Evening star., 1917-11-11
Wo,,ae,, in War Work
Appeal for Dressings.


I Mrs Montgomery Blair. who IL in
charge Of the surgical dressings work
room of the District Chapter Of the Red
Cross, at 1895 Connecticut avenue. will
Rive information to all those women
wishing to answer the following ap-
peal received a few days ago from Maj.
Murphy, who is in charge Of the Red
Cross relief work in France:
.The Red Cross has direct respon-
sibility Of supplying US with surgical
dressings and nothing else In the whole
situation here is equally important
Red Cross standard dressings in mil
lions must be sent over with all pos
sible speed. II this Is not done. ana
done Immediately a serious calamity
and national disgrace is inevitable. The
American women who compose the Red
Cross chapters should prepare with all
the enthusiasm and speed possible the
dressings which are going to mean life
or death to our own men. This whole
question deals with the most vital
thing that the women of America can
do for the soldiers in this war.
In many cases an entire box OF sur
gical dressings is used on one patient
and with the ever-increasing thousanas
of wounded ii is imperative that tnls
call be answered at once
Already associated with Mrs Blair IN
this work are the wives of many Army
and Navy officers and officials. as Wen
as those prominent in Washingtons
resident set.
Returns From Ball.
Mrs. Reginald Huidekoper. treasurer
of the ball given Saturday. November
8, at Rauscher's, for the Washington
ward of the American hospital at
nd for he UorSted fund OF
the District Chapter Of the Red cross,
has estimated from the returns to date
that the proceeds will amount to about
$4,000. The share of the Washington
ward, $500, will go toward the main
tenance for another six months OF the
six beds subscribed for 'ast May. With
the $1,000 in subscriptions collected by
The Star and other subscriptions
which may be sent to Mrs. 9uide-
koper. the treasurer Of this fund It Is
hoped that the full amount, so,."
will be shortly realized for this splen-
did cause The Washington ward, OF
which Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock is the
chairman, now has over forty beds at
the American hospital, and viii short
IL add another to its list
This one will be known as Mothers
bed" and will be supported by the
donations of IS each. as it requires $500
to support bed for one year. Many |
subscriptions have already been re-
has appealed to many mothers whose |
sons have entered the service.
Early in the summer $50 pairs OF
sheets and pillowcases were shipped
to the hospital. and since July II nine
large boxes filed with linens. surgical |
dressings garments and knitted ar
ticles have followed. Mrs. Murray Bur
rell has charge Of the surgical dress |
ings. Miss Marie Redfern superin- |
tends all the knitting and has $50 ex-
{,l;- IN
tain garments. Every patient receives a
package containing a helmet, sweater, |
scarf. wristlets. mittens, bedsocks.
slippers. wash cloths. toilet kit and |
game which he takes with him when |
discharged from the hospital.
Mrs. J. F. r. Landis has been IN i
charge of the making of all garments i
and linens and throughout the heat of !
the summer, with her corps OF assist |
ants, worked from o'clock in the
working at Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
venor's residence. which they gener-
iously lent for this work.
Lecture to Aid Pillow Fund.
. On Tuesday evening. November 20. |
. Mr.. William H. Rose will give an illus, Illus,
. in the ballroom of the Cairo for the |
benef- of the war work being done
by th- egion of Loyal Women After |
cal program. followed by dancing /
There will be no tickets. all ccntri- ]
buttons being voluntary. The proceeds !,
of this entertainment Will go toward |
renovating the many pounds OF feath- !;
ers which have been received recently |
by this orga anization for the hospitals /
and for the purchasing of new ticking |
and muslin for pillow slips. This or
ganization. of which Mrs. Ada H. Weiss |
is president, has been working four
days a week since the early summer,
since when they have received over
to their appeal for old feather beds /
and pillows for this use. Mr. Logan
Tucker is the secretary and Mrs. AL
bertine Odell has charge Of the cut !
ting of the tickings and slips Work t
ing with them are over forty women.
all prominent in PATRIOTIC work
These women have done splendid work.
making all the pillows for the Wash
fngton ward of the American Hos
pital at Neuilly. AS hair mattresses |
and down pillows have also been con-
tributed. they have been able to make t
addition to the pillows used at the hos
pital. they have sent to France fifty |
pillows for use in the trains for |
transporting the wounded. Accom-
panying each pillow are two un-
bleached covers for protection and |
has generously offered the use Of a |
large room in her residence In 18th |
street for the continuance Of this !
work two days week. The first meet !
ing to be held there was last Thurs
day morning. The money for this |
work during the summer was raised |
through voluntary contributions and
the generosity of Mr.. Rose, who gave j
several lectures with stereopticon