The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-12
WORK OF SURGICAL.
DRESSING DEPARTMENT
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that was in sight, not a travelling o
scrap of cloth or particle of dust
There is large vault adjoining
this work room containing an abun
dance of shelves and pigeon holes
This is used for store room TO
both finished and unfinished articles
Those who are accustomed to tn
average disordered store room will
experience a bit of a shock whel
they see this one in perfect Orde
with an additional sanitary precau
ton taken of having all unwrappe(
dressings placed in locker that il
really locked except when more ma
terial is placed therein.
A temporary six foot partition
separates the gauze room from 6
hall that contains the stairway ant
across which are located a spacious
packing room with work tables anG
boxes in which shipments are made
a well arranged dressing room with
closet containing hangers for hats
and coats and toilet. The same
cleanliness extends thruout the en-
tire department. This dressing room
does not contain one peice of furni-
ture and we hope there are several
parties just now thinking about a
ties just now thinking about q
dresser, table, a chair or a small
chest Of drawers or a mirror that
they could loan for this dressing
room during the war period. You
know humorists say this war has
proven that girl may be separated
from anything except her powder
puff. Then too she must pat her
hair bit and see that her hat is
on at just the right angle before she
leaves for the street so hurry up the
mirror please and the dresser or
chest of drawers which are needed
very badly for the many white caps
and aprons that each gauze worker
must be provided with.
There is very urgent need in the
gauze room for long table. Some
old kitchen table will answer the
purpose very nicely and if someone
has one to loan during the war it
will be very much appreciated.
The Boise-Payette Lumber COM
pany have already done big part,
multiplied several times, but they
are planning to add still more to
their generosity by laying a side
walk leading from the street to the
entrance door which is in. the rear
Of the building and prividing
screen for the door. There is no
phone in the apartments and the
requests that until one
Is installed friends will refrain from
any attempt to call up neighboring
)nes as the distnce is inconvenient
md disturbance annoying.
Mrs. Blanche Eldredge is the gen
'ral supervisor. There are six
classes conducted during the week
IS follows:
Monday morning by Mrs. E. A. John
son.
donday night by Mesdames Curtis
and Eldredge.
tuesday, afternoon by Mrs. G.. F.
iagon.
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. w. E.
Ratrie.
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Nc
Cosham
'riday afternoon by Mrs. Good.
Fifteen or twenty more workers
re needed Immediately. Several
ave received diplomas from the
atlonal Red Cross and anyone may
o so who finishes a certain amount
work acceptably. Mrs. Eldredge
pleased to have visitors call dur
lg any period of work.
Two boxes were shipped Monday,
ne containing 1920 pieces of gauze
lat had been cut Is by 18 inches
nd then folded carefully until each
ne was what is called by 4.
hen these are stacked and wrapped
lvelope fashion in a 16 by 16 inch
zee of muslin which in turn is tied
18th a piece of Irvine in certain
lie loop bow knot with the longest
I'd so arranged that one slight pull
leases the package. :. This is ar
AAoNA III u AhohhOl " saw IH6 sur
'on time as every half Mute counts {
hen wounded men are being cared
r.
The shipping box is lined with
ater proof paper and is not opened
It'll the base hospital in France is
ached, where these packages are
omitted to a certain temperature /
heat to steralize them, that they q
ay be entirely free from disease r
rms. The second box sent Mon c
y contained 1854 pieces in mis- I
laneous packages of gauze and ?
uslin appliances. The chapter a
UNITS on shipping one box month, v
It occasionally second one gets b
ady. e
Three invoices are necessary. s
he goes in the box, one is sent on f
headquarters and still another is t.
pit on file at the home office. a
l would like to tell you more, but t.
II have to wait another issue or
rsuade the management to let me
We more space in the paper.