Red Cross Marks 50th Birthday in Frederick Chapter
Frederick County Chapter, American Red Cross, formed April 16 1917 by 22 leaders, celebrates 50th anniversary this week. Founders include Joseph D. Baker and Hammond Urner in a tale of wartime relief, hospital drives, and influenza response. From 1917 to 1918 membership swelled to over 6 800 with major drives fund raising tens of thousands dollars and hundreds of hospital and clothing contributions during WWI and influenza crisis.
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Frederick
Frederick Armory
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Montevue
Community Leaders Aid War Program
Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross marks its Sooth anniversary outlining committees and chairmen across Finance Membership Publicity Military Relief Civilian Relief Women’s Work Hospital Supplies Surgical Dressings Knitting Organization Junior Membership and Shipping supervision with named leaders.
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Frederick County
The
American Red Cross
C E. Cline
Emory L. Coblentz
J. M. Cronenburg
Joseph H. Apple
T. C. Forrester
T. B. Hayward
Thomas Freeman Dixon
Department of Women’s Work
George K. Birely
Edith Osborn
J. Hedges
Helena N. Stauffer
Mabel Kindley
Pearl A. Eader
Albert S. Brown
H. M. Clagett
George B McCleery
G. Lloyd Palmer
C. Will Fout
50th Anniversary Luncheon of Red Cross Chapter
The Frederick County Red Cross Chapter marks its 50th anniversary with a Wednesday noon luncheon in the Francis Scott Key Hotel ballroom. A skit on the chapter’s early days, awards, and remarks by city and Red Cross officials accompany the program led by volunteers chair Mrs. Dan Wenberg. Reverend Robert Grace and Rabbi Morris Kosman will deliver the invocation and benediction.
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Frederick County
Red Cross Chapter
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Red Cross
Dan Wenberg
Robert Grace
Mount St. Mary’s College
Morris Kosman
J Rolfe
Castreman
Dan Weinberg
Frederick
American Red Cross
Market Street
Blood Shortage Crisis Prompts Urgent Donor Call
Frederick County pleas for new donors as the Blood Program nears its year end quota. Chairman James A. Grove cites age drop in active donors and apathy among members, warning the program and Washington Blood Center face shortage risk. Upcoming Bloodmobile visits target Middletown March 20, Ft Detrick April 3, and St Joseph's College Emmitsburg April 2.
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Frederick County
James A. Grove
Washington
Grove
Middletown
Ft Detrick
St Joseph's College
Emmitsburg
Red Cross Aids Vietnam Servicemen and Blood Program
The Frederick County Red Cross marks its 50th year with major work in the Blood Program and aid to service members in Vietnam. A recent case involved a Utica Marine wounded in action, with updates sent to his mother as a bloodmobile mission travels from Washington to Frederick. The report details extensive volunteer efforts across nursing, youth programs, disaster aid, transportation, and public information, highlighting 3,063 pints collected, 12 aides, 14,200 Junior Red Cross enrollees, and 413 service cases for military families and Fort Detrick personnel.
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Vietnam
Red Cross
Frederick County
H. Albert Dean
Utica
Dean
Fredenck
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Washington
Frederick
William Wallace
John Ed. Schell
Dan Weinberg
L. Clinton Rhoades
Mehri L. Powell
Norman J. Burke
Point of
Washington, D.C
Montevue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Ocean City
Sykesville
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. V2
College Park
D.C
Alexandria
Fort Detrick
James A. Grove
Martin L. Bowers Jr
Bernard Davis
Dwight McCain
Ralph Kline
Frank O'Leary
Elizabeth Zang
Marion Comear
Ernest Webb
Morris Kosman
Howard
Prior
Stephen Slaughter
Laurens Bowers
Frank Byrne
1917 Items On Display At Local Red Cross Window
A display in a store window at 110 N Market St shows 1917 almanac items, uniforms, photos and mementos from the local Red Cross Chapter. Curated by Mrs H Albert Dean Mrs George Speer and Mrs Martin L Bowers Sr the exhibit includes wartime papers posters and loaned artifacts from the National Red Cross Museum and Frederick Historical Society.
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N. Market 81
H. Albert Dean
George Speer
Martin L Bowers Sr
National Red Cross Museum
Motor Corps
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Hammond Urner
Ernest Helfenstein
J. Travers Thomas
Joseph Apple
C. E Cline
Emory R. Coblentz
Dudley Page
Frank H. Hedges
Baker
C. E. Cline
Overseas Serviceet
Elias Ramsburg
Frederick Motor Corps
Maryland State Police
William Holzapfel
Transportation
J Rolfe Castleman
Hubert Arm
Robert G. Henderson
Francis Howard
R. Ames Hendrickson
G. Hunter Bowers
Co. I. 313 Infantry
John K. Shaw
West Patrick Street
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South Market Street
Protas
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