The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-10
RED CROSS HAS
GROWN FROM 1O6
TO 1000 In YEAR

Tuesday, April Q, was the first an
niversary of the organization Of Moor
head chapter of the Red Cross. Ihe
initial meeting a year ago closed
the total number OF members in Clay
county is nearly 1000.
The Boy Scouts are completing, this
week, the delivering Of oertiheates ,s 81
also be given for all renewals which
may be made to d. w. Meeker, chair
man of the membership committee, or
70 the chapter secretary, Mrs. Il. J.
The local chapter is now under
army orders to furnish a Definite
number Of finished articles eacn
week. These must be completed ana
in most cases women are working
overtime to meet the requirements.
Packages made up of surgical dress
ings are now. sent directly TO new
York, where they are wrapped In
waxed paper and are then sent to the
first line Of. trenches in France.
An urgent call is made for more
help in the surgical dressings rooms.
Many can spent an hour during the
afternoon or evening for the rooms
are open each afternoon. and every
evening except Saturday from 1880 TO
1890. (Also this week excepting Fri
day, on account of the meeting TO be
addressed by Gov. J. A. A. Burnquist.l
The surgical dressings shipped
April were: Ten pneumonia Jackets,
26 sx12 cot pads, IT'S SKA congresses,
1875 AKA wipes. 275 2x2 wipes, ten o
rolls, ten split irrigation pads; total
number sent, 2,4S0 articles.
The following articles represent the
shipment for the last week:
Sweaters 20; branches ten, Moor
Socks Ito; branches 81, 1Goorhead IS.
Wristlets 90; branches four, Moor
head is.
Total 1852; branches IS, Moorhead ~.
From the hospital supplies depart
ment: 40 bed shirts, ten pajamas,
three conva1escent robes, 20 towels, 30
triangular bandages, s5 manipulated
bandages, ten flannel scultetus, ten
abdominal bandages, ten T bandsges.
The branches furnished the follow
ing:
pairs socks; district No. west. two
Bakergsl bandaged foot socks. six
Diiworth-one sweater. TIVE pairs
socks. one pair -wristlets. 20 wash
cloths. three bed shirts. IA pillow
oak Mound-Ten knit wash cloths,
IL sweaters, one pair wristletS
Hawley-Two sweaters, % pairs
socks, two ambulance robes, five bed
shirts, is triangular bandages, five
paiamas, rs towels, ten pillow cases.
Glyndon-Fo1r bed shirts. IA bed
shoes, 10 towels.
Iitterdal-One sweater, II pairs
socks, six wash cloths, is bed sheets,
% towels, is pillow cases.
Rustad-Fiye bed shirts, six towels,
three sweaters, three pairs socks.
Sabin-Three sweaters, nine pairs
socks, two pairs wristlets.
Moorhead--21 bed shirts, fiye pa1a-
mas, FIVE convalescent robes, 20 tri-
angular handages, 10 many-tailed
bandages, 10 hannel Bcultetus, one
pair drawers, four underVests. 80 shot
bags.
By the Auxf1Iariea,
Degree Of Honor StaR Circle-Ten
five knit wash CLOTHS.
st. Joseph's-TWo sweaters -FOUR
High School - One sweater. two
pairs wristlets.
Trinity Lutheran-EiEht sweaters,
19 pairs socks.
Methodist Ladies' Afd-Ons sweater, |
one pair SOCKS.
Normal School-Eivs sweaters. sew
en- pairs wristlets.
Concordia,-13 sweaters.
English Lutheran Atd-One sweat
err, four pairs socks.
Junior AuxiHaFte@s
Liberty, District No. West-Two |
stars and stripes. Normal - One
Lincoln school-One sweater.