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A play at the Vendome Theater was sponsored by the auxiliary, and the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars was raised. On Thanksgiving, 1917, the girls sold their own buttons in the morning and added two hundred and seventy-six dol- lars to the treasury.
The most unique and successful undertaking of the auxiliary during the war was the plan of running the Hermitage Hotel for one day. On May 17, 1918. the man- agement of the hotel turned its affairs completely over to the Girls' Auxiliary, and every "tip" job in the hotel, from bell boy, elevator operator. waiter. clerk, page. to general manager, was filled by a smiling girl. wearing Red Cross headgear. The sum of $1.711.00 was realized. Miss Corinne Craig, Chairman of Ways and Means, was Chairman General of the hotel day. On her committee were the following sub- chairmen. who selected their respective committees, the members of the committees including the entire personnel of the auxiliary:
Waitresses. Miss Mary Lee Crockett ; Maids, Mrs. W. D. Trabue. Jr .: Elevators, Miss Percie Warner: Flowers and Shoe Shine Parlor. Miss Alice Hall Lindsey: Clerks. Miss Sarah Shannon; Newsie Girls, Miss Frances Hillman; Decorations, Miss Sue Holmes: Reservation of Tables. Mrs. Dandirdge Caldwell: Bell Girls. Miss Mary Ratterman; Cabbies. Misses Jane and Elizabeth Culbert: Smokes. Miss Barbara Kuhn; Taxies, Miss Willie Ruth Davidson; Cashier, Miss Mar- garet Creighton: Hat Checks, Miss Elizabeth Hail and Miss Annie Laurie Campbell.
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YOUNG LADIES GI NASHVILLE WHO. VITIRED IN THEIR RED CROSS UNIFORMS. MADE AN IMPRESSIVE AND PR TURESQUE SIGHT AT A NUMBER OF PARADES VAD WISS MEETINGS FOR WAR RELIEF WORK
Tes r. Top 10w. left to right: Misses Mary Ratterman. Maria Ferris and Percie Warner. Liftar Rever. Lillian Jos and Marie Kuhn. Third Jow : Barbara Kulin. Mrs. Japp - Stillmin. Frances Hillman.
Vier of One cross: top low, left to right: Misses Van Bransford, Mildred Gray. Mary Hunter Orr. Marguerite Balton. Edna Lellyett. Reba Osborne. Reba Gray, Willie Ruth Davidson. Virginia Yates, Ruth Vance. Emily Schwab, Mts. Clint Atkins and Corinne Craig. Second row. ett lo night: Misses Laede Holman. Mary Harding Buckner. Mary Lee Crockett, Elsie Mae Bradley. Amelia Johns, Elizabeth Gilliland, Sophia Ezzell. Cornelia Witherspoon, Esther Nichol. Vance Talbot, Sarah Shannon, Malinda Hampton and Stella Abrams.
The mine girls in the lower section, third row. left to right. are: Misses Mice Dale Durr. Lillian Weinbaum and Regina Lightman. Second row: Misses Louise Hester. France- Gray and Hazel Brizzett. First Jow : Misses Dorothea Tucker. Sara Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Fassion.
1 dance was given during the evening hours when a large sum was realized. Wi -- Lucile Holman was Chairman of this feature.
1- a Christmas greeting in 1917 the girls sent 3.050 packages of smokes and twenty-one barrels of jam to the Tennessee boys at Camp Gordon and Camp Sevier. and two hundred and Afty vietrola records were divided between the two camps.
For Christmas. 1918. twenty-five homeless soldiers were adopted by the auxil- any. and through the Red Cross each was presented a box containing, among other things, a flashlight. "Eversharp" pencil. fruit cake, smokes and candy.
