Smyrna times., 1917-07-11
SMYRNA WOMEN ARE BUSY
At RED CROSS GARMENTS
LOCAL CHAPTER DOING ITS PART
IN FURNISHING SUPPLIES
Surgical Dressing Glass Being Organ
lied Along With First Aid" Glasses
Good Work All Thru State


Smyrna Red Cross Chapter which
is so active these days in increasing
it's membership, raising funds, and
instructing classes in First Aid,
has now made plans for a Surgical
Dressing Class. Any one wishing to
join this class may report to Mrs. c.
H. LeFevre or Miss Helen Start.
This work will only cost time.
Ladies wishing to make garments and
sheets for the Red Cross may report
to Mrs. F. E. Postles, Mrs. j. A.
Hoffecker or leave their names at Red
Cross headquarters. Any one having
linen or muslin to spare will help the
Red Cross by leaving the same at Red
Cross headquarters next Tuesday morn
ing. And so the good work progresses
not only in Smyrna but in all parts of
the State. According to the official
announcement issued by General Bird
and Miss Bissell: "The Delaware
Chapter of the Red Cross is called
upon to do its part in furnishing, as
soon as possible, hospital garments
and supplies needed by the National
Red Cross,
All Chapters Urged to Speed up Work
All chapters are asked to speed NJ
work on the following list: $50, 00C
convalescent robes, 100, 900 pairs bet
socks, 700, 900 handkerchiefs, $50,
900 hospital shirts, $50, 1000 pajamas
300, 900 shoulder wraps, 800, 900 pai
socks, $50, 600 pairs ward slippers
The production of bandages and sur
gical dressing in the utmost possibl
quantities, is also urged by Washing
ton. In view of this call, ever
woman in Delaware who is willing t
make one garment or more a wee
for the Red Cross is hereby notifie
to report to the nearest branch, whic
will supply her the material and il
structions as quickly as they can b
arranged for. The Americans a
ready have 6 base hospitals on til
European battlefelds and during til
week just passed have taken owe
several French and English hospita
which were unable to carry on the
work because of poor equipment.
is obvious that more and more sui
burdens must be assumed as time go
= on. 1t is said that it has been nece
- sary to use newspapers there for ban
= ages. To relieve this stress eve
: worker on surgical dressings a
- bandages is working every availab
minute in order to rush off extra su
plies. The articles prepared, wheth
~ garments or dressings, are forward
upon completion to the Red Gre
= Supply Service in New York and frC
there distributed. An extra featt
~ in Delsware's cap is that she has
- ready sent away 25 cases over q
above her allotted unit.
Is Buying Much Material for Carmen
OF Of the more than 81. 900, 900 rail
ny in Delaware for the Red Cross, $25
~ 600 will remain in the state. One
'ie the purposes for which it will be III
ey is to purchase materials. This v
'as be bought by the case and the g
'as ments cut out by electrical machil
rls so that the work of making them v
IN be greatly simplified. 1t is announ
iu- that little Seaford has already fu
'aS ished 364 pairs of pajamas, Milf
Oh and Odessa are working hard, I
all Middletown has asked for 1, 900 va
'er of material. The Newark bran
ray under the Craftsmanship of N
IAN Charles B. Evans, is planning to
iss vote the entire summer to the PREF
ui' alton of bandages.