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Your visit to our display of fine Wall Papers is cer- dially invited and our best services in assisting you to make a perfect selection are at your command when you come.

It it Is not convinlsnt t6 visit the department, tele- phone for sample boolis. if you _live outside Chor- lottetown we have a special mail order catalogue that

will be gladly sent you on request. .

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projects chairman qt the

the girLs

with localcw ross work. The Divisional Commandant spoke brief- ly commending the Detachment on their work in the past and stress- ing the need of continuing Hos- pital Visiting even though the De- tachment was disbanded.

cocoa committee was celled ln Toronto. This mas attended by all the Divisional Commandants in Canada. The decision reached st this meeting was that it would be a mistake to disband the Corps throughout Casinos. All the divis-

o! women had been most useful in many different ways. A resolu- tion was drawin- up and sent to Central Council to the effect that the Corps should continue to tune- tion as another Committee 0f Red Cross without the military aspect and with chairmen instead of oom- mandants.

"The Charlottetown Detachment held a meeting in December- at which the new set-up was blowed out'to take effect on January lat. as followsr- Divisional Chairman. Mrs. H. L. Palmer; local chair- man. Mrs, E. M, Bagriall; Stit- cotmmittee chairman: Hospital Visit- ing, Miss Dorothea Stewart; Lib- rary Work. Miss Grace Campbell: Handicraft, Misses Alice Praoer erud Olga. ‘months; Olerioel, Miss Eleanor Bourke; Blood ‘Iranafusioni service, Mrs. N. D. Macbean. The

lll to be carried on in oo-operat- ion with the 1.0.13.1‘. who will supply the books. the cupboar in which to keep them and a voyor for the D.V.A. Wings of tho hospitals. Tho Corps Library Com- mittee will look after taking the books to the merrand keeping them in- circulation.

"Weekly Handicraft Classes have been conducted in Charlottetown by the Misses Fraser and ’I‘oomba when a group of ten members have taken- iristruction. These 1119m- bere will be available when Miss

{or Veterans calls upon them to assist her with this work. “We were pleased to welcome home the remaining members o! the‘ Charlottetown Detachment who returned from overseas and escort service during the year. They all did an excellent piece of work and made an outstanding impression for themselves. their Detachment and their Province. | "In closing I should like to QX-i press my thanks to the officers»

o past and hoped that they would m“ continue to assist in the peacetime “n of the Red Cross. The women's Work Committee suggested ways in which m“ .

ohtiuue to aasistl

"In October a meeting o! the

ions felt, that this uniformed body]

Library Work is a. new venture for!

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oeiv Joan NLacLean, Director of the w“ ‘o b’ do“ m, me mumumm t

Red OIOH Arts do Craft! PTOGNIIUTW one

toldulsesrvsrvairsahtiineast- idea were appreciated l-ythoaevnre received thsoalteeleuretlratall in lubed

“Quilts Me still coming i3. though inot in greet quantities and. lady

111a. t‘ of the Women's Voluntary Ber-vices |ih the United Kingdom, when iher visit to Canada. last spoke tinformialiy to the Nit Women's Work gommttee then in session in Ttvront . when med what she

for the women of to make she said "Qullts- they not only ikeep them warm but they're ae gay they lift their morale!"

“Many letters of thanks have come ham overseer but l would like to read from one received from am. Vivian Gordon-Sena Commandant of the Britint Red

lirt which ehe write; in purtz-"Wa have received 11.015 at the Con- valescent Home in Athena a gift

‘(Indian Rod Close’ and l shouldlike you much the patients appreciate them, and how greatly they add to the brightness of their bedrooms.

"Stiohaiotofworkhaeboen rut into than: and the coinin- scheme is lovely. I should be glad i! our grateful thank: could be conveyed to the centres in which they were made. Also, please tell them what ‘a lot of interest they gave to our lpatients who uuimii on helping its sort them. and to ohooae which ,oaes they would have on theta- own pet. It's raioe to knowhow snug our patients will sleep this winter as the result of the work of the women of Canada."

