The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-17
Unit Confines Its Efforts To Max
! ing Of Surgical Dressing, At
Which Members Are Expert
MAKE FIRST eAUzE
:, BANDAGEs IN ISLANDS
Organization At the Beginning
Was Greatly Aided BY Col. J.
Irons, Then In Command

The only Red Cross unit for surgical
work in the Islands, that of the ladies
Of Fort shafter, was visited yesterda,
by Mrs. Henry r. Damon, the acting
Executive head Of the Hawaiian Allied
War Relief. Mrs. Damon is making 1
sour of all the units now formed to re
view the work being carried forwar
by each group. ..#
/ The Shafter unit confines its effort
to the making of surgical dressings
quite appropriately for a group o.
army women in a post containing on,
# largest military hospitals in tn
rmy. The Organization was frs
formed last spring as a class in irs
aid under Red Cross direction. Whei
the first aid course was finished tn
members under the leadership of Mr.,
James Irons turned to the making
ia Cross surgical dressings as a mean
of war work. -.
Women Deserve Credit ,.....
since Mrs. Irons departure in Jul
the unit has been under the directiol
Jf Mrs. Guy @. Palmer, but anothe
change will have to be made in tn,
near future, as Mrs. Palmer will leav
coon for the mainland. The creates
obstacle to the work of the Shafte
unit is the fact that its membershi
is constantly changing, owing to re
movals caused by army orders. Tho
somen who have been faithful in co.,
inuing the work deserve much credi
The training of new workers ever,
few weeks is no light task, and thos
who persevere with continuing zeal an
enthusiasm show a splendid spirit.
Two more members of the unit ar
soon to be lost in Mrs. c. X. Danielsor
and Mrs. $. J. Heidner, who are to re
move to another post, according II
word received yesterday. j.
The different dressings made at For,
5hafter include envelopes, gauze spon
res, accordion handages, muslin ant
sauze bandages. :, Eighteen sets of pa
jamas have been made by Mrs. w. l.
Hunt and Mrs. =. j. ,Heidner in add
ion to their work WITH the unit. Dur
ing the month from July 10 to Angus
Is, under Mrs. Palmer 3 leadership, the
unit made 527 envelopes, 76Ss gauz
| sponges, 292 aeeordions, liz muslin
bandages, and l49 gauze bandages,
total of lS4s surgical dressings for tn,
| month. ..rmp.
The game bandages were made as a.
experiment by the ShafteT unit, as
had been stated that those particula
dressings could be made more quickl.
and cheaply by machine. The result
have indicated that the foregoing state
ment is correct. They are troublesom
TO make, as they must be measured
wet thoroughly, torn and rolled Will
wet, and then dried in the sun. TIL,
Trying takes from four to five days ant
5 tedious process. II has been de
'ided as result of the experiment
that it is more efficient and satisfactory
o make the gauze bandages by machine
han by volunteer hand labor.
First Gauze Bandages
| Those made by the Shafter ladie'
were the FIRST gauze bandages mad,
in the Islands. The group which tool
over this work included Mrs. Ir1us
/ Mrs. A. r. lockwood, Mrs. H. C. Muh
lenberg, and Mrs. Heidner.
At the start of the organization il
May Colonel James Irons, then in com
mand at Shafter, assigned quarters No
/ ) G in the cantOnment to the ladies u
their meeting place. The post quarter
master donated chairs, tables, anC
trunk lockers for their use, and detail
ed q man to clean and dust the rooms
The quartermaster department at tn
post takes the materials out to For
Sbafter and delivers the finished worl
to the Red Cross headquarters in HO
nolulu.
Meetings are held FIVE mornings 6
=. week, and bus is provided to bring
/ the members and take them home a
the conclusion of the working period
The average attendance has been ter
members day. ..a..... ~. ...,.. .....
Are Deft Workers
/ Some of the workers have become
very expert in the making Of the dress
iDgs, which require deft and steady
fingers i'm addition, TO great accuracy
One member has a record of three and
one.half dozen bandages made In two
and one-half hours. =. .-,
A garrison donation il made up each
month among the ladies and forwarded
for the work Of the Red Cross in addi
ItiOn to the faithful work performed
at the unit meetings.
Membership Of Unit ....".
The present members of the Fort
Shafter unit include Mrs. Guy G
Palmer, the directress of the unit
Mrs. w. C. Cochran, Mrs. 7. II, Bald
win, Mrs, Frank G. Bodies, Mrs. c. J..
MeKain, Mrs. W. +. Hunt, Mrs u. j
HartshOrn, Mrs. r. II. Peck, Mrs. JOhI
Randolph, Mrs. G. X. Bennett, Mrs
r. N. Lyon, Mrs. b. +. Mcclellan
Mrs, T, s, Crystal, Mrs. G. II. Lewis
Mrs. J. s. Sullivan, Mrs. H. c. X. Muh
leDberg, Mrs. A. II. Hobley, Mrs. II, F
Witsell, Mrs r., G. Holiday, Mrs. J
J.. Lehman, Mrs H. G. MacAdam, Mrs
IL. T., lockwood, Mrs. $. j. Hcidncr
Mrs. d, II, Gienty. Mrs. G. X. Danielson
Some of the older children Of. thu
post have been helping in as far Al
INhny oh L. ~ fb.