Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-03
What Local Red
Cross Has Done

In view of the fact that the calen-
dar year has just closed, review of
the work accomplished by Ashland's
Red Cross since its working sessions
began last May, together with
financial statement, may be of inter-
est. The following is summary, not
detailed report, except in the case
of the knitted articles. Here the
amount of individual effort repre-
sented was so great and false rumors
concerning sales of knitted Red Cross
products have been so numerous, that
it was deemed wise to assign person
al credit and responsibility for each.
knitted article.
Since our Red Cross sewing depart
ment was opened the latter part OF
last April it has turned out 10 con-
yalescent gowns, 240 bed shirts, 1S5
pajama suits, 81 pairs bed socks, SO
draw sheets, "a bed sheets, 100 pill
low cases, 1872 hand towels, S4 bath
towels, 1O2 tray cloths, Sc napkins,
236 handkerchiefs, pairs socks, 10
hot water bag covers, nightingales,
81 triangular bandages, so T ban
dages, "A fracture pillows, so abb
dominal bandages, 10,6O0 gun wipes,
1876 Christmas boxes, children's box
containing 80 or 60 garments,
cooks outfits for Fort Stevens con-
sisting of s coats, trousers and As
aprons, 90 tea towels for Fort Stew
ems, 10 holders for Fort Stevens, 46
comfort kits for Fort Stevens. This
makes a total of 2,07S articles, not
counting the more than 10000 gun
wipes for which our Red Cross sew
ing department has been either di-
rectly or indirectly responsible. A
proportion of the above has been
done by our branch units at Talent
and Valley View, while nigh school
and junior high school girls have all
contributed their bit to swell the
grand sum total. And, in addition to
these, may be mentioned the work
accomplished by various local organ
izations, the Honor Guard and Civic
Club, who filled the Christmas boxes;
the M. L. Ladies Aid, the children
of the Presbyterian Sunday school,
Betsy Ross, the Pleasant Hour Club,
the Ladies Teacup Club, the Wom-
ems Relief Corps, Neil Creek school,
not to mention the efficient aid freely
given at the headquarters itself by
such organizations as the Young La
dies Auxiliary Club, the Soldiers
Auxiliary, the Wednesday Club and
other public-spirited clubs, and by
numberless individual workers. Mrs.
E. V. Carter was originally at the
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head of the sewing department, but
resigned this October, since which
time Mrs. j. NJ. Wagner has held this
very exacting and responsible posi-
tion.
The surgical dressings department,
with Mrs. A. d. Graham at its head,
has turned out nearly 5000 surgical
dressings since it was opened last
summer. The Honor Guard and other
young ladies are now assisting at eX-
ira evening sessions held twice each
week, so the output is constantly in
creasing.
The report submitted by Mrs. A.
II. Pracht, business head of the knit
ting department. of which Mrs. Ira
Shoudy is the work directress, is as
follows: Socks, Mesdames McWil-
liams, Ada Clark C pairs), j. NJ.
Gregory u pairs), d. l.. Minkler, {.
W. Minis C pairs), Ira Shoudy 6
pairs), B. NJ. Shoudy (9 pairs), Ella
Wagner G. pairs), j. M. Kirkpatrick,
lC. F. Bates, Kirchbaum, Dougherty,
Brunner, Fifield, c. B. Lamkin, max
ing total of 80 pairs of socks.
Wristlets have been handed in by
Mesdames j. n. Dennis, Munroe, w.
Gill, Harner, j. Barrett 6 pairs) ;,
o. j. Rathbun, Reader, G. F. Bates.
e. |. Bingham, j. NJ. Kirkpatrick, G.
o. Jarvis, j. R. Casey, Ella Wagner,
NJ. S. Multi, Arnold e pairs), Talent
Circle e pairs), Mrs W. Taverner,
Mrs. Stock e pairs donated Mrs.
Clark Bush 4 pair donated), Mrs. H.
Mattern Il pair donated) and 2 pairs
from Valley View, or 27 pairs wrist
lets in all Scarfs have been made
by Miss Gertrude Engle, Mesdames
B. NJ. Shoudy, S. w. Hutchinson,
Ketchum Wicks, Gray Hast (donat-
ed, A. E. Kinney donated, or s
scarfs. Sweaters have been knitted
by Mesdames j. NJ. Kirkpatrick, Ira
Shoudy, Frank Dean, James LennoX
of Valley View, Davenhill of Valley