The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-12
NeW AuxilidrieS
Forming Daily

New auxiliaries to the Fargo Red
Cross branch are being formed al
most daily. A number of ladies re-
siding on Seventh and Eighth streets
south will meet Tuesday afternoon
at 2:S0 o'clock In the Red Cross
rooms in Fargo College library, for
election OF officers and planning OF
work. Mrs. +. A. Bricker will adj
dress this group.
The Ninth avenue south auxiliary.
which has not yet elected officers,
will do so Thursday afternoon, when
its members will meet to sew at the
Fargo college rooms. at 2 o'clock.
I Father EGan. of St. Mary's cathed-
! ral announced Sunday that all the
Catholic women were requested to
meet this, (Monday). afternoon in
the K. c. hall, at 3 o'clock, to organ
lie as an auxiliary. This auxiliary
VIII hold its subsequent meetings in
| the X. G, hall.
The regular meeting OF the Roose-
Welt Neighborhood Tuesday Evening
Red Cross auxiliary will be held this
week at the Roosevelt school.
Over in France the women OF Am
erica have achieved a reputation for
doing wonderfully finished work in
the making OF garments for refugees
but this reputation has been coun-
teracted somewhat by the fact, that
many Of the garments have been of
such poor material that they were of
little use.
This message was brought back
from Washington by Mrs. Cora S.
Fridley, director of the woman's bu-
reau for the Northern division OF the
Red Cross. While in Washington Mrs.
Fridley conferred with two repre-
sentatives of the American Red Cross
who have been to France investigat-
ing the needs OF the French and Bel
gian refugees with a special view
toward Standardization OF garments
sent to them from America.
Transportation facilities, on ac-
count of the war are necessarily
limited and 1t was believed advisable
that the actual needs Of the refugees
be ascertained and a report made
that patterns might be standardized
and useless effort minimized. The two
representatives of the women's de-
partment OF the Red Cross have
completed their Investigations and
are in conference at Washington
with leaders in the work through
out the country. Standardized pat
terms and models suggested and APP
proved by them. will soon be sent to
the various Red Cross chapters In
the United States. They will take
precedence over ali models in use
At the present time.
In both France and Belgium the
women from the Red Cross found the |
deepest gratitude expressed toward |
the work of the women Of the Am
erican Red Cross. There was only |
one criticism, that some OF the gar
ments were made OF material that |
nal q M
tear Of the war time use. In many |
cities of France and Belgium the |
local shortage has rendered the use |
OF hot water impossible except on |
one or two days a week. Women OF |
these countries have reverted to the |
old custom Of washing their cloth |
ing in rivers and streams, beating |
the clothes between rocks, In default /
OF q better washing machine. For
this reason the material must be Of
the best.
Many letters have been received at |
the Northern division Red Cross |
headquarters asking whether or not /
surgical dressings and hospital sup /
plies are furnished the American sol |
diers by the war department, IL /
they are furnished the letters inquire /
why is the need for the quantity OF |
such supplies asked Of the Red Cross /
In q letter TO Coler Campbell, |
director Of the Bureau OF War Re-
lief for the division, Harvey y. Glib /
son, general manager Of the Ameri- |
can Red Cross explains the point. /
Our soldiers are amply supplied with 1
dressings and hospital necessities.
There is q most urgent need, how
ever, for such supplies for use in /
French hospitals.
If a call were made upon the Red
Cross for any amount or hospital
supplies for any Of the armies fight
Ing on the western front, which II