"Have no fear that clothing and quilts are distributed in a hep- hseerd fashion. The League of Red Cross Societies is l spousibie for seeing that the goods sent to the, National Red Cross Societies reach‘ the proper persons. Shipments arc being sent to China to various, orphanages eind hospitals. Dr. Btew- I art Allan who lsst. slimmer visitedl every province in that country re-l ported on his return that the rteedI is great and with glowing accounts has told of what our assistance has meant wherever it has been re-i ed. So you see there is much;

s. "The many peacetime activities being carried on by the different

idepartsnarita of the Red (floss in-

.tlris province namely, Junior Red Cross, Nutrition. First Aid, swim- ming a; Water Safety, Home Nurs- ing. Service to Veterans under the Corps Committee including Hospit- al Visiting, Handicraft and Library Work. and the other fields now imder consideration all testify that the Rod Crosn is living up to its ideals "to promote grid assist in|

°' '°‘“'“"‘ w“ “'1' m! w. the am. Gui-lee McCar-

in“ n "11 ‘t! 5% Mlrfl Road were re- m "cent visitors to Geotietown where lthey visited their daughter and and Mrs. Ray-

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Georgetown

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Miss Teresa ‘Victor has return- wd WWW ed t. Charlottetown mm Ill u 1h °" weekend with her parents i;

employed. after spending Georgetown.

Miss Irene Stewart, stat! of the Provln

Monday and will Mrs. B. H. Stewart. Mrs.

parents. Mr. and Lavandier.

Mae.

Cross Convalescent Home in Greeee| Miss Velma Yorston is visiting

friends in Giarlottetown.

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BOIl-ln-lBW. Mr. mend Lavandier. '

The following letter wee fe-

leeived by Mrs. J’. A. B. MaoOon-

mell of Georgetown 1mm h polish

woman. who found Mrs. MacCon- hell's address which was donated by her to a clothing, drive.

w“ . 81st, i . Deer Mrs.:_ a“

R-Nq 01 Llil “m3” “Wm l" mm Wllwu“ lulu. arrived at her home 2310:;

“m” spend a few dare with her Plrentl. Mr. and

William Hook o! Char- lottetown recently visited lure, where doe was the guest of her Herman

in some clothing

lnlw preterit. whidi r got a few

11111111“ very much rui- your dflyl filo from UNRBA. lit was ‘ V." "l" Dreeent for Glrist- mas for use-Dear M", 1 Excuse pleaseptihhg y w", m You. but I must send to my donor my beat thanks and’ good wishes, _ clethlna Pocked r aha a small letter with your address and "m" I KYWW Who ll my donor. M83’ my writing is not correot —my a. little worry-but you mugt fmglve m?» 119681189 I am a Pole and Enll-lfih Itllrn I 8 few month; only. J think next letter will be bet.

Now close I my writing and send to my donor all best greet- ings and wishes.

3111191111665 New Year. Yours sincerely, Nltoeka Fanlisa Gdlllfik, Poland.

lunch ""11 1'1"? be extended to

include all interested teachers and school districts. '

Another FREE booklet for Veterans

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Whoa you all for yous-‘oopy of ‘who, 5, Score on these Veterans‘ LoanIP", have a In“! with our manage. He knows the details of the

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Act, recently passed by Parliament for you benefit, and he is anxious to help get-ahead veterans who want to start io business foi- themselves, to improve their present set-up, use ge lase pasenlalslp with a friend.

1t’ your proposition is sound, there's money for you at the B of M.

Remombenvvlsen you ask for a loan at the B oi M, you

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“Getting OE On The Right Foot“ is l booklet we published shortly after VJ-Day to help eta-servicemen in their rehabili- tation problems. Thousands of veterans have been glad they read it. if you would like a copy, ask for: one vvheo you get “What's the Score on those Veterans’ loans?”

