Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22
THIN RED CROSS SOCIETY
WOMEN WHO 1oatD DURING THE WAR.
me focal Braneh and what u Has Done
for the Alteration Of the Dis
trcsssd.

when war was hrst declared and ihe
call Tor volunteers was made tho public
pulse was qulckoncd and the hearts 'i
ghe people thrilled moro Than ever with
hove Tor country and the n1g. Tho
youth % the land. fired with patriotism
were ready o. oner their lives. the more
conservative nut no Ices patriotic men
helped with money and supplies. and
the women also saw field OF work
opening Tor them ln supplying wants
and helping Do the many comforting
ways that only women ON. The war
department dld not furnish among its
ntlons the things the volunteer aiidicis
hal boon accustomed go ur az uiht
reaiiy needed. and complaints ~ hum
ger soon reached the ears II tho sym.
paihyEinr women. meeting WAS
called and % big entertainment given
for the soldiers benefit. the sum ut
s3mehlnr over 500 was raised DO one
night and divided among the boys.
every one ~ whom was r. hero fighi
from the bcrnnluE Then huge DIS
ktu Of fruit and ffne cdiblcs were diily
taken 90 their camp and distributed
but this Kind 10 work was only tr.ning
fu ihr minds az some and they wnn-
dorad bow best o. help ihC soldier boys
und assist their country 90 me sumo
thne. A f.w of ihe women iefdli ihit
by an organization greater r1ui might
Ne accomplished. Accordingly a cal
for u mefiinu io organize u hed Crlrs
arc.cty was made Tho call was signed
BY s0me twenty or more prominent woe
men and asked the public generally o.
respond. IN rr1ponse was more shan
gratifying. over q hundred women at
tended the firat meeting and expressed
a desire 20 organize a Red Cross poe
cifty. hut II took some time 90 get In
n;ruciionH Tor a thorough and permh-
nent Organization. In he mean time
a temporary equalization was effected
ard work begun. Under che temporary
organization q work room was opened
IN fhe Progress building and Mrs. Mar.
lffi nronka was placed In Charge.
Tho use ~ she room was rlNen ny
Auerhirh nruH. Chuira ana tables
loaned BY the Dlnwo0dcy company
Sewing machines BY l.. y. Hall, and
Airs Morits. Painting done BY James
Anderson, and printing by the star
Printing company. Material Tor CONF
fort bags, scissors. Ink, account books,
and other little things were donated by
d.nenSt people nj thln time, Three
and neyenty-ax tundhgoa and
ruvt nty -unc comfort bags were made.
After the permanent Organization, Airs.
Iulh Orno was made chairman " the
work committee and a vast amount OF
work was accomplished as the following
report will ah1w-a report AZ full. com.
plfie and satisfactory Ms the work ~
Afrc. Or1p always q. During she heat.
"a summon months she cut and planned
and managed the making and saw 90
the distribution u the many supplies
Inc report contains
The Rcd Cross society began ~ work
N the 1i't day u May " thla year.
Since that date % has purchased 30, rs
yards n flannel Got handaEcH and has
had come flannel donated. From chs
nanncl has been made LIE biniagoH.
There was aotS 10 July aomo twenty
handaFcs from she paya1n society "a
well a. about tho same number %
comfort htEa. The box frum rayn1u
eupia aimed sheets pillow eases. 10 band
ages and comfort baKu.
We furnished 900 men wiki cgmfort
hays. giving one 10 each man who WIS
enlisted In Utah
After all these men were supplied
with bnrduges and comfort bass, hat
tory q. In addition. was supplied with
20 blankets. . dozfn pairs s)ckf. and ~
pairs q nhpca.
In the comfort bags were put IL
t,1en buttCuH, white AMI black thread.
wax. ak aafesy pins. pins, needles. and
n nne comb,
To Mlaa liartun We sent one dozen
suits ~ palaman. towels. sheets. M
low.casss. handagea ana comfort bags
and the same % the San Fmncisc3 ao-
c.sfy.
Under the supervision ~ Mrs. W. J.
Farrell numerous lunches wrrv served
the a,ldlera, those passing through the
city nt well ~ our own rccrults The
wants OF the Inner man were well
looked after, as the many rcmafka,
such 49, God bless the ltod Cross"
How goud you women nrc," etc. can
testify In all about 5000 Hl.dlora
passing through tht city were served
90 me lunches, The winding up scene
- thiE most hepoiicout work was the
nuinptuous ana elegant spread al Fort
Douglas on the ooctaiun 20 the return
20 our city ~ tho gallant Twenty
fourth. Under Mfa. Dewey Hichnfdf'a
numerous cutrtnlnn. nts
for raising funds have been given,
notably the barbecue ht Callrr'l nad
the Haiiair excursion. while MANI
ladies', some u them NOT members "
the society, have given social teaa.
muflcalea and lawn fctua at their
homes. our very able treasurer, Mrs.
julia hnwllnn, reports a total " re-