Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-01-31
RED CROSS IN PUTNAM
Mrs. w. M. Shanks

The work rooms are open every
day except Saturday and Sunday
Any woman having am hour or two
to- SPAR morning. or afternoon is ex-
pected to give as much of that tim 2
in one of the work rooms, either
sewing or making surgical dressings
and if the day her church has .chos-
en- to work is not convenient for her,
she is invite to come any day that
is most convenient
The executive Board of Putnam
county chapter held "a meeting at
headquarters Thursday afternoon
with Dr. w. S. McClain presiding.
Several items of business were dis.
posed of, one very important ap-
pointment being made, that of Su-
pervisor of Hospital Garments. Mrs.
Peter Jared was appointed to fill
this responsible place.
A letter was read from Mr.. j. N.
Cox OF theA Gainesboro Telephone
Co., setting that telephone would
be installed vt Red Cross Head
quarters at once as donation from
the Gainesboro Telephone Co. A
rising vote of thanks was given the
Telephone Co., and full appreciation
expressed for this generosity. =
- Mr.. Daniel of the T. P. l. faculty,
who is one Of the executive board
was present and read letter from
Chancellor kirkland of Vanderbilt
University, volunteering to come to
Cookeville some TIME in February
and deliver an address on the War,
and general phases of Red Cross
work.
The board was unanimous in ac-
centing Chancellor Kirklands offer
He will speak to the public at the
City School building at 200 o'clock
Monday afternoon, February 25tb.
The South ow7F~ no more learned
man, nor more forceful speaker than
Chancellor Kirkland. He will bring
a message full OF vigor and timely
interest.
Beow is poem contributed by
one of the most earnest workers in
the SUI gical Dressing rooms:
EVERY WoMAN'Ss DUTY"
L. l.
A hanl to soothe a pain
Will make the world for good renoun
And help remove the stain,
The mark Of Cain, the Germans shall
know,
For the strength of right to them
Wen show.
Our flag stands for duty and honor
bright,
And for these ideals, our boys have
gone to fight.
So, with them fighting in blood and
slime,
We surely can do our duty, and give
!. our time.
If only one day each week we would
give,
Perhaps it would mean another boy
would live.
For we are told that many die,
From lack of bandages, perhaps
We say each day, 81 just can't co."
What that may mean we do not
know
But this, Don't selfishly your liberty
enjoy.
Come, make bandage for soldier
boy
For remember this, your liberty
would not be
If the soldier boys were not fighting
for you and me.
A cable message to the women of
America came not long ago from
the head of our Red Cross Commits
sion "over there; it ram thus:
"The Red Cross has direct respon-
sibility of supplying us with Surgic-
al Dressings and nothing in the
whole situation here is equally i'm
portant Red Cross standard dress
imgs in millions mcst be sent over
with all possible speed. If this u
not done and done Immediately
serious calamity and national dis
gree is inevitable.
The American women who COM
pose the Red Cross chapters should
prepare with all enthusiasm and
speed possible the DRESSINGS which !
are going to mean life and death to
our own men.
This whole question deals with
tho most vital thing that the women
of America can do for the soldiers in !
this war"
Bro. Craig's contribution - the
Red Cross Column last week was in !