Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
RED CROSS NOTES

On our new coai-leSS Mondays, the
Red Cross rooms are allowed by a
special telegram from Secretary Nc
! Adoo, to keep open. So through the
industry of Mrs. Alexandet Gilman
and Mrs. Durocier, a regular class
was formed this week. WI len is pre-
pared to meet for the nexs ten weeks
on every coal-less Mondey. Eight
cen ladies in one day cut 200 triangu-
lar bandages, and completed gs be
sides. The progress of the muslin
work is being noted eaet day by Mrs.
/ Meinken on large blackboard newly
installed.
There is a plan which is beng DIS
eussed of starting an Evening Glass
I for those who are too bus5 during the
day to attend. If you ire interested
/ in joining such class, please confer
with Miss Elizabeth Clarke, Mrs Geo.
+ Clarke. or Mrs. Gilman
Even the children are asking for
something to do; and II tie News
/ Letter for this week, comes the an
swer An urgent appeal has come
from France asking for large nun
/ bers of Refugee Garments, for both
French and Belgians They have de.
eided at headquarters to apportion
these among the Junior AuxiliarieS all
over the country in answer to the
thousands of children's letters which
| they have received. The allotment
for Putnam children is abort 90 gar
ments month. These include black
| sateen pinafores for both boys and
| girls, shawls, chemises, capes, etc,
which are made exactly as the refu-
gees themselves desire They have
very definite ideas of VIVA: they want
to wear-bright colors beirg particu-
! larly distasteful to them,- AMI sure
| ly this is a time to help them in the
way they want help, and not force
| our American styles upon them.
Miss Suydam, the head of our Jun
Tor Red Cross, is tabulating the num-
bers of juvenile workers in Putnam,
and soon will have a definite task to
| give them.
The first layette was given by Mrs.
Decker of Thompson All the tiny
garments are either pink or blue, and
are made from standardized patterns
approved by the Red Cross.
We have received our monthly al
lotment; the different TENS Of this
allotment to be made by the follow
| ing auxiliaries:
Fifty sets of underwear Shirts,
Woodstock; drawers. WoodstccK Val
ley and North Grosvenorlale.
Twenty bathrobes. Abingdon.
Fifty hot water bottle covers,
Thompson.
One hundred bedspreads, lho,np-
son and Putnam.
This allotment is to b. duplicated
each month, aud represents grea,
deal of industry. Eastford and Day
vile are making the pajamas and hos
pital shirts for the allotment o. hos
pital supplies.
Many of the ladies' who helped PACK
| the first boxes WI be gratired to rear
! that Boxes / and u lave actu'1ly
been received in France and tse con
tents reported IN perfect coalition, r.
and exceedingly welcome We have
also been notified by The chairman of
our division that our garments are
.above the average and that the
quality of our knitting is excellent. "
If we can hear that our surgical
dressings are as satisfactory. we will
be square with the world. Perhaps
| few people realize that we have sent
only two boxes of gauze dressings.
1t takes 1000 gauae strips to fill a
| box, and it takes us nearly mont;
to MAKE 5000 gauze strips. If you
can work only an hour, come for tlat
houc, and make ten 6ressinga Or so,
toward the millions that are called
for across the sea.
At should be borne in n I'D that
our new allotment is in addition to
our regular output OF hospital sur
plies. We are begged not to slew up
on our uniting, our surgical dress
ings, q our hospital garments. 1t IS
plain to be seen that we must cut out
som, In lg Let it be the dust IN Your
housc Mike Red Cross in the dust
on Your hall table 10 saow ,llers
where you are, and fold dressings in
the time you would spend busting
The war will not last forever, and
while it does last is the time to sne-
cialize in the thing that will bring the
most comfort to our American boys
who are specializing in Sacrifice and
Discomfort.
1t is stated in the latest News Let
ter that the three leading chapters in
! the state and in the division will re-
ceive honorable mention. We find
that at present we stand fourth. We
are very anxious to bring up our
membership number. If you have not