The auxiliary gave to the Nashville Chapter two hundred and thirty sweaters. Dents helmets and seventy five pairs of knitted socks, and the girls made 1.002 property bags for convalescing soldiers. fifty-one Belgian refugee capes and fifty-
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GROUP OF WAITRESSES AT HERMITAGE. MAY 17. 1918. WHEN THE GIRL " AUX- ILIARY ASSI MED MANAGEMENT FOR ONE DAY
Miss Mary Lee Crockett served as chairman of waitresses. Others who appear in the picture are Miss Kathryn Craig. Miss Vir_inia Lenton. Miss Lillie Atchinson. Miss Evelyn Douglas. Miss Sarah Shannon, Miss Ruth Vance. Mrs. Dandridge Caldwell, Mrs. W. D. Trabue. Jr., Miss Frances Hillman. Miss Lucile Holmen. Miss Sue Holmes. Miss Elizabeth Culbert. Miss Jane Culbert, Miss Willie Ruth Davidson, Miss Annie Laurie Campbell and Miss Lundy Fite.
four wash cloths. Over five hundred serap-books, newspapers and things to amuse the boys when ill were sent to Camps Taylor. Sevier. Jackson, and Fort McPherson.
The auxiliary was divided into ten teams for work in surgical dressings. A shell shock ward in the Base Hospital at Chattanooga was adopted by the girls and sup- plied with many luxuries. among them being five quilts. knitted from fragments of yarn left from sweaters, and a five-dollars-a-week order for flowers.
The Girls' Auxiliary sent twenty-five dollars a month to the Southern Division for trench smokes, and twenty-five dollars a month to the Nashville Canteen Service. five hundred dollars being donated the Canteen and one hundred to the Red Cross linen shower.
In all patriotic drives in Nashville the Girls' Auxiliary had a prominent part. es- pecially in the Red Cross Christmas roll calls and the Thrift Stamp drives. In the first Red Cross Christmas Roll Call the girls had complete charge of all booths in stores and banks.
The officers serving at various periods of the war were:
Miss Mary Ratterman and Miss Sue Holmes, Chairmen: Vice-Chairmen, Miss Sadie Cauvin. Miss Corinne Craig, Miss Sue Holmes, Miss Alice Hall Lindsey. Miss Mary Lee Crockett, and Miss Stella Abrams; Recording Secretaries, Mrs. Esmond Ewing. Miss Ellen Trabue, and Miss Willie Ruth Davidson; Corresponding Secretaries, Miss Willie Ruth Davidson and Mrs. Bruce Douglas, Jr .; Treasurers, Miss Ruth Vance and Miss Frances Cornelius: Chairman of Scrap Book, Miss Marie Kuhn; Chairmen of Teams, Miss Elizabeth Buckner and Mrs. M. B. Howell. ilJ: Chairman of Membership. Miss Lillian Reyer; Emergency Committee. Miss Corinne Craig. Miss Sadie Cauvin, Miss Elizabeth Hail, Miss Mary Harding Buckner, and Miss Annie Mae I'nderwood: Chairman of Knitting. Miss Annie Mae Underwood.
Charter members of the auxiliary besides the officers mentioned above were:
Mrs. Dandridge Caldwell. Miss Jane Culbert, Miss Reba Gray, Miss Sarah Shannon, Miss Elizabeth Hail, Miss Maria Ferriss, Miss Annie White Folk, Miss Elizabeth Breen, Miss Mary De Moville Hill. Miss Percie Warner. Miss Jeannette Sloan. Miss Ellen Trabue. Miss Elise Maney. Miss Mary Nelson, Miss Ann Warner, Miss Elizabeth Hill. Miss Martha Debow, Miss Alice Dale Durr, Mrs. W. D. Trabue. Jr .. Miss Amelia Johns, Miss Kathryn Craig, Miss Cornelia Wither- spoon. Miss Helen Killebrew. Miss Evelyn Douglas. Miss Elizabeth Sharpe, Miss Harriet Dillon, Miss Dorothea Tucker. Miss Frances Gray. Miss Susan Baxter. Miss Elizabeth Culbert, Mise Barbara Kuhn. Miss Katherine Lewis, Miss Mildred Gray, Miss Catherine LeSueur. Miss Martha
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GROUP OF RED CROSS GIRLS' AUXILIARY "CLERKS" AT THE HERMITAGE HOTEL, MAY, 1918
When the management of the hotel gave one day to the girls, to raise funds to further their work. Miss Margaret Creighton was cashier-manager. To the left, standing. is Miss Mary Katterman. Clerks at the desk, left to right, are: Miss Melinda Hampton, Miss Reba Wilson Grav. Wiss Elizabeth Hill and Miss Sarah Shannon. Miss Marie Kuhn is standing to the right.
