Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-06
RED CROSS SHIPS
KNITTED ARTICLES
DELAWARE COUNTY CHAPTER
PREPARES LARGE AMOUNT
OF KNITTED GARMENTS.
JUNIOR RED CROSS IN SCHOOLS
Six Grades OF Manchester Schools are
100 Per Cent, With Others
Working Hard.
&c. G. YOranl

&C. G. Yoran
March 1st, there were shipped from
county headquarters, knitted goods as
follows: 25O sweaters. 65- mufflers,
so wristlets, 70 helmets, trench caps
and 120 pairs of socks.
March 5th, there were shipped hos
pital garments as follows: 24O bed
shirts, 14O pajama suits and 20 bed
Jackets Buck Creek supplied Is bed
shirts; Bay Division of Buck Creek
q bed shirts, 16 pajama suits; Coles
burg, % bed shirts. SO pajama suits :
Delaware, IS bed shirts; Dundee, "a
bed shirts; Earlville. 81 bed shirts. 13
pajama suits, Is bed Jackets; Golden,
8 bed shirts; Greeley, 5 bed shirts, IL
pajama suits; Manchester, II bed
shirts, AZ pajama suits, bed jackets;
Masonville, 2 bed shirts, pajama
suits; Ryan, IS bed shirts; IA pajama
suits
During "a days in February, 377
ladies registered at the work rooms.
A. C. Philip has presented the
chapter with large Red Cross flag
which will fly over the headquarters.
In accordance with the regulations
sent out from the Woman's Bureau
at Washington, the following instruc-
tions are sent to the Chapters in the
Central Division to regulate the cos
tune worn in the work shops, and
the wearing of the Red Cross emblems
on apron and cap. 1t is the desire OF
the Woman's Bureau that this cos
tune be adopted as generally as pos
sible so that the workrooms of the
Red Cross throughout the country
may present a uniform appearance,
and the chairman and her assistants
may be easily recognized.
A letter from Miss Marshall, Direct
or Womans Bureau, Washington,
dated November 3, reads as follows:
AT the directors meeting held in
Washington October 30th and 31st, 1t
was the genera ceiling of those pres
ent that an er eavor should be made
to standardize the uniforms worn in
the workrooms where Red Cross sup
plies are being made, and the follow
ing vote was passed:
Il. That all workers wear white
aprons with sleeves to the wrist and
white Golf, and that it be left TO dl-
visions to decide at what time in the
experience of the workers the Red
Cross should be placed on apron and
Golf. that is whether it be given as
soon as the worker began her course
or withheld until its completion on
the accomplishment of definite
amount of work.
"2. That instructors on active duty
wear the same white apron with Red
"3. That heads Of wOrkrooms wear
the same white apron with Red Cross
and Golf with dark blue veil.
MAY I ask that you endeaVor 10
get the chapters in your division TO
take a uniform stand in this matter as
soon as possible, in accordance with
the vote of the directors.
The Central Division has decided
to adopt the following regulations
regarding the wearing Of the Red
Cross on aprons and colts:
"Women signing up for 80 definite
hours of service, when such service
has been completed. receive the right
| TO wear the Red Cross on the left
breast of apron. Women signing up
for 70 definite hours of service may
when such service has been complet-
ed. receive the right to wear the Red
Cross on the Golf. Women signing
I'D for 12S definite hours OF service,
may, when such service has been COM
pleted, wear a red ribbon two inches
long by one-half inch wide under the
Red Cross on the left breast.
! Mrs. E. NJ. Carr, who has served
as head of the purchasing committee
from the beginning of the chapter
organization, has been compelled to
give up this work because OF inability
to continue to devote the necessary
time to it. This has been very exact
ing work and Mrs. Carr has been
most efficient in it, both in buying
to best advantage and keeping accu-
rate records. Mrs E. Fl. PrOwse has
consented to take up the work and
will no doubt continue the efficiency
of this department.
Mr.. E. 8. Stiles has been appointed
chairman of the department of civ
ilian relief. which has in charge, pro-
vision for the families Of soldiers.
BY mistake of the printer. last week
mention was not made of the fact that
the Ryan parochial schools had re-
ported 100 per cent membership IN
the Junior Red Cross.
| The pins for the Junior members
have arrived and may be secured from
J. S. Hilliard, superintendent OF
schools, by teachers, both in town and
in the rural schools. 1t is not nee
essary for the school to be 100 pei
cent before the children can wear
the emblems. Mr.. billiard has been
advised by headquarters that the
children can wear the emblems. as
soon as they join.
Six grades of the Manchester
schools have won the honor Of being
100 per cent and others are trying
hard Some of the little folks fine
it hard to earn 25c for membership
and the older folks might help thep
nv finding work for them to do