The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
DECEMBER WAS
BANNER MONTH
IOWA RED CROSS EXCEEDED ALL
PREVIOUS RECORDS
SOCIETY HELPS PRESERVE LIFE
During Remarkable Rescue Work
Among Refugees From War Rid
den Territory.-chiIdren Are
Asked To Donate Clothing


The local Red Cross has received
word from the director of supplies of
the central division, which includes
the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Michi-
gam Wisconsin and Illinois, that
| 3,15S,661 articles were shipped during
the month of December. This is an
increase of more than one million
over the month of November. 1t is
hoped that the number of articles may
be brought up to 100000 during the
month of January. Following is the
list of articles sent out:
In the month of November 9O7,233
standard, special and surgical dress
ings were sent out, while the total
number for December was 2,075,726.
Hospital linen, operating linen and
patients clothing, 343,557 in NoVem-
Der; in December 553,S73.
Knitted articles, 237,277 in Novem-
Der; 311,6S0 in December.
Christmas packets, 10000 in Novem.
Der; 1876 in December.
Miscellaneous, 47,766 in November;
72,76S in December.
L
trail division of states sends out fully
20 per cent of the completed articles
for the United States.
Champion Life Savers
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 16--How the Red
Cross is assisting the government i'll
the preservation of human life is
shown in a series of awards announc-
I ,i1ot fnp
during 1917.
The first prize, $50 was awarded to
William j. Mcintosh, member of the
Galveston, Texas, Red Cross life saw
ing corps, who rescued three men
from drowning. one an English sailor
off the Eaton Hall, the second son
of Victor Frederickson, and the third
Dick Cole, chief engineer of the tug
Kelly, of Galveston.
Second prize $25, was awarded to
Don Greenwood, boy of Los Angeles,
Calf, who rescued two girls in the
surf at Santa Monica. Honorable
mention is made also of Morris Dur
ferfield, Santa Monica, who assisted
Greenwood in the rescue.
For women, the first prize, $50, was
awarded to Miss Lulu Andrews or
Fairbault, Mimi, who saved the life
of her father, ]. H. Andrews, when his
right hand was severed by corn
shredding machine.
Clothing Needed
Washington, D. c., Jan. 16-Appeals
to the school children of th2 CCitod
States to make garments for the needy
children. women and old men, who
fled from the invaded districts early
in the war are being made by the Red
Cross. Some of these people are in
France, others daily cross the Swiss
border. A recent cablegram from
Paris states that an average of 200
children daily arrive from behind the
German lines at Tvianle-Bain and that
in the first week of the American
Dispensary over 2,400 children were
! examined, more than 1900 being be-
! tween the ages OF three and thirteen
| years" The refugees are destitute
and i'll. Thoy aust be given both
food and clothing before being sent
on to their "biIlets" in the various
| towns and Villages. The French gov
eminent which is putting all of its
force into the fighting line cannot care
| for these wrecks of war. They de-
pend for all of the first needs of life,
for food, shelter and clothing upon the
American Red Cross.
Children May Help
The Red Cross will continue to
meet these heavy responsibilities az
long as the people in America stand
behind it with money and supplies. 1t
is calling upon its newest members,
| the girls and boys in the School Auxi-
liaries to clothe these children and
their parents. The American children
are urged that not an atom OF their
work will be wasted. Every garment
turned in to the Red Cross for this
purpose adds to some refugees fight
| ing for life.