Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
RED CROSS NOTES
Prepal ations Being Made Tor Christ.
mas.

Red Cross work in Wausau and Mar
athon county is progressing finely, and
more workers are being added every
week, also many finished articles are
being added every week to the nnm-
Der already completed and ready to
send to the Red Cross Headquarters
for distribution to our soldiers and
sailors. Those not doing any kind Of
Red Cross work can hardly appreciate
the necessities of the Red Cross
branch of the war service The ma
tionaf headquarters are asking for
millions of garments for the hospital
service and for the soldier bows. not
only in the training camps at home
but at the front in France. The Wan
sau headquarters is a regular bee
hive of Industrious workers and the
auX1liaries, including Red Cross
branches, throughout the entire coun-
ty, the various societies in the CITY
spending most of their time in this
work, are helping greatly to make the
headquarters such a busy place.
The past week the Red Cross head
quarters had a display of clothing for
the war refugee children in the win
C. n
ing was made by Wausau women nm
der the direction of Miss Frances AL
bers, from old materials which have
been donated. Donations of old gar
ments or pieces of material that are
clean, warm and not badly worn will
be gladly accepted for making over
into garments for the unfortunate
children, who are suffering greatly
IN the country across the sea, deyas
tated by war.
The Red Cross Christmas organiza-
ton is at work on campaign to send
every soldier in this country a Christ
mas packet; also to every American
soldier in France The local Red
Cross received word on Nov. LIST that
the number to be raised In Marathon
county and the city of Wausau would
De 600, and that it is necessary that
these be gotten together at once as
they must go forward to reach France
by Nov. 18th, in order to reach their
destination by Christmas day. The
uniform packages to be sent by all
Red Cross chapters abroad will cost
$500 and the uniform packages to our
soldiers in cantonments in the United
States, $1.50. The packages going TO
france must be of a somewhat more
substantial character. ANY one who
desires to be the donor of a Christ
mas packet to soldier in France NAV
have his Christmas card and greeting
enclosed if he sends in his contribn-
ton of $500 to the local Red Cross
society and his card.
All those receiving yarn from the
Red Cross headquarters during the
month or September are asked to send
IN their finished articles some time
this week. Those having received
yarn later are asked to hurry their
articles along and finish them as soon
as possible.
The Red Cross rooms in the "Y'
nave been re-opened again, after a.
lew days of re-decorating and thor
ough cleaning.
There is great demand for gauze
surgical dressings as well as knitted
articles. In the making of hospital
supplies, cleanliness is of great i'm
portance. Infection in wounds is
caused from germs, and for that rea-
son much care must be taken in this
work. Workers should wash their
hands before starting on this work
and they should wear large white
aprons, also head coverings. The
aprons will have to be furnished by
the workers themselves, but the head
coverings can be gotten at the work
rooms. Messages have been received
to rush surgical dressings along, as
they are greatly needed 1t is hoped
Wausau women win give at least a
day or half day every week to this
work at the Red Cross headquarters.