Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-30
RED CROSS NOTES
(CroWded out last week J

Crowded out last week.
Persistent malicious rumors regard
ing the Red Cross and its work have
gained such headway that Harvey D.
Gibson, general manager American
Red Cross, has wired the following to
James R. Garfield, Lake Division Man
ager:
"It is evident that rumors and in
nuendos, critical of and calculated to
embarrass the Red Cross, are being
industriously circulated as part Of
an anti-patriotic propaganda. In as
far as such statements OF questions
are merely efforts to obtain informa-
ton, they should be earnestly and SIN
cerely met, but many of the stories
are utterly unWarranted; IN fact,
emanate simultaneously from too
many different parts of the country
to be merely accidental.
Suggest that you advise all chap
ters to tell workers officially and the
local press and every one with whom
they come in contact, of the character
of the movement that is on foot, and
ask members and public generally to
| pIoCe0u Ou IIlG C1eOIy ClIot hoSLliAS
against the Red Cross should be be-
lieved until investigated. Ask each
chapter to send to division headquar-
ters account of such rumors and criti-
cisms being circulated, as well as
statement of source from which they
come. Every criticism should be care
fully investigated, and if found to be
justified, cause for criticism should be
removed either in the chapter, at divi-
sion headquarters, or national head
quarters. In all cases the Red Cross
will bring facts to the attention Of in
terested persons. Very important that
the division headquarters and local
; chapter be made to understand that
reputation and standing of Red Gross
locally is in the hands of local Off
: GERS, interested workers and members
and that every criticism and innuendt
should be Immediately challenged anc
: followed up.
> "The Red Cross is being run as al
open book. 1t has no secrets. 1t il
making sincere effort to help man
> kind and is doing it as carefully ant
economically as it knows how. Its &C
counts are to be audited by the Wa
department, and utmost effort is be
> ing made to give publicity to all it
= activities"
Turn all knitted articles in at Re
Cross rooms as soon as possible. Pu
your name on all articles. Pleas
wash socks with white soap and pres
= them.
u Last Friday evening at the Jorda
school in Royalton township, $4.2
II was raised for the comfort bag funi
,e Miss Parnel is real live teacher an
it is hoped that permanent organize
y ton there may be made.
/ One hundred Christmas bags haV
been promised from the Fulton Cour
y ty chapter unit. The first one con
: pleted is the work of Howard Lot
IL the second was made by Helen Rul
pert. Both are beautifully mad
le This enthusiastic unit now has 6
4 members.
Reports of Auxiliaries
ie Ambrose
3 Four pairs knit bed socks, l pa
u u socks, "a head bandages, SO mule
= bed shirts.
ATchbold-
IL Fifty pairs socks, 2 pairs wristlet
l helmet, mufflers, 8 sweaters,
bed shirts, IA napkins, 5 handke
chiefs, washcloths.
= Fayette-
y Ten napkins, 10 pairs operatir
70 1S leggings, 81 handkerchiefs, 16 hot w
le ter bag covers.
~ Donations
/. ]. M. West, 81; Mrs. Curtis Harr
~ son, 1 filled comfort bag; Mrs. E
~ gene Merrill, pieced baby blanke
" Mrs. Eastman, cake of soap, was
"a "a cloth, and 15c for comfort bag; MI
~ ~ ]. C. Struble, 1 pair wristlets and
- muffler; Mrs. Charles Cole, 1 swea
~ er; Mrs. H. Price, 1 pair socks; MI
~ ~ Sarah Rashley, 81.
VI VI More workers are needed for t
~ surgical dressings. Mrs. Maddox
~ " in charge of this work and any i
ne ,ie formation about it may be obtain
ne ne from her. This country is now su
IL IL plying about 100000 surgical dres
W ings a month, but this is 10000
10 short of the amount needed. All I
10 - ports that surgical dressings mu
he be paid for by the wounded are t
tally false.
Miss Burke, a Red Cross nurse ju
returned from Serbia, addressed
Red Cross meeting in Cleveland Ia
on week. She spoke Of the great ne
ne of surgical dressings. Among 9th
ie' things she said, "Red Cross nurs
ne are not always as prettily clad as "
IS might imagine from the magazi
1O covers. In Serbia the Scotch nurs
ed worked, in pajamas soaked with par
vn their heads for the same reason. Al
ay because there were no stretchel
ld' they carried their patients throus
the streets on their backs"
sh Take advantage of our Saturd;