Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-01
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RED CROSS BULLETINS
Willamette Chapter, American
Red Gross
Business Office and Supply De-
partment, Room 418 U. S. Ma
tional Bank Building
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Four boxes of supplies were shipped
a few days ago to headquarters al
Seattle by Willamette Chapter, Amer
lean Red Cross. Just to give those who
have not been working in Red Cross
supplies an idea of what a box con
tains, the following itemized lists are
given:
Box 1: 4 1-2 dozen pajamas, dozen
hospital shirts, II dozen handkerehiefs
6 dozen nightingales and dozen bed
socks, d' total of 35 l-2 dozen pieces.
Box 2 contained: 10 10 dozen 4-inch
muslin bandages, IA dozen 3-inch band
ages, IL dozen finch flannel band.
ages, 5 l-2 dozen 3-inch famed band.
ages, IA dozen T-bandages, dozen alb
domial bandages, 70 dozen triangular
bandages and 5 dozen 4-tailed band
ages, total of l22 1-2 dozen.
Box contained dozen hospital bed
sheets, IL dozen shoulder wraps. Q
dozen bed socks, 9 dozen wooden socks,
q dozen handkerchiefs, and dozen
wristlets, a total of dozen.
In box 4: dozen 3-inch muslin band
ages, 1-2 dozen 4-inch muslin bandages,
l dozen 3-inch flannel bandages, | l-2
dozen 4-inch flannel bandages, IL dozen
4-tailed bandages, 6 dozen T-bandages,
AZ dozen triangular bandages, 12 dozen
abnominal bandages, and 3 dozen frac-
ture pillows, a total of so dozen.
In these four boxes alone, are 271
dozen hospital articles, of 3,252 separ-
ate pieces This shows to some extent
the vast amount of work that is being
done by the 102 auxiliaries of William
cite chapter, and all this accomplished
during the hottest month of the wear.
Two pillow cases with hand crochet
edge have been donated to Willamette
chapter and these are now being of.
fered for sale at $150 The ladies who
know says this is an exceptional bar.
gain for someone-a real patriotic bar.
gain.
That the work of the American Red
Cross is immensely bigger than the
average person supposes may be seen
from the requests that have recently
been made from headquarters. For in
stance, 800 complete knitted sets for
soldiers, with nine separate pieces in
each set are requested of the knitting
department. And then following this
request is the information that Salem 3
quota was figured wrong and that in.
stead of 800, Willamette chapter will
be asked for 1900 sets.
1t is up to the knitting department
Of Mrs. Russell Catlin to provide this
Another evidence of the big things
necessary for the Red Cross is the re.
quest received a few days ago that
each of the 20 chapters in the state
outside of Portland give 800 cash to-
wards fitting out the University of
Oregon hospital unit. The University
has Offered complete personnel of
physicians, surgeons and specialists for
q Red Cross Army base hospital unit.
1t viii be equipped with hospital facili-
ties to care for 800 wounded men.
The Red Cross chapters of OREGON
ire asked to furnish the equipment for
his unit, estimated to cost 00O0.
The Portland chapter will provide $780,
100 cash and manufactured articles !
ralued at $4,000. The 20 other chapters
# the state are asked to give 500, 900
This is at the rate of $1,000 each. Mrs.
tollin K. Page, secretary of VILLAIN
tte chapter has written headquarters
IS to the time limit for raising the
1000 and as soon as this information
s at hand, the matter will be brought
'efore the executive board of William
tie chapter.