The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
RED CROSS AUXILIARY.
Directions for Forming the Charita-
BILE Organization.

DIfecIOns Tor Forming the Charita-
BILE Organization.
Washington, June 23.-AuXiliaries of the
American National Red Cross Society are
the fad of the day A good fad this
Every city has women who are Red
Cross workers or who are willing to be
such; every town has its group Of work.
ers; every village has its circle.
TO become an auxiliary of the Amer4
lean National Red Cross Society it is only
necessary to write to Miss Clara Barton,
Red Cross Headquarters, Washington. D
c. In reply you will get very nice lehst
of advice and you will secure recognitioa
from headquarters. The letter Will con.
tain directions for forwarding goods to
Cuba.
1T is kindly requested said a member
of the Red Cross Society the other day,
that all army work be done through the
Red Cross. This is highly advisable for
several reasons. The Red Gross Society
knows what is needed and where 1t is
needed; it knows where money is valued
and where provisions and clothing would be
better than funds. The Red Cross keeps
posted on army needs and it adapts itself
to every situation in soldiers life.
The Red Cross does not claim credit
for the work of forwarding supplies 1t
is only its business to do so. 1t thanks
the generous women who donate the arti-
Giles and gives them all the credit. 1t pre-
Paras every year book giving names of
people who are doing work of relief
Do you wish to know some of the arti-
cles needed by the Red Cross? If so 1 can
best answer your question by quoting the
work which is being DONE In New York,
one of the relatives of the DreXel family
has organized an ice plant auxiliary con-
sisting of twenty-five members. These
members are at work raising a fund of
money to provide an ice factory with a
capacity OF one ton of ice per day This
is to be so arranged as to regulate the
temperature of the cold storage room on
board the Red Cross hospital ambulance
ship.
This ambulance ship, which is provi-
ded by the Red Cross, accompanies the
white squadron. Sick or wounded sailors
are taken aboard and cared for. 1t is of
the utmost Importance in these hot lati-
tudes to provide ice for the sick, and there
is no way of doing it except by the means
of an ice factory for the manufacture of
ice. On last report the fund had grown to
$1,000 as such an undertaking requires
large sum of money. The women of the
ice plant auxiliary have plenty of work
to do 10 get enough money
But it is not the wealthy alone who
can assist the Red Cross. Women who
know how to do delicate duties with nee
die and thread can help The making of
bandages is very valuable and important.
These are made from good sheehng, which
has been washed until the stiffness is out
of sit Bandages one inch, one and half
inches and two inches wide are needed.
Also four-inch bandages.
ITO make bandage you cut the goods
in strips of the desired width, sewing the
strips together tightly until they meas
ure the length of six yards 1t will not
do to tear the cotton, as the frayed out
edge make poor handling for the nurse.
Cut perfectly even and do not hem the
edges Sew together with perfectly fiat
seam and when completed, roll the banda
ges like bolt of ribbon, hard and firm,
and pan with a small pin. Pack these
bandages in boxes of two dozen each and
write to the Red Cross for Instructions.
The Red Cross has recipes for valuable
salves and cold creams which can be made
and packed in little jars. Each jar must
have on the outside a description of its