Tillman. Miss Corneba Coode, Miss Margaret Glenn. Miss Mary Sue Crockett. Miss Margaret Buford, Miss Margaret Whetty. Miss Mildred Bond. Miss Martha Killebrew. Miss Helen Baird, Ma Ellen Stokes, Miss Roba Dean, Miss Edna Mellett. Miss Cornelia Martin, Miss Rebecca Sed- HerrV. Miss Sophia Ezzel. Miss Frances Dickerson. Miss Mayne Craig Wills. Mi- Clara Wienne Sumpter. Miss Martha Band. Miss Madelyn Simmons, Miss Aven Mail. Miss Frances Hillman. Wy -- Ann Bransford. Miss Mary Hunter Orr. Miss Margaret Batton, Miss Reba Osborne. Wiss Virginia Yates, Miss Emily Shwab, Wis. Clint Atkins. Miss Elsie Mae Bradley, Miss Lucile Holman Miss Elizabeth Gilliland. Miss Esther Nichol, Miss Vance Talbot. Miss Matilda Hamp- ton. Miss Regina Lightman. Miss Louise Hestor. Miss Hazel Brizzett. Miss Sarah Kirkpatrick, Mi -- "Red" Lowe, and Miss Elizabeth Forsick.
KIT KVITTERS AUXILIARY
The Kit Knitters Auxiliary was organized September 28. 1917. with Mrs. Albert King as Chairman and Miss Maud Ballard as Secretary. Meetings were held at the homes of the members, where sweaters and socks were knitted. Charter members were:
Mis. Albert King. Mrs. George Tennison. Mrs. Ed Ewing. Mrs. Forrest Graham, Mrs. B. T. Gre rory. Mrs. Ira Parker, Miss Maud Ballard. Miss Mary Baker. Miss Lucy Buttorff, Miss Marie Bouchard. Miss Bessje Yarbrough. and Mrs. W. A. Tennison.
LA RUE AUXILIARY
The La Rue Auxiliary was organized November 1. 1917. with Mrs. George M. Adams as Chairman. This unit sewed on hospital garments at Red Cross head- quarters and made knitted articles at the homes of the members.
The charter members were:
Mr -. G. M. Adams, Mr., S. W. Bommar, Mrs. W. L. Gillespie. Mrs. R. M. Tucker, Mrs. I. F. Corbitt. Mr- Henry Wiggs. Mrs. T. J. Hobbs, Mrs. G. I .. Maddux. Mrs. Pat Quigley. Mrs. C. B. Moody. Mrs. E. F. Kidd. Mrs. C. H. Holmes, Mrs. A. E. Wiggs, and Mrs. C. H. Damon.
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GROUP OF "BELL HOPS" AT THE HERMITAGE HOTEL ON MAY 17. 1918 From left to right are: Miss Barbara Kuhn, Mrs. James Stahlman, Miss Mary Porter Kirk- man, Miss Mary DeMoville Hill. Miss Sadie Cauvin. Miss Marie Kuhn and Miss Mary Ratterman. Mrs. Dandridge Caldwell (Elizabeth Keith), was Chairman of this group.
MCKENDREE CHURCH AUXILIARY
The Mckendree Church Auxiliary was organized in 1917, with Mrs. Clay G. Stephens as Chairman and Miss Alma Oliver as Assistant Chairman. This unit made surgical dressings. The charter members were:
Mrs. Miles Williams. Mrs. John Baskerville, Mrs. Mark Bradford. Mrs. John W. Chester. Mrs. R. H. Lacey, Mrs. Thomas Harrison, Mrs. S. F. Williams. Miss Frances Estes. Miss Mary Louise Crawford. Miss Elizabeth Lacey, Mrs. Ida Oliver. Mrs. J. Y. Crawford. Mrs. Charles Howell. Mrs. Maddin Sawrie, Mrs. Turner Dodd. Mrs. Duncan Davis, Mrs. James Keeling, Miss Louise Powell, Miss Jane Douglas Crawford. and Miss Pearl Vantrease.
