The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-09
RED CROSS MEETING.
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ter American Red Cross held their
regular monthly session yesterday
afternoon at four O'Clock at the Indus
trial association rooms. There were
present c. F. Mcfarland, president;
the secretary, Howard w. Wood, and
the following directors: Miss Cor
nelia Mrigs. Mrs. Geo. d. Rand, Mrs
J. B. We'll, Mrs. w. N. Sage, Miss
Laura Alton, G. r. Joy. Rev. James
Gillespie and John Rovane.
The president presented a petition
from the Donnellson auxiliary asking
that it be allowed to become Red
Cross branch, and be self governing
and self supporting, but making their
reports through the Keokuk chapter
BY vote of the directors the petit
ton was granted.
The report of Miss Meigs, head of
the surgical dressings department,
stated that the quotas had been met
in July and the following articles
made: 1000 contagious ward masks,
| 500 front line packages, 12O winter
paiama suits, "a summer pajama
suits and 40 French convalescent
suits. The ward masks were made
by the surgical dressings department
although technically hospital gar
ments.
The quota of winter pajamas has
been practically filled by Mrs. Joseph
O'Brien's department, and the sum-
mer pajama quota and conyalescent
suits are almost completed.
BY order from Chicago the surg1-
cal dressings department has been
closed during the month of August
One of the surgical dressings classes,
st. Johns guild, has voted to do work
for the hospital garment department
until further notice. The instructors
classes are meeting on Monday morn
ings to finish the surgical dressings
on hand.
Mrs. H. K. Dimelow who has had
charge of the rural auxiliary depart
ment rendered her resignation as she
expects to leave the city soon. Mrs.
Charles Van Sittert and Mrs. j. n.
ID. Chenowith Will have charge of the
department in the future.
Mrs Dimelow was given a vote or
appreciation by the board for the ex-
cellent work she has done.
The report of the auxiliary work
was as follows:
Argyle auxiliary has been sent
three dozen shirts and one bolt OF
tape. They have returned one sweat
err, three pairs of socks and twelve
hospital shirts.
Donnellson auxiliary was sent
pajama suits. Ihey nave
returned one sweater, twenty paJama
suits, thirty-five pairs of SOCKS, TWEEN
ty-five pairs wristlets.
Sandusky was sent twenty-five
hanks of wool. They returned four
Sraatar
Vincennes returned four sweaters.
The DUPONT auxiliary was sent mr.
teen hanks of wool.
Montrose was sent sixty bed shirts,
one package of tape and two dozen
shirts. They returned 1O4 shirts and
thirty-five pairs Of SOCKS.
Summitville sent in seven shirts,
one pair of socks and one sweater.
primrose was sent two dozen
shirts. two packages of tape and one
hoy of thread. They returned twenty
seven bed shirts.
Belmont Cosmopolitan club was
sent two hanks of wool.
Charleston was sent twenty-four
shirts. twelve packages of tape and
| five skeins Of. wool.
| New Boston was sent twelve shirts
Melrose was sent seventeen shirts,
ten hanks of wool and one box of
tape. They returned one pair OF
socks.
Mr.. Rovane reported for the com
mittee appointed to recruit Red Cross
nurses, that the recruiting station had
been opened in DR.. Fuller's office and
| is in charge of Miss Martha Baldwin.
He reported that considerable in
| terest had been shown and many in
auiries made at the recruiting station,
| but that they were working at dis
advantage because of a shortage OF
official blanks.
| Miss Alton reported for the nome
service department, that during Inc
month thirty-four families had peer
dealt with and definite service given