The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-22
RED CROSS OF
CASS COUNTY TO
SUPPLY HOSPITAL
Propose That Workers Or
ganize to Maintain Unit
of Relief Work
MANY HEAR THE
PLANS OUTLINED
Extension Committee Gath
ers Recruits for Drive
to Form New Bodies

II the interest shown Thursday at
ternoon at the meeting held in the Y.
M. c. A. building of Fargo is any in
dication. the hope of the Extension
committee of the Fargo Red Cross
chapter, namely, to form a county or
ganization that will be able to furnish
base hospital and keep 1t regularly
supplied, bids fair to be realized.
The audience that gathered to hear
the talks along that line made by DIR.
r. A. Beard, Mrs. w. B. Hancock and
Mrs. L. r. Buxton. all of Fargo, was
far larger than could be accommodate
ed in the room utilized for the meet
ing, and many had to be turned away,
although a number stood in the hall
just outside that door, eager to CLEAN
all the information possible. This
audience was comprised of people
from all over Cass county, here to at
tend the conventions in session this
week. 1t included several school
girls, representing a number of other
girls their age who are eager to help
in whatever way they can. They
were instructed to address inquiries
as to work to Mrs. F. c. Gardner, of
Fargo, who will obtain the desired in
formation for them as soon as posi-
BILE. 1t is thought that many of these
Cass county girls will busy them
selves this summer with making scrap
books and such things for the wound
ed soldiers, as well as various hos
pital supplies.
The plan of the extension committee
now is to help organize as many Red
Cross chapters in the county as pos
sible, with the idea of uniting these
soon, in two or three months at least,
into a Cass County Red Cross organ
ization whose aim shall be as previ-
ously stated, furnishing and main
tanning a base hospital.
Because of the thousands of re-
quests for instructions pouring into
the National Red Cross headquarters,
there has been unavoidable delay in
getting to work, both in many local
tiles in North Dakota and in other
states. Therefore the following list
Of the kinds and numbers of articles
required for a base hospital may be
Of value to many:
Allowance of Items.
The number after each article indi-
Gates the minimum allowance thereof
for an army base hospital of 500 beds.
to the contrary, these proportions
should be used as general guide in
planning work.
Surgical Dressings.
Class ca
Gauze bandages, 2, and
inches wide ........... 17S dozen
Hauze comnresSea and
jncbas snnare 9auze roll s2o dozen
Gauze rolls, and yards
long Observation-Disclosures. 70 dozen
Gauze sponges. 2 and
inches square ........... 400 dozen
Gauze drains, 1-2, 1 and
inches wide ............ 7S dozen
Gauze Laparotomy pads 4,
6 and IL inches square .. So dozen
Glass "B"-
Muslin bandages, and
inches wide ........ 81 dozen
Crinoline bandages, 8 and
inches wide ............ dozen
Flannel bandageS, 3 and
Head bandages, four-taiied dozen
T bandages ........ dozen
Triangular bandageS or
sings Observation-Disclosures. 10 dozen
Abdominal bandages ...... 10 dozen
Oakum pads .............. IL dozen
Fracture pillow ......... 6 dozen
HoauItaI Linen.
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