Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-20
RED CROSS WORK
WORK on Red Cross Supplies Finished WOrk-WOrk in
Progress Work That Waits For Workers-Pa-
triOtic Wauseon Women Busy

Last Saturday afternoon and even
ing what was in effect an "open-
ing" was held at the High School
Building for the purpose of demon
strating the work that must be done
to supply the American Red Cross
with material to enable it to accom-
plish the stupendous and all import
ant task that is set before it by the
world wide war for Democracy, into
which our nation has been drawn,
thereby arousing the interest of the
citizens of this county in the work of
this great humanitarian organization
and awakening them to the terrible
possibilities of suffering peril and
death which spring into being because
of the war which is being waged on
European soil.
The automobile parade Saturday af-
ternoon which certainly did credit to
the enterprise and ingenuity of the
women who are conducting this work
and the splendid showing of finished
work and work in progress at the
rooms were after all only means to
an end and while there was a fairly
good attendance both in the afternoon
and evening and those who did attend
professed themselves as pleased, inter
ested and benefited, there still remains
the need of awakening the active in
terest of every one in the community
in this very necessary and important
work The work finished as shown at
the exhibit Saturday includes II pa
jana coats, II pajama trousers, 20
convalescent gowns, "A hot water bot
tie covers, 16 pairs bed socks, 62 night
ingales, 4 comfort bags, 6 helmets, u
hospital bed shirts, 48 housewives and
! the following knitted articles:
Wipes or sponges q dozen, Socks,
4 pairs, Wristlets, pairs, Mufflers, 5,
Sweaters, 3, Helmet, 1. 40 of the
above wipes or sponges were made by
Mrs. Altstetter's Unit.
This work was begun under the au-
spices of the Wauseon organization Of
the National League for Womens Ser
vice which includes among many other
lines of service into which the women
of the country are entering, this de-
partment of Red Cross work With
the organization of the Fulton County
Chapter, it is probable that all the
strictly Red Cross work will be taken
in charge by the chapter, but the work
of preparing articles for the comfort
and welfare of American soldiers
sailors end airmen will be continued
under the Red Cross or the National
League and there is much of this kind
of work which has been accomplished
. OF is under, way. There have beer
, donations of materials of various kinds
: that run up in aggregate value into
, hundreds Of dollars, such materials
| being given for the purpose of being
| made up into the articles required by
the volunteer workers of Wauseon.
: There have been donations of monel
! from individuals, clubs, churches, Sun
day Schools and lodges from time II
time and this money is all used fo1
purchasing materials to make up int
the required articles. Of interest righ
here is the report of donations for tn
present week:
Miscellaneous donations made from
: old linens:
= Napkins 2 dozen and II.
Handkerchiefs dozen and eight.
Wash cloths 2 dozen and 5.
6 Tray cloths dozen and 10.
F From the W. R. c.:
k Tray cloths 16.
g Handkerchiefs 78.
n Napkins 6.
. Washcloths l.
q From Women's Sunday School elias
: of Christian church:
q Handkerchiefs 1 u dozen.
Washcloths T.
~ Tray cloths 6.
s Napkins 2.
r Mrs. Chas. Yeager bath towels
g Mrs. Jennie Scott l pair socks; Mr.
;e H. F. Dimke 2 hanks yarn and
n punches tape; Mrs. Earl Edgar han
/ yarn; Miss Florine Files 1 hank var
The ladies are especially desiriol