The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
VIEW OF SURGICAL
DRESSING ROOM
Continued from page one

the time of this visit so this Is all
tnat was In sight, not travelling or
scrap OF cloth or particle Of dust.
Ihere Is a large vault adjoining
this work room containing an album
dance of shelves and pigeon holes,
This is used for a store room for
both finished and unfinished articles.
Those who are accustomed to the
average disordered store room will
experience bit of shock when
they see this one in perfect order
with an additional sanitary precau-
ton taken of having all unwrapped
dressings placed in locker that is
really locked except when more ma
terial is placed therein.
A temporary six foot partition
separates the gauze room from a
nall that contains the stairway and
across which are located a spacious
packing room with work tables and
boxes in which shipments are made,
a well arranged dressing room with
closet containing hangers for hats
and coats and toilet. The same
cleanliness extends turnout the en-
tire department. This dressing room
does not contain one piece of furni-
ture and we hope there are several
parties just now thinking about a
dresser, table, a chair or a small
cnest OF drawers or a mirror that
they could loan for this dressing
room during the war period. You
know humorists say this war has
proven that girl may be separated
from anything except her powder
pun. Then too she must pat her
hair a bit and see that her hat is
on at Just the right angle before she
leaves for the street so hurry up the
mirror please and the dresser or |
chest OF drawers which are needed
very badly for the many white caps
and aprons that each gauze worker
must be provided with.
There Is very urgent need in the
gauze room for a long table, Some
old kitchen table will ANSWER the
purpose very nicely and " someone
has one to loan during the war It
will be very much appreciated.
The Boise-Payette Lumber COM
pany have already done a big part,
multiplied several times, but thew
are planning to add still more to
their generosity by laying a side
Walk leading from the street to the
door which is in the rear
of the building and providing a
screen for the door. There is no
phone in the apartments and the
requests that until one
s installed friends will refrain from
my attempt to call up neighboring
mes as the distance is announcement
md disturbance annoying, II
Mrs. Blanche Eldredge ia the gen.
raj supervisor. There are six
lasses conducted during the week
IS follows:
fonday morning by Mrs. E. A. John
son.
fonday night by Mesdames Curtis !;
and Eldredge.
tuesday, afternoon by Mrs. G. F.
Gagon.
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. w. D. +
Patrie. Il
thursday afternoon by Mrs. Nc q
Cosham. .
riday afternoon by Mrs. Good. u
f1fteen or twenty more workers |,
ave received diplomas from the W
ational Red Cross and anyone NAV y
Q so who finishes certain amount
work acceptably. Mrs. Eldredge +.
pleased to have visitors call dur Il
lg any period of work. -
TWO boxes were shipped july & T.
ne containing 1920 pieces of gauze y,
lat had been cut 10 by 10 inches q.
ID then folded carefully until each r
le was what is called 4 by n,
hen these are stacked and wrapped 81
lvelope fashion in a 16 by 16 incl, +
zee of muslin which in turn is fled h,
ith piece of Irvine in a certain w
le loop bow knot with the longest ",
I'd SO arranged that one slight mil -,
leases the package. This ia ar q,
nged IN manner to save the sur A,
on time as every half minute in
UNITS when wounded men are being bt
red for. n ns
The shipping box is lined with hi hi
aterproof paper and is not opened wi
It'll the base hospital in France ia N
ached, where these packages are III
omitted to certain Temperature '"
neat to sterilize them, that thew ~,
~ be enirely free from disease or
rms. The second box sent July q av
ntained 1884 pieces in miscellane- "
packages of gauze and muslin wo
pliances. The chapter counts IN o ""
piping one box a month, but &C. sss
,lonally second one gets ready 90.
Ihree invoices are necessary. mi
= soes IN tne Dox, one is sent on pre
y neaoquarters and still another ia ~
pit on file at the home Office " ~ y,