The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-25
WORK FOR AMERICAS WOMEN.

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The patriotic women Of the United
States have a golden opportunity to
eerve their country and the cause OF
humanity by joining in the work OF
+he Red Cross movement and assisting
in the preparation of the great guam
titles of garments, bandages ana
otrer articles which are in constant
and ever-increasing demand on Tfe
hattie fronts and in the hospitals OF
Europe for the comfort and succor OF
wounded victims of the great war
MANY women in this community as
elsewhere, have been under the mis-,
taken impression that their individual
assistance in the Red Cross work
was Of no particular importance Oh
necessity, because SO many other "o-
men in all parts of the country were
nlving their needles and devotlng
their time to the production OF the
hospital and surgical supplies lnolcat-
ed that great surplus was pfesuma-
h1v being accumulated that would at
least fill all possible requirements 1or
some time to come.
Former President Taft has done
much to demonstrate the fallacy OF
this presumption by the following
emphatic reply to the question, rs II
true that the Red Gross has so large
supply of bandages stored up Vha'
no more are really needed"
at is absolutely untrue. Inc heo
Cross could send all its available sup
nlv to Europe for instant use thefe
| and start all over again. ANA, as
allies, we must practically do thls'
Wounded soldiers in France today are
being bandaged with straw and old
newspapers. ba,o
"Vast quantities Of bandages nave
been sent abroad; the balance mas
been added to the necessary equip
ment of the thirty-six base hospitals
in this country, where the storage OF
millions is absolutely required.
Further evidence along the sans
line is furnished by Eliot WadsWofth
acting chairman of the Red Cross wal
relief committee at Washington, VINO
says: a,,;oos
/ CEASED upon recent cable adVlceS
from our allies the following supplies
are urgently needed and all chapter.
are asked to ship to the neares'
branch warehouse Of the Red CrosS
supply service whatever supplies theS
NAV have on hand corresponding &C
this list and to speed up their Woff
rooms on these particular articles:
"Bath robes or convalescent gowns
$50, 900; pairs Of bed socks, loO,Ooo
Lo,ILarcbiafs 700 900: hospital bee
shirts, $4,000; suits pajamas, 4oo'
900: shoulder wraps. 100000; palr
socks, 100000; pairs work Shippers
100000. These hospital carmen"
are greatly needed now and should o.
made according to specifications glVel
in A. r. C. 365, pages rs.
sThe production Of bandagess am
surgical dressings, however, should
!, not be allowed to fall off on accouh
of this special appeal, as cable mes
sages from Paris and Rome ask Tor
constant supply. -,
The editor of the St. Francisvill
True Democrat, herself patrlou
and public-spirited woman, says thes
figures are staggering in their I'm
mensity and should fire every woman
in the United States to do her part Il
the great work Of providing thes
necessities. mot all are letting tn
noble opportunity go by. The ladle
, of Hammond, La, in two relays NEE
five afternoons of each week to se'
for the Red Cross. heirs is the RICH
!, spirit raised to a1seegh power o. e
fciency. Does not their example II
spire the women of the Fellclanas
> do something? This is not a duty 10
,, next month or next year. In
= need is now, the opportunity for SCI
vice is now and it is most inslsten
:, The call for these supplies come
= from men who are making the worl
; safe for democracy as truly as II the
were Americans fighting on Amer
' can SOIL"
: The Monroe News-Star makes som
very pertinent remarks in like ven
and the Chief takes occasion to sus
c Egest that what these commentator
n saw with reference to st. F'rancisvil
and Monroe will doubtless app y wit
\ equal force to Donaldsonvllle an
, nearly ever other town and con
f munity in the state.
n "The Monroe division of the Re
Cross Society,"" says the News-sta
d 'accords an opportunity to all wome
d who desire to help win the war K
G right and justice, civilization an
: Christianity. Women who are quail
: fed to do the plainest kind of SEWN
J.: will find a chance to aid the govern
l. ment, and are urged to go at once
: the Monroe headquarters and do VIII;
:, is possible to advance the work
a hand. 1t seems that now is the tin
f to forego, for period, at least, son
= of the pleasures of card parties al
j. social entertainments and to devo
@ an hour or two each afternoon
n preparing for the care and treatme
y of the brave men who are so willi1
q to sacrifice their lives IN defense :
e their country. Several noble ladi
r. have heretofore industriously al
$, periodically devoted all their spa
d time to this work, and it does see
n that others, who have more leisur
g would be willing to help"
Senator Stafford Complimented.
State Senator E. NJ Stafford
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