The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
RED CROSs NnTEs


ager, Director of Women's Work, Al
Chapter, Southwestern Division
The Red Cross has direct response
bility of supplying US with surgica
dressings, and nothing in the Who'll,
situation here is equally important
Red Cross Standard Dressings in mil
lions must be sent over with all posi-
bic speed. If this is not done anC
done Immediately a serious calamity
and national disgrace is inevitable
| The American women who compose
the Red Cross Chapters should pre-.
pare with all the enthusiasm and
speed possible the dressings which
are going to mean life or death to oul
men. This whole question deals with
the most vital thing that the women
of America can do for the soldiers in
this war.
Signed: H. D. Gibson,
General Manager
Everyone who can is urged to heir
with these surgical dressings classes
Miss Agnew will be glad to have new
groups for evening classes.
A story was current in Hays this
week that knitter in Hays had at
tached her name to a pair of socks
which she had knit for the Red Cross
and that the soldier receiving them
had written her, Mrs. B that
the socks were so good that even if
they did cost dollar they were sup
| error to any he could buy though at
a greater price. The facts are Mrs.
B. did nothing of the kind.
She did tell some one that a relative
IN her travels overheard two women
talking about a woman in Junction
City, that had done this and that the
said Junction City woman would pro-
badly be dealt with severity should
her Chapter learn of it.
There is no truth in the report
that the Red Cross sells any articles.
Hays Chapter has organized a can
teen service by request of the South
western Division Manager to act in
case of an emergency. This move
ment is backed by the Chamber of
Commerce. The following commit
tees were appointed:
From Red Gross: Miss Agnew,
Miss Benis, Mrs. l. Zeigler, Mrs. F.
Stout, Mrs. Paul.
From Chamber of Commerce: Mr..
Maxwell, Mr. Geo. Philip, Jr., Mr..
Geo: King, Mr.. Morrison, Mr.. Henry
Tholen, il.
In case of troop train enroute
this committee and others will serve
coffee, sandwiches and fruit to the
soldiers.
Monday evening there was ex-
pressed to the General Secretary of
the Y. M. G. A, at Camp Funston,
box Of sweetmeats for the lonesome
boys. The box contained about two
hundred pounds Of cakes, candies, etc.
which were contributed by about one
hundred persons and which were
packed by Mrs. Florence Hale and
Mrs. B. F. Replogle.
The General Secretary exnressed
great pleasure in anticipation of the
box and asked permission to send
portion of it to Secretary Arden of
the Remount Station where are quar-
antlned off to one side three hundred
soldiers of which number many are
without homes Or loved ones, i'll, and
all are lonesome and forlorn.
The Secretaries in various build
ings are compiling lists of homeless
boys. The lists will be sent to the
Statistical Officer of the Y. NJ. C A,
Lieut.. A. A. Warner, who vii be glad
to see that any package mailed to
Lieu. Worner for "Some Soldier at
Camp Funston" will reach one of the
Bit by sewing that a package from
you cheers a lonesome one or two?
The following women served last
week:
Wednesday, November 18th: Mrs.
Hale, Mrs. Luce, Mrs. Abercrombe,
Mrs. F. Schwaller, Mrs. Gerrit Sny-
der.
Wednesday evening, Surgical Ores
sings: Leona Smith, Martha Weber,
Ruby Reed, Mrs. Geo. King, Mrs.
Bremen, Mrs. Geo. Philip, Jr., Mrs.
Penney, Mrs. Link, Russell, Kansas,
Miss Agnew.
Thursday, November 18th: Mrs.
Stout, Mrs. Dorney, Mrs. Tillotson,
Mrs, Replogle, Mrs. Winters, Mrs.
McJimpsey, Mrs. Winters, Miss
Friday, November 10th: Mrs.
Mrs. Cowan, Mrs. L. Bell, Mrs.
Weeks, Mrs. Hockensmith, Mrs. Hal
stead, Mrs. Troth, Mrs. Goetchius,
Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Zeigler, Mrs. En-
field, Mrs. J. M. Wilson, Mrs. Bemis,
Miss Bemis, Miss Earlenbough. 1t
is worth mentioning that Mrs. and
Miss Bemis have not missed a single
Friday since the Chapter started to
sew. Quite record, wish there were
more.
Tuesday: Mrs. Stock, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. Modl1n, MIS- LenoX, Mrs. Wise,
Mrs. Behan, Mrs. Williams, Mrs.
Croft
Wednesday, November 21: Mrs.
Panzram, Mrs. Luce, Mrs. Geo. Philip,
Jr., Mrs. C. G. Cochran, Mrs. W. A.
Lewis, Mrs. E. A. Rea, Mrs. T. NJ.
Weed, Mrs Roger Miller, Mrs. Aber-
crombe, Mrs. Gerrit Snyder, Mrs.
Geo. Starr, Miss Halle Miller.
Notice: The Wednesday group
will meet next Tuesday forenoon in
stead OF Wednesday on account OF
The Thursday group
will not meet next week on account |
of Thanksgiving. This group will |
double up time later on.
It isn't too late to send your fifty |
cents to Mrs. Bremen to help provide |
a Christmas box for the soldier boys. |
The knitting department now has
yarn but as the supply is limited it |
will be given out for only socks, |
sweaters and wristers. 1t will be |
given out at Red Cross rooms by on
" some member of the knitting COM |
mittee upon Wednesday, Thursday |
and Friday afternoons or by Miss Kel-
Ter at her homo IInop ofhovs lows Tho l