Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-10-05
N|ILMAN RED CROSS
CREDIT TO COMMUNITY
49,. 5000 Pieces Completed During
PAST Eight Weeks-Big Navy
Hospital Unit Well Under
Way

pullman cltlZenS were brought 10
full realization of the tremendous
.mount of work that is being ac
complished by the Pullman auxiliary
If the Spokane chapter of the
american Red Cross society Tuesday
rben the members of the chamber of
commerce. visited the Red Cross
headouarters in body and inspected
tho vast piles of work done during
tho mast eight weeks. The Pullman
ladies' have undertaken the task of
furnishing complete 250-bed navy
hospital unit, thousands of pieces for
which have already been completed
and are ready for shipment The
material used to complete the unit
will cost between $4,000 and $4,000,
while the great am cunt of work re-
ouired of the ladies can not be over
estimated.
The work of the local Red Cross
was explained to the members of the
chamber by Mrs e. W. Thorpe. chair
man of the local auxiliary, who urged
the necessity of every woman of Pull
man and vicinity doing her part TO-
ward completing the big task. Those
women who find it inconvenient to
visit the headquarters to sew or knit
may take certain of the articles home
with them to complete.
During the eight weeks that the
Pullman ladies have been working
on the 250-bed unit a total of 1876
pieces have been completed, as fol-
lows:
Bath towels, 20 dozen; bath robes,
20; pajama suits. 1870; night shirts,
49, shoulder wraps, 10 dozen; pillow
cases, 1000; face towels, 80 dozen
dish towels, 80 dozen; sheets, IS;
bed socks, so; operating leggings, 4
dozen; hot water bag covers, 4
dozen; helmets. 8 y dozen; operat-
ing caps, 8 y dozen; tray clothes
dozen; napkins. dozen; knitted
socks, 20 pairs; knitted mops, 5;
slippers, 20 pairs; handkerchiefs, 40
dozen; gauze congresses. 9x9 in, 40
dozen; gauze congresses, AKA in, 76
dozen; gauze sponges, AKA in, 175
dczen; gauze sponGes, 2X2 in, -
dozen; gauze rolls. 4 in. by yds.,
IL dozen; gaule rolls, in. by y1.
dozen; game drains, in. by
yds, 6 dozen; gauze drains, | in. by
yds., 6 dozen; gauze bandages, 4
IN. by 10 yds., l dozen; gauze band
ages, in. by 10 yds., 20 dozen;
gauze bandages, 2 in. by 10 yds.. /
oozen; gauze lararotomy pads, Ell
H. dozen gauze laparotomY pads
ex6 in, dozen; gauze laparotomy
pads AXIS in, dozen; muslin
sings, 5 dozen; muslin head band
ages, dozen.
the completion OF the big navy
unit will mark Pullman and commun-
i'y as the home of the most patriotic
ana enterprisirg set of ladies in the
'acltlc Northwest and will result in
large amount of highly valuable
ADVERTISING for this community.
AS direct result CT the visit of the
Pullman business men to the Red
efoss headquarters SIS was volun-
'driiy donated toward the cost OF
lumber for ii 30 packing ces9s re-
lured 20 transport the navy unit to
'ne Red Cross base. The Moose
pcdge has volunteered to rr"aish
iaoor to make the boxes, thus rednc-
"s the cost of the cases to the l. cal
i'eu Gross to a minimum. The bust
ness men all shcaed surprise a. the
vast amount of work being done and
'"e efficiency with which the enter
piise is managed, every minute de
'ail OF the work, and there are many
" Them. being carefully looked after
the chairman and other Officers "a
me local society. An interest in the
"orA was created among the buo:ncss
"en mat is bound IT, result in lasting
eood for the society and it's great
work.
feature of the Red Cross actiy-
.Nes TINS month will be a lecture,
-ear the middle of the month, by DR..
A. Colder, of the State College
a'uity' who has just returned from
'ussia. He will deal with conditions
the new republic at the present
.''he and the conditions which led up
y Inc revolution that resulted in the
O'erthrow Of the czar. DIR. Colder
as IN Russia during all this time
:. Hu MS message will be the first
Nstnand recital of the real facts