Show local red cross has substantial balance fund available in case of disaster board authorizes first aid station at modena may send Le I elegate legate to convention that the iron county chapter of tho the american red cross has a substantial fund to care for any local emergency mer gency which may arige was wai revealed by sicre secretary tary janet janec rullo rollo in a report to the chapter organization on wednesday meeting at the office of superintendent N J harlot who is county chairman of the rod red cross members of the board were informed that the local organization has about on hand after remitting to the national organization as its share of 0 the proceeds from the la last laa A annual roll call the report indicted that members enrolled in the red cross croaa for the current year that was received from seven larger contributors tribu tors 1400 in small eions alon i and that a substantial balance was waa carried over from the previous year halt half the amount received tram from the membership plus one dollar each from the seven contributors was remitted to the national R rd ad cross and the balance was was retained for local use in case ot of emergency and to meet incidental expenses the board authorized a first ad station at modena similar to those now functioning at nall and Ka narra the modena station will be in charge of 0 mrs thomas lund and mrs airs alfred force both bath of 0 whom have had bad first aid tra training luing there was some discussion at the meeting and a policy was agreed upon with fe reference ference to financing local emergencies the chairman was authorized to consider sending bending a delegate from this chapter to the Nat national tonal red cross croaa convention in san frane franesco francisco early in may alay mrs G R pat parry ry chairman of 0 the home service committee reported that the county chapter had been asked to furnish some lie knitted pieces socks and afghans for hospital inmates as in the past and she was given authority to purchase the materials tor for persons who are willing to donate their thedr time in knitting these pieces |