Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
.Won,e,, in War Work


: Might Work on Surgical Dressings.
3. Possibly no work has grown so won
!. derfully within the last few weeks as
: the making of surgical dressings Mrs.
I. Montgomery Blair. who has been In
Charge of Red Cross District Chap
:. tes surslcaI dressings workroom. 1875
Connecticut avenue. has been made
: supervisor Of surgical dressings for the
District with twenty-seven other work.
:. rooms as auxiliaries reporting to her
Mrs. Blair is at work every day from
- until 4, and last Wednesday opened
Z the chapter workroor1 from $50 I'M
: til $40 in the evening fer the benefit
!: of those who could not give their time
during the day TO this; The chapter
room will be open on Wednesday ana
Friday evenings. and with the increase
IN attendance will be open every even1
ing The chapter lvogi.rcor'i aeez-ases
daily attendance of 100 workers. who
are giving every moment they can
spare to the compilation of rush or
. der of surgical dressings which must
be finished within = few weeks. They
, are turning cut every day from 500
: TO 500 folded dressinse ead from Ave-
to 500 pads. The worss has grown so
tremendously that II was found neces-
sary to install an electric cutter in or
der to keep the workers constantly
, supplied with the cut materials. With
!. In three days more than enough. $3.50.
was contributed to pay for the cutter.
About $50 women who have taken the
Instructors course in surgical dress
ings at the Teaching Ceater have vol
unteered their services, and through
Miss o. j. Hemphill. one of Mrs. Blair's
assistants, are sent to the other work
rooms as inspectors and teachers.
Those assisting Mrs. Blair at the chap
ter workroorn are the Inspectors: Mrs
Leahy. Miss Sergeant. Miss Herphiil
Mrs. Cottle, Miss Butler, Mrs. Land.
Mrs Ford, Mrs sheldon. Mrs. Parsons.
Mrs. Du Bose, Mrs. Litcell. Mrs. Fowler,
Mrs. George T. White. Mrs. Ffoulke,
Miss Mays and Mrs. Tracy; the cover
committee: Mrs. Waiter Hutchins. Mrs.
Ford. Mrs. pavfdse. Miss Blair and
tie. Mrs. Land. Mrs. Parsons Mrs shell
don Ind Mrs. Du Bose: wrappers: Miss
Sergeant, Mrs. Paschsl Miss Virginia
Blair, Mrs. John Harlan and Mrs. Hal
Mrs Arthur Addison. Mrs. Mosher. Miss
Clery. Mrs. Caldwell. Mrs. Edward H.
Gheen, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. veeder and
the Misses Foster.
Christmas Cheer for Camp Meade.
The Red Cross Helpers Auxiliary, OF
which Mrs A. Garrison NcClintoek is
chairman. Is Planning to give Christ
mas cheer to the men at Camp Meade
Those Interested in this work, know
Ing the wants of the men and wishing
to assist in making the day a memoir
able one. may consult with Mrs. Nc
Ciintock on Wednesday morning at the
headquarters of the Red Cross Help
ers' Auxiliary, 1854 NJ street One may
eafely predict "A Merry Christmas" for |
Camp Meade. as the Red Cross helpers, |
who were the FIRST women to organize |
after the outbreak of the war In 1914, !
are intensely interested in the welfare |
OF the soldiers. giving their utmost to |
all their war work underta kings, ,
which invariably meet with great sue |
cess |
s Christmas Jam for Every Soldier.
! On Christmas day II is the desire of |
the Red Cross to have glass of jam |
or Jelly on each invalid soldiers tray,
and Miss ;Boardman recently asked the |!
spanish War Auxiliary. No. /, of the |
Red Cross, for l.0no glassss Of Jelly |
for Walter Reed Hospital Camp Meade |
and Fort Myer. This auxiliary Is en- /
gagged in making hospital comforts of /,
all kinds for the sick soldiers at home !
and abroad - 20
y Mrs. Allyn K. Capron is chairman of
the auxiliary. Mrs. D. S. White assist
ant chairman; Mrs William 7 Mayfield,
mittee- in charge include Mrs. Duncan
q. Fletcher, Mrs. Joseph z. RansdelI |
Mrs. James Nayfeld. Mrs. W. NJ. Stoner,
Mrs. A s. Rogers. Mrs. r. l. Saunders. |
Mrs E. 3. Butterfieid and Mrs. Herbert |
Williams.
=. The members number about sixty, |
and during the past summer they made |
more than 5000 glasses of jelly and !
Jam. which are sent through the Red |
Cross to the various hospitals.
- The making of these delicacies was |
euggested by Maj. Murphy. Sugar Is /
absolutely necessary in most cases OF |
recuperation, and candy has not been |
found altogether satisfactory.
= The meetings are held at Chatham |
Court. where the cooking is done, the |
hospital garments and supplies given |
out and the finished work turned in.
Is The auxiliary has organized sub |
stations in the country districts. Sub
station A at Sandy Spring, is under
the direction of Mrs. Mahlon Kirk, jr.,
and Mrs. Butterfield is in charge of
eubstation B. at Arlington Farms. Va
Meetings are held every day at these
stations. During the summer the mem |
bers washed, prepared and cooked the
fruit. and now are devoting their en-
orgies to the making of hospital gar
ments, which are cut by Mrs. Capron, :