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Show !BED GROSS CHOOSES GHAPTEREGRETARY Miss Laughlin Elected to Succeed Miss Wicklund ; Work Progressing. Jis K. A. Laughlin, recently chosen as secretary to Frank E. Cook, manager of tho Sait "Lake county chapter of the American Reel Cross, m as yesterday unanimously elected as secretary to the chapter at a meeting' of the executive committee held in the Amelia Palace headquarters. MLs Ktla Wicklund. who has been the efficient executive secretary secre-tary of tiie chapter (Hi ring' the months I that the Red Cross work ruis steadily si own in magnitude and importance, re-.sineil re-.sineil sime time ago to make preparations prepara-tions for duty as nuise near the battle front in France, where she formerly served a year. Miss Wicklund expects to lca e early in January. At the meeting' of the committee re-' re-' ports were read and considered from heads of each of Hre various departments of ihe chapter and it was stated that a highly commendable spirit of progress and much accomplishment were evidenced. Mvs. J. 1 j. Franken, supervisor of the department of surgical dressings, Js 111 at her home and the gauze 100m at the headquarters is temporarily in charge of Mrs. H. S. Knight. It was announced by Manager Cook thti t the contemplated branch at Sandy would be completed within a lew days by Mrs. w. W. Riter, state organiser. Mrs. Mattie Thompson, in charge of the supply department. announced that enough yarn had been received to fill all orders from December " to December 10. inclusive, and that this wool would only be held until Monday noon, hence the importance of an early call by those having hav-ing orders of these dates. The Red Cross auxiliary to the "Woman's "Wo-man's Service league, recently organized, met in the Social hall headquarters and put in a busy day sewing and knitting. Mrs. TJly C. 'Wolstenholme is the president; presi-dent; Mrs. Margaret D. Long, first vice president: Mrs. Bpgsie M. T.eavitt. sec-retarv; sec-retarv; Miss Eva Lindsay, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Edith Moyep, treasurer. The auxiliary has about forty active members and has completed about 400 articles of sewn goods, eighteen knitted sets and eight pairs of socks. The special committee on Christmas racket 3, imlud jng Mrs. F- W. Meakin, Mrs. -L D. Bowman and Miss Wirklund, is hard at work, its duty comprising both the securing of the packets and the purchase pur-chase of them for those who desire to pay in the minimum of $1.25 to the Red Cross. Sale of the Red Cross Christmas seal stamps, conducted by the Utah Public Health association under direction of Frank W, IeClere, executive secretary, is dallv gaining in volume and interest-It interest-It is officially stated that flO per cent of the proceeds will be applied to 1 he work of fighting tuberculosis In this state. Mrs. Allifi Tierney. chairman of the . Red Cross auxiliary to the Se.go Lily O. R. C. organ izt-'f less than a month ago with twelve actlse members, reports th3t the unit has made 320 bandages in the three meetings held in the gauze room at local headquarters. The Red Cross auxiliary of the Primary Pri-mary association of the Mormon church has just finished packing a large box filled with hospital supplies and knitted articles. Tt will he turned over to the local chapter and forwarded through the proper channels. |