The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
1908 DRESSINGS
sent 70 France
Women Of Hllo and Vicinity Have
Done Huge Work For Il
... Red Cross

sOht uhg "bth nus Deeh set hslue
by Red Cross workers in Hilo in whieE
TO make surgical dressings for the
wounded In Europe. Heretofore the
workers have been meeting once d
month to discuss business matters and
Distribute cut work for the members 70
finish Mt home, but now the weekly
meeting win take its place ir'
The Hilo unit has been working
since january, and has forwarded six
large cases and three smaller ones 10
the Red Cross in that time. A total
of 1908 surgical dressings and gar.
ments have been included in the cases
sent. l
Funds for this huge quantity OF
ldressings and garments have been rails
cd by monthly dues Of fifty cents or
more from each member, from mum
Der Of donations, and several benefit
Affairs The Junior Piano Club Of Hilo
gave concert for the benefit of the
Red Cross fund of the unit A number
| OF the donations have been generous
| In size, said Mrs. j. T. Moir, secretary
Of the unit, in letter to Mrs. Henry +.
Damon, received yesterday.
One day each week is now spent In
making bandages. Other work is TAX.
en- to the meeting all cut and prepared
| for sewing, and distributed TO the mem
bers 10 be sewn at home. When finish.
ed il is returned TO the unit headqunr.
tiers to be inspected and packed for
shipment.
Some Of the workers come from TWEEN.
| ty miles in the country to attend the
II L. - ,,,hs
from lesser distances about Hilo. Work.
srs at Honokaa, Paauhau, and Paanilc
are mailed packages of work ready I'd
sew, as the distance Is too great foi
Them to attend the meetings.
The complete list Of the different
kinds of dressings included in the cases
shipped TO France follows: .3
142 pairs pajamas. 80. ~"
sal abdominal binders.
374 nightingales. -..'.a.
50 pairs drawers. L 81.
| 1S9 pairs flannelette bed shoes. .
| All knitted wash cloths. -
! % knitted floor mOps. u. sta
| 90 pairs knitted socks. a.. D.. T..
| IS knitted eye bandages.
| 1s knitted chin bandages, D.: D..
| Il @ knitted mufflers. =. '.>
/ &c knitted congresses.
1 ] pair wristlets IS .. b
1 5i59 gnuze bandages. ~ H..
1899 fnnuelette bandagss. -. =
geo muslin bandages.i t-T
| 50 T bandages. y
-1GN meter bandages. W %. =.
J 1900 shxsl@ inch congresses.
/ 74S AKA inch congresses - ~
\ There are about fifty!Rve men rer,
bers and about &c women member
contributing 10 the monthly dues o
the club! The list of workers for I'll,
unit includes Mrs. J. NJ. Ross. Mrs
Whitman, Mrs. VIM. Pullar, Mrs. Ply
per, Mrs. Butchart, Mrs. j. Webster
Miss s. Wi1kie, Mrs. Irvine. Mrs. Hut
Gibson, Mrs. G. Butchart. Mrs. Crozier
Mrs. Joan, Mrs. Silver, Mrs. Nicol, Mrs
Beveridge, Miss Beveridge, Mrs. +
Smith, Mrs. VIM. Wylie, Mrs y. 7
NOR, Miss NOR, Mrs. Gurdon Potter
Miss Fentiman, Mrs. Washburn, Mr.,
f. Weight. Mrs r. Campbell, Mis-
Napier, Miss J. Napier, Mrs. Brieu
Mrs. R. Forbes. Miss Greive, Miss Med
calf, Mrs: Wilfong, Mrs. Hitchcock
Miss Hitchcock, Mrs. Snow, Mrs. For
| rest, MTs. NlchTb, MIS-. WllnHmBOr
Mrs. VIM. Chalmers, Mrs. Pstten. Mis-
Severance. Mrs. Severance, Mrs. Laugh
ton, Mrs. D. Forbes, Mrs. Brown, Mr.,
R. Lindsay, Miss A. Chalmers, Mr.,
f. Horner, Mrs. Dranga, Mrs. Mey
dwell, Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. Martir
Mrs A. Richardson, Mrs. VIM. Nc
Kay, ST., Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. ]. I
Lewis, Mrs. J. Henderson, Mrs. i
Hitchcock, Mrs. f. Anderson, Mrs. !
Pullar, Miss Ina Smith, Miss J. Wi
kic, Miss N. Wilkie, Mrs. Cnshney
Mrs Wesley, Mrs. Booth, Mrs. Decoitt
Mrs. Jennings, DRY Frances Whetmorr
DR.. ]. Lvcan, Mrs. Thanum, Mr.
Hughes, Mrs. G.. G. Kennedy, Mr.
} Naqun, Miss Fyock. Mrs. Webster, Sr
Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Lidgat,
Mrs. Hay, Miss Lyman, Mrs. job
Until recently they had meetings one
q month to discuss business matter
and also to distribute the cut worl
but now they meet in Hilo once.
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