The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-01
RED CROSS WORK
WHAT THE SEWING LADIES OF
LAKE COUNTY CHAPTER
ARE DOING.

lied cross mas gone IOrWarQ 10 the
headquarters at Minneapolis. 1t is
composed of the following articles:
Hospital bed shirts, 1874; pajama
pants. 104; pajama coats. 104; hand
towels, 1872: bed socks, 252; hand
kerchiefs, SO; nurses gowns, 10;
surgeons gowns, IL; surgeons caps,
5; operating leggings, IL; napkins.
"a; tray cloths, IL; pillow cases, 80;
rest pillows (rural schools, 80;
fancy bags (rural schools, "a. To-
tai, 1851.
This is the number of articles for
the short month of February from
the Lake county chapter. This in
cludes the auxiliary's rural schools,
high and normal schools, as well as
the workers in Madison. Mrs. Gam
Bile tells us hat our work meets with
wonderful approval at headquarters.
This is very gratifying to all those
bring it up to the right standard.
We have a fine force of captains in
charge of the different tables; moth
ing escapes their vigilance. Occa-
sionally something has to be taken
out and fixed over, but very little
compared to the number working.
The boss is a little bit cranky
about having things right, and the
inspecting committee are live wires
and uphold her in her decisions.
There are four states in our Northern
division, Minnesota, Montana, North
and South Dakota. Mrs. Gamble
tells us that South Dakota stands at
the head in the amount of work and
also N the quality of the work sent
out to headquarters. | am sure this
gives us all courage to go on and do
''our bit" to keep, South Dakota at
the front in the quality of the work
If not in the quantity. Our rooms
are open at the Masonic temple 9v-
cry afternoon except Saturday. Mon
day aud Wednesday we work on hos
pital bed shirts and pajama pants.
Tuesday and Thursday, hospital bed
shirts and pajama coats. Friday.
bath robes.
Monday the ladies in charge are
Mrs. j. j. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Ed
Foley. Wednesday, Mrs. F. L. Mease
and Mrs. G. j. Porter. The captains
for these days are Mrs. Chas. Jones,
Mrs. Worley and Mrs. l.. T. Love for
hospital bed shirts; Mrs. w. c..
Brown and Mrs. w. II. Crabs for
pajama pants. Tuesday and Thurs
day, ladies in charge, Mrs Angie l..
Williamson, Mrs. F. G. Ball, Mrs.
Chas. Morse and Mrs. j. M. Munson.
Captains, Mrs. f. M. Sheldon, pajama
coats. She chooses her assistants as
she needs them. Mrs. Norman futile
and Mrs. Buckholz have been assist
ing in this department. Mrs. j. w.
Dawson, Mrs. f. III. Ebert, Mrs.
Mary Hart Galloway have charge of
hospital bed shirts, Mrs. Chef Ken
nedy assisting. Friday, Mrs. Ed Fo-
ley and Mrs. III. p. Hart are the la
dies in charge. Mrs. j. M. Moore,
Mrs. Willis White, Mrs. r. b. Fitz-
gerald. Mrs. Leslie Burnett and
Agnes Holdridge, captains of the
tables and have the bath robes un-
der their supervision.
Mrs, r. Bonner has charge of the
cutting on Tuesday assisted by Mrs.
III. C. Sheldon. Mrs. c. Ball on
Tuesday assisted by Mrs. Atherton,
Mrs. Schueller and Mrs. H. ]. Munro.
On Tuesdays we have a double
committee in charge. These ladies
do the sorting and labelling of the cut
garments which come from headquar-
ters and get them ready for the max
ers. also press, fold and tie up gar
ments ready for packing in the cases,
look after the shipping, and inspect
all garments as they come in from
the tables, schools and auxiliaries and
attend to the wants of every one who
needs advice or assistance in any part
of the work.
Mrs. +. G.. Ball is custodian and
keeps the books and checks all pack
ages SEN out to headquarters, auxil-
liaries, etc. Mrs. Morse and Mrs.
Munson have charge of the sorting,
labelling and pressing and are on the
shipping committee.
The ladies having charge on the
other afternoons check up all articles
coming in from a~uxiliaries, schools,
etc, and give out garments and other
articles to be made up, inspect the
work for their days and press gar
ments ready for the tying up.
Mrs. Thomas McGee has charge of
the sewing machines and sees that
they are kept in order for the stitch
ers. We have a very good attend
ance on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but
l wish we might have more ladies for
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Ladies, please do not wait for a per-
sonal invitation, but come and do
your bit in this great work of the
Red Cross.-Angie l.. Williamson,
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