Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-08
Men Help.

Sister Susie is not the only member
Of the family who is sewing shirts fol
soldiers in the East this year. Father
and little Brother Johnnie r doing
their share, not only sewing but knit
ting as we'll and making bandages BY
the score in the New York city chap
ter of the Red Gross.
In a letter received at the Northern
Division headquarters Miss Mary Par
sons, director of the surgical dress
,ings work in New York tells the work
the men are doing in that chapter
hundreds Of New York men she says
have learned to knit since the war be.
gan. Many more have learned to OPP
crate knitting machines and the gar
ments they turn out are as good II
quality as those made by the ome
In many clubs knitting machines
have been installed and the click OF
the needles has taken the place of the
gathering balls of the billiard tables
lFiremen at all the precinct stations
are knitting for the Red Cross. IL is
nothing unusual to see taxicab chauf-
.fuers. waiting for their fares, busy
with their needles.
At instruction centers in New York
Miss Parsons says men are taking a
great interest in home nursing and
first aid classes. Many OF the older
men, she says. are experimenting this
instruction at home with the boys OF
the family who have received first aid
instruction as part Of their boy scouts
training. acting as teachers to their
parents. - a,
Particularly since the repeat1 ap-
peals Of Major Grayson II. P. Murphy
head of the Red Gross in France,
have reused the nation to a seatiza-
ton of the need Of surgical dressings
at the front. have the men in New
York begun to take an interest in thil
branch of Red Cross activity, accord
ing to Miss Parsons. Now they are
working even harder. making gauze
into banadages and pads, than they
are 1t knitting.
Work Commended.
Dor Y. Moore. secretary Of the
Forks chapter. has received
the following letter from Mrs. Cora
Fridley. director of woman's work for
the Northern division of the Red
The letter Acknowledges a
Of 225 suits Of underwear
and e25 pillow slips which were made
and cent in on record time, by the
Grand Forks county chapter. Mrs.
said:
II want to thank you for your
ready response t o my letter Of No
vember "a, asking for ar allotment Of
underwear and French PILLOW cases.
These went through our inspection
department yesterday Kindly tell
the women Of your. county that the
workmanship or these garments was
beautiful, and thank them for their
hearty cooperation. We have every
reason to feel proud of the work dbne
by the women of your county"
Bathgate Donations.
The Bathgate branch of the Penn.
bina county chapter. A. r. c.. made
its fourth shipment of supplies or
January 5, 1918. All articles sen
were completed since December 3
1917. The garments were made ac
cording to the rev Red Cross rule!
received last November.
hospital bed shirts. 16; substitute
handkerchiefs. "a: tray cloths. 6
table napkins. 25; old linen, l pack
age; hot water bottle cover, l.; NUT
fler, 1: wristlets, Z sleeveless sweat
ers. 80; socks. 131A helmets. 8; com
fort pillow and 2 cases.
\ COMMITTEES.
Pajamas-Mrs, Hlah. chairman
subchairman, Mrs. Chapple.
.-Bathrobes--Mrs. Captain. chair
Imam; Mrs. Wilmer, subchairman.
Hospital Bed Shirts ~, Mrs. 4
Slagernan, chairman
Pillows and, Handkerchiefs--Mr
j. Bennett, albchairman.
Hospital Bed Shirts (2). Mrs v
Foster, chairman; Mrs. Henderson
Linen--Mrs. william wrish