The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12

The Red Cross bulletin is published in this paper once weekly Sunday. and deals with the doings of Red Cross work CTS. The chairman of the publicity com mittee will welcome contributions to this column from workers throughout the dis trict. If you have suggestions to make that will tend to the interest and help fitness of the Red Cross work, they will be welcomed
 To mail contributions to the chairman of publicity or the assistant chairman, address Red Cross Headquarters care Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
 Report of work accomplished by va rious Alabama chapters:
 The following is a summary of the bull letin issued May l, by the publicity bu- reau of the gulf division, American Red Cross, outlining the work done by some of the chapters in Alabama:
 Ashland chapter: Collected and shipped to New Orleans 40 pounds of refugee clothing for the Belgian relief Has in terested the different ladies' organiza- tions of the town, and each one has taken charge of the workroom for one afternoon a week. The workroom is open any afternoon now. The chapter hired the picture show for one afternoon and evening and presented The Stacker" They also served dinner for a local political meeting and cleared about $40 on that. On April 16 the following articles were shipped to headquarters; 2560 guaze congresses 20 abdominal bandages, 55 four-tail bandages, 80 gauge strips, pair bed socks. comfort pillows, 2 helmets, ] muffler, 140 pair socks and 3 sweaters The junior auxiliaries at the grammar school and the high school are doing x~r1r Ht.@ l. ~..af. II gave an entertainment and raised SIS for their work
 Demopolis chapter: April 13, shipped a case containing eight pajamas, 96 bed shirts, IF undershirts, four underdrawerS. IT knit wash cloths, 19 hot water bag covers, 16 bed socks, e slings, four face towels, 14 sweaters, two helmets, p pairs socks. ss towels. S4 bandages. 15 addition al, POO 9xS congresses and 90 4x4 com presses. On April 27, shipped another case containing F pajamas. 147 bed shirts, 6S bed socks, two underdrawers, un- dershirts, g sweaters, IS pairs socks, five towels, 12S slings, abdominal bandages, 104 head bandages, 100 9x9 congresses, 100 4x4 congresses. Organized new branch and a new school auxiliary since last report
 Gadsden chapter: Tn two weeks ending April 5, gave out 5016 hanks of wool and had 40 garments returned. Also com pleted 36 pajamas, s bedshirts, helpless bed jackets, 20 abdominal bandages, g TT" bandages. 65 slings, 21 bed socks. There were seven boxes of different ar ticles forwarded to headquarters during the two weeks. Quantities of garments for the Belgian relief were also collected and forwarded From April to 19, com pleted 59 bedshirts, 31 pajamas 65 TT bandages 1sS slings, 1c1 abdominal and 2 layettes. Knitting room gave out 12 hanks of wool and has So garments re- turned. The civilian relief committee is especially active now with many calls from the dependents of enlisted men,
 Guntersville chapter: Is now well or ganized with captains and lieutenants of work for each day in the week Mrs. Joe Henry is supervisor of surgical dress ings, and Mrs. w. T. Mann of sewing departments. A total of 2639 articles have been shipped since the chapter began regular work last October. During March three boxes were sent containing 37 bed gowns. 10 pajamas, 47 pairs bed socks. F fracture pillows. 25s bandages, 1t sweaters. g pairs knitted socks, 10 hel- mets, pairs wristlets and 5so sterflized