The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-31
Red Cross Work
Report Is Out

The report Of the Moorhead Red
Cross covering work for the week
ending July 3, issued today, fol-
lows:
Report Of work shipped July 30.
Hospital seWing-70 pajama suits,
! 20 bed shirts, FIVE bed Jackets, five
underdrawers, 10 bandaged foot
socks, 10 towels.
Knitting department-510 pairs
| socks. one ambulance robe, two
| refugee shawls.
Hospital supply ,572
| 2x2 wipes, 1895 sponges. 240 10x1S
pads, ITS 10x18 paper back pads, 625
AKA wipes, 400 SKA congresses, five
three yard rolls. six FIVE yard rolls,
$50 oakum pads. Total number of
pieces. @4.798.
The branches sent in the following
articles:
Considerable 2x2 wipes, four
| 8x4 congresses, two AKA wipes, two
three-yard rolls.
Glyndon-16 10x1S absorbent (and
II 10xl8) paper back pads, 26 oakum
pads SKIP. Articles completed dur
ing the week with only three classes
working were IS AKA wipes, 2S1
sponges, 115 10x15 paper back pads,
283 2x2 wipes.
The Moorhead apportionment of
500 oakum pads was also completed.
There will be no classes in this de-
partment until further notice.
Articles received from the branches
by the knitting and hospital sewing
departments:
Dilworth-seven bed shirts. six
bed jackets. II towels. three TRAN
gular bandages, three pajama suits.
IA bed shoes, II pairs socks.
Dale-15 pairs socks, three wrist
let's. 20 pajama suits.
Georgetown--10 refugee petticoats,
six year; two triangular bandages,
two pairs socks.
HawIey-nine bed shirts, one con-
valescent robe, one pajama suit, five
triangular bandages, 35 towels, II
bed Jackets, rs refugee boys suits. u
years old. 70 pairs socks.
Ulen-126 pairs socks.
Eglon-one refugee woman's skirt,
one comfort pillow, two refugee
shawls.
Hitterdal-Ss pairs socks.
Buffalo River-three hospital day
shirts, nine pairs socks.
Morken-four pairs socks.
Rustad-nine pairs socks.
Buffalo-four pairs socks.
Douglas-seVen pairs socks.
Sabin-16 pairs socks, two wrist
let's.
Received from auxiliaries:
Bethesda-nine hospital day shirts,
two bed shirts.
Methodist-two aviators' vests.
Swedish Lutheran-16 pairs socks.
Rainbow-four pairs socks.
st. Joseph's-20 pairs socks.
Trinity Lutheran-72 pairs socks.
D. Of H. Staff Circle-five pairs of
socks.
Hopkins Junior-one ambulance
robe.
Presbyterian-nine pairs socks.
Liberty Circle-20 pairs socks.
Congregational Ladies' Union-19
pairs socks, one sweater.
Normal School-16 pairs socks, 16
wristlets.
Naval school-CMiss Sanders
room)-34 flags.
Stars and Stripes--two pairs socks,
two sweaters.
Red River Junior Auxiliary.
Georgetown branch-11 towels, six
refugee night gowns, years.
Miss McCubrey-three refugee
dresses. 2 years.
Miss Lavalley-one aviator's suit.
Miss Nellie Dahl donated four pairs
Of socks.
Mrs. Della B. Morris announces re-
ceipt from headquarters Of direc-
These specifications will be taught
to all supervisors as soon as posi-
BILE before the next allotment is re-
ceived.
The following letter, written by
F. T. Heffelhnger. division mana
ger), was received recently by the
Moorhead chapter. It should be read
completely. as IL will make clear the
new work about to be undertaken by
THE Army ouartermasters De-
partment has a new task on its
hands, in the reclamation Of cloth
ing. They have recently asked the
Red Cross to cooperate with them
in this new branch OF the work. 1t
is going to be tremendous task,
Red Cross, because there Is no COM
mercial channel through which the
work can be done. One of the very
nice compliments paid the Red Cross
is the recognition given 1t by the war
department.
The Northern division has been
asked to alter $4,000 new muslin
shirts. These shirts are open down
the back and have small collar
band attached, also two buttonholes
In each cuff. The opening down the
back must be closed and new
opening made down the front ana a
facing added. The collar bands must
be ripped off and collar added, also
one button and buttonhole In collar
and two buttons and buttonhoies
down the front. One buttonhoIe in
each sleeve must be closed and a
button added,
All materials are furnished by the
ouartermaster's department. The
collars and front facings will come
60 you cut to proper size. The work
should be separated from the other
departments Of chapter production
Mobilize work rooms at once as
speed Is necessary. This work must
be completed within three weeks az
ter the shirts are received by the