Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-02-23
RED CROSS HEROlNES
Story Of The Big Work They Are
Doing ior
OUR SOLDIER BOYS ABROAD


OUR SOLDIER BOYS ABROAD
Would any of our readers like to view
the heavenl, counterpart Of the wal
hell on the fling lines in France lei
them pay u visit some afternoon OF
MONDAY, Wednesday. Thursday or Fri
day, to the New Century Clubs rooms
on North Broad street.
The Scribe did so the other day and
here is what be saw. Some two dozen
or more ladies shrouded in ghostly white
but looking all The handsom r. for that,
for Wom IN is never so appea'ingly love-
ly as when dressed in sno y garb-all
engaged in making surgical dressings of
many sorts and garments of various
kinds at the long tables filing that
audience room of the Muses-a.l for the
blessed purpose Of alleviating the pains
or adding to the comforts Of the heroic
lads gone to the deadly front to help
save our land and other lands from the
frightful menace of the tiendi-h Hun.
These skirted soldiers p sriotically
doing their part in the great rause, are
also uniformed-all attired, as BELTS
their merciful mission, in robes of
heavenly white with jaunty bonnets of
the same color-or, when the wearer
has passed certain examination. in c.ps
of celes ial b,ue-robe and bon 9th
bearing he bIood-,ed symbol OF n.er.y
which woman first made nous over
half century ago the no worldwide
recognize Red Cross s-tha; crimson
hued square Greek cross which has
gladdened the hearts of mil ions of
earth's suffering ones, not only on The
battlefield, but amid every orln of
desolation and death wrou 4ht ny fire,
or flood, or other elements! fury.
1t is diversely compound. d. mis- world
of ours. The very fiowlr Of the Nations
Youth toiling, suffering. dying in the
horrible trenches; our women filled with
the same spirit of sacrifice, working
month after month at their wageless
war tasks; m anwhile the greedy rich
profteers and spectators ara riiing up
fortunes, and equally gr ed, Labor is
striking for mere pay On top of their
unheared of wages. Patriots those,
hogs these An,i he good God sees it
all.
Some of our tr...i- ;,iulrt. - ueen
boasting OF Their N-d Cros, D,-. md
we guess not ore O. them ii! n equal
the work done 10y ear iio to u q. -
who compose sbr ':"anch ot e.. Dele
ware Chapter o. IL i, "a " Y !, who
have been constantly in the trenches
since May 1877. In their January
drive" they completed 1916 surgical
dressings out Of a total O. $4,000 asked
of the whole st IL ,jer cent OF the
whole! Last week thy sent H. $50
knitted articles, and Mr.. A. F gel made
q special trip to Wilmington to carry
up 95 convalescent robes for them.
This month they will make up 600
yards in scultetus handages those 5 tail
ed affairs which remind one of he P;sha
of "many tails" They will al . t
some $50 yards OF auze into u ical
dressings. These Items are but few
of multitude If articles ,urned out
since these 35 devoted Workers began.
The officials of the Middle own Branch
are Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd. president;
Miss Marie Lockwood, 1st vice president;
AIRS. Howard Pool, I'd vice president;
Mrs..Lewis, Sd vice preside NJ IS Lii
lian Melvin, treasurer; Mis- Ethe! Bra
DIV, secretary; and the 70 lowing chair
men Of the various conn., ittees on the
work: Miss Helen Brady, su gi al dress
ing; Mrs. c. b. Greene. h'spi taIs sup
plies: Mrs. A. Fogel, sheets: Mrs Alice
Conpellee, canning; Mrs. d. Lewis, pill
low cases; Miss Mary Hutch. Is, knit
ting; Miss Bessie Anderson, p jamas.
Among so large corps Of faithful
toilers n behalf Of Humanitl it would
he hard to select individual instances,
though justice demands special recog-
milton of the enthusiastic services of
Miss Helen Brady who has been abe to
devote much longer time 10 lhe work
than any other.
A few gentlemen also help, and many
more could be Of great service if they
would. One wonders if some of our
gentlemen of leisure in the town would
not wish to share with these tireless
ladies' the honor and the blessings Of
serving their cou' try and its heroes.
The coored ladies are also helping at
their homes having made 10 dozens Of
shot bags. one dozen hospital shirts,
one dozen triangle bandages, two dozen
scultetus bandages and two dozen pillow
cases.
we are requested to announce that
the Century Club rooms are open or
Tuesday evenings for workers who viii
be welcomed.
Entertainment
An entertainment will b. given b!
c. - h.