Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
RED CROSS FOLK
WORK STEADILY
Headquarters at Old City Hall
Scene of Activity From 9 a. m.
to Midnight.

From Q n. m. TO midnight old City
Hall, the Red Cross headquarters, is n
scene Of activity
The hum OF an electric cutting ma
chime sounds on entering the door and
upstairs are many capped and aprnned
women bending over tables or sewing ut
machines "licatlcss'' Monday il an
especially busy day, for many girls who
are usually employed at other work are
able To spend this day working for the
Red Cross. With tho help of expert
teachers, newcomers are soon experts and
no novice need fear that her lack of cx-
pericnce will prevent her becoming pro-
hcent IN VERY short while Regular work
crs are most desired. even II they work
one afternoon or night week.
1t Is the persons that come regularly
that are depended upon To supply the
great demand for Rcd Cross articles
There is n variety Of work to he done,
SO that every ono IA sure to find some
thing that they are particularly ef'icicnt
nj making First. and easiest there re
surgical dressings ANY one can make
them and there is n demand for millions
II Your forte ls sewing, then work ~ the
hospital supply department Warm
garments, bed socks. pajamas and robes
are So necessary for the hospitals over
there because, often ON account of tho
rrowding, makcshilt buildings and sum
mcr chatcauS, usually unhcatcd. arc used
10 house the wounded
Knitted garments arc needed for our
hoNs here rs we'll as the ones NJ the front
To help take care Of the next generation.
infant layCttcs are prepared for the httle
French babies. who come INTO the world
where there IS Little at hand 20 make
things comfortable for them The knit
ting and sewing MAY be taken home and
brought back to the headquarters when II
is completed
The good result of somc Of the work ls
felt IN the letters of appreciation from
soldier recipients of Rod Gross Christmas
packets, IN the camps and over there
With the cNpciitlnnar, forces IN France.
MUcu woHk NOM
The cantonmcnts absorbed IN round
numbers half milton packets, saws the
Red Gross Bulletin for January, and
lnasmuCh as tho government permitted
tho great majority ot the men 20 go homo
thus number suilccd but W tn only . small
margin of safety The bureau of Camp
Service. which had this celebration in
charge. has directors II Is known that
rNcr1 soldier nj CAMPS l'lN. pton. Codv.
! h rnan, Lewis. ~Iocum. Funston. Meade.
and DcvcnS received > Christmas packet
Word has been received conccrnmg
the packets sent over General Per
shing sent this cahlcgram please cypress
10 women of American Red Cross. sincere
thanks of AT ranks for Christmas greet
ings. The love and confidence Of o,tt wo-
mon Will make us all better mon and better
soldiers. and hold us firm IN courage and
10 win
The Rod Cross bulletin writes Of tho
occasion rs follows.
In tho American camps in France /
each company assembled on the morn /
ing of Christmas da1 IN its own har- |
racks, and Rod Cross workers gave out /
bags and presents 70 cvcr1 man. amid /
cheers. The mon were delighted with /
Of Christmas bags Ono soldier +
said
"1'll bet il was bunch Of mothers
who made up t1csc bags THERE'S cvcr1 +
thing a fellow needs but does not know
enough 10 buN
The camps wire filled Christmas
Ia, with mon carving Red Cross bags
IN their arms and smoking the first
cigarettes They had had FOR DAYS. Gramo
phones and records given companies hv
Red Cross were surrounded all dav by
crowds Of singing and dancing soldiers.
In hospitals, the first present the sick
soldiers saw on Christmas morning was
Red Cross Christmas bags. which the
nurses had tied 10 the beds after the men
were asleep. The soldiers were awakened
by singing Of carols by nurses and IN
the afternoon there was a Christmas tree
for every ward The contents kept boys
cheerful all day long One SAID
The Red Cross was tho best Santa
Claus ever came 10 me.
At ono great Christmas tire cele-
hration French roilu in regular uniform
with white cotton beard acted as Santa
laus and gave out Red Cross bags to our
men. He said
My pack is small. for am on my
vay 10 the trenches, but ! bring you
,ach Red Cross Bag IN the bottom !
1f my sack / have a great present /
which | shall come back and give YOU
Asbury Quarterly Conference.
The fourth quarterly conference OF I
Ashury NJ. +. Church Will be held tonight, |
( which District Superintendent Robert /