Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-16
REPORT OF RED CROSS EMERGENCY
RELIEF COMMITTEE SHOWS WHAT
COORDINATE EFFORT WILL ATTAIN

A story OF which every Rock Is
land citizen may well bs proud Is
told IN The report just submitted 10
tie chairman Of the Rock Island
chapter Of the Red Cross, by Z. II.
C4yer, chairman OF the emergency
relief committee. 1t furnishes a
remarkable tale Of Red Cross eff
cl1ncy and public cooperation: It
testlne5 10 the existence Of a pow
g1ui instrument OF service in the
community. The report reads:
when It was decided at a citi-
gems meeting. including the mayor
and members Of the city commits
sion. the city health officer. and
members OF the medical profession,
that necessity demanded the crea-
ton OF an emergency hospital TO
care for patients afflicted with the
Spanish influenza, and especially 10
guard the public from its contagion,
an1 that under the auspices Of our
chapter this duty could 10 carried
out. a committee was at once ap-
pointed 10 secure the proper Ioca-
lion, the supplies and the neces-
saFy organization,
"Of the seFeFai buildings geneF-
6usfy rendered, the Franklin school
was selected as the best adapted for
ft3is purpose, At all times We found
upeTiHtendent Is, G, Fisher and
G.s aids exceedingly prompt in sap,
porting the efforts OF your commit
tee, Thanks should be accorded
the various school JanitOrs for their
work in removing furniture and
EaitiEg uF beds. The building was
found 10 be equipped with a thor
pugH heating system and the ven
tiiatibH perfect, the kitchen, sup
piled with a range and many gas
piatEs, could not be better, In fact,
every requirement seemed to be
Laet With q single exception of bath
tubs, which the energy Of Chann0n
* UufVa imm sdiately installed,
Wires WeFs stretched at intervals
EeF6Es tho various wards from
which hung sheets so as 10 Isolate
tbs beds ono from smother, in pc=
cordancs with military hospital re
quiFsmEnts, Hudson T. Collins
dropped all work and attended to
Ltig On this instant,
''Fhe DsukuRu4 home, fully
equipped with furniture, heat and
light, wsg generously pTofered as
2 i-HrTs for nurses, So that our
plant ssss abundant, complete and
IaGai,
Citizens were appealed to for
beds and mattresses and very soon
g supply was located sufiicIeh to
eEpEHd fHs hospital 20 800 beds
should fhs emergency demand go
many, while blankets and pillows
were purchased by the Red Cross .
Tina EDrkruOHs got busy and made /
night clothes, pneumonia jackets, /
rtasF- garments, sheets, pillow cases [
Ead masks. Great energy was /
shown in filing this demand. The 1
uGnuE! arts school was appealed to .
fgF bedside tables e1d window /
screens. II. IL EcArIyer and Hiram .
Gable succeeded, with the city's /
aid, in organizing an efficient am
5uIaucB service The Central Union I
5sIsphme company generously in
-iaiied EH instrument.
A. for the daily necessities in
'B8d, G. H. Stephenson offered his
izpeTt services aE purchasing agent /.
ard was On the job every day We
have also 20 thank him for the loan
If ChiHs and other utensils from
3larH IIsHk's watch Tower. DR..
Bart supervised the ordering Of |
medical supplies.
nOEv aalliua tue working force
vas attended with considerable diff
leu1ty owing 10 the re- uatance and
iHldity o. most people 70 expose /
themselves 10 che C0nfEgiou. II
aay fhEElfuFs be said that those
vie old enlist, giving up more Ia
.eajys Bud daUgrr-frse employment,
Is well aa those who volunteered,
nre#aEded, except By the cty's
.GHaga, E4aWsd courage Ene1ceil-
n bT cur soldiers IN France.
esat Mrs. Caroline dRhl, chosen
IS EHpa~ lHteHieHb, refused 30 be
5scBugzed, and -gruvei herself
qaai - aif emaFgeHeisss- most !
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