Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-26
Red Cross Notes.


Mrs. Roderick Mcdonald, who has
charge of the bandage work at Ironwood
was kind enough to give us one afternoon
last week in this work.
About 300 game congresses and 100
muslin bandages have been made within
a week.
Another shipment of knitted goods and
paIamas was made by the local chapter
this week. The shipment consisted of 81
suits OF pajamas, 20 sweaters, 7 scarfs. 9
pair wristlets, 10 pair socks 2 trench caps
and 4 helmets. The following towns fur
nished the articles: Mercer-5 scarfs. |
sweater, pair socks. Z pajamas; Saxon
8 pajamas; Manitowish-2 sweaters: Mon.
treal- 5 pair socks. l sweater. scarf:
Cary sweaters, pair socks. Ambu-
lance pillows-Upson e. Iron Belt 49,
Saxon rs and Mercer Is.
Five bundles of magazines were shipped
to Camp Grant on Wednesday,
Another shipment of knitted goods will
be sent on Friday. Anyone having work
completed please hand it in Friday morn.
ing.
Iron County Chapter has received the
following letter from Mrs. Edith Glass,
supt. OF surgical dressings, Central Divis-
ion headquarters, Chicago, regarding the
sample of gauze congresses sent in for
criticism:
Mrs. J. F. Sullivan,
Chm. Women's Work,
Iron Co, Chapter, Red Cross, Hurley. Wis
My Dear Mrs. Sullivan
ain in receipt of your letter of Jan.
ZOth also the sample congresses. find
the congresses made beautifully and sup-
gest you go on with your splendid work.
II you will feel better satisfied to send me
samples OF your muslin work | will be
more than pleased to send my criticism of
them to you. The gauze sent by you to
the Central Division is what has been pas
sed on by the Bureau of Standards in
Washington and found to be the best for
surgical purposes. Thanking you for
your interest | am
Very truly yours
American Red Cross.
BY Edith l.. Glass
Supt. OF Surgical Dressings.
Iron County Chapter, Red Cross. ack.
nowledges the receipt of $965 which was
donated by persons who attended the
Italian patriotic meeting at Bonlno's hall
Sunday evening, Jan. 18th.
All towns in Iron county have or
gained Branches or Circles. or rs
some Chapters name them, Units, and
are busy working for the Iron County
Chapter. A Red Cross Circle or Unit
for Red Cross work being the same
thing.
Camp Custer. Michigan.
December u, 1917.
Member of Red Cross,
Hurley, Wisconsin.
Dear Madame ! hereby most sin
celely thank you for the generous
package you have sent us, Soldier
Boys, which had the good fortune
to receive 1t,
1t is certainly kind of you to re-
member us. W men people are so gOOu
and so generous, remembering us with
whatever there is that consoles the
heart of man, it makes one happier,
the days brighter, and the dutipa inn
posed upon us lighter; and it also
makes one feel as if he could do
thousand times mOreOf what he does
by the name you will note that
am Japanese, but just the same I'm
an American. An American TO the
last. | was born and raised on Amer
lean soil, received protection under
an American flag, and now | in turn
will return the innumerable gratilica-
tons and existance owe to her.
am today serving in the Medical De
tachment of No. 32S Field Artillery,
Camp Custer, Michigan.
Again and again, thank you most
sincerely for your kindness; and wish
you all the enjOyments as we'll as all
the happiness of the coming holidays.
lntersum. Most thankfully yours,
Joseph Y Kurihara,