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of Mrs. Walter Blackmer as supervisor provided sheets, pillow cases, flan-
nel undergarments and other necessities, and proved of invaluable assist-
ance.

Early in the epidemic the President of the Red Cross,
through the local Press, called for a fund to be used for Relief work.
The response was generous and spontaneous. Mrs. Leo Wallace was made
custodian of this fund, ajd the sum of $1214.50 was contributed

This report would not be complete with a grateful
mention of the wholehearted support give the work of Relief by the
Red Cross Secretary, Miss Anne Neave[begin xout] n [xout end] who in addition to her ordinary
work, onerous enough at all times, performed many other duties, notably
the high dduty of volunteer nurse.

Gratitude is felt for the support given by the Press,
through the Editor of the Salisbury Evening Post, Mr. J. F. Hurley,
and the Editors of the Woman's Work, Mr. W. H. Wiley.

Salisbury should feel proud of the faculty of her Public
Schools for the Principal and large percentage of the teachers worked
faithfully and devotedly throughout the entire epidemic, showing the
finest type of civil loyalty. The Red Cross work of Relief was also
greatly facilitated by the generousnco-operation and encouragement
of the County Health Officer, Dr. A. J. Warren, the Board of Health
and the Board of Physicians.

I do not feel that I can omit from this report a refer-
ence to the fine service given by the operators of the Telephone
Company of Salisbury. The gave prompt and loyal attention at all
times and at all hous. The working day of the Chairman averaged
eightenn hours until the last three days of service. For three weeks
the only hours free from telephone calls were those from one to six
in the morning. Without the sympathetic co-operation of the ladies
in the telephone office her work would have been greatly hampered.
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