MAY JERALD AUXILIARY OF PEABODY DAMES
The May Jerald Auxiliary was organized May 3. 1918, with Mrs. C. J. W. Dress- ler as Chairman. Meetings were held at the home of Mrs. Dressler. and the unit was entirely self-supporting. The work consisted of making refugee garments. Charter members were:
Mrs. D. R. Gebhart, Mrs. C. W. Lander, Mrs. G. M. Lisk, Mrs. H. A. Webb. Miss Agnes HIibbs, Miss Anna Mallison. Miss Pearl Gray, and Miss Eleanor Perkins.
MOORE MEMORIAL CHURCH AUXILIARY
The Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church Auxiliary was organized on November 8. 1917. with Mrs. Brown Buford as General Chairman. Mrs. Charles Kinkead had charge of the knitting, and one hundred and one women composed the knitting department. This unit also sewed in the Hospital Garment Department at Red Cross Headquarters. The charter members included:
Mrs. Brown Buford. Mrs. T. J. Bailey, Mrs. Crarles Odom. Mrs. A. A. Dickerson. Mrs. W. H. Webb. Mrs. W. D. Trabue. Mrs. E. B. Cayce. Mrs. W. E. Metzger. Mrs. Lyon Childress. Mrs. H. P. Thomas, Mrs. Sam Wilkes. Miss Fanny O'Brien, and Miss Stella Ford.
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NOELTON CLUB AUXILIARY
The Voelton Club Auxiliary, whose work was principally knitting. was organ- ized in June. 1917. with Mrs. Ittie Kinney Reno as Chairman. The charter members were:
Mrs. Charles Manthey. Mrs. Frank Boensch. Jr. Mrs. A. M. Burton, Mrs. Charles Stetson. Mrs. M. B. Stetson. Mrs. Darris Kelley. Miss Lucile Maney. Mrs. John Kellyett. Mi- Edna Helyett. Miss Ante Warner Tennison. and Mrs. Smith Tennison.
NORTHEAST NASHVILLE AUXILIARY
The Northeast Nashville Auxiliary was organized November 27. 1917. at the Arrington Street Chuch, with Mrs. Florence Robertson as Chairman. Mrs. Robert- -on later resigned and Mrs. Boyd Drake was made Chairman. Mrs. Ross Handly was Instructor, and weekly meetings were held at the Arrington Street Church. The work of this unit consisted of making muslin dressings. A total list of finished work consisted of hits 'T bands, two hundred belts, three hundred thirty triangular ban dans, five hundred fifty-two bands, Six hundred nineteen many-tailed bandages.
