Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-08
RED CROSS WORK
Fulton County Chapter Headquarters
Moved to Court HOuse-Member-
ship Reports of Lake Division -
Work Accomplished During Janu-
ary By Fulton County Workers.

Owing to the fact that the Public
Library has no coal the headquarters
of the Red Cross has been moved to
the basement assembly room of the
Court House, where work will go on
as before.
Lyons has turned in $216.5 to the
War Relief Fund.
If new 81 members secured in the
Christmas drive desire to subscribe
for the Red Cross Magazine, they
may still do SO by sending 81 to the
Secretary of the Fulton County Chap
ter at Wauseon.
Latest membership reports on hand
at the Lake Division headquarters
at Cleveland show that there are now
2,353,60 members in Ohio, Indiana,
and Kentucky. Ohio has 25.9 of her
population enrolled as Red Cross
members, Indiana has 26.3 and Ken
tucky. ia.
The American Red Cross at Wash
ington has published a report of ap-
preparations made for work in France
from the time the United States en-
tered the war and up to April 80.
1913. Some idea of the gigantic scale
| OF war operations can be grasped
from this report which shows that a
total of $30,519, ,259. .60>has been neces-
sary for relief work in the above men
toned period
In spite of the cold and coal-less
days Of January the workers of Full
ton county produced Red Cross sup
plies that amounted in value to $195.
The complete report follows:
Pajama suits, AZ; hospital shirts
IA; convalescent robes, 6; bed socks
30 pairs; hot bottle covers, 70; oper-
ating leggings, 10; operating caps, so;
handkerchiefs, 100; baby blankets
"A; tray cloths, 20; sweaters, 349;
dust cloths, 5; pillow cases, 48; nap.
kins, 20; wash cloths, Is; socks, 45C
pairs; bed socks, 4 pairs; mufflers
8; wristlets, 1876 pairs; helmets, II
nittens, 1 pair; trench caps, 7; am.
bulance pillows, g; ward slippers, IL
pairs; afghans, 4; knee blankets, a
Surgical dressings: Gauze com
presses, AKA, $50; 9x9, $50; T ban
dages, 10; abdominal bandages, 70
triangular bandages, SO.
Reports of Branches Since Jan. 25
Lyons
Twenty-one sweaters, pairs wrist
let's, 20 bed shirts.
SWanton-
! Fifteen sweaters, II pairs wristlets
| pairs of socks, 2 trench caps,
comfort pillows.
Swanton-
Fifteen sweaters, II pairs wrist
let's, pairs socks, 2 trench caps,
> comfort pillows.
: Archbold-
Sixteen handkerchiefs, II pairs o
socks, 2 pairs wristlets, 1 helmet, 1
! sweaters, Is bed shirts, 20 baby blan
kets, Is wash cloths, 10 tray cloths
y ) napkins.
e Ambrose
;. Two bed shirts, 80 surgeons caps
: 2 mufflers, pairs socks, l pair 0
S knit bed socks, 35 comfort pillows.
0 West Barre
/ FIFTEEN comfort pillows, pairs c
f socks, 8 sweaters, 1 pair wristlets.
v Fayette-
i Sixty-three sweaters, II pairs o
: socks, 18 pairs of wristlets, 25 com
= fort pillows, % pairs of ward slip
j j rers, 3 pairs operating leSglngs. 8
- baby blankets, 21 convalescLnt robes
n y 20 hot bottle covers, 40 wash cloth:
5 1ap!:ins, 1G tray cloths, Is anhu
y lance Iillows, 80 ambulance rino'
IL covers, 1T gun wipes.
n Northwest York
Thirty-eight comfort pillows, 8
n bandages, % surgeons caps, Is mar
V kins, 6 small comforters, 8 sweater
+ IS pair ward slippers, 3 hot bottl
Il covers, 80 wash cloths, s handkel
chiefs, dust cloths, pair of sock
, l roll old muslin, 2 rolls old linen.
- Tedrow-
II Eight sweaters, 7 pairs of wris
r r let's, II pairs socks, Is comfort pi
u lows.
d, Wauseon (January)-
s. Sixteen paiama trousers, % paji
a ma jackets, rs bed shirts, Z convale
t. cent robes, II pairs ward slippers,
comfort pillows, Z baby blankets.
Donations
One pair of socks. Pauline Ston
II sweater, Mrs Grille Eastman Tu
ce ner; l baby blanket, Mrs. Sam1
10 Baker; / sweater, Catherine Griese
of $14O,OO NEEDED TO REACH GOA