The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-13
RED CROSS Is
MAKING PROGRESS
Local Branch Leads Yakima Val.
ley Towns in Membership
Gain in August

| According to the report OF the Yakl-
ma Valley Chapter of the American
Red Cross, for the month of August,
the Kennewick branch leads all other
units in increased membership. At
the close of the month the total MEM
bership of the Kennewick Branch was
218 with I'll members at Kennewick
and AZ at Richland.
With the coming of cooler weather
and the easing up of the stress OF the
fruit harvest the women of the COM
munity are finding more time to de-
vote to Red Cross work and every
week sees the enrolment Of several
new workers. Already many articles
have either been completed or are in
course Of construction and the Branch
is making excellent progress toward
the patients equipment for one base
army hospital.
This equipment is composed of 27O
sheets, $50 draw sheets, 80 spreads,
$50 pillowcases, 135 suits Of pajamas,
$50 hospital shirts, As convalescent
gowns, 180 pairs of socks, 80 pairs of
bed socks, 80 bath towels, 100 face
towels, 1876 wash cloths, As pairs of
slippers, As hot-water bag covers, 45
ice bag covers, and 27O handkerchiefs.
The approximate cost of this equip
ment is $500.
Altho the local branch is working
with a view of furnishing this equip
ment it is not limiting itself to these.
articles. National headquarters has
sent out an urgent request for knitted
articles for the soldiers and those of
the ladies who wish to knit rather than
sew are furnished with yarn and are
given instructions wor making any of
the articles.
Not only locally but all over the
country an effort is being made to
speed up the Red Cross work. In this
connection the following announce
ment made at national headquarters
this week is of interest:
The task of providing for American
and French soldiers and the civilian
population in the devastated districts
of France this winter is tremendous
one and must be supported by expen-
ditures of large sums of money. Mai.
General Pershing has cabled Henry p.
Davidson, of the war board of the
American Red Cross.
Red Cross work in France is being
systematically organized along mill
tary lines General Pershing said and
similar organizations are being
brought under one control as far as
possible. He added that he consider
ed the Red Cross management there
extremely efficient and worthy of the
unqualified support of the American
people.
Formation Of the naval auxiliary Of
the American Red Cross to have its
branches thruout the country was an
nounced tonight by the Red Cross war
board. Mrs. E. T.. Stotesbury of Phil
adelphia has been named chairman Of
the auxiliary and Secretary Daniels
will appoint this week an advisory
committee of women to aid her in di-
recting the new work.
The plan is to have the Red Cross
take over and coordinate all the navy
relief activities such as are now con-
Quoted by the navy league and other
organizations. The local auxiliaries
will affiliate with and be responsible
to existing Red Cross chapters and the
chapters in turn will furnish literature
and equipment aid in obtaining raw
materials for supplies and arrange for
shipment of completed work.
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