The Monett times., 1918-03-15
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Nineteen registered for work Thurs.
day afternoon.
Parents should encourage the chill.
dren to help in the Junior Red Cros.
work.
The U. D. c., Presbyterian and
Philalthea Units worked Thursday
afternoon at garment making.
The st. Lawrence church and Meth
odist church Units were at the work
room Friday afternoon.
Mrs. J. F. Mermoud, of the Walden
sian Unit, was a visitor at the work
room Thursday.
The hospital garments are maze
with all seams on the outside, propa-
bly, to afford the "cooties" fewer hid
ing places.
The U. D. C. Unit has bought an
other sewing machine. This unit now
has three machines in use at the work
room.
Mrs. Helen Hobbs, of Cassville, Wis
tied the work room Friday afternoon.
She is an active worker in the Cass-
vile Chapter.
Bed shirts for soldiers are made in
two sizes. They are large and me-
dunn for the American men and me-
dunn and small for the French men.
Two medium shirts to one large one
is the rule.
Anyone who has read cover the
Top" knows what a wounded soldier
thinks of the Red Cross nurse. She
looks like an angel, according to Ser
geant Guy Empey, no matter what
her age or physical attractions.
More sewing machines are needed
in the work room. If any one has
machine in good condition to loan or
give to the Chapter, it will be appre-
ciated if they will let the workers
know.
The work room has been a busy
place this week, but there is room for
more than twice as many workers as
attend. Every woman who has any
time to spare from her necessary
home work should enlist in this very
important activity.
The bookkeeping part of the Red
Cross work room requires a great
deal of attention. A record is made
of all yarn given out, the garments
completed and returned, by whom
made, etc. Every worker is given
credit for the hours she put in at the
work room.
The Purdy Unit will probably be
assigned to the work of making all
the muslin bandages needed by Mo-
nett Chapter after the local unit COM
pletes the ones now on hand. The
Purdy women have proved themselves
adopts in this work and have sent in
some excellent articles.
There will be a meeting for men at
the Railroad Y. M. C. A. on Sunday |
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. J. F. |
King will speak and Jack Thompson
will sing, and the orchestra will fur
nish music. The meeting will be of
special interest and all men are in
vited to attend.
1t is greatly regretted that Mrs.
work as head of the knit
ting department ended with Thurs
days work. She is to leave town and
some one will be appointed to fill the
place. Mrs. Kennedy has been very
accommodating in instructing the
knitters and has accomplished great |
deal of good work in her department.
A window display of knitted gar
ments by Wichita, Kan, men attract
ed much attention recently. The
quality of the work is exceptionally
high. There are no dropped and
picked-up stitches visible, and the
work on the socks elected special adj
miration from the women. The most
Of the work was done by the Wichita
city firemen.
Mrs. Joe Kennedy reported that
some excellent knitted work was
turned in on Thursday. There were
four sweaters, four helmets and ten
pairs of socks brought to the work
room. There is now on hand in knit
led garments fifteen sweaters, thir-
teen pairs of socks and five helmets.
It will take two more pairs of socks
and ten more helmets to complete the
sets.
Though nearly every woman in Mo-
nett is a member Of the Red Cross
Chapter, a very small per cent of
hem are doing practical Red Cross
work. Now is a good time to enlist
N this army of patriotic women.
Sl1npose vol1T how was wounded and