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one thousand five hundred forty-five plaitings. seven thousand and seventy-nine first- aid bags. Charter members were:
Mrs. Florence Robertson, Mrs. Lizzie Benagh, Mrs. II. C. Benagh, Mrs. J. A. Todd, Mrs. Charles Houston, Mrs. Ellen Webb, Mrs. R. L. Baskette. Mrs. Wiley Johnson, Mrs. A. T. Lovell, Mrs. J. T. Coleman, Mrs. W. J. Hudson, Mrs. A. J. Wilson. Mrs. Mike Halloran, Mrs. Lyman Gunn. Mrs. E. J. Ehrhart, Mrs. S. G. Marshall, Mrs. Boyd Drake, Mrs. D. F. Allen, Mrs. R. J. Neville. Mrs. W. W. Parminter, Mrs. J. D. Herblin, Mrs. W. D. Johnson, Mrs. J. A. Marshall, Mrs. Clarence Jackson, Mrs. J. E. Coleman, Mrs. S. E. Swann. Mrs. B. A. Butler. Mrs. Ben Bracy, Mrs. John Dillard. Mrs. John Matthews, Mrs. C. C. Sweeney, Miss Daisy Gunn, Mrs. Holmes Marshall, Mrs. Engene Gilliland, Mrs. J. J. Keyes. Mrs. W. R. Smith. Mrs. Kate Parrish, Mrs. W. A. Drake. Mrs. J. L. Gunn, Mrs. D. J. Johns, Mrs. H. P. Shelton, Mrs. Frank Marshall. Mrs. J. G. Hughes, Mrs. Lee Enoch, Mrs. J. L. Enoch, Jr., Mrs. Sidney Mayo, Miss Elizabeth Drake, Miss Una Gilliam. Miss Katherine Enoch, Miss Mildred Jackson, Miss Aline Chapman, Miss Sarah Bradshaw. Miss Mabel Everson. Miss thelen Lawrence, Miss Ethel Johnson, Miss Mary Gee, Mrs. L. C. Hayney, Mrs. W. S. Gilliam, Mrs. R. M. Patterson, Mrs. E. T. Stevens. Mrs. Lucy Girard, Miss Fannie E. Wright. Mrs. B. T. Jackson, Mrs. J. C. Morelock. Mrs. Ira P'. Jones, Mrs. T. J. Christman, Mrs. Marjorie Williams, Mrs. J. L. Enoch, Mrs. John Q. Owsley. Mrs. John A. Green. Mrs. Harry E. Cole. Miss Callie Girard. Miss Jean Girard. Miss Bessie Wav Beal. Miss Louise Jacobs. Miss Sadie B. Jackson, Miss Ruth Horn. Miss Ruth Gilliland. Miss Dorothy Keyes. Miss Blanche Luton. and Miss Elizabeth Johns.
ORDWAY PLACE AUXILIARY
The Ordway Place Auxiliary was organized November 30, 1917, at Ross School, with Mrs. E. T. Hollins as Chairman. This unit made muslin dressings at the school- house. An average of forty members attended the meetings each week.
Its charter members were:
Mrs. E. T. Hollins. Mrs. Eugene Priest, Mrs. L. K. Tinsley. Mrs. John Turner. Mrs. E. T. Booth, Mrs. E. T. Hall. Mrs. H. F. Williams, Mrs. W. J. Anderson. Mrs. S. A. Tyler. Mrs. Paul Treanor, and Miss Martha Douglas.
PEABODY AUXILIARY
The Peabody Auxiliary was organized October 15, 1917, from members of the student body of Peabody College, with Miss Maisie Caraher as Chairman and Miss Effie Morgan. Mrs. Fred Kelsey and Miss Vivian Watkins as Instructors. Meetings were held each Friday evening at the college, where the work consisted in making surgical dressings.
The following students were charter members:
Miss Maisie Caraher, Miss Martha Kelley. Miss Annie C. Murphy. Miss Margaret Berryhill, Miss O. Dell Kelby, Miss Anna M. Nully, Miss Ethel Everett. Miss Miriam Hizar, Miss Ruth Horton. Miss Edna Cox, Miss Mary Taylor, Miss Mary C. Lanier, and Miss Nora C. Selby.
PEABODY DAMES AUXILIARY
The Peabody Dames Auxiliary was organized October 15, 1917, with Mrs. F. B. Dressler and Mrs. C. H. Lander as Chairmen. The members worked at the central workroom on hospital garments. Knitting was done at home. Charter members were:
Mrs. C. 11. Lander. Chairman; Mrs. K. C. Davis, Mrs. H. A. Webb. Mrs. C. A. McMurray. Mrs. Carter Alexander. and Mrs. D. R. Gebhart.
