Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-09-25
Red Gross Activities.

week or 50 have shown signs OF
great activity. We were instructed to
clear out the work rooms of all class
es of work preparatory to our fall
allotments. The auXiliaries have sent
in all of their beautifully made gar
mepts and last week a number of
women and children met every after
noon at the rooms for the purpose
of cutting scraps and making ambu-
lance pillows, one hundred and thirty
of which have been finished and sent
on to Atlanta.
Materials for these pillows were
donated by the following: Mrs. D. B.
Hollingsworth, Mrs. "A. E. Padgett,
Mr.. Will Strom, Mr.. Rodger Hill,
Mrs. J. H. Nicholson and Mrs. Abner
Broadwater, who gave cotton; Miss
Collett and Mrs. Woodson, feathers
for twelve pillows; Miss Butler, Mrs.
Alice Jones, Mrs. Mellichamp, Mrs.
Broadwater, Miss Collett. Mrs. Wood
son, Mrs. Jim Byrd, Mrs. Henry Hill,
cloth for cases and other ladies who
brought in scraps for clipping. The
Trenton branch sent in thirty finished
pillows, also some of the auxiliaries
among them Red Hill and Red Oak
Grove, brought in pillows. In addi-
ton to these pillows the output of
the chapter for the month of August
and part of September has been two
hundred and fifty four pairs of un-
der drawers, two hundred and three
undershirts, four sweaters, six pairs
of socks and six full infants layettes.
These represent about two hundred
garments for use of new born in
fants of France or Belgium.
The present week is devoted to
gathering up second hand clothing
for the Belgian refugees. All classes
of good garments are needed and if
any one has not been visited by some
member of the committee appointed
for the purpose Of collecting these
garments we hope that they will see
that they do not lose this opportunity,
for service.
A new kind of allotment has been
received by our chapter. It. is the
feollection Of hospital linen. Al notice
of this appears elsewhere in the pa
per. Mrs. Jas. Byrd has been put in
charge of a special committee for
this work and next week some men,
Der of this committee will visit every
home in the community and solicit
household linen. The things needed
and for which we have received our
allotment are bath towels, hand tow
els, handkerchiefs, Is by Is inches,
napkins IA by IA inches and un-
bleached single bed sheets. We hope
to more than meet our allotment OF
these things, but we can not do 1t
without the help of our friends. We
hope that each of our country auXll-
iaries will remember this allotment
and do their part in helping US fill it.
Even one towel from each member of
the auxiliary would be of great help.
A good idea in getting up the hand
kerchiefs is to take yard of cam
brio, cut it into four squares, hem
them and send them in. Thus for the
cost OF one ordinary handkerchief,
and a little work, four would be Sc
cured.
think it will be we'll for the gen.
eral public to be Informed as to the
women in charge of the work rooms
so give here the personnel:
Director of Woman's Work, Miss
Sarah R. Collett; Supervisor of Sur
gical Dressings, Miss Mary Butler;
Supervisor of Hospital Garments and
Supplies, Mrs. Agatha A. Woodson;
Supervisor of General Supplies and
Knitting, and Belgian Relief Work,
Mrs. j. H. Nicholson; Chapter Buyer
and Shipper, Mrs. Lovic Minis; Chief
Clerk, Mrs. j. B. Kennerly.
Cur rooms are, during the coming
week, to be put into thoroughly sani-
tarl condition for the fall work, and
Miss Butler will soon be ready for
more workers in the Surgical Dress
ings room, at which time it is hoped
that, in addition to the regular work
ers we will have many volunteers.
Our Trenton branch has purchased
a knitting machine and is prepared
to turn out a fine amount of work
this fall.
A. A. Woodson,
Member Publicity Committee.
Death IN Meriwether.