The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-11-23
Lawrence County Red Cross

The Executive Committee. with a
number OF the members Of the Sub !.
Committees. met nj the new Red Cross
headquarters In the r. H. Yates build
ing on Tuesday evening The commit
tee on WonBn's Work has fitted this
room IN fine shape for cutting and sew :
ing and for committee meetings. Much
material and several patterns have
been ordered and numbers OF the wo
man win soon be very busy. both nj
the headquarters and 81 home Tho
women hava the work well planned and
intereat IN thir practical siIe or the
work II rapidly Increasing You are In
vited 20 visit the room and get In lire
One rhipm' MT OF knitted goods has
been made and another win soon bu
ready
Besides certain amount OF knitted
work the women win concentrate on q
definite number OF kinds OF hospita,
garments. They may be prepared soon
e make ncme OF the surgical dress !.
'ngs.
An auxiliary has been organized n,
Walbridxc and calls from other places
arr coming In The secretary has been
empowered 20 .ook inter these calls
ana organize "a rapidly as possible
Lawrence county 10 getting interested
and much good work wiz he acccmp-
ilahod. Every member Is ready IL help
In everv WHY possible.
The National Committee OF the
American Red Cross has called a grea:
membership campaign for the plrposr
Of Increasing the membership TO 15.-
100000 by Christmas. Rev. w. A.
uAush was elected campaign manager
for the Lawrence County Chapter. We
now have $50 members. What ought II
70 be by Christmas? 5000 would only
he one-foufth OF our population.
pont forget 70 get In touch with the
work the womcr have planned. They
VIII be glad to talk 20 you about the
great nAec OF supplies and tcll you wha'
you can help do.
The secretary reports that there arr
two points that at this time ought to
be emphasized. Fret; The American
Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A. are
NOT the same. Both are very impor-
tart but work along different lines.
Secord; The Red Cross Is asked e.
cooperate with local charity organi
zations but IL not organized lust for
the purpose ~ doing what may be- call
ed the ordinary local charity work. II
mipht be wei. for the citizens OF Lou
lisa 70 get this matter in shape SO II
could be worked through. or In CO.
operation with the local Red Cross
Chapter.
One Of the more important commit
tees OF the Red Cross work is tho com |
mitico on Civilian Relief. w. d. o..
Neal IL chairman OF this committee,
Its Importance win be more apparent |
In q few months as they. among many \
other things. must rlan for the time
when the soldiers begin TO come back
from tho front. We can not expect all
10 come back sound and well Broadly |
speaking any service the government
II not equipped TO render will be thc
work OF this committee.
Send IT. your questions or your calls
for organisation TO chapter headquar-
ters ana everything VIII havt prompt
attention.
The Red Cross y under orders to
Iefve,
Here IL some information for tie
public TO thirk overs;
1--WE have heard that we are oper-
.ting Mt a big overhead expense This
. false. For every dollar you give us
No ger about SI.02 OF value. We work
his by fine system OF interest with
he banks (" Chairman DIS vision.
I'VE have decided 20 carry the
heory OF our knitting department into
he work o. the whole organization
his ~ 30 pei cent common sense ard
o per cent instruction. General
fanaRer Gibson.
''Red CROSS nurses unfortunately are
ut always prettily clad. AS you might :
imagine from the magazines covers. Ia
Ierbla the Scotch rurses worked In
q jamas soaked In parafiine 10 keep !
own the vermin. shaved their heads
Or the same reason. aud because there
,ere no stretchers. carried their pa.
Tents through the streets on their
acks Miss Burke Q
About 5000. 900 surgical dressings q
re INV b ing supplied each month by v
he American Red Cross This is NOT "