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RED CROSS QUILT CIRCLE OF THE NATIONAL LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
The Red Cross Quilt Circle of the National Life and Accident Insurance Com. pans was composed of girls in the office who gave their time during the noon hour and also at outside meetings to make quilts for the soldiers. They furnished much of their own material. obtaining the rest from the Hospital Garment Section at Red Cross Headquarters. Mrs. Johnson was Supervisor of this unit. and the charter members were:
Miss Minnie Collithan, Miss Eula Girard, Miss Mary Brady, Miss Rose De Pierri. Miss Rebecca MeDaniel, Miss Mollie Walkup, Miss Loekie Walkup. Miss Ruth Davis, Miss Charlie Mai Selphy Miss Lena Graves. Miss Bessie Baker. Miss Angelina DePierri. Mis- Gertrude Rice, Miss Daisy Franklin, Miss Alice Dickerson. Viss Maggie Girard. Miss Myrtle Green, Miss Mary Halloran. Mas Louise Howlin. Miss Evelyn Sanford, Miss Clara Kellerhals, Mis- Florence Craw. ford. Miss Leilah Baber. Miss Lena Canquest. Miss Hazel Harris. Miss Mary Nelson. Miss Lillian smith. Miss Margaret Hill. Miss Florence Clemmons, Miss Lena Winston, Miss Lorel Me- Candles -. Miss Flora Per-ley. Miss Elizabeth Meadors. Miss Mary Moore, Miss Sudie Eagan, and Mis- Mamie llayes.
SUNSET PARK AUXILIARY
The Sunset Park Auxiliary. located just outside the city limits on the Hillsboro Pike, was organized in September. 1917. with Mrs. William E. Beard as Chairman. Knitting instructions were given by Mrs. Mary Hotchkiss and Mrs. C. C. Christopher, and the meetings were held at the homes of the members. where quilts for con- valescent soldiers were pieced. Charter members were:
Mrs. A. B. Anderson. Mrs. M 1. Baxter, Mrs. Spiller Campbell. Mrs. P. DePierri. Mrs. George Rerd. Mrs. Herman Trotter, Mrs. Harry Vaughn. Mrs. Spencer Eakin. Wis. Sam MeGaw. Mrs. A. F. Woodward, Mrs. Robert Wilson. Mrs. T. J. Baker. Mrs. W. E. Beard Mrs. Thomas Craw. ford, Mrs. Marvin Deaver, Mrs. Edward Swam. Mrs. R. N. Taylor, Mr. W. H. Wade, Mrs. Geistman. Mrs. Houston Sexton, Mr -. Frank Weakley, Mrs. J. M. Hill. and Mrs. J. M. Towler.
SIXTEENTH WARD AUXILIARY
The Sixteenth Ward Auxiliary was organized in November. 1917. with Mrs. Charles Holmes as Chairman. Knitting was done by this unit. whose chairman also gave three months' work on the draft board. assisted by the members, who each worked in some department at Red Cross Headquarters. The charter members were: Mr -. Charles Holmes. Mrs. Newton OValaban. Mrs. Robert Currin. Mr -. W. D. Miller, Mrs. Felix Ashley, Mr -. L. E. MeElroy. Mrs. B. F. O'Bar, and Miss Sarah Lancaster.
SOUTH NASHVILLE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
The South Nashville Woman's Auxiliary to the Red Cross was organized June 21. 1917. with Mrs. Paul Harvill as Chairman and Mrs. J. Il. Campbell as Secretary und Treasurer. This unil worked in the garment section at Red Cross Headquarters. The charter members were:
Mr -. Pant Harvill. Mrs. J. 11. Campbell. Mrs. Charles S. Brengleman. Mrs. Matt Mc Murray, Mrs. R. 1 Eaton, Mrs. John M. Gant, Miss Susie Eagan, Miss Sadie Marlin. Mis- Opelia Marlin. Miss Ethel Carroll, Miss Nettie Me Murray, and Miss Nannie Eagan.
TREVAC CIRCLE AUXILIARY
The Tievac Auxiliary was organized in June. 1917. with Miss Corinne Cavert as Chairman. This unit was formed by the Navy Comfort Committee. and Mrs. Harry
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W. Evans was instructor. Its work consisted principally of knitting, although sev- eral members worked each week in the Surgical Dressings Department at head- quarters. The charter members were:
Mrs. J. A. Crapo, Mrs. Lucy Manning, Mrs. E. L. Ashford, Miss Mary Napier, Miss Mary Parham, Miss Elizabeth Dale, Miss Corinne Cavert, Miss Louise Cage, Miss Maria Cage, Miss Claytie Robinson, Miss Maggie Robinson, and Miss Elizabeth Hoyle.
