The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-03


generous response on the part OF the eth
zens OF Seattk Donations have come IN
solicited: merchants have offered their
stores 70 VS. With percentage Of sales:
the press has granted is columns for cur
use. the pulpit has rendered material -
weA as moral support. me the2,ers have
The Christian Scientists have allowed
. Us he Ese o. their hail, rant free. To all
! who hage th1is literally given Us ) help
ing hand. tbs Seattle Red Cross extends
sS-eere thanks. one feature OF the Red
cross work Las been the care or families
% active participants III tine of war
Il has Afforded our society much pleas-
ore 20 BE- ahle % send 20 the National Red
Cross 4 check for S5W
We have sent To The Washington volur-
teegs al San Francisco a check for $S41
and upon The recommendation OF Brig
Gen Mcintyre a check OF SIe-9 to the Sec
otad battalion. Washington volunteers at
Vancouver barracks. Mrs. Henry e Jones.
president of the emergency corps. Of Port
and. kindly consented 10 confer with Can't
Ross a. 10 the articles most needed by
the men u his regiment. ana to pure base
Many thought that the duties OF the
E5u NEoss weFe over win the cessation OF
war and yet There l. work for willing
haEcs IL do Within the last two weeks
call nas come from Maj l. +. Dawson
for funds 10 purchase milk and food for ina
hospital patients at the Preside. The Sc
attic Red Cross sent a check Cor st09 10 be
USED al Ir. DAWSON 5 discretion.
At New WestminSter
. When the news was flashed across the
wires that a neighboring city had been
devastated by tire. the Red Cross quickly
came TO the relief of the sufferers at New
Westminster. A vacant store was secured
as bureau of supplies, and solicitors
waited upon the people OF Seattle. The re-
Spouse was most generous. Over 500 was
collected by Red Cross ladies and $50 was
contributed by the Seattle Red Cross to
New Westminster relief fund. Mrs Haiues'
report gives details OF money expended
and articles purchased. liz conjunction
win the citizens. three car loads OF food,
cots and needful articles were sent To
better determine the needs of the sufferers,
committee accompanied the first car to
Westminster. This committee was COM
posed Of Mrs. j. c. Haines, Mr. c. =.
Burnett, OF the Post-Intelligencer; Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart.
FAIRY in August an invitation was sent
70 RED cross Societies throughout the
state TO meet in Seattle August Is and II
Tor Inc purpose OF forming a state organ
ization. Thirty-one delegates were present
al the convention. A permanent organiza-
ton was effected, with Mrs. John b. Allen
as president
In closing. ! desire in behalf of the Sc
attic Red Cross 10 extend thanks TO the Sc
attic * International for TRANSPORTATION of
he Ked Gross workers; also for freight sent.
IhankS are also due the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company for carrying boxes of
freight to the Washington volunteers at
San Francisco"
Mrs Miller in her quarterly report. says
that she has spent sioi. 43 for material for
Red Cross work. From this material
there nave nay been made 232 denim pillow
cases, si3 fannel bandages, 40S elder caps;
2s housewives, filled with needles. pins,
safety pins. thread, buttons scissors.
shoe strings. blanket pins. adhesive plas-
ter; Is housewives. not filled; 81 brassard,
Z 4-tai cotton bandages. , s-ta;l cotton
bandages. l Esmarch's handkerchief band
age. 8 Esmarch's triangular bandages, II
hospital nightshirts
Donations have been received from the
following: Mr.. Calhoun. of San Francisco.
$: Mrs. NJ. NJ. Miller. 81; Mrs. II. A Noble.
safety pins, 81: Mrs Lewis, West Seattle,
yards denim: Mr.. Johnson. 10 yards denim:
Seattle Wooden Mills, 10 yards flannel:
Eagle Wooden Mills. Is yards flannel; New
halfs, 10 yards flannel: Fraser Il Wilson.
boxes cotton thread, black and white.
boxes linen thread. black. boxes tape
black and white some tirm on Pike street,
! pair OF scissors and | spool thread
Messrs. Newhall and Stone. Lane 4 SAN
ford donated the hroadcloth used TO make
the brassards worn by the ladies at the
Red Cross luncheon given on the day Of
from ladies' Of Port Angeles. % elder caps
from La Conner Red Cross Society, 10 alb
dominal handages from La Conner Red
Cross Society
Articles on hand ready for shipment or
at the option OF the local society to be
turned over TO the state Red Cross Asso-
citation are as follow: Twelve hospital night
shirts. Il denim pillow cases. 81 Red Cross
brassards. II housewives. 2 flied 4-tail
cotton bandageS Stall cotton bandages s
EsmarCh's triangular bandages. | Esmarch's
handkerchief handages. IL straight flannel
bandages. ~ abdominal flannel bandages
IL elder caps.
The following material Is on hand: /
gross duplex safety pins. box white star
binding. II boxes patent buttons. 5 or 6
dozen patent buttons. 20 Spools white thread,
spools coiored thread. y blanket pms, 10
dozen bone buttons, box adhesive plasters,
pairs OF scissors papers OF needles. loose
needles, papers of pins. Is skeins red cot
ton. packages Of red cotton. 3Ia yards
muslin. :. yards eiderdown, 2 bolts outing
flannel for pa1amas. 20 handkerchiefs .
yards black elastic and some odds and
ends.
Day at the Food Exposition.
At the meeting held last Tuesday the
society decided to have a day at the food
exposition and Red Cross badges are TO De
On sale there. The society also decided to
take charge Of a Christmas box 70 be sent
the Washington volunteers at Manila, and
the public In general, especially those hav-
ing friends or relatives among the soldiers
are invited 10 contribute.
Mrs Mary NJ Miller was elected second
vice president
Japan Is now building abroad eleven
war ships three OF them Dattleships five
first class armored cruisers and three Sec