The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-29
RED CROSS NOTES.


 "The Rcd Cross is an organized, dis ciplined arm Of the government. lts' membership executes the orders of is' leaders promptly and without ques- tion. Cooperation is the essence of succ >ss.'
 4 Red Cross conference held inI Little Rock last Friday and Satur-I day all phases of the work were eN- plained and discussed at length by theI division manager, Alr Geo. w. Sm-I mons. and his corps of able assistants
 Each Of the latter being at the head Of a special department. There arc| ten of these. one being equally as i'm portant as another and all being nee essary tO the winning of the war.l These departments are; Membership; EXtension Finance; Publicity: CiHl-I ian Relief: Women's Work; NursmgI Service: Military Relief: Junior Mem bcrship; Conservation.
 Heads of departments and chapters from all over Arkansas we're present. to get in closer touch with all thatI concerns Red Cross wOrtinss as au- thorized by National Headquarters. Every six weeks all division managers confer at Washington and agree on definite plans for the carryins out of this stupendous work When orders are issued by national headquarters, they are issued simultaneously to ey- cry division, therefore, no chapter ia given a new course in surgical dress ings or anything else ahead of other chapters Feports to the contrary.
 1t Is with parlonable pride that we mention a few achievements of the SouthW estern Diyision--to which we belong It is "top notcher' in every respect: It was the first to go "oyer the top" in the last Liberty loan drive. the first and only one to near ly treble it's quota in the Christmas memberships; it's warehouses in St. Louis are filled with finished articles ready for overseas shipment, The Bureau og Supplies received from this division during August S,652,050 fin ished articles and shipped twenty car loads for foreign destination
 Mrs Ii M Morgan originated the A. B. C. Manuel for the Southwestern Division; it was so complete and per feet that she was called to Washing ton 10 compile the National Manual by which every worker in the Amer ican Red Cross is now suided. We have all wondered why oar work rooms have been closed 1t f. because we finished our quota and were told not to start anything else
 until new instructions come These
 have not yet been issued by national
 headquarters, but we are expecting them daily.
 There is a scarcity of material, 0W- ing to the fact that the women thru our the country have responded st well that they have worked it ut 1 faster than the manufacturers could turn it out The reason some chap | ters have had plenty of work while 1 others had none was because the for
 mer purchased it direct from the fac Cory not realizing the hardship it worked on the other chapters. Tht government has now commandeerec
 the entire output Thru the War In dustries Board the army will be sup piled first Underwear, oyercoats etc) and the Red Cross next Csweat CTS, etcl
 Very shortly committees are to be organized turnout Garland county to carry on the work of the ten depart monts of the Red Cross. Be ready to serve on one of these with all your heart and soul and energy The work can no longer be done by a few, and it must be done Identify yourself with some particular line and do all in your power to make it a success The war will be won largely thru the second line of doIense-the American Red Cross