The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22

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yer, superintendent. Tuesday and
Friday afternoons; captain, Mrs. w.
B. Catterlin, surgical dressings; Mrs.
c. Vantrees, garments; Mrs. E. G..
ley, -bandages.
Monday and Thursday afternoons: !:
Captains, Mrs. w. F. Duvall and Mrs.
Carl J. Henry, surgical dressings;
Mrs. Hedrick Letton, bandages; Mrs.
T. w. Silvers, knitting unit.
Miss Ethel Steele, chairman OF the
Drexel Red Cross, was, a visitor at
the work room Thursday afternoon.
She reports Drexel having fourteen
working units, a most remarkable
showing for a small town. Several
ladies from Amoret were visitors at
the work room here Thursday after
noon, also Miss. Lou Requa, of Peru;
Mrs. Greenup, 6f Virginia; Mrs. Grit
fin and Mrs. McMullen, of Rich Hill.
Miss Nellie Thurman will shortly
organize a unit to work one evening
during the week for those who can
not attend the afternoon meetings.
The time will be published later.
The following Red Cross Chapters
have been organized and chairmen ap-
pointed in Bates County to date.
This week trips are planned to other
townships. Grand River, Miss Fan
ME Wright, chairman of women's
work; Deer Creek, Mrs. Sam Walls;
East Boone, Mrs. Mamie Hills West
Boone, Miss Ethel Bell; Charlotte,
Mrs. Thad Harper; Homer, Miss
Julia Rush; Pleasant Gap, Mrs. Cliff
Lane; Rockville, Mrs. Florence
Powers; Usage, Mrs. Percy Lane;
Mound, Mrs. Lydia Funk: Deepwater,
Mrs, Del Lutsenhizer; Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. A. H. Culver.
H. O. Maxey, chairman OF the
Bates County Red Cross, received
notice from headquarters to appoint a |
cantecn committee, whose duty it is
when troop trains pass through But
Ter, on cali, to render whatever SER
vice is asked of them, serving lunches,
coffee, etc. The following commit
zee has been named: Walter Ander=
son, R. E. Mooney, Paul Levy, w. J.
Nix, Walker Cannon. Miss Goldie
\cwsome is chairman of the ladies
md will appointtwenty-five assistants.
katherine Burlingamc, Bureau of
supplies. advice to women workers:
The need of hospital garments and
urgical dressings can not be too
trongly emphasized, and while we
lesirc to keep our standard up. we
wish it thoroughly understood that
vc are guided by common sense. and
on,non sense alone, in our inspcc
ion. We are not So fin!chy as to dis
ard useable articles when we know
hat they are needed in such great
Quantities. Everything received by us
5 used. Nothing is wasted. Nothing :
S discarded. We urge you to be
.uided strictly by the rule of reason .
\ your workrooms.'
Representatives of the Woman's I
bureau sent to France to study con-
itions report the very deep apprecia t
ion of the supplies that have been !;
ent from America. The Woman's
'ureau is exceedingly anxious to inn t
ress upon workers the Importance {
f following all directions and re- G
uests without question. THE wo- r
len of America have gained abroad :;
he reputation of turning out beauti- |
lilly finished work. They have, {
owever, also the reputation of using {
oor materials. Too much import |
nee can not be given to the quality I
nd strength of the materials used in G
II garments. Owing to the present !
oal shortage in France, hot water is a
btainable only two days in the /
eek Most of the washing has to be +
one in the village streams where the t
lothes are rubbed between stones.
II workers are urged to use the ma
.rials supplied by the Red Cross, as
1ese have been carefully selected for
heir strength and quality. Italy has
,st lost to the enemy eighty-six full
: equipped hospitals, one alone of =
'hich cared for forty thousand beds.
his means FOR US that all the .
urgical dressings which we have :.
cen sending to France for our own :
len and allies have been rushed to :.
tally. and we must more than re-
ouble all previous efforts.
CThese notes are authorized by the :,
ed Cross Chapter, and are furnished