The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-21
THE RED CROSS

Once in blue moon, bread cast up
on the waters is found after many
days" F'rinstance: Before war was
declared in our country, Red Cross
Day collection taken at the banks net
ting seventy-five dollars. was turned
over to Cleveland chapter, which prob
ably kept one-half and sent the other
half to Washington, according to Red
Cross law. Recently Cleveland Chap
ter returned to Medina County Chapter
check for this half she had retained,
and for the memberships which had
been sent in at various times. amount
ing to forty-one dollars and fifty cents
Medina county appreciates the square
deal and has acknowledged this favor
from Cleveland Chapter.
One of the songs our soldiers in camp
are singing. begins. Pack up your
troubles in your old kit bag. and smile,
smile, smile? Those who are helping
to win the war at home, may well
adopt the song for their own, and add
to it, give, give and work, work. work
for in the merry month of October we
are to harvest grand crop Of war
privileges; the Liberty Bond bobs up
serenely for another whirl, tho that is
an investment, not charity.
Medina County's Red Cross apportion-
ment for the war fund must be met.
and "it were better If it. were done
quickly Some of the county's best
business men are to give their time,
and efforts; surely they will meet with
smiles and generosity from those who
harvest good crops and live in compar-
ative comfort.
Dame Rumor has it, that that almost |
extinct bird, the Medina Board OF Trade |
has arisen from the ashes, and is about |
to try its wings for fight, on Il Red |
Cross BENEFIT. which spells work, work,
work and smile, smile. smile, and give.
give. give.
Speaking Of giving have you been
asked to give your old straw hat to be |
pressed into mattress stuffing for the
brave boys in khaki? Cleveland P.
Dealerl
The salvage department OF Red Cross
work is coming more and more to the |
public eye. The following clipped
from the letter of Medina county boy
to relative here, tells of the work in
Los Angeles: THE salvage department
appeals to people because 1t deals with
the things Of little and mostly of no
value to the giver. We started by
saving tin foil; ven the street sweep
ers had little bags with the Red Cross
on them attached to their carts. Care
takers in the parks carry bags and
gather it. Various Office forces are
collecting it. One office sent 18 IBIS.
on August 81. Red Cross gets from
10 cents to 40 cents per pound at the
smelter. Newspapers are gathered
and sold for $17 per ton. Old tires
and tubes are, turned in apd sold ac-
cording to condition, (here is where I |
shine): / sold SIT worth last Saturday.
Salvage in this city sold last week for
s82."
Miss Wheatley, principal of Garfield |
building. is considering a plan by |
which the Junior Red Cross work Of |
Medina might embrace this Salvage de- |
partment. so we are not only to save
meat, wheat, and turkish towels, but
we must also save papers, rubber, tin |
foil, pieces of brass, incandescent |
lamps cold cream jars and old bottles, |
to be gathered by the Junior Red Cross. |
Until further notice,~the Knitting
Committee will be at Red Cross rooms
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
No yarn has been received. but the
committee will be glad to give instruc- |
tions and help those who buy for them
selves. The following instructions
have been received from headquarters:
InfOFmatiO on Hospital Supplies
Sept. 18th, 1917. |
For the present please discontinue
making fracture pillows, muslin band
ages, 2x2 gauze sponges. Knitted spong-
es. all laparotomy pads. all gauze |
drains.
Knitted scarfs should be 70 inches |
long, Make sweaters instead when |
possible.