The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-23
Interesting Report of Seattle
Meeting and Information
on Work and Methods


no and as far away as Alaska. A
splendid program had been prepared
and the delegates were royalty enter
tanned by the ladies Of Tacoma.
The opening address was given by
President Henry Suzzalo of the Uni
versity. The gist of his address was:
That we must learn the lesson OF
! tying strong men together, SO that
when they have organization they will
be more competent than weak men in
organization. In America we depend
on the strength Of the individual, but
are weak in organization, while Ger
many is strong in organization but
weak in individuality. Eliminate the
word sacrifice from our life and re-
place it with service. Any woman
who does not respond to the call of
her chapter is as much of Hun as
the one who is fighting our boys in
France. The service of the Red Cross
is double one. First, that of mercy;
second, the service of giving American
people the discipline so that we may
strike with the compactness and might
of 1879 million people united.
The purpose of the convention was
to take intensive training and instruc-
ton in making the spaghnum moss
pads and new army dressings. How
ever, the first day was taken up with
addresses by the managers and other
eaders Of the Northwest division. Mrs.
Hilton gave some interesting facts
concerning the work. The following
is a record of four months work:
100000 surgical dressings, 365,569
hospital garments, $4,000 sweaters,
100000 pair of socks, wristlets, muf-
fers and hemlets has been the ire
mendous accomplishment of the wo-
men of this section since January 1.
Through the Seattle warehouse the
division is doing business on a mil
lion dollars basis.
1t was announced that hereafter al
lotments will not be sent to chapters
until the raw material for them is in
the warehouse. They are anticipating
doing all the cutting at headquarters,
but don't know how soon they will be
able to do this. During the next three
months special attention will be paid
to four things: Helpless case shirts,
bed socks, pajamas and bed jackets.
A total of 100000 refugee garments
and $4,000 hospital garments has been
asked for.
DR.. Sharpless gave an address on
First Aid" In part, he said it was
necessary to have first aid classes in
order to take care of our sick at home
since SO many of our doctors had
gone and were going into the service.
He suggested that it would be necess-
ary to form classes for instruction
rom doctors who were competent to
give the work. In this way we would
,e able to guard against the time
when we might be without physicians.
Gem county is rated fair. Socks
light and small. The supervisor should
rot send in any article which she
leems unfit Socks should have no
,nots, no ridges, no hard places,
Iothing of discomfort. There may be
in the purling, but none of
he above is wanted. They have no
ime to make over socks. Out of
6, 1000 pairs, 1900 had bad toes.
Fairfield, an Idaho town in the
'amas Prairie country, ranks the
ighest in perfect knitting in the N.
V. Division.
In the discussion of refugee gar
lents the Red Cross is urged to in
rease their output. While we are
living these garments, we must re-
member that when we send a gift
rom one proud nation, it is a gift
> another proud nation. These gar
rents must be good for at least six
lonths' wear, clean. By clean is
leant washed.
Friday. and Saturday was given
yer to intensive training in the spag
mum moss and new army dressing.
he Spaghnum moss pads of which
e have heard so much will be made
n the coast by the large chapters for
ne present, as there is an order for
10000 for the Italian front, to be /
,mpleted by July list. 1t requires
me and expense to get the moss to
Hand chapters. We will not be asked
} make these dressings unless the
hole North West division is asked L
II this dressing especially. / have |;
,mples of the moss and tissue used
this pad and all other army dress /
Igs, which | will be glad to show. /
There will be no new classes organ
ed for the new work. II we should |,
: called upon to make any one Of the Il
ew dressings members will be in
.ructed how to make that particular