Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-15
". S. c. RED CROSS
HIVE OF INDUSTRY
Surgical Dressings Course Completed
and Supervisors Named-Over
-Four Thousand Dressings
Completed

A thriving, enthusiastic organiza-
ton is the State College auxiliary of
the Pullman Red Cross society. At
the college Red Cross headquarters
the women of the institution and the
wives and daughters of faculty men,
bers gather each day to do their bit
toward winning the war, and with
nimble fingers and painstaking care
make hundreds upon hundreds of
hospital necessities for the comfort
and convenience of the wounded
Sammies who receive first aid on the
battle field and treatment at the
mum erous hospitals
Last week marked the completion
of the course in surgical dressings,
which was conducted by Mrs E. w.
Thorpe, chairman of THE Pullman
branch, and the efficiency of the col
lege women in this important branch
of the Red Cross work was manifest
ed by the excellent grades received
by the women who were enrolled.
Upon the removal from Pullman Of
Mrs. Kertz, the Craftsmanship of the
surgical dressings department of the
college headquarters went to Mrs.
Potter, who. together with her as
sistant, Mrs Head, deserves much
credit for the excellent results at
tanned. Dean Rhoda NJ. White also
gave much time and attention to the
cause and is to be commended for
her efforts.
At the close of the course of in
struction the ladies showed their ap-
probation of the services and kind
ness of Mrs. e, w. Thorpe, the certi-
fled surgical dressings instructor by
presenting her with a handsome fern.
The college auxiliary, since last
October, has completed 4353 gauze
dressings, and it is expected that the
activities of the newly qualified
superintendent of this department
OF the work will result in at least
the doubling of the surgical dress
ings output of the auxiliary.
Upon the completion of the course
the graduates" were assigned to
superintend the surgical dressings
work on each day of the week, the
assignments being as follows:
Monday-Mrs. Akers, Mrs. Shedd,
Celia Blu CESS, Gladys Durham.
Tuesday-Mrs. Hobson, Mrs Mill
Ter, lone Gay, Olive Bruning, Sara
Mum.
Wednesday-Mrs. Coulter, Ella
Durham, Edith Keywood, Gertrude
Stephen, Evelyn Bradbury, Mary
Shook.
Thursday-NIiss Swezey, Blodwina
Evans, Marion Nelson, Mrs. Head.
Friday-Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Pahrea-
burg, Valley Bigby, Mrs. lsia Dallas
Saturday-Mrs. Hull, Verna Hop
kins, Beryl Wadsworth.
Mrs e. w Thorpe. chairman of
the Pullman branch, desires through
the columns of this paper to express
her deep thanks to the ladies of the
college for the interest displayed in
the Red Cross work as evidenced by
the large numbers who report for
work each day and the large class
which respond to the call for candi-
dates for the surgical dressings
course. In anticipation of the heavy
casualties which will accompany the
expected spring drive on the west
ern front, the national Red Cross
Headquarters have issued an appeal
for many more surgical dressings
and every effort will be made, both
at the college and downtown head
quarters of the Pullman branch, to
interest as many ladies as possible in
this branch of the work.
Sixty-one women reported at the
college headquarters for work on one
or more days of last week, an excel
lent record, but one which it is hoped
can be eclipsed with each succeeding
week. The college women are asked
to show as much patriotism as the
700 college men whose honor stars
grace the new State College service
flag and they are responding graci-
ously.
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