The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-11-23
Red Cross Notes
BY MRS. LON DIcKEY


AesdAy afternoon, and the work &C
C0@plished consisted Of seventy-six
coaa6Ort pillows filled and finished,
aud 6ve hospital shirts cut and made.
,SiAco was received, $1,000 from Mrs.
Thomas J. Dickey, and four new
wcznSers. Mrs G. S. FloHraoy. Mrs.
MRxc&s Luke, Mrs. w. B. Hammock,
saA Miss Clara Heuser.
while there was not work for all.
mach enthusiasm was shown. and the
Aakter Of syStematizing the work.
having about ten members 10 work
eAch day. was received with much in
+erest. A register had been prepared,
2aA ut the close of the afternoon, all
work was recorded, also money taken
u. aaA other matters in accordance
veitA the new system.
Mrs.. G. B. Frey, whose son. Mr..
Clifford B. Fetty, is with the Rain
AOw division of Engineers in France,
volunteered her services in putting
the sewing machines in order before
the next work day, and will be as
sisted by several other members. She
also offered the use of An excellent
eating table which will be installed
al once.
Vixen the Rainbow Division left
for France" says Mrs. Frey, my
son wrote me that an Atlanta lady
had supplied him with a Red Cross
lcnitted outfit, but he wrote, IN other,
you make one for some other boy,
for l know they will need it.
Mrs. Rosina Howe, whose son,
Lewis Howe, is in the medical de-
partment of the Third Cavalry, now
somewhere in France" was one of
the enthusiastic members asking for
such work as she could do.
Mrs. G. S. Flournoy whose brother,
Mr. Gates Dunn, is member Of the
aviation corps now stationed at Lake
Charles, La, has recently learned to
knit in order to make an outfit for
him, and is greatly interested in the
work of the local chapter.
Mrs. J, c. Brewer was another
member present who has just com
pieted knitted set for her brother,
MIR. Arthur Albertson, but refuses
to "rest on her laurels," and continues
knitting for some other boy"
Miss Jemima Hogan, whose brother
Mr.. Irwin Hogan, is with the 18th
Regiment of Engineers in France
has been interested in the work since
she made his comfort kit on his
leaving for France in August, fur
nishing him since with complete knit
ted set. Miss Hogan is also interested
IN club of young girls around her
home northeast of the city who have
pledged themselves to help the Amer
lean Fund for French Wounded, a
branch of which is in New York city,
by collecting and forwarding old kid
gloves to pad vests, and cutting and
binding squares cut from old blank
cts TO fold and pin around the little
French children who live in caves, or
dugouts, since the burning of their
homes by the enemy.
Other work in this little club is
collecting and stringing pieces of
gauze and flannel to be sent to Camp
Wheeler for gun wipes, and all such
material will be gladly received by
them
Miss Hogan also volunteers to or
ganize girls from to 10 years of
age into bands of seven to be known
as Junior Home Reserves, their work
to be of such nature in the home as to
aad their mothers in order that they
may give more time to Red Cross
work. NShe is thoroughly familiar
with the work, and already a number
OF Gisis are greatly interested in the
plan.
Mes. r. F. Lee has for the past
week been the moving spirit in the
advancement of the local work, hav-
mg Interested hundreds of school
oaiidren in making trench candles.
Consisting only OF ten columns of
newspaper. tightly rolled, and dipped
N pArafhne, these little candles fur
HiSa heat twice each day Tor heating
soaa and coffee in the trenches. barn.
rag twenty minutes. and each soldier
rs, allowed two day. They are often
used an performing operations in the
-ArSf Gne hospitals alongside the
~eocaes. being ell the light available
at tAese places.
Aae members present az the meet.
iag wednesday were: Mesdames R
h Lee, J. L. Frazer, 6. P. Minsle-
&ora. L. A. Turner. Lon Dickey. C. s
rtournoy. J. c. Brewer, Roland Grit
Nm. J. L. McCarty, ]. B. Wall, Marv 7
Drew. Sam Abrams, M. S. Cohen +