jones, Fund
Raising chairman. All necessary N
campaign literature and infOrma- I
ton was distributed to the com
munity chairmen and workers in