TENNESSEE MOTHERS' CONGRESS AND PARENT-TEACHERS' AUXILIARY
The Tennessee Mothers' Congress and Parent-Teachers' Auxiliary was organized during the first Red Cross campaign, May, 1917. Mrs. Eugene Crutcher. State Chairman, was assisted by Mrs. Alice Cloyd, Chairman for the Central Council. and Mrs. J. C. Walker, Mrs. Alex. Irving, Mrs. R. A. Griffin, Mrs. T. H. Burleson, Mrs. Russell Longhurst, and Mrs. Lou Lusky. The members were drawn from the Cen- tral Council, a roster of which will be found with that chapter.
VANDERBILT UNIT AUXILIARY
The Vanderbilt Unit Auxiliary was organized in June, . 1917, with Mrs. W. H. Schuerman as Chairman and Mrs. Thomas Garrett as Vice-Chairman, the members being chosen from the Vanderbilt Aid Society and the Vanderbilt Woman's Club. They sewed in both the Surgical Dressings and Hospital Garment sections at Red Cross Headquarters. The charter members were:
Mrs. G. M. Neely, Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Mrs. Henry E. Colton, Mrs. P. D. Houston, Mrs. J. A. Witherspoon, Mrs. Jesse II. Thomas, Mrs. T. G. Garrett, Mrs. John B. Atchison, Mrs. Hamilton Love,, Mrs. Tom Parkes, Mrs. George E. Bennie, Mrs. John Trotwood Moore. Mrs. Stewart Campbell, Mrs. A. W. Brant, Mrs. Oscar Waldkirch, Mrs. W. S. H. Armistead, Mrs. Ellis C. Huggins, Mrs. J. H. Stevenson, Mrs. R. B. Steele, Mrs. O. N. Bryan, Mrs. J. T. McGill, Mrs. Bert Young, Mrs. Robert Armstead, Mrs. Harry Hartupee, Mrs. Clay G. Stephens. Mrs. Robert Ewing, Mrs. G. E. Hibbett, Mrs. J. M. Anderson, Mrs. Granbery Jackson. Mrs. J. H. Kirkland, Mrs. George W. Martin, Mrs. Byron Martin, Mrs. M. M. Cecil, Mrs. II. P. Salter, Mrs. W. A. Ogden, Mrs. Charles Anderson, Mrs. A. B. Hill. and Mrs. John E. Dunn.
WOODLAND STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AUXILIARY
The Woodland Street Presbyterian Church Auxiliary was organized at the church, with Mrs. Sam Mckay as Chairman and Mrs. Sam Douglas as Instructor. Muslin dressings were made by this unit, whose charter members were:
Mrs. Sam Seay Mckay, Mrs. William Hume, Jr., Mrs. Walter Caldwell. Mrs. Andrew O'Brien, Mrs. G. H. Baskette, Mrs. Engene Hollins. Mrs. Henry Spicer. Mrs. Annie Watson, Mrs. Green Benton, Mrs. Wilbur Creighton, Mrs. Sam Douglas. Mrs. Sam McGill, Mrs. Charles Brengelman, Mrs. J. Washington Moore. Mrs. Edgar Foster, Mrs. John T. Lindsley, Mrs. J. Y. Fitzhugh. Mrs. George J. Stubblefield, Mrs. Olney Davies, Mrs. Clyde Walters, Mrs. De Witt Gordon, Mrs. HI. O. Blackwood, Mrs. John Price. Mrs. Albert Moore, Mrs. George R. Gillespie, Mrs. E. G. Holladay, Mrs. W. H. Elam, Mrs. Anna E. Bennett. Mrs. Charles C. Fuller, Miss Zadie Baskette. Miss Carrie Hollins, Miss Laura Spicer. and Miss Evelyn Patterson.