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for funds with wirich to olfvy 0Y1

Other instructors at this. the sec- and School for Health put ori- by

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QUICKIES

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NOW AVAILABLE Ftilt - SAW MILLS, FEED MILLS FISHING BOATS; .1 PLEASURE BOATS; " CONSTRUCTION WORK, Etc. "

We announce e newline of gasoline-operated power H enlts dvfiable on shortnotiea for all of the above uses.

Write or cell at our uptown office for full particulars.

i n. ltwliAltbd co. ,

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especially Mrs. Bug's-tall. the Charlottetown Detaohmentw and Mrs. Tompkins oi’ Summer- sine, The work of the Corps has always run smoothly. and this has: been due to the comiPleli °°-°'t>@1'11'| tion o! all corps personuel- WW1“ are also due lo our ilfflldvui. D1‘. Macimiiuh and his Executive. and to our Commissioner, Miss Arsen- ault for her help st all times."

WOMEN'S WORK COMMITTEE

Submitted by Mrs. E. A. FWIQTZ "r have the honour to present the lmt report of the Women's Work Committee. This name Wei gdgpted he e, meeting of the Wo- men's we,- worie Cotrrunittee held in Toronto last May bccltllfic l" W“ felt that we could l'l‘o louse’ "rer- ate as a War Committee tholllh there was still great need for cop- tlnuing the activities ofthe 60m- mittee to cope with the aftermath of war.

"A national clearing house was established in Montreal to which this division shipped over 13-909 articles (lilting the year. Some <11 these garments were originally in- tended sm- tita services and oil-mt in ffum gm- grouips after the cess- aiion of hostilities. They were there- fore used to 800d advantaio help clothe the unfortunate people in the devastated countries. This clothing went. on- request. from the clearing house in Montreal to the distributing centres established in the different war-tons cousilrlefi- "Our workrooms closed 1o!‘ Juli’ and August to slve our 1111115111 and devoted workers s much need- ed rest. In September, because of lit, polio epidemic. we thought it unwise to send out WoTk 10 011T groups until the dancer was Pl"- consequently our quotas did not get underway on schedule. However. the work is now WOSIESSUIB w!" isfactorliy and oin- workers are respqndlyig 5,5 they have for the put gel/en years. The peed fol’ usistanee in Europe l"! M1! l‘ still most acute and our quotas call for clothing for infants and children up to sixteen years of also Shipments are beinI sentrofilllll" iy to the National clearing house which N-Opfillfld in 00-01191‘- 3335 disposable diflliefs were ahlplifld 1° Halifax for the use of dwfllllm" while in transit or on arrival in Canada.

"Here L would like to 1111010 11°11‘ a report given by Mr. Huff! M111‘- phy of Halifax who has done an admirable job as chairman of thsl port distribution of all Rod (77081 supplies: _‘Dti'ring the years from November 1939 to August 1006 111m were 4,595 ships contacted and

workers. This general uisirttnttionl included ghlpl of all Allied Nations. Asattleahgse, strbtntarlnn I131!!!" carriers. armed merchant marine did troonrhipa The total number of comforts islised was one million (our hundred and fifty plot!" which included balaclsvas and leather caps, woollen gloves, leather isck- etl. leather and wool rnitts. IN"- ae, socks. eweaterfboth v-oeok and turtle neck. ttrok-lna, miderweas and windsreakers.‘

"was Nona Willtm who reim- asnted the Canadian Red Cross in Newfotndland. and whim we are glad to welcome back to Prince

Idwlfli Island. lbly lfiiid If!!!

the distribution of file1iflnenfl1

made by fxnadisn women. an! h‘

the prevention oi disease and the from m, who”; 1mm}, m. nuapcflllfidlfl“ Red 51°55 "l!" Wm‘ a mitigation of stiffer-trig." We sin- schools, it is absolutely esgentm 111°“ trrflll-‘ylug response. Over $30-- cerely hope that our work BIOWLIhnt some training in these sub. 1500.00 was raised on an obicctlve will co-vpehaie iill‘ all thBBQ lfllMT-tjects be provided 1Q;- geacherl A M $12.500-00.-— the 18115! flmolllll

