Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
RED CROSS CALL
IGNORED In CITY
[Continued from First Page.l

lCOnInueu from E1FSC rage.
that the reoccurrence of the disease in
Harrisburg has resulted in an addi-
tional call for nurses, and a renewal
of the splendid work of Harrisburg
chapter, the people of Harrisburg
this morning and yesterday continued
to ignore the Red Cross membership
campaign.
Returns Are Small
Returns to-day were as small, in
proportion to the population. as the
most rural section of Pennsylvania.
In another column of this paper to-
day. DR.. j. NJ. J. Raunick, city health
physician. pays tribute to the work
of the Red Cross during the epidemic
-seconding the approval given the
chapter some days ago by Acting
State Health Commissioner Roger.
The work of the Harrisburg chap
ter during the epidemic-and for the
last 10 days, since additional cases
of the disease have been reported, is
declared by doctors to have been re-
markable. The chapter sent a large
number of trained nurses into homes
during the epidemic, .
FgS Work Of Helpers IE
1t sent ITO unframed young women
who followed instructions given them
by doctors. They washed babies,
dressed children, cleaned up homes,
handled pneumonia Jackets. Doctors
would supply lists of five families
which required attention. Nurses
would find almost every member of
these families sick. They would take
temperatures and keep the fever
charts for the physicians. Baths
would be given patients. For weeks
these activities were maintained. Dr.
Raunick's statement tells of what
was done at city hospitals.
The Red Cross nearly went broke"
because of the great quantity of sup
plies 1t was compelled to furnish. One
reason for the clinical thermometer
famine during the epidemic. when
thermometers were not to be had in
the stores was because the Red Cross
had bought 50 many and supplied
them where needed.
Call Again Begins
The call for nurses and supplies
has begun again; and this division of
the Red Cross is once more continu-
ally on the job.
This newspaper has many times
for the soldiers passing through the
city and those returning from CAMPS
since the armistice was signed.
The people of Harrisburg. however
if their memberships in the Red
Cross are an earnest of their appre-
citation, consider the work of the Red
Cross nothing at all.
Industries Get Busy
Tha Dapncvlva mia RaiIrnad
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.
the Pipe Bending plant and many
other notwithstanding at the re-
quest of committees of employees, have
decided to get into the membership
campaign. The railroads believe that
it Is not possible for the committees
of women workers to find all the rail-
road workmen. so they have agreed
to go among these men while they
are at their work. .,
"Lct George Do It'
From all indications the big cele-
bration of Nov. IL, following news of
the signing of the armistice. was the
elimination of Harrisburg's war
spirit. The over-the-top. sentiment
manifested by the city for 1S months
Heretofore has apparently "petered
out" The returns this year are far
less than last year. Last Decem-
Der the Industrial teams got 5000
members, the women's 5000 and the
men approximately 5000. The total
was about $4,000 for the city, the
balance of the district making up the
additional 10000 members belonging
to the chapter.
"A D. Shame"
A soldier from Middletown bar
racks went into Red Cross member
ship headquarters at Third and Lo-
Gust streets this morning and laid
down 81.
GIVE me seven memberships for
these fellows" he said, exhibiting a
list of fellow fighting men.
"The boys down at the camp he
said. "have come to the conclusion
that it's a damn shame the way folks
aren't joining the Red Cross. We fell
lows know what they're doing, and
we're for these women-always"
Both the camp at Middletown and
Marsh Run have reason to be CRATE
full to the local chapter because of
the great work accomplished when
influenza had the camps In its grasp.
No other Funds
The Red Cross chapter hereafter
must RELY solely on memberships for
its income. There will be no more
campaigns for funds, such as were
put on in 1917 and 1918. The member
ship fee is 81. OF that sum so cents
STAYS with the home chapter. The
balance goes to washington.