The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-22

cent shipment of Red
Cross supplies that are highly COM
plimentary and of interest to the To-
cal chapter.
Watertown Chapter American Red
Cross:
Your shipment, case numbers 3S, 80,
43 and A has been received and con-
tents inspected. 1t gives me pleas
ure to tell you that everything is
beautifully made.
Your invoice number 43 was the
most perfect consignment of garments
that has been received.
Thanking you for your work.
Sincerely yours,
Bureau of Women's Work,
By Cairlyn NJ Ely.
Supt Hospital Garment and Supplies.
The case referred to contained hos
pital garments and the local chapter
naturally feel proud of the excellent
commentator of their efforts.
The fifteen cases shipped on Febru-
airy 13 contained 9678 standard gauZe
dressings, $3.50 muslin bandages, 579
hospital garments, $50 pieces of hos
pital linens, 623 knitted articles, "a
comfort bags and ambulance pillows.
The shipment totalled 1888 articles
and took the entire working force OF
| the local chapter one month to COM
plete. This is a record shipment rep
rensenting over one half more than
any previous shipment. The Red Cross
Il,
attendance of from Is to 100 persons.
The oldest worker is go years Of age,
the youngest 6 years old. The raw
materials purchased in January
amounted to $51713.
The national committee has issued a
| pamphlet stating that any one who is
now member may obtain the Red
| Cross magazine by paying one dollar
| additional The magazine will help
| keep the worker and Red Cross mem
Der in touch with the national work
being done and will be of inestimable
, benefit to all. Those wishing the mag
azine should apply to F. P McAdams
or Mrs. O. c. Wertheimer.
| F. P. McAdams, treasurer of the To-
cal Red Cross chapter, is in receipt of
a letter from divisional headquarters
in which the department of accounts
acknowledges the receipt of member
ship dues. 1t follows:
Dear Mr.. McAdams: ,-
We hereby acknowledge receipt of
your check and thank you for your
remittance of $268925 covering mem
bership dues. Allow us to congratulate
you for the splendid showing your
chapter is making in the above organ
ization Such achievements as this is
what makes the Red Cross the great
est institution of it's kind in the world.
Very truly yours,
B. J. Cato.
Mrs. Frank E. Woodland was in Wa
terloo Wednesday in the interest of
the Red Cross. Waterloo, an auxiliary
Of WatertOwn, is planning a junior
Red Cross chapter, the membership
of which is Is cents. Those in charge
of the campaign there hope to make it
a 100 per cent undertaking by enlist
ing the aid of the children of the
parochial and public schools Mrs
Frank Dennis of Waterloo is chair
man of the Junior Red Cross society
and is doing fine work
Knitting activities by local workers
had ceased for few days owing to
the lack of yarn. Mrs. L. l.. Parks has
received fresh consignment and
those wishing to start may obtain
yarn from her.
Military relief asks that the Red
Cross workers keep on knitting as
| there is need of those articles In this
order of their Importance they are
socks, helmets, sweaters and mufflers
| The Red Cross society will meet on
Monday of next week instead of Tues
day, as the food conservation commits
sion will have use of the rooms for
food demonstration. All members are
requested to make a special effort to
be present Monday.
| Mrs. Mary Wiese has donated two
new comfOrters.