The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-08-08
Red Cross Notes

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with never a sound of martial drums
The Noble Red Cross Army comes,
And lint and bandages prepare
For wounded soldiers over there"
After quite an enforced vacation, the
following patriots reported for work at
the Red Cross headquarters July 10th,
1918:
Mrs. Percy Smith, Mrs. Bordeaux,
Mrs. Dezendorf, Mrs. Tom Pierson,
Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Ewing,
Mrs. 7. F. Porter, Mrs. T. E. Rogers,
Mrs. Mary Hargrove, Mrs. Lou Flem-
ing. Mrs. w. T. Cunningham, Mrs.
Edna Macoomb. Mrs. Anna McCook,
Mrs. McVoy Miss Bette Porter. Miss
Fay Dunckelman, Miss Lizzie Dunck-
Gilman, Miss Liza Jordan.
The cutters having lost their jobs, are
now hard at work trying to become as
expert in the folding line,
Many new faces are seen at head
quarters, and it is hoped that every
family will be represented.
August lst, 1918.
The monthly report for the Chapter
for this month is as follows:
Surgical dressings AKA, sponge
army, $4,000, approximate
CO6L- 30
Hospital garments, operating
gowns, 20, approximate coet, rs II
Knitted articles, socks, 80 pairs,
approximate cost ------ l04 SO
Refugee clothing, aprons, 80
approximate cost, t,--- ~ ~
This allotment must be gotten out by
the end of the month. If you are will
ling to help with this work, come to
headquarters any week day between
the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m.
The following letter has been receiv-
ed by Mrs. J. 5. Stephens, chairman Of
the work room, from Mrs. Catherine
Moberly, Director of Women's Bureau:
Enclosed please find samples Of Red
Cross and bar emblems to be worn by
Red Cross workers in the work room
only, under conditions as stated below:
1.-THE Red Cross emblem can be worn
by any worker, either in the Surgical
Dressings Department, Hospital Gar
ment Department or Refugee Clothing
Department, after completion Of Is
hours of Red Cross work. This emblem
is to be worn on the left sleeve of the
apron in Surgical Dressings, and on the
bib of the apron in the other depart
ments. The bar emblems, which are
indicative of productive service, shall
be awarded on the basis Of one bar fer
each one hundred hours of service over
and above the rs hours required to OBJ
tain the Red Cross emblem, and to de-
partments as follows:
"The red blue bar is given to work.
ers in the Surgical Dressings dept. The
blue bar is given to workers in the Hos
pital Garment dept. The red bar 10
given to workers in the Knitted Arti-
Gle dept. The red white and blue bar is
given to workers in the Refugee Cloth
ing dept. Only two bars of each can
be given to worker, and this is the
highest honor that work loom work
er can acquire"
After furnishing directions for weav-
ing Kitchener toe in socks, these four
statements are added:
'I-Socks are not all l0H in. long.
"2. 80 per cent both socks of pair,
not same size, which Is caused by not
gkr sr,v
.'3-Colored toes.
"4-Labels which should be sewed on
cuffs, sewed on incorrectly, binding the
cuff; cuff should be allowed to give"
(Above is a general criticism sent to
all chapters.)
The Natchitoches Chapter is on the
honor roll in everything excepting the
knitting, and it is hoped that We may
be 100 per cent in this also.
Miss Dula Rogers made SO gauze
sponges in hours Thursday afternoon.
Next!!
The Cinderellas will furnish sixteen
kits to tire soldiers who leave August
5th and August 11th. The money for
making kits will be given by the host
esses Of this popular club, who do not
furnish refreshments when our country
is AT WAR.
Miss Miriam Nelken, one of the en-
thusiastic workers at headquarters fur
nishes the following notes of one days
work:
The Cinderellas and the High School
were the two units working at head
quarters on Monday afternoon, July 20.
While only ~ ladies were present, 450
gauze wipes were made, as ali hands
were busy the entire time. Miss Edna
Macoomb was inspector for both units.
No new wool was given out for socks,
as our allotment has already been
placed. All parties wishing wool may
get it on or after August 18th.
REPORT OF WORK ROOM ENDING JULYs7:
Ashland, 6 aprons.
BAYOU NatcheZ, 10 aprons.
Campti, l200 gauze sponges. AKA;
socks /, aprons s.
Cloutierville- Derry, aprons 3S; II ir
progress.
Marthaville, 10 operating gowns
completed, 10 in progress. socks 8, in
progress.
Natchitoches Chapter, 2,775 gauxe
wipes, 6aprons, 13 socks, So in progress
Natchitoches Colored Auxiliary, 9
aprons.
Normal School Aux, 28Oo gauEe
wipes, AKA. .
Robeline, 1900 Gauze Wipes, Aka,
socks 6. in progress 6.
Victoria, socks IL.
Is there some one from your home
working at headquarters? If not. why
not? Please considtr this personal
invitation and come. You are most cor
dially invited and there is work enough
for all. MRS. CHARLES V. PORTER,