The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-07
BATTLE WON BY
THE RED CROSS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION Elk
cEEDs ITS QUOTA.
100000 new MEMBERS
oskaloosa Needs More Workers
Knitted Articles In Demand-Mrs.
Windsor, State Chairman, In
spects oskaIoosa Cross.

the Red Cross is over and a gigantic
victory has been won. 1t will likely
be weeks before exact figures are OBJ
tainable, but Chairman Dawson an
.nounces that the membership has been
increased to 22,000,000, which means
that we have brought into the fold
about 100000 new members, or
more than so per cent over the quota
we planned to obtain. In the Central
Division we expect to have total of
100000 members.
All members are urged to wear the
Red Cross pin or button. 1t is inn
)ortant that this emblem should be in
evidence all the time everywhere. 1t
will show the soldier and the sailor
hat we are back of them every min
lte and it will also be a constant re-
hinder to non-members that they
should join in the movement that
means everything to our fighting men
and to their families at home.
All new members should be inn
pressed with the fact that they owe
more than simply Joining" to the
Red Cross. They should feel real
live interest in all the enterprises
and activities of the organization, and
On every occasion that presents itself
lend helping hand in the great work
for home and country.
Workers Wanted.
More workers can be used at local
Red Cross Headquarters. Our at
tendance is keeping up well during
the cold weather. The average for
last week was about forty ladies each
lay, but the women of Oskaloosa
should be so interested that the work
room would be filled to overflowing
each day.
Word comes from Division Head
quarters as follows:
Surgical dressings, hospital gar
| ments and linen, refugee garments for
all ages, including men and women,
| md knitted garments and conf arts
or fighting men are all increasingly
| in demand The wo, -hops I'll
| through the Division should be work
ing to their fullest extent, and every
chapter, branch or auxiliary should be
| increasing constantly the number of
workers. Let your workshops be
supplying surgical dressings and hos
Dital garments. Let every woman
who must work at home be making
| some of the refugee garments. Ask
| them always to have their knitting
bags with them so every possible mo-
| ment not otherwise employed may be
Used for the comfort of our boys.
Do not stop knitting. The articles
called for are always needed until you
receive other directions from us. Do
not take these directions from anyone
but the Central Division. We will
Keep you informed.
War department is including knitted
trench cap in each mans equipment.
Red Cross knitters should therefore
devote their time to sweaters, socks,
etc. Please notify chapters immedi-
ately. Trench caps already made
should be accepted by chapters.
Direct From Central.
| Oskaloosa Chapter receive their in
structions direct from Central Diyis-
ion. Any important word received
will be given out promptly to the
branches, auxiliaries and home work
ers. So we will keep on knitting"
indefinitely.
On account of the difficulties in
transportation and various problems
connected with the manufacturing in
| terests, chapters all over the country
are finding it hard to keep supplies on
hand Oskaloosa has been quite for
tunate and at present have plenty OF
gauZe, muslin and yarn. We have
excellent soft gray yarn for socks,
and socks are much needed. They
say the men who have the home knit
ted socks to wear in the trenches do
not suffer with trench feet" (similar
TO our chillblains), Enough yarn
for a pair of socks costs you at head
quarters so cents. Get busy and do
this knitting for some boy who is
fighting for you.
Distinguished Guest.
Mrs. Helen Howell Windsor, chair
man of the Woman's Bureau for
Iowa, was a welcome visitor at our
Headquarters yesterday. She spent
about three hours talking over the
work with those in charge and our
chapter will profit greatly by her visit
Mrs. Windsor is one of the many wo-
men all over the United States. who
is giving all her time and energy to
this work. Oskaloosa chapter win
now be under the direction of the
Iowa Board although our dressings
will still he shipped to Chicago. Each
month we will be asked to make q
stated number of certain kind of
dressings. Another electric sewing
machine has been placed at Head
quarters by the Traction & Light Co,
and a motor attached to one of the
other machines This company has
been most generous in all respects,
furnishing not only machines, but
heat and electricity. free of charge,
Old sheets and mus-in OF any kind
are needed at Headquarters.