Arizona republican., 1918-05-20
SUPPLIES MEANS
 VOLUMES ID THE
 RED CROSS WORKER

The word supplies means volumes to the Red Cross worker. In the Cen tral Arizona chapter of the organiZa ton Mrs. W. K, James, chairman on chapter production, is one of the work CTS who knows this word thoroughly, for it is she who has charge Of the supplies for this chapter.
 Every woman almost is working, making things for the soldiers. There are about 15 branches in various parts of Central Arizona, and auxiliaries in all the smaller towns. Every club. woman's organization, almost every school district and every church or ganiZation are also auXiliaries They do their work under the supplies de partment headed by Mrs. James. They make hospital garments surgical dressings and other things needed in the Red Cross work.
 The most of the schools are organ ized as junior auXiliaries. Tine chil- dren, Mrs, James says, have the re- sponsibility of clothing the children of Belgian refugees.
 This chapter ships about every ten days from eight to ten standard boxes of garments, including knitted articles, says Mrs. James. These shipments so to headquarters in San Francisco, to be re-shipped by way of the Pana ma canal to points where needed, There are IS states in the Pacific 1 Coast division, which includes Arizona. we have sent 92 standard boxes since February l from the Central Ari~ zona chapter. Also, we have sent 8s many more cartons of knitted article. At headquarters in the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce building work CTS are busy every day in the week. Here We have from 30 to 90 women working every day with their needles. In addition to this work organizations all over the district are meeting from one to three days a week to sew.
 The Red Cross is so organized here that there are very few women not taking part in the work. It reaches into every club or association for women and into practically every home in the district
 Of the supply department and those in charge. the annual report of the Phoenix Chapter of the Red Cross made public on January 26 of this year. had the following to say:
 The biggest undertaking of the chapter is that of making surgical dressings and hospital supplies. In this work the chapter has exceeded all ex- pectations. Case after case of gar
 ments, bandsges and other materials has been shipped to headquarters in San Francisco and when it is remem- bered that one case will contain in some instances over a thousand arti
 cles, the bigness of the task will be direction Of Mrs. W. K. James and the splendid staff of able assistants.
 Up 10 the first of the year 17,504 surgical dressings have been made
 3,975 hospital garments; 2,sS7 knitted garments; 1.412 pieces of hospital linen; 1,12S Christmas packages with
 53 additional sent to hospitals. Bath
 robes, slippers. pillows, pillow cases
 towels and au other things needed in
 hospital, ward. and in the field have
 been made by the ladies and sent on
 to headquarters in San Francisco foi shipment to Europe.
 : There is a call for still further ef-
 fort along this line and at the rate ai : which the work is increasing. it will soon be necessary that the Red Gross
 have building for it's own use in or
 der that the making up of all surGica { dressings and supplies can be carriec on without interruption.
 The amount spent for raw material : alone during the past six months, i. : very large, and this amount will O necessity be increased considerably
 during the next twelve months. as i } is the aim of the officials and tn, national organization to have on hans
 a supply of surgical dressings an' other hospital necessities which vii j. be adequate for any contingency whici : might arise.
 Q Tn the supplying of materials for tn soldiers and sailors. a bis factor ha e been that of sending knitted garment . of all descriptions. With the shortag'
 of fuel which exists. the value of warn = knitted garments can be appreciated. = '