Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Red Cross News
For Women Readers
nrp CROSS SLOGAN FoR DELAWARE.

RYb CROSS SLOGAN FOk DtIANAhh-
IL amt the guns nor armament,
Nor funds that they can pay,
But the close cooperation
That makes them win the dsy;
II amt the individual,
Nor the army as a whole.
But the everlasting teamwork
b every hloomin soul.-hIplIng.
Teamwork Is going on and il will he
"eVerlAstin with the Delaware Red Cross
tlll not the dawn bu. the day Of peace.
That is why there are branches all over
the clty-l2 Of them and branches al
hrough the State-about y IN all,
80 that everybody rnav work IN their own
community and not let distance he any
resSon iur Stacking IN Red Cross activity.
Not that anyone wants to slack. because
therr = a constantly increasing interest
m Red Cross work and continually thoSe
not IN II are seeking means OF getting
IN. As witness TO this there were the
Italian Young men. who asked 10 have a
special night appointed for them 20 work
~ old City Hall They have Tuesday
nights and they worked last week with
splendid results, and are gong 10 continue.
old City Hall Is open now every day, and
every night Saturday night. and all day
SUNDAY excepted. Headquarters inspired
the organization Of these branches, and
from headquarters they receive all their
instructions and directions
Al materials 20 out from old City Hall
anu directions for making the articles
m the three departments surgical dress
Ings hospital supplies and knitted goods
And how are they sent BY a volunteer
motor service that Is well organized. so
al II
one is gwen only day or two q month,
hut IN this manner transportation tacil-
ities are provided.
Inspection Is one of the things emphasiz-
cd now and all the time, andd without
ever any let-up Every branch has its
inspector and some send such accurate
work that hardly any inspection Is nee
sSsary Quantity Of work II urged, but
quality Of work must be insisted upon.
The chapter Il responsible 20 the division,
and Delav are il ANXIOUS 10 be III the
honor roll for perfect supplies every month
- II was last month.
4 branch can be organized wherever
there is a place suitable ior the work,
and wherever conditions meet the ap-
IFosal OF the supervisors
There are two branches that have
worked continuously and modestly since
last september, and they are West
minister and Trinity Both OF them send
work that Is perfectly accurate TO head
auaIters Anyone who has toled over
paper backed pads knows what it means
to make one. Il takes several hours
and the closest attention 10 detail. and
when u is told that Westminster Branch
turned out So paper backed pads in I
day, their industry and patience can be
held up a. models Mn Otho Rowland
Is chairman for hospital supplies and Mrs.
j. o. Whitlock for surgical dressings.
Trinity Branch has a record too
Their big day was when they turned out
s5 pneumonia jackets, 400 shirts and
l25 gauze sponges Anybody who has
made these things can appreciate what
drive that was Miss Elsie Louise
Patterson is chairman OF surgical dressings
Mrs Frederick NJ kirkus for hospital
supplies and Mrs. Thomas W. Miller
Tor knitted goods.
The work grows so continually at
Did City Hall that alterations allowing
nore room and greater facilities are again
lcocssary. An addition IL 20 be opened
ID The rear for packing and storing, and
th.s will allow the separation Of hospital
supplies and surgical dressings The
former will be upstain, and the latter
downstairs az soon ~ the alterations
arr completed