The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17

the railroads where 1t is a common sight now to see a hundred American soldiers hurrying about the streets, using their precious quarter hour or so while they wait for connections in laying in a stock of tobacco or food or sweets. And heading a group of a score here and dozen there you will see an American woman shep-. herding the whole crowd like new kind of noncom. marching them into the shops, translating their wants into shopkeeper's French, counting their change for them and generally serving as guide, interpreter and guardian. There is usually troop of youngsters bringing up the rear, chat tcring and giggling and scrambling now and then for the coppers that
 the soldiers throw among them.
 "Its just like going shopping with
 my sister at home." said one grate- full warrior.
 SEVEN GENTS A PATIENT A DAY.
 When the bureau of tuberculosis un- dertook the task of making the city
 barracks in Paris for tuberculosis pa-
 tients more attractive, they began with
 the distribution of games, tobacco
 phonographs and the like. Requisi-
 tions have now been passed for SUD- plies of 57 tuberculosis hospitalsv-sup-
 plies which include drugs, bedding,
 books. clothing. laboratory supplies and arm chairs. sitting rooms and diet kitchens. and in several cases bowl ing greens-have been installed as
 rapidly as possible. It has been found by actual computation that the total cost of these improvements has aver aged about cents a patient a day Enrico Caruso has announced that he will henceforth give his autograph to anyone that sends stamped and ad- dressed envelope. But the request must be accompanied by a liberal donation for the Red Cross or the autograph hunter need expect no reply.
 Before John Mccormack left on his tour for the Red Cross, in which he intends raising $100,000 for that organization. he
 visited the income tax collector. It is said that the sum MT. Mccormack will
 pay on his income for 1917 will nearly equal the salary of the President of the United States.
 The Red Cross unit at Wenonah was
 very fortunate in having Mrs. Charles Sharp of Birmingham speak to them about war work at their regular meeting
 on Tuesday, March D.
 This unit has been organized for about 10 months and spends two afternoons each
 week sewing and folding bandages. There
 are 40 workers enrolled and the average
 attendance is 25. Working conditions are
 ideal as the unit meets at the Wenonafl community house, where the workers have the use of two large rooms equipped with comfortable working tables and four sewing machines, two of which have been loaned just for Red Cross work. So far the unit has sewed: IS bed pack cts, 10 pairs muslin underdrawers, g bath robes, operating caps. 8 comfort bags, pair pajamas, ioo towels, So ap- domina1 bandages, 30 triangular bandages and folded 500 yards of gauge for com presses.
 Tn addition to this 125 knitted garments were turned in during the winter months n February 24 large service flag with over 100 stars, was presented to the Iiocal office by the unit at which time most impressive services were held. This Gag was made by the members at We nonah.
 The init has adopted one of the wards in tha base hospital at Camp McClel. Ian and twice each month boxes con Q ,,,,,,v fresh eggs, butter, fruit and deli. cacies are sent to the patients. parort of the chairman of woman's worE for week ending March 3, IBIS Foxes shipped, lzs Surs'o"A fngs 11,575; hospital garments 2oSo; hospital supplies, 62S; articles for sol diers. 132; total, 14,360. Mrs. John London. chairman.
 Hospital garments:
 panort of garments made in cen tral workroom for the month ending March 2, 1918: Mrs. Crawford John son. chairman.
 Captaips, Mrs. McKinnon; workers 5s Articles turned in: Twenty-nine pa- inmas. bed shirts, pair drawers and 25 garments altered. Mrs. Victor Prowell; workers. 6s- 11nair pajamas, bed jackets, 1s pair drawers. finished IA other garments. Mrs John c. Carmichael; workers, l1S5 pair pajamas. II bed Jackets. Mrs Louis Gelders; workers. s2-lS m ir drawers, pair foot warmers re- Mrs. Louis Beck; workers. T-zl conyalescent robes. 40 undershirts, IF pair drawers. 1 pair foot warmers. Mrs. George Hughes; workers ou-- haired two operating gowns. made II pajamas. "A undershirts. 2S pair drawers.
 pajamas. 14 undershirts. 25 pair draw CTS.
 Mrs. s. M Blake; workers. 67-1o undershirts, IF pair drawers. hemmed