The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-23
Is Printed in The New West Magazine Published at Salt Lake City,
 Utah.
TELLS OF NORTHLAND
Gives a Description of the Work Rooms at Juneau and Activity of
 Workers.
(By MRS. R. J. CRAGG in New Wcsi

(By MRS. R. J. CRAGG in New Wes'
 Magazine of Salt Lake for May)
 (EDITOR'S NOTE-The following article was written by Mrs. Roberi J. Cragg of this city and was printed in the May number of the New West Magazine of Salt Lake City Mrs. Cragg has been very active in Red Cross work in Juneau since the beginning of that organization work here The figures quoted by Mrs. Cragg were accurate at the time of writing-before the Third Liberty Loan drive and the recent Red Cross week They are much too small now.-EDITORD
 Had you supposed. in common with other victims of transformation, that the Territory of Alaska is but l huge ice box, whence come only gold and canned salmon, Eskimos and Tn dian totems? Then. believe me dear reader, it were well for you to furbish up on current events and to recognize the fact that Alaska is, today, abreast of the rest of the world in modern thought, in progress i've enterprise, and now, during these troubulous war times, in burning patriotic zeal.
 Even before the entrance of the United States into the conflict, South east Alaska had, in Juneau, Alaska's capital city, a chapter of the Amer. can Red Cross, established through the efforts of an executive commit tee of ten far-sighted men and wo men, who, having received their charter from headquarters at Wash ington,. increased their number tG twenty, and forthwith proceeded to enlist the support of the community
 At the Juneau City Hall they promptly secured commodious work rooms. which they equipped with long tables, lockers, sewing machines, too, if you please and supply of gauge, pajama cloth, yarn and knit ting needless A leading Juneau banker generously converted one Of his offices. fully equipped with fil ing cabinets. desks and typewriters. into a Red Cross office, thus com pleting the foundation of the pres ent thoroughly systematic Organiza tion of Juneau. chapter, and the real work began. :.
 Within the jurisdiction of Juneau chapter lie branches at Chichasoff Haipes, Perseverance, Petersbuis $. Sitka. and Skagway, and the mass of correspondence and detail worF involved in keeping these branch or ganizations informed, and in making proper reports to divisional head quarters in Seattle, creates. daily, in the Juneau office 5Isy scene which, it is safe to say, could be dup. Heated nowhere in "the States by the Red Cross office of town of Juneau's population.
 State towns of like size will also be hard pressed to show as highly systematized working plant as that which exists in Juneau chapter it will. perhaps. be a matter of sur prise to those who think of Alas kans only in terms of "squaw men, and gamblers. gold-crazed prospect ors and uncouth fishermen, to know that here in remote Alaska. Red Cross chapter is composed Of bank CTS and other business men, college women. nurses. and the wives Of lawyers. doctors, engineers and pro gressive business men. and in short. that a more sturdily patriotic citi- zenship from all walks of life would be difficult to find anywhere.
 Down in the Native village. at the Government Native school, you may look in upon the work of clever faced, competent woman. teacher of