takings wherever feasible. - i "It is with deep regret thet we

record in our annals the passing

of Nirs. J. ‘H. McQutsid who was the original chairman of this Com-

'mittee. Iihoiuih she was not able

to take a very active pert in- our work during the past few years

yshe maintained a keen interest

iin all the different phuggg of the

Red‘ Cross programme. We all miss

her very much. l "Once again I would like t0 ‘thank the Women‘; Institutes and, all the other women's 81'0"?! throughout the province for their loyal support in this year of tidy Justmein-ts from war to peat‘; B150‘ Miss Munroe and the office staff

and all others whocontributed in

any way to thovwork o: this oom-

mittee."

NUTRITION SERVICES

| Report subriiitted by Mrs. J. Walt_ 'er Jones: ~ “This is the first. annual report ~01 Nutrition Services, one of the more recently organized peacetime activities of the Prince Edward Island Division of the Canadian ,Red Cross society. | "Thfobiect o! this department ‘as of all other Red Cross services. is to contribute in all possible ways to the promotion of health, the prevention of disease and the miti- gation of suffering. 1 "The Nutrition Committee agreed that most can be accomplished 1n assuring optimal health for our‘ irwople by working with children lduring their formative years. With ‘the complete eta-operation of the Departmon-t o1 Education, there- ‘lore. the efforts of Nutrition Ser- vice; have been concentrated chief- ly oh- the schools. Three rchpols in each county were chosen for ldemoilsflitlon school lunch pro-

by the Junior Red Cross within the ‘schools, supported by such Idult yorganiaatiosis as the Women's In- ‘stituto. An excerpt from a letter, ‘received from the Secretary of one i ‘of the Junior Red Cross branches

.er training classes at

course in elementary nutrition and 10°11 Preparation was included in‘ the Rod Cross Summer School forl "will When liked to boil some" water for cooking eggs at the be. slmilng of the course. one 0d the teachers said "oh 1 can»; ¢Qoky At the end of the two week; page 1M1 the group prepared and served I» Wm/Pleto luncheon.

"An opportunity was provided to slve some instruction to the teach. Prince o.‘ Wales 001love during the fall tcnn. The eilliulsion of this work until

‘all trained teachers feel Competent

to handle health instruction- and school lunch projects is most do. sirable.

“In addition the Nuti-itiemm ha; spoken to all thelochool children 01’ Sllmmcrside and Charlottetown and several rural schools on the benefit; to be derived from health- ful outing habits. -

'A'1111°"s1i vwrk with children i. deernbd most important, fldlflt mam. b"! of the community must he

Bi-‘llllfllllwd with the nutrition pro-.

gram. School and home environ- ments must work together for the health of the child. Lecture; and demonstrations have been given to such interested Ifflllpg a; m, wo- man's Institute, Home um scum] Associations, and church groups. $"1°5 0f dliweslotis on nutrition and problem of food marketing "B bolus conducted with the mem- bers of the short courses sponsored by“ the Department o! Agriculture.

With the present world rooei situation so critical, tho Red Cross as is humanitarian organization 118s undertaken u, food cgllvgfgut. 1°" Pmrtm- ‘Ihwttsh the press, radio and other means, the lnjpoft. "We 01 "V1118 food 1s being lit-omit: before the public. sine, Jung “m, 4500 meat coupons have been re.

Iceived at Red Cross Home, The”

coupons are voluntarily dossuted in order that additional meat may be freed for immediate shipment overseas.

"None of this work would have been possible without the excell-

ever realized in any peacetime Red Cross Appeal in this prov- ince. The success oi’ this campaign was undoubtedly duo to the fact that all the chairmen and workers [who undertook the tazk of organ- ization during the war years osaln lgave their whole-hearted co-oper- ation and that all the contribut- |ors realized the need for main- ltairiing and expanding the local ipeaaetime activities of this hum- lgnliflflfltl Society.

