The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-26
News of Womens WorkInMany Fields
MRS. YOUNG SUMMARIZES WOBLAN's
CONTRIBUTION TO RED CROSS WORK

advisable, are Immediately reported
! by her. Hence one mark of the pro-
| iiciency Of a chapter or branch will
be the ease and quickness with which
it adapts itself TO any needed
changes. This. does not in any sense
mean waste, as garments already
! prepared under the old rules will be
| accepted, but we should be ready to
make any alterations in our work at
| once upon request from our Division
headquarters.
Careful System Adopted.
The surgical dressings now being
made were adopted only after a care
ful study Of the situation and after
consultation with the leading surg
cons Of the country. 1t can BE read
lily seen that only those dressings
that are perfect in every detail, and
which are certain Of being adapted
to the uses to which they will be put,
should be accepted or shipped. In
order to guard against indiscriminate
waste Of material in making imper-
feet and improper dressings, a care
full system Of instruction to workers
and a thorough inspection of the
finished articles has been adopted.
We all ought to be insistent that such
care Is exercised that none of our
work will go for naught, and all
ought to consider that any time spent
in the alteration of garments or the
correction Of mistakes is not time
lost, but rather gained, and that the
loss would be vastly grea ter should
material be wasted and time and
transportation go for naught through
the transmission Of imperfect arti-
Giles.
"As our work has progressed and a
certain and steady output of the
standard garments has been attained,
we are now being asked more and
more for special acquisitions. name
IY, for certain articles needed for
special purposes, as for instance. the
call which came just before Christ
mas to the Cass County chapter for
underwear, and just now the special
call for crocheted trench caps and
Tor comfort pillows. We should be
able to take care Of these special calls.
as they come, and yet not in any way
interfere with the regular work. 1t
Will be interesting to the people in
this district to know that the North
ern division of the Red Cross have
supplied our boys in the camps and
cantonments with knitted articles
whenever they have been duly mott
neo, and you may be sure that any
special calls upon US will be met in
the same way, for we are ready to
respond when the requisition is made.
Order OF Present Needs.
The present needs in point Of i'm
portance are, namely, knitted goods:
First, sweaters; second, socks; third. |
helmets (but we are asked not to
have any woman make a helmet I'M
less she especially demands to do so. !
because these helmets can be
bought; fourth, wristlets; and lastly |
The crocheted trench caps
which We are asked to make for two |
weeks only, should be made by those |
who prefer CrochetinC to knitting.
and should not interfere with the |
work Of the knitters. We are hoping |
10 receive large number of these |
caps within the next ten days. All /
chapters are asked to make up any |
that they may have on /
1and for comfort pillows with white |
covers, and send them i'm at once.
The hospital garments needed in |
point or importance are: First, paia-
mas and hospital bed shirts; second, |
oath robes, bed socks and bed jack
ets; third. operating gowns, operat-
hg leggings, operating caps and |
'ther supplies such as towels. sheets
ind pillow cases are needed continu-
lily.
The refugee clothing, for which
Is yet we have only patterns for the
infant layette, is being made largely
~ the school auxiliaries and by
women working in their own homes, |
VINO cannot so to the Red Cross
ooms. There has been a splendid
on the infants layettes. and
many informal clubs Of women have
aiken up the making of these gar
nents.
This war is testing and training
Is, and upon the work of our hands
epends largely the issue. We dare
lot refuse the call to service and we
are not refuse to obey our march-
ng orders. Rather should we be
roud Of the great opportunity for
ervice offered US. and gladly should
re respond to the testing not only OF
ur willingness. but Of our efficiency.
MRS. N. c. YOUNG."E