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S Byl A N> SOFO- 018 e The San‘a Cruz Chapter of the American Red Cross completes its annua! Roll Call today with a membership of 1.697 and ali returns not yet received. These me nber- ships are divided 2s follows: : Christiansted Frederiksted Total ; Annual ($1) 1,129 523 1.647 ) Contribating ($5) i 12 & 39 : Sustaining ($10) 11 Life (SSO) 3 1 4 Patron ($100) 11 1159 538 1,697 The fact that the Roll Call is ended does not mean that those who have not yet be- come Red Cross members cannot do so; they may join by calling at the Red Criss Oifice under the Post-Office. The Chapter wishes to express its appreciation to the captains and collectors, named below, who through their cheerful and tireless efforts in the interests of their Chapter are responsible for the splendid membership obtained. CAPTAINS: # Mrs. C. W. Critehl sw, Christians.ed Town , Mrs. J Du Bois, Christiansted Country Districr. Mrs. C. Espersen i " b Mr. Robert Skeoch - . COLLECTORS., (CHRISTIANSTED TOWN) Miss Ethel Adams Miss ©. Greenaway Mrs. J. Niles Mrs. O. Benjamin ' Mrs. Margaret Hall Mrs. C. Oliph at Miss Esther Brown Mrs. H. V. Hughens Miss Viola Petersen Miss Mabel Christiansen Mis: Estelle Jensen Mrs. Cavoline P aire Miss Allce Crowe Mis. G. Johansen Mrs. . Rasmussen Mrs. Je nette Crowe Mrs. Ozema Johnson Mrs. Emmy Schou M:ss Euterpe Dazle Mrs. S. K. Lauder Mrs. H. A. S'nith Mrs. A. Dedricksen Mrs. R. Lowell Miss Imogene Steph~ns Mrs. W. A. Dyer Miss Augusta Moorehead Miss Euvlndia hurland Mrs. Fensmark Mrs G. G. de la Motta Miss Florissa [nhuriand Miss L. Finlay . - Miss Medora de la Motta Miss Florence Freeman COLLECTORS., (CHRISTIANSED COUNTRY DISTRICT). Mr. Abott Mr. R. de Chabert Mr. Vietor Hall Rev. Mr. Agaard Mr. Chr. Espersen Miss Marie Hoffmann g l\lglrs. Alexander Haywood and Mrs. V. Harmon were in charge ol the Christiansred ooth. AUCTION. ON the 15th day of February 1921, at 3 p m. there will be sold at Public Auetion in the Police Srable yard at Frederiksted -« impoundad on istate Mt. Pleasant ‘on the 25th day of January 1921. Frederiksted Police Office, February 9th 1921. F COULTER. Director of Police. . EDITORIAL. she Food Cmmission of this island holds a meeting in Government House at 2 o’clock this afternoon. This being the FOR SALE. A Small Mahogany Bedstead For particulars please apply at this cffice. : first meeting for several montns during which new members have becn appoint- ed on the commission, it is sincerely hoped that the activities of the organisa- tion will prove .{ruitful of desirable re. sults. The attention of the commission is respectfully invited to the exigent need for readjustment of prices of iocai prod ‘cts especially, viz: meat, milk, voultry and eggs, charcoal, ete., the existing charges tor wiiich commodities have long since reached and passed the most excessive limits. Although it should be assumed that the last price-jis*. jssued by the Food Commission is still in foree NOTICE. AMERICAN MOTIOR SCHOONER “Mystery” 200 Tons Register U. S. Contract Mail Packet will until further arrive at Frederiksted every Friday nigkt (commencing Friday 11th. inst.) from St. Thomas, V. I. Returnin to San Juan, Porto Rieo via St. Thom- as on Saturdays at 6 o’clock p. m., ac- cepting passengers and freight. Special accommodations given passen- gers, -nd on account of her size one can travel in comfort. First Class Passage to St Thomas $4.00 U. S. Currency. First Class Passage to San Juan SIO,OO U. S. Currency. Freight Rates on applicasion at the Agency, THOS. RAMSAY, Nn. 1z Strand Stree', Frederiksted, ot troix, VL UL A ieb. 10, 1921. at present, its limitations on most arti- cles are exceeded and utterly ignored in numerous instances., eggs selling for seven cents a piece, instead of not high- er than six; charcoal at $1.50 to $2 00 a bag while the rate should be 90 cents, and so on. It is also suggested that the number of items controlled by the Food Commission be further increased to in- clude vegetables,and to some extent fruit, these things in particular being in suffi cient demand, and sold at sueh exorbi- tant valuation as to warrant their being placed in the category of staple articles the prices of which shall be contrrlled by the Foord Commission. The com ission has our best wishes for appropriate act- ion in these several respects directly touching the public welfare. Correspondence. Christiansted. February 9, 1921. The Edito of the ‘‘Avis”’ Lear Sir :- We have read Mr. Svendsen’s letter in your valued issue of ioday, and also noted that the ruling which ocea- sioned our commurication of the Tth. instant has been withdrawn from the advertisement of tomorrow nig%’s show. We are glad to be able to infer there- trom that the manager of the theatre realizes that the comfort of hs patrons should be given some little consider- ation in conducting apublic. place of amusement, so there is no further cause {for dispute,—except that we must insist that such a rule as we kick- ed against does not obtain in any place worth while mentioning, and which Mr.