The Washington herald., 1918-12-16
With the District Red Cross.

Unless members Of the more than
1sJ auEiIiaries of the District of Co
lumbia Chapter OF the Red Cross IN
crease their efforts during the remain
ing weeks OF December and the month
of January the District chapter VIII
fail for the first time In its history to
make the quota of garments and other
supplies allotted TO it.
This statement was made yesterday
by Mrs. Theodore w. Richards, di-
rector OF women's work, who empha-
sized the fact that the need for
clothing for the civilian population OF
Europe still is most urgent Except
for knit goods the supply OF garments
being delivered each week by the
various auxiliaries in far short of
what II should be to make UP the full
quota by January 81 Mrs. Richards
says. and it will be necessary to put
forth extra effort all along the line il
the chapter is to hold the position Of
honor which II has won on its record
during the past.
Mrs. Ida N. Galloway. adjutant to
the director of women's work, in
charge of supplies at chapter head
quarters, 1890 Connecticut avenue, re-
ports that sales for the month of Nos
vember aggregated s7,7sS.40. OF Iris
amount s7,7H represented purchases Of
wool.
A special course of six weeks train
ing for home-service workers Is to be
given. beginning January IS. under the
general direction of Walter s. Cfford.
whose headquarters will be COS kenols
building. The course will include class
work and practical demonstration. A
particular phase of the course will be
to train badly wounded soldiers who
are unable to resume their former oc-
cupations in some vocation suited to
their condition. The students will be
given opportunity to study the work
OF this character now being conducted
at walter Reed Hospital. Mrs. Walter
8 JJfford is director OF field work.
With the influenza epidemic increas-
ing RAPIDLY throughout the city. de-
mands upon the motor corps aSf very
heavy, and Mrs. David FairchilN, cap
tain of the corps, says that there is
urgent need for women with cars TO
assist in taking doctors and nurses 10
the homes of the patients and also for
ambulances to remove patients to the
hospitals. Volunteers also are wanted
to take wounded soldiers from Walter
Reed and st. Elizabeth's hospitals for
short rides during the afternoons.
Volunteers should apply to Mrs. Fair
child at Motor Corps headquarters,
Sixteenth and NJ streets.
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Beginning tomorrow the comforts
committee will have temporary head
quarters for Christmas work at 1754 NJ
street. The office will be open during
the afternoons throughout the week.
Mrs. Danforth Geer. chairman of the
committee, desires that each auxiliary
send a number of volunteers to help in
the work of preparing Christmas
packages for the wounded soldiers in
the HOSPITALS Mrs. Geer can be found
at 1901 Connecticut avenue, which is
permanent headquarters for the COM
forts committee. The appeal for canes
for wounded soldiers has been gen.
erously responded to, Mrs. Geer says,
but there still is need for more. Canes
should be delivered at headquarters
Victor records are wanted also.
Miss Anna Greenlees. director OF the
Teaching Center, reports urgent need
for nurses to help care for influenza
cases. Forty-four calls were made
upon the center for nurses is one day
last week, and only small number
Of nurses were available. Headquar-