Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-19
Red Cross Work.
ers For,Uard More
Hospital Supplies

The second shipment Of supplies
sent by the local chapter Of the Red
Cross has been forwarded to the Chi
cago division headquarters. from which
place they will be sent to France.
These goods were the work Of Red Cross
workers in Marshalltown and the auXI-
liary chapters Of Gilman, State Cen
ter, Green Mountain, Rhodes. Conrad,
Melbourne. Albion, Lamoille and Fer
guson.
Seven boxes were sent. One box con-
tanned sixty abdominal bandages, fiji
ty-four four-inch five-yard flannel
bandages, forty eight three inch five
yard flannel bandages, eighty-four
head bandages, 49, four-inch seven
yard muslin bandages, 456 three inch
seven yard muslin bandages, twelve
IT" bandages, and ninety-six triangu-
lar bandages. Two boxes of patients
clothing contained eighteen bathrobes
156 nightingales, l,l04 substitute hand
kerchiefS, twenty-four suits Of paJa-
mas, thirty six bed shirts and 2S2 pairs
Of bed socks. Another box contained
2,712 wash cloths, $50 tray cloths. and
$50 napkins. and the remaining three
boxes contained sixty nine fracture or
splint pillows, 12S knitted wipes, IA
not water bag covers. 216 ice bag COW
ers, 276 scrub cloths and ninety-siX
dust cloths.
Among the supplies Sent in from
auxiliaTies Of the chapter some excell-
ent work was sent by Conrad and Fer
guson. From the latter were sent bed
shirts, nightingales, pajamas subsi-
tute handkerchiefs, bed socks, caps,
and other things all made very care
fully. From Conrad were received sur
gical bandages Of all kinds wrapped
very neatly. A>sample bathrooe for the
county fair came from Conrad also,
and was a model of perfect workman
ship as has been all the work sent by
this auxiliary. Interesting to note is
the fact that altho the ladies Of this
auxiliary are entitled to supplies from
the local chapter, they pay for all their
own.
Still more work will be turned out
with the beginning Of cooler weather.
and as the women come to realize
more fully that preparations for the
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venient or not, organizations Of all
kinds are making Red Cross work
part of their plans for the year. The
domestic science department of the
high school has just taken out seventy
suits of pajamas which are to be made
by the high school girls-a work in
which they acquire lessons in patro-
tism as well as sowing.
A shipment Of knitted articles will
be made this week, including twenty
sweaters, thirty-one mufflers, fifty
two pairs of wristlets, and fifty pairs
of socks The workers have not near
| ly reached their quota OF some 4,ooo
sets for this chapter, and good Knit
| ters are urged to secure yarn at the
| rooms AID finish as many articles as
possible so that another large shipment
car be made before cold weather. Inc
chapter also suggests that women VINO
can affort it should buy their own
i yarn as the FED Cross supply depart
ment is kept busy supplying their own
| knltters and others, who are glad 10
| work but can not supply the yarn. The
suggestion also is made that women
take up this knitting instead OF max
ing sweaters FOR themselves or daugh-
tiers, especially when they learn thai
a call has been sent for 100000 each
of nufflers sweaters, socks and wrist
lets which are desperately needed be-
fore cold weather and will be OF IN
credible value because OF the snortass
Of fuel and other discomforts.
| Manuals containing explicit dlrec'
tons, and standard patterns 1or ap-
plying efficiency methods in the max
ing OF surgical dressings, are now Oh
their way to the various Red Cross
chapters 80 that the class started NY
DR.. Cora w. Choate will go on VILE
| its work as soon as the new manual
comes. The manual has been prepared
by DR. John A. Hartwell and com
nittee of nurses, surgeons ana la'
workers.