Miss Alma Oates Replaces Mrs. Susan Bible Hicks in Red Cross Office, March 13, 1921

Miss Oates Is New Secretary. . . She Succeeds Mrs. Susan Bible Hicks at Red Cross Office

Miss Alma Oates, former assistant secretary of the local chapter of the American Red Cross, has been selected as the executive secretary, succeeding Mrs. Susan Bible Hicks. Miss Oates was named as executive secretary at the last meeting of the executive committee of the local chapter, when Mrs. Hicks resigned, owing to her inability to continue giving her entire time to the work.

Mrs., Hicks with Mrs. Ray Smith, will continue with the local chapter, acting in the capacity of assistant secretary. Under this plan she will be able to give a part of her time each day to the work, thereby enabling her to continue her connections in Red Cross work.

The executive committee of the chapter named Mrs. Hugh Murrill Jr. To assist H.P. Harding in directing the work of the Junior Red Cross. The work of the Junior Red Cross is expected to be extended in the near future with the arrival here of a field representative in the southern division. An outline of additional work for the junior body, composed of students in the city schools, likely will be made by the representative.

A report on the work being done by Mrs. Ralph Van Landingham among disabled North Carolina soldiers at the public health hospital at Greenville, S.C., was also made to the executive committee. Two parties for these men have been held this year, on Valentine’s Day and George Washington’s Birthday. Consideration for the comfort and entertainment of disabled North Carolinians at Greenville is being done with funds left over from canteen days. Ten government patients at the Presbyterian hospital have also been visited and entertained.

Thomas Glasgow, executive chairman, announced that all civilian work of the chapter outside of Charlotte will be discontinued. This includes county work and is due to the lack of support given the chapter by people in the territory affected, it was announced.

The report of the home service department for February, made at the executive committee meeting, showed expenditures for the month of $1,038.70. Of this amount $294.20 was loaned to men in hospitals and vocational training, pending the arrival of their government allotments. The loss in such instances has been virtually nothing; $210 was returned to his section last month by borrowers. The report further shows that 480 cases were handled during February, 130 being among disabled soldiers and 63 among vocational students. Thirteen cases were still under the supervision of the section at the time the report was made.

From The Charlotte News, Sunday, March 13, 1921