Mrs. Green Benton was Chairman of this unit for the sewing of hospital gar- ments one day each week at Red Cross Headquarters.
VINE STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH AUXILIARY
There were two auxiliaries from the Vine Street Christian Church, one working on hospital garments at Red Cross Headquarters, with Mrs. James Cavce as Super- visor, and the other one making flat muslin dressings at the church, with Mrs. M. E.
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Derryberry as Chairman. Mrs. Ross Handly was Instructor. and the meetings were held each week. Five sewing machines were used by this unit. whose charter mem- bers were:
Mr -. James Cayce. Mrs. M. E. Derryberry. Mrs. Turner Johnson, Mr -. John Hooper. Mrs. J. M. Jacobs, Mrs. Anna Goodall, Mrs. J. E. Houk. Mrs. Carey Morgan, Mrs. B. (. Shackelford. Miss Mary Shackelford. Mrs. Ed. Corbin. Mrs. Hunter Perry. Mrs. Laura Berry. Mrs. A. 11. Anthony. Mrs. Alex. Perry. Mrs. James A. Yowell. Mrs. W. K. MeAlister. Mrs. Joe Holman. Ars. Ilill MeAlister. Mrs. Andy Griffin. Mrs. J. (. Franklin, Mrs. A. S. Warren. Mrs. W. P. Ballard. Mrs. J. E. Hopkins, Miss Cornelia Goodall. Mrs. R. L. Gentry. Mrs. J. Il. Baker, Mrs. 1. 11. Mizell. Mrs. Craig MeFarland. Mrs. C. G. Eastman, Mrs. Byron Martin, Mrs. Claude Martin. Mrs. Theresa P. MeGavock. Mrs. 1 .. F. Beaty, Mrs. Lee Ilill. Miss Ruth Cowden, Mrs. P. D. Houston, Mrs. Fred Fisher, Miss Lucile Holman, Mrs. Houston Dudles. Mrs. Roy Shelton, Vre. Rush Hawes, Mrs. Fielding Gordon. Mrs. Buford Corbitt Cauvin. Mrs. R. C. Moore. Miss laud Ballard. Mrs. M. G. Gleaves. Wi -- Jane Phillips, and Miss Fannie Gleaves.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE AUXILIARY
The Equal Suffrage Auxiliary was organized during the first Red Cross campaign. with Miss Della Dortch as Chairman. Later Miss Matilda Porter was made Chair- man for the city workers, and a large number of members worked each week at the Tulane Branch Workroom on mustin dressings. This unit raised $2.700 for the first Red Cross campaign, and under Miss Matilda Porter secured the largest mim- ber of workers of any unit in the city. The charter members were:
Mrs. Leshe Wather. Mrs. D. T. Kimbrough. Mrs. Frank Avent. Mrs. Mile- Williams. Mrs. W. 1. Overall. Mrs. Lom Lusky. Mrs. 1 .. 11. Owen. Mrs. John Barksdale. Mr -. James B. Ezzell. Mrs. E. W. Five. Mrs. R. A. Henry. Mrs. Charles Baker, Mrs. J. W. Kenny. Mrs. Ira Parker. Mrs. l.d. Gardner. Mrs. Avery Handy. Mrs. Frank Stahlman. Mrs. James Frazer. \Ir -. J. L. Bussick, Miss Cornelia Barksdale. Mrs. G. I. Williams. Mrs. Sam Kirkpatrick. Mrs. F. F. Weary. Mrs. A. M. Mitchell, Miss Elizabeth Binford. Mis. John G. Gilmore. Mrs. Ittie Kinney Reno. Mrs. R. I. Sawset. Miss Lutie Jones, and Mis. T. B. Holt.
Y. W. C. A. AUXILIARY
The Y. W. C. A. Auxiliary was organized dming the first Red Cross Campaign. with Mr -. George F. Blackie as Chairman. This unit raised >5.300 in this cam- paign. The Y. A. C. A. had three working units: Knitting groups at the Y. R . C. 1. building and at the Tulane workrooms and the Earnest Workers, with Miss Ethe Bush as Chairman. with the following members:
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