The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-08-30

shaking that same finger at him, "we'll
make a real baby out of you in spite
of yourself" But he could only look
at her like a wise little old man.
Other babies in the ward had names
and when the night nurse came on she
would say: elias Georgette been good
today and eaten all her meals prop
erly?" or "I think Guillaume can go
back to his mother next week, don't
you?" But though he had card at
the head of his bed with name on it,
no one ever used it. The other doc
tors would say, "How about that baby
of yours that never has smiled?" "Has
he laughed yet?" And the nurse
would answer, "Not yet, but just wait
till he gets eight ounces fatter and see
if he doesn't"
A Mothers Happiness
Parents come to visit on Sunday,
and almost every week his mother
went through the complicated formali-
ties of even short journey in the war
zone and came toiling up the hill to
the hospital. She rejoiced in the
added ounces, in the vigorous fashion
in which he could kick, in approach
ing teeth and other technical details.
She was tired little woman in black,
but her face would light up as she
sat for hours beside his crib, prattling
to him about his father in the army,
his uncle who had fallen at Verdun
Gust over yonder, she would show the
nurse, pointing across the hills out
the window and about his older broth
ers and sisters at home. But one day
a glorifed vision of the mother flew
toward the nurse when she came to
announce that visiting time was over
there were tears of happiness in her
|eyes--and she6pointed mcoherently to
the crib where the Baby Who Had
Never Smiled was belying his name
with a broad infantile chuckle that
showed unexpected dimples in his
plump cheeks and puckered his mouth
invitingly.
"See," said the mother, "only see!
You of the American Red Cross have
made my baby smile"
That the many thousands Of Red
Cross knitters in Lake Division, Red
Cross states of Ohio, Indiana and Ken
lucky, may know the plans of the Red
Cross for future knitting, George E.
Scott, acting manager of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, has sent the following
statement to the Lake Division office
for publication in workrooms of chap
ters, branches and auxiliaries:
"When the War Industries Board
some time ago advised the Red Cross
that future production of knitting
yarn would be greatly reduced we i'm
mediately commenced to purchase all
yarns suitable for our knitting. AS
result, we have today in stock or on
order 100000 pounds of yarn for dis
tribution to our chapters. 1t is hoped
we may obtain some additional yarn
from wool unsuitable for government
uses. The expected total, however,
will be considerably below the 10000
900 pounds used last year.
"While the total of yarn we can
secure is being determined we are
studying how to use our supply to pro-
duce only garments which are most
essential. When decision is reached
we will announce our full program of
knitting.
"In addition to this stock of yarn the
Red Cross has ready for distribution
100000 sweaters, $4,000 muffers,
1884, 900 wristlets, 228,0O0 helmets and
1,328,000 pairs of socks, a total of
3,674 900 articles. We hope, therefore,
that these and such additional gar
ments as we shall be able to make
will enable us to meet the more urgent
requirements of our men during the
coming winter.
"In this connection, it will be of in
terest to the women who have been
knitting to know that from Sept. 1,
1917, to June 80, 1918, the Red Cross
distributed 5,875, 900 knitted garments
to the army and navy of the United
States. During the same period 870,-
900 knitted articles were sent to the
Red Cross commissioners in France
and Italy for distribution to soldiers,
sailors and civilians.
"At the request Of the War Indus
tries Board, with which the Red Cross
work is in close cooperation, we have
urged chapters and individual workers
not to buy wool in the open market,
but to secure their materials through
our department Of supplies"
Pay of nurses, enrolled by the Am
erican Red Cross for military service,
has been raised to '$75 month for
overseas duty and to $50 month for
duty at hospitals at American camps
and cantonments.
Announcement Of the increase has
just been received at Lake Division
Red Cross headquarters. Heretofore
4 $50 a month was paid to nurses sent