‘ “Charlottetown. under the effici- ‘ant chairmanship of Mr. T Roy ‘Cudmore. more than doubled its ‘objective when it raised $13,471.90 in a two-day whirl wind drive carried on with all the enthus- yiasm of the war years. It was in- spirational to see the many Work- ers gathered at the suppers which are such a necessary part of cam- paigning and which were put on under Miss Estelle Haines, Prov- incial Nutritionist, with the assist-

the Red Cross, were Mr. L. W

Shaw, Director of Education, Col. W. W. Reid, Director of Physical Fitnm, Dir Keeping. Public Health, Miss Ma-bel Matlieson. Miss Estelle Heines. Mrs. Ham, Cudmore. There

the course lasted front July Lt-llth.

September Min-October 6th was Junior Red Cross Week across Canada. Princess Elizabeth opened the program by a nation wide broadcast on Sunday. This was

for which we are very grateful to C.F.C.Y.

Your Director attended each of the eight local teache ' convent- ions and the Federation last spring. Literature was distributed a-n-zi samples of work displayed at each meeting.

"Window displays and radio broadcasts were a,special feature of Junior Rod Cross Council act- ivities. They also organized the City schools for Christmas contri- butions and recommended reading material for veterans.

once of the Charlottetowir Red Cross Corps members. .

"Mr. P. G Clark of Summerside for the fifth succeszive your led Prince County over the top in rais- ing $8,275.85, while Mr. W. A. Currie took charge of the canvass in Bummer-side proper. Mr. Clark [has set up an eioceilent organizat- |ion in Prince Count/y and always lkeeps close personal citeck on all his workers-no wonder his results are always so outstanding.

"In Queens (iounty, Mr. H. 1" |Macl=hee. championed the cause of iRed Cross with very much the lsame committee ea ably supported .hlm throughout the war years and obtained the splendid result of $5,113.85.

"Judge C. St.,C. 'I‘rainor who Nils again the chairmen for Kings County was successful in bringing the County's total up to 04.40033, and this ygr supervised the under- taking in both lisstem and South- ern Kings. ,

"As chairman of this Provincial Campaign committee, I extend sincere thanks and congratulations to each and every person who es- sistod so materially in making the

igiveg pome idea of the benefit of rthts '

‘ml- WWQTlf-im o! the Dqpar-tmmt of Education and m, gnu-hug, eh. 41111101‘ Red Oren. the Department

awoal such an outstanding auc- prosum. "w" “We all realise that hot lunches

puppllgfl by mu Croea volunteer l"

have already done us an fllofmoll! amount of good. and it is so 1111B!‘- eriiug. Before we storied. lumhe! we used to be starved when We ved home in the eveolu- NW are are satisfied to watt until tnother hla our dinner rsulw- We I" 11710 to do better work far-class. Learn- to make even one dish and learning to do 1111110 ordsfl! ll a help to rrsothesh“ "It is hoped that thh school

<3 P1111110 Hellth. aria the Warrior's Institute. The support. hm enemy. sgement of all with whom we have worked is much appreciated."

OAMIIAIGN narrows sirhmitted by rsr. main o. suhti- Milt! "It slves Ills s sreat deal of

aattlaotton to be gm‘ u, "w, that the first Previheigi campus:

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TB IUNIDI IR) CIQI!

submitted by Mrs. Robert um‘ Cellini, Director Jiliior Red Cross: ms behalf of the Junior Red Cross Committee 1 beg to strbrntt the followlh report The ties held three mast-. inga during the year‘ to dloousa such important matters sa Educ- etionai Facilities Iq- MID! pat- e at the sanstos-tian, a resolu- te urea the tsaohlrae of wgiaae in the Shh lohoel Grades, and uisnsvr lchootfor Health. . ‘at the my in salsa Jean I‘. Browne. our National Director, was wvasui and outlined the fivel Wilrt am of Junior led Cross of Health, (l) ru- iiot for children ks war-tore coun- tries of Imps ts)‘ Relief west for veterans in hospital to work for ‘cruise custom. (s) nee-asthm-

“llsteteatirigfilurea III given h Miss Irovroe at our ltlnmsr Course Uilfifillj’ the teaching of