The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-11-21
LOCAL RED CROSS
ELECTION TUESDAY
Postponed Election to be Held in
Masonic Hall-Other IL. &.
News.

and the consequent shutting down OF
all public gatherings, the election
for Morrow County Chapter of the
Red Cross was indefinitely post
poned from the third Wednesday in
October. Now that the ban has been
lifted the election will be held on
TUESDAY evening next at the Masonic
hall. This mast be borpe in mind by
all and large attendance of the
Red Cross members should be
present. Election of board of
directors will take place. and from
this board will be chosen the chair
man and secretary for the ensuing
year.
Mrs. Cohn, chairman of the Nor
row County Chapter, desires to ex-
press the thanks of the Chapter to
all those who volunteered their
services in carrying on the work at
the emergency hospital during the
epide lic. This service was largely
gratuitus and the spirit thus shown
is 81 oally appreciated by the Chap
ter.
Under date of November 18th, the
War and Postoffice Department
issued an order extending.the mail
ing OF Christmas parcels through
the month Of November. This
means that parcels may be mailed
up to the time the local postoffice
will receive mail on November 30th.
Flu ther provisions have also been
made for the boys whose labels have
not been received. Under this
ruling, an individual, who should
have received label but who
failed to receive it or has lost or
destr vyed it, may receive carton not
earlier than November 21st upon
signing statement at any Red
Cross Christmas Parcel station sub
:stant.ally as follows:
TIE undersigned hereby makes
appli alton to forward to (Name) ,
Organization American EXPEDITE
onary Forces, Christmas Package.
The undersigned hereby declares
that he or shC Is nearest living
relative in the United States of the
prop, Cd recipient; that he or she
has not received this mans label
from abroad and that should such
label oe received it will not be used;
and hat to the best his or her
knowleuge ana belief only one
Christmas Parcel will be sent the
proposed recipient.
Local Chapters and Auxiliaries
of the county will please take note
of this regulation and be governed
accordingly.
Word comes from Division Head
quarters that there is the most
urgent need to continue every form
of Chapter production activity with
one exception; All surgical dressings
work except work on Army dress
ings should be stopped Immediately,
but army orders should be completed
without delay.
All dressings now complete should
be shipped without delay to the
Division Warehouse. Materials that
have been cut but not worked up
should be held until further in
formation has been received.
Advices from Washington state
that calls from Red Cross Commits
sions in many parts of the world in
dicate an almost unlimited need for
civilian relief abroad. Each Chapter
should therefore make every effort
to finish at once all the refugee
garments that have been allotted
them, that they may be in position
to take care of additional orders.
Additional allottments of refugee
garments are being prepared by the
Bureau of Chapter Production and
will be issued them rapidly, as one
garment now will be of infinitely
greater service in saving life than
many garments after winter is past.
"Those who have been making
surgical dressings should know Of
this need for refugee garments"
says E. l. Saunders, Director of
Chapter Production, "and should be
urged to enlist in this branch of the
work. We suggest that you hold
meetings at once at your workrooms
reading to the workers the telegram
from the War Council and this
letter explaining the situation fully
and organize the necessary change
in work. Further information will
follow as the situation develops"
Mr.. Saunders further says: "This
closes one page in the history Of
the work Of this Division. The
realization that the surgical dress
ings made by the loyal women OF
the Northwest have saved the lives
of many boys will be source of
lifelong qualification to all who
have participated In the work. In
rejoicing that this phase Of Red