The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-17
RED CROSS DEPARTMENT

Mrs. John E. White, county cam
paign manager of the Christmas mem
bership drive. received a letter from
Mr. Gypson, state campaign manager
stating that no county in the stare
had made a better shown than Twin
Falls, and congratulated the women
who we're active in the drive.
Continue to display your Red Cross
willingness to cooperate in this great
work.
The auxiliaries have been asked to
supply a number of hospital emer-
gency cots for use at Camp Lewis
hospital This division has been ask
ed for one hundred of these cots, full
~ equipped, at a cost of about fifty
dollars each. Filler has already
pledged three cots.
The Junior Red Cross has pledged
itself to supply one hundred comfort
pillows. The pillows are in great de-
mand and may be made at home out
of any piece of white material, AXIS
inches, filled with snippings of out
ing flannel or any soft material. Let
the children help you with the snip
ping AS soon as the pillows are fin
shed they should be left at the sew
ing room.
superintendent II. G. Blue has been
appointed county chairman of the Jun
Tor Red Cross auxiliary work. He is
to organize auXiliaries in the schools
throughout the county.
Five hundred yards of gauze, max
ing not less than 1000 dressings, have
been used this week by the surgical
dressing classes. The women now Mt
work are doing splendidly but more
are needed. Let every woman in Twin
Falls devote some time to this work.
A map of Twin Falls county, do
mated by Mr. Bybee, is at headquar-
ters, showing the seventeen auxiliar-
les of the Twin Falls chapter and the
territory belonging to each This di-
vision of territory has been made I'M
der the supervision of Mrs j. r.
White and DR.. H. w. Wilson. chairman.
of the county chapter, at the request
OF the divisional headquarters.
The relief committee is sending out
circular letters relative to war insur-
ance for the dependents of enlisted
men,
An urgent call has been received
from Seattle for the women of this
division to rush all knitted goods.
There is great need by our bows
cover there for sweaters. socks. he'll
NETS and wristlets
The Filler schools Will organize a
Junior school auxiliary this week
A limited number of Red Cross pins
have been received at headquarters
and may be had for twenty-five cents
each The celluloid pins which were
to have been here for the Christmas
drive, have not yet been received.
An electric cutting machine has
been ordered for use in the sewing
room. This will greatly facilitate the
work and will allow the sewing COM
mittee to supply more work for the
local and rural auXiliaries At pres
emf twenty-four women, four each
day. are giving their time exclusively
to this work.
Mrs J. E. White is visiting the dif-
ferent auxiliaries each week to ex-
plain points not understood and to
stimulate interest in the Red Cross
work. She is meeting with splendid
success.
Last week there was a meeting with
Mrs. Caldwell at Knull, which covers
the Pleasant View and Park Lane dis
tricts Mrs COburn was elected vice
chairman to succeed Mrs Nicholson
and Mrs. Mcmillan will take charge
of the publicity work Mrs Hertz was
elected chairman of the sewing depart
ment.
The children of the Curry school
gave an entertainment last week.
earning enough money to adopt a
French orphan
Baby shirts that are in good condi-
tion or old underwear from which
these shirts could be cut are needed
at the Refugee Rooms. Any warm
material suitable for baby garments
will be appreciated.
The following knitted goods we're
shipped during the month of Deem
Der, 10 scarfs, "a sweaters. 40 pairs
of socks, so pairs of wristlets and
seven helmets.
Myrtle Schwartz, an eight year old
girl in the third grade of the Wash
ington school has made and mounted
full sized comforter and donated it
to the Junior Red Cross. The child
rem of the eighth grade at the Wash
ington school will make thirty-five
ambulance pads d3ring this week
Russell Heron, a ten year old boy
has finished knitting a sweater