6 PERSONAL AND RED CROSS WORK RECEIVES GIFTS Mrs. Lyman Gilbert Succeeds Edward Z. Gross as Chair man of Local Chapter . sit, ; MRS. I.Y.MAX D. GILBERT Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert was elected chairman of the local branch of the Red Cross organization yesterday by the directors, in place of Edward Z. Gross, resigned. Mr. Gross has been rtiade honorary chairman in recog nition of his efforts in organizing the work. There are more than 300 girls en- | rolled in the first aid and elementary i hygiene classes of the Red Cross, according to reports heard yesterday. Meetings are held in the Civic Club, Harrisburg Public Library, Academy of Medicine, Y. W. C. A. and at Red Cross headquarters. Mrs. John C. Kunkel, Jr.. chair man of the committee in charge of! visiting soldiers, reported visits to many of the camps of guardsmen in the vicinity and furnishing them with reading matter. Persons desir ing to aid the soldiers, or those in- i terested in their welfare, are re quested to communicate with Mrs. Kunkel. A donation of SIOO was received | as the result of a dance held at Win terdale under the auspices of Salem lodge, L. O. B. B.; Harrisburg and Steelton Y. M. H. A.: Young Polks' auxiliary, and the congregation of Ohev Sholora Temple. The Keystone Printing and Bind ing Company sent in twenty names and ?20. The list includes the mem bers of the firm and every employe. The appeal for old linen made yes terday morning by the surgical sup plies committee was answered short ly before noon by the Pennsylvania railroad station restaurant manage ment, which sent -i big amount of old linen and also delivered the wel come message that the company would continue to send all worn-out linen t