Naval Auxiliaries to Red Cross Formed for Navy Work
The Red Cross War Council plans naval auxiliaries in communities nationwide to aid sailors. Davison outlines that auxiliaries must affiliate with local chapters, maintain ten members, and follow Red Cross rules while supporting navy relief, centralizing supplies, accounting, and communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Red Cross
H. P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Whig
War Council
Navy
Daniels
E. T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
Davison
Wilson
Navy Department
Josephus Dantels
The
Naval Auxiliary
Chapter of
the Red Cross
Auxiliary
American National Red Cross
Central Committee
Department of the Navy
Deaths and Funerals: Carl B Hermann and Dr R J Christie
The funeral for Carl B Hermann was held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at his home and 9:00 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church with Rev A Zurbensen officiating. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Dr R J Christie s funeral is set for 2:00 p.m. today at his home on South Sixteenth Street with burial in Woodland cemetery. Flowers are requested to be omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl B. Hermann
R. J. Christie
South Sixteenth Street
Woodland Cemetery
Quincy Woman 19 Named President
Mrs. Mary Edwards of the local union of the W C T U was elected county president at the county convention in the Temperance home Tuesday. Mrs. Minnie Frey of Liberty was elected vice president and Mrs. Emma Randall of Loraine secretary. Mrs. Anna Lawless of Liberty was chosen treasurer. C A Moorman named county delegate for the Peoria state convention October 16 to 20. Reports praised finances and membership. about 35 delegates attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Edwards
Temperance
Minnie Frey
Liberty
Emma Randall
Loraine
Anna Lawless
C. A. Moorman
Peoria
M. Edward Fawcett
National Red Cross
Anne Jarrett Wood
Council of National Defense
Baldwin
Elmer Lummis
Quincy
Soldiers and Sailors Home News and Visits
The funeral of George W. Moore was held Tuesday at 1 pm with burial in the Home cemetery. Reports from cottages 20 and 22 note visits, moves, and notices of drafted men, exams, and family burdens.
Local Briefs and Health Notes from Springfield State Fair
A brief transit note says today’s departure for Springfield to attend the state fair. Mrs Kate Gale ward H has returned from Canton Missouri due to her son’s wife serious illness. Mrs Emily Haise in hospital is a bit better and sat up briefly Tuesday morning. Col Anderson at the hospital is improving after a sudden illness Sunday night. Thrift and stinginess are as similar as they are different.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Moore
Home
B. J. Root
Root
Erie
France
Sergeant
Childs
la Moille
North Prairie
Corporal Johnson
Cottage 22
Jasper Pottet
Pleasant Grove
Jefferson County
Johnson
Otis Hunt
Mathews
Springfield
Kate Gale
Canton
Emily Haise
Col. Anderson
Arrest StrangerCT Fugitive of Draft in Pittsburgh
C E Mitchell of Pittsburgh was arrested at 2 30 PM by Chief Melton and Detectives Piercy and Meise as a fugitive from the selective draft. He is held on a vagrancy charge at police headquarters with a Virginia registration card. He claims to be a switchman and says he came to Quincy seeking work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Mitchell
Pittsburgh
Melton
Piercy and
Meise
Mitchell
Virginia
Quincy Seek
Ambulance Driver Killed in Paris Train Accident
William Rogers Beal of Pittsburgh, an ambulance driver with the American Red Cross Verdun section, was accidentally killed on a train while coming to Paris on leave. A quick departure and dirty clothes in a suitcase suggest a hurried exit as authorities prepare a full investigation under Justice Department instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Department of Justice
Paris
William Rogers, Beal
Pittsburgh
Verdun
American Red Cross Ambulance Service
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Hampshire ST
Swift
Weems Bros. Cleaners
DYERS
Jersey Sts
Quincy, Ill
Mrs. Moorman
Franklin Cour
Riverside Coal Co
J. L. Frese
Prop
N. Fifth St
Fifth St
Ecru
Coopers and Vassar
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
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