White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-09
McGill Notes

Now that the Red Cross are no
longer seeking financial assistance,
comes another test of the patriotism
of the people of McGill. 1t
in the form of an unofficial campaign
10 increase the number of workers
at the local headquarters. Ii is as
important TO make b%andages, and
other articles for the work in France
as il is TO have the money to buy
the materials for this work The
materials are only OF value as in
proportion to their value to the fin
ished product The materials with
out the work are as worthless as the
work without the materials
The people of McGill rave contrib
uted wonderfully TO every demand or
request for money They have gone
over the top in the Red Cross drives.
for the war work and for civilian
relief. They have come through
b in the Liberty Loan campaigns by
exceeding McGi1l's quota at every OPP
p%ortunity
Now that the call for more work
ers has been sent. will the people OF
McGill fail To appear. or will they be
even reluctant to appear and do their
share2 Judging by thei past record
they will but ask Where do we meet?
What can We do that We have not
done'"
Then will come the answer, and the
people will be surprised that so lit
tie of their time is asked for. A few
hours a week for the greatest cause
in Ia country today: for the greatest
humanitarian work of all time. Never
has any organization in the history
of the world even attempted to do
what the American Red Cross now is
doing To give a few hours a week
is a privilege than no one, who gives
The time. ever can or will regret.
In a few years from now. a few
yeas after the end of the war. the
only regret will be. why didn't | do
more. the most that | could have done
would have been SO little. What |
actually did was almost less than
Rothing.- II is infinitely better to do
all that GIN be done in every line OF
work. and be able to rejoice THAI you
have done all that 1t was your priv
iiege to do than to do only what YOU
have to do. what YOU a get by with.
and regret that you did not DO more.
Your chance has come--take advan-
tage of IT. Give service as we'll as
money-it is the only form of ser
vice most civilians can give.
The work Is OF quite a varied ma
lure 50 that anyone willing to give
any amount of time is sure to find
some activity or line OF work OF in
teres; as we'll as of help to the Red
Cross. fhe work consists OF making
all kinds of hospital garments. gauze
J c9mpresses, surgical dressings. pads.
sox bandages. etc. The hours are:
Sewing room. 10 A.. M. TO ) p. m;
gauze room NJ. W. f. 10. There
will be a gauze room open this week
at the school house for T%eusday aud
Thursday evenings.
A call has come TO the local Red
Cross headquarters for twenty-five
nurses as this chapters quota, The
Pacific Division is to furnish twenty
five thousand nurses. the division
consisting of California. Arizona and
Nevada.
Any woman interested, who is over
twenty years OF age. should apply at
the local headquarters for a ques-
tionairre. Those accepted will DC
given about six months intensive
training before being sent to France
so that no previous experience is nee
essary. although of course it would
he q help.