Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-08
LOST ANOTHER CHANCERED CROSS ACTIVITIES
Exhibit of Hospital Supplies tttract-
ing Much .Attention-To be Open
all the Week

Gre2. interest is being shown in
! rhe exhibition of surgical dressings,
! hospital garments and supplies and
! United articles which are being made
! bv the Red Cross. There was large
/, attendance al the exhibit both yeste!-
day and today. One window is de-
roted to the display OF the latest
surgical dressings. which the women
Of the Red Cross are urged to make.
The other window is filled with knit
led garments and hospital supplies
The larger hospital garments such Is
operating gowns, hospital he'd shir..,
palamas and bath robes may ne see'!
inside. All the garments exhibited
are made according IL the latest pat
terms which were authorized only
after the return of representative
O.. the Woman'S Bureau Of the Ma
r:u,.>; Red Cross who made special
study Of the requirements and urgent
reeds Of the French hospitals II
- hoped that many will examine these
r:odelS and volunteer their assistance
in the making Of some Of these gar
n,tnts which even now those who rep
resent us on the fighting line. arr
needing.
An interesting collection o. f..nis,i-
ed work which has been tllrned IN
recently from the branches is also on
hand. Knitted articles Including
sweaters. wriStlets. helmets, ETC..
from the Rosemont branch, hospit3l
garments and supplies. as vel! as
sample Housewife" from the .leffer
son branch. and dozens Of trianguler
bandages from the Rraddock branch
show that the women from these 10
c;.lities as we'll as those IN town hare
heen doing their hit.
Remember the place i 53H King
street. prop in any time t-or, ? a
N !. 10 !; .. m. Friday or Saturday,.
Th. surgica! dressing VOL;
rooms over Burke and l1eroert's bank
will be open tomorrow. Friday, from
,G a. m. 20 p. M, for work. Every
cne trained in making surgicat drea-
sings is urge' to 90 there and help.
The need for dressings now IS argen.
\ recent cable received by the Aitlcr-
lean Sstiora! Red Cross from Major
Nurphv said: The Red Gross ha&
ciircc, responsibility of supplying US
with surgical dressings. and porhtng
IN the whole situation here IS equally
important. Red Cross standard
dressings in millions must be sent
over with all possible speed If tbs
is not done Immediately a serln1>>
calamity and national disgrace Is IN
evirable. The American. women wa"
compose the Rel Cross chapters
should prepar re with all the enthusl
asm and speed possible the dressings
which are going 10 mean life or death
to our own men. This whole queS
tion deals with the most vital thin:
that the women Of America can 90
for the soldiers IN this war.
Those desiring to enter a jrrglcal
dressing training class should con-
n,unicate with Mrs. Harry d. klrE.
rhe supervisor, at once. TIE ll'St
lesson in the course will be given II
the workroom or Thursday, Novem-
Der 18th.
A largely attended aud very ent1u-
siastic meeting Of the braddork
branch OF the Red Cross was ne'd
last night. 1t was decided tnat the
meetings OF the branch for work shou'H
i. held in the future on TreSoaT
evenings and Wednesday afternoons.
The workroom is now located IN TIE
= silence of Mrs. J.. Johnson Greene
and is splerd;dly equipped Win
rev. we<t4t-, electric sewing macnlfle,
loaned for the purpose by the Alexah
dr;a County Lighting COMPANY
through the courtesy Of the Singer
! Company another sewing machine ne
aIso been installed Braddotk ex-
I ,ectS to be large contributor to ne
work Of the chapter during the WIN
| ter.
Tomorrow and for the lance g.
| .ba week Geo. f. Price and Co.,. WI