The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31
SURGICAL DRESSINGS
CLASS

A called meeting of the Surgical
Dressings Glass was held Monday at
p. m, in the K. of c. Hall, for the
purpose of perfecting the organiza-
ton of this department of our
Branch work, in conformity with the
new regulations recently issued by
the N. o. Chapter A. R. c., which
require that captain and two lieu
tenants from each branch follow a
course of instruction in Surgical
Dressings and Bandages under the
head of this department of the n. o.
Chapter. Miss G.. Herbert, captain.
and Mrs. Kate Waller and Mrs. G.
O'Brien, lieutenants, were appoint
ed from our Branch to take this
course, and they have already COM
pleted the first course of four lessons
in Standard Dressings, which consist
OF all the muslin bandages and sew
erai gauZe dressings. This conf
pletes the course for the two lieu
tenants, who will, upon the recon-
mendation of the branch captains,
receive pupils certificates. The sec
ond course, consisting of Special
Dressings, is for the captains of
branches, and upon its completion,
they will be awarded instructors
certificates.
During the period of this course,
our Branch captain will be unable
to conduct the classes at our Branch,
but her place will be taken by Mrs.
Kate Waller and Mrs. G. O'Brien,
lieutenants, who are fully qualified
to supervise the work of the class
until our captain is able to enter
upon her full duties as instructor.
In order to carry on this work
efficiently, it is necessary that we
have a large force that can be de-
pended upon. Up to the present time,
only very few have attended the
classes which were conducted by
Mrs. Geo. A. Williams, and in con-
sequence, a very small amount of
work has been turned out No doubt,
the extremely cold weather of the
past month has kept many away;
then, too, there has been much sick
ness among our membership, which
prevented many from attending.
For the present, the class will
meet only twice a week. Later on,
with an increased force, we hope to
meet more often, and then a sched-
ule of workers will be arranged, so that
no one will be called upon to give
more than one afternoon a week
unless she wishes to do so.
During the lectures given by the
head instructor of the N. o. Chap
ter, great stress was laid upon the
fact, that the work of the Red Cross
is open to all classes, creeds and
the only restriction be-
ing the color line, which is tightly
drawn. We, therefore, extend
cordial invitation to the ladies of
our district, and especially to the
young girls, many of whom have
plenty Of leisure, to join us in this
patriotic work.
The need of Surgical dressings is
very urgent and will become more
so as the war is prolonged. Our men
are offering their lives to the cause,
shall we not, then, back them up by
giving up our pleasures and our
leisure moments to work for them,
even IL ii means a sacrifice of our
own home duties?
The following lines were copied
from a sign hung on the wall OF the
d. H. Holmes workroom:
"Intermingling for this cause
For those we shall never see,
when your fingers pause,
That every drop of blood this white
ness stains
Falls for you and me,
Part of the price that keeps US free
From the shame that other women
know.
D, saviours we have never seen,
Forgive us that we are so slow.
God! IL that blood should cry in
vain,
And we have let our moment got"