Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-08
ATTENTION!!
All-Day Meeting of Red Cross Work.
ers of the County, Friday, March
I5th-SecOnd Red Cross Drive

ers of the County, Friday, March
15th-Second Red Cross Drive
ATTENTION! All Red Cross
Workers of the County! The Wau-
seon branch has planned an all-day
get-together meeting at the County
Court House on Friday, March 15;
meeting to be called at 10 o'clock.
Each woman is asked to bring her
own lunch-the simplest kind-Hoo-
verize as much as possible. The Wau-
seon women will provide coffee and
cream for all. Mrs. Martin, the Field
Supervisor, will talk about the work
and demonstrate with sample gar
ments. Mr.. Perry will speak on Jun
ior Red Cross activities; there will
be a talk on Conservation" The
young woman who has charge of the
Boys and Girls clubs of the County
expects to be in Wauseon at this
time and will talk on that work. In
the afternoon there will be wonder
full address by Mrs. Morris-"Women
in War Work" All who have heard
this address say they would make
every effort to hear it again. The
Wauseon Chapter will do all in its
power to make this meeting inter
esting and profitable and urge all
women of the county to be present
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The Second Red Cross War Fund
Drive has been set for May 6-13
The quota for the Lake Division -
Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky-is So,
400, 900; this, Ohio is held response
Dle for $6,400,000. In the first drive
the Lake Division accomplished won
derful results-let US do even better
Prominent cartoonists and artist!
are contributing poster drawings
authors, advertising men, seasoned
campaigners and accountants are Civ
int their services. BY the aid of thes'
men the performances and eXpendi
lures of the American Red Cross
abroad and at home during the frs
year of the war will be placed befor,
the public before the Second Driv'
begins.
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The Red Cross Bulletin of Febru
airy 25 prints statement by Secre
Cary of War Baker, showing clearl
the relations between the Army an
the Red Cross in camps and canton
ments. 1t authorizes: Distribute
of knitted goods with assistance an
cooperation of all officers; renderin
of emergency relief; use of HON
Service Bureau to relieve anxiety an
to sustain morale of soldiers worrie
about families; canteen service sta
tions; furnishing of emergency, sur
plies in Base Hospitals, and commit
nication with families of men in thes
hospitals; furnishing by commandin
generals of needs of Red Cross sue
as warehouses, offices, lights, hea
etc.
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A suggestion for using tailors' san
pies, or any heavy woolen samples
they make a fine coverlet stitched fla
and lined with a single thickness c
tennis flannel; no padding is nece;
sary.
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A chance for somebody to donai
something-Th surgical dressing d.
partment is very badly in need of a
ironing board and electric iron.
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: February Shipment for Fulton Count
Goods to the value of $3,617 wei
: shipped this past month, as follow
\ Thirty-two pajamas, 180 hospit
shirts, 80 convalescent robes, II pai
bed socks, 40 hot water and ice bag
a II operating capes, 80 handkerchief
60 tray cloths, 80 napkins, 80 was
y cloths, Is afghans, 279 sweaters, Al
y pairs socks, l pair of knitted b,
y socks, 2 mufflers, 1873 pairs wristlet
y IA helmets, 10 trench caps, 2 pal
y mittens, 351 comfort pillows, Il
y baby blankets, 80 ambulance pillow
y 1876 ambulance pillow cases, rs pal
y y of ward slippers, 6 knee blankets,
y feather pillow, feather pillowcase
"a $40 gauZe congresses, "a four-tail
y bandages, Is T-bandages, 35 abdon
" nal bandages, $40 triangular ba
dages, As scultetus.
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70 February Report for WauseOn
% Chapter
y Garments Made in Work Room
=, Nineteen pajama suits, 4 pajaI
u trousers, SO hospital bed shirts, b
jackets, convalescent robes, / ba
70 blanket, 25 ambulance pillows, % a
'o bulance pillow cases, 20 pairs we
=, slippers.
y IL Knitted Garments Turned In
W Forty-six sweaters, 1873 pairs
a socks, II pairs wristlets, helmet
IL trench caps, 10 afghans.
~ Garments Cut in Work Room
0090 Sixty-seven muslin bed shirts, 6
Do jana coats, ambulance pillows,
m ambulance pillow cases, 81 prope
~ bags.
~ Material Cut in Work Room
az Two hundred ninety-eight yards
w muslin, in garments; 1T yards
. muslin in bandages.
5o Material Given to Auxiliaries-
% Ninety-seven and one-half yards
oV muslin, Z blankets for robes.
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oo Reports of Branches and Auxilial
81 Westbarre-
'oS Ten sweaters, 6 pairs of socks
helmet, 1 pair wristlets, 8 shirts,
triangular bandages, l5 handl
m chiefs.
~ Ambrose
'3O Twelve surgeons operating CT
13 pairs of socks, 8 bed shirts.
o- Chesterfield
20 Seven hospital bed shirts, a b
blankets.
Winameg-
49, Twelve tray cloths, "a napkin!
10 handkerchiefs, 9 bed shirts,
- daged-foot socks, scrub cloths
.5O pairs of ward slippers, baby b
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