The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
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contents SO the nurse can see at once what

contents SO the nurse can see at once what
to use
articles. Soldiers and sailors, especially
those who are injured in battle-lose
their knapsacks and the small home com
forts are entirely missing. Often such a
simple thing as a comb is sadly wanted
by a soldier boy. Old toilet articles, such
as tiny scissors, brushes, manicure sets
and cakes of shaving soap, if carefully
renovated and made to look and feel like
new, can be packed in boxes and sent to
the front Fancy work is not wanted,
but useful articles are.
In packing it is always a good thing
to use literature for packing material
Short stories, the newspapers of the day,
magazines ana anything that can be read
will be eagerly seized by the GONZALES
cents. Remember that they are aboard a
hospital ship where the daily mail is not
delivered, or worse still, that they are
in camp in a hostile country through
whose lines the barest necessity can PEN
citrate.
although Cuba is a desperately hot
country at this time of the year there are
many soldiers who insist on wearing
stockings. Whatever the discomfort, il is
still more uncomfortable to go without
them. Isle thread, thin cotton and old
knitted stockings of any description, pro-
vided they are thin, can be carefully mend
ed and packed in boxes. 1t is not necessa-
ry to purchase new ones, for the stockings
may be thrown away after a few days
tramp if there are no washing facilities.
Mended hose do quite as we'll
"Old sheeting old pillow cases, old pieces
of flannel old white or gray cloth of any
kind cannot so amiss. Fill in the chinks
of the boxes with pieces of muslin and
cotton and you may be sure that you will
be called good Samaritan by the one
who unpacks the box. 80,
"a very rretty. sewing CIRCLE was or
eanjzed in Philadelphia for the needy wo-
men dependents of enlisted soldiers. The
idea came from Chicago, where, In quiet
little street in very pretty home, there
met one afternoon three women to do a
little sewing. one was the wife of a SOL
der who had gone to the front the day be
fore the second was the mother Of a war
rior similarly situated, the third had been
dependent upon a brother who had been
called out TO fight Although not wealthy
by any means the Chicago lady had ask
ed few of her friends to send sewing to
her house for these women 10 do The
plan worked so successfully that it was
decided to continue it.
ITO relieve the women dependents of
soldiers you can work in one of two
ways-either distribute garments TO them
to be made, or ask their attendance at
a certain designated room or hall where
they can work as seamstresses a certain
number of days a week. Anything an
swers the purpose so long as they are
paid money for honest and needy work.
What the Red Cross most needs is
money, because it finds a thousand WAYS
for every dollar that reaches its purse.
1t must equip relief corps must send
forces to Cuba must provide ambulances
for use on the field, must purchase i'm
mense supplies Of medicines. drugs and
spirits of all kinds must keep on hand
great quantities of clothing-must. in
short. provide for the soldiers temporarily
as though tney were infants
RED Cross auXiliaries than can raise
money are best of all, but next-and a
close next-are those who can send handi-
work Efiie Stanley