The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-04
Red Cross Notes

bership drive has not interfered with
the industriousness of the Red Cross
workers. The tri-weekly meetings
have been very well attended, there
being 40 or so members present each
time.
Since November %, twelve complet-
ed cases have been shipped to Chica-
go headquarters. These contained:
1920 hospital garments,
1889 muslin bandages,
$3.50 gauze surgical dressings,
TIT knitted garments.
At the present time, an average of
1000 yards of gauze and from IL to 16
pieces of muslin are cut and made in
to bandages each month In a single
afternoon the women have made as
many as $50 surgical dressings, both
gauze and muslin.
Sweater Shipment-Important.
Direct shipment of sweaters from
chapters or individuals to canton
ments must be firmly discouraged.
Washington is appealing to all divi-
sion managers to prevent such ship
ments as far as possible, and to make
all shipments through division head
quarters. G. E. Scott, acting general
manager, in a telegram to Bruce D.
Smith, manager of the central divi-
sion, says:
Direct shipment from chapters has
led to much duplication and confus-
ion. We are distributing from nation
Of 1f of
sweaters where most needed, but calls
are bound to continue, as demand still
exceeds supply by several hundred
thousand.
The teachers in the public schools
have started the pupils on Red Cross
work. The following articles have
been completed thus far:
q hospital pillows.
"a sheets.
rs wash cloths.
Dish towels.
Handkerchiefs
Afghans, to be used as robes for
convalescing soldiers. This is only the
beginning of the work in the schools,
and much more, especially that of
| making garments, will be done during
this new term.
The Camp Fire Girls have done
| considerable work during the past two
| months. They have completed
80 pairs pillows cases.
A large box gunwipes.
A large bag material for fracture
pillows.
u dozen cretonne bags.
Water bottle covers.
The Woman's Relief Corps is work
ing diligently on hospital garments
since November 20-11 hospital sheets
| and bath robes have been comp1et-
Ell. They are expecting to continue the
work with greater results in view af-
| ter this week.
There has been much weighty dis
cussion regarding the advisability of
| taking over the making of knitted
| there are SO many modern factories
| for the manufacture of these gar
ments. The demand has been so great
that the factories have been unable to
meet it, especially since they have
had huge contracts with England and
| France which they have been striving
to meet. They also have not been able
to make knitted goods for the govern
ment as cheaply as the voluntary
women workers have been able to
make them. A manufacturer cannot
| sell knitted sweater for less than
| S2.25, whereas the sweaters made by
the Red Cross cost only S110, and the
wearing quality of the latter is much
| the best.
| The following letter received by the
| secretary of the local chapter from
one of Uncle Sans boys on the sea-
/ tells i'll measure with what graft
tude and appreciation the warm knit
! ted garments and the Christmas boxes
| sent by us were received. Dozens of
other letters from camps and battle
| ships tell the same story:
U. S. S. Maine,
Dec. Is, II.
| Watertown Chapter A. R. c.
Lydia B. Wertheimer, Sec.
Watertown, Wis.
WILL DSSI WISHES LOT merry
| Christmas and a happy New Year to
you all, wish to extend my thanks
for the Christmas box received
through the kindness of the Water
town Chapter of the American Red
Cross.
You may be sure that every article
will be put to the use intended and we
all will think of those at home and
elsewhere, who not knowing US per-
sonally, have been kind enough to
| remember us with good cheer at this
| season of the year.
We men in the navy are glad to
| think that the women of the country
are behind us and though behind us
yet make their presence felt wherever
we may be by their kindness in fur
| nishing us with articles of warmth,
| comfort and good cheer You may de-
pend upon us to rise to any occasion
that the country may demand for the
| protection of the women at home and
! elsewhere
| Personally | am from Massachu-
sets and very glad to have my box
' cnnon from no