Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-01-11
Douglass STUART Dies RED Cross ACTIVITIES

AED UhUDG fAGllHlllLi
This Great Organization Of Mercy i
This City Did Splendid Work Dur
ing, WaT--AlI of Those Engaged il
Task We're Volunteers
Since the signing of the armistic,
pending the final signing of the art
icles of peace, Alexandria Clapte.
of the American Red Cross has beer
receiving acquisitions for supplies fo,
the army and navy and for the needy
in the countries distressed by war.
Today a representative of the Ga.
zette called at the headquarters and
with the officers of the chapter briefly
sketched the splendid work accompl-
ished during the, period of the, war as
follows:
Military relief committee: The mill
tary relief committee has supplied
soldiers and marines with comfort
kits. bedside bags, hospital robes, pa
jamas, bed socks and other necessary
articles. This branch Of the service
has received and successfully met all
requests from the National headquar-
tiers.
Surgical dressing department-The
surgical dressing department has
been actively engaged in supplying al
necessary articles for the relief of
those distressed by sickness and
wounds. So carefully has this work
been done, the supplies from this city
have been packed here and shipped
to the hospitals over seas without ad-
supervision, and as further
evidence of the skill and care of these
workers they have been drafted into
service at National Headquarters, and
elsewhere as directed, III the inspection
of work coming under this depart
nent from other chapters.
Knitted Articles-A very large
number of the women Of this city
have nm:t at the Red Cross headquar-
ters iaily, while many more have ac-
certeu work to do at home in making
sweaters, wristlets, socks scarfs and
helmets. The work done by this de-
partment has been exhibited at off
ferent intervals, and while it is be-
lieved the people of Alexandria ap-
preciate in a large measure what has
been accomplished, it is interesting
70 know that a comparison OF this
work has won Alexandria distinctive
note.
All the work incident to making
supplies is under the direction OF the
chairman of woman's work. Reqursl-
lions are made for the necessary ma
terials, and the purchases are made By
one selected for this purpose. The
material is carefully accounted for,
and the finished articles checked
against it.
Home Service pepartment-The
Home Service Department of the
American Red Gross is most worthily
given the name of Protector of the
Homes of the American Men in Arms"
This department has looked after the
families Of the men i'll the service,
for their insurance and al
lowances, and used the resources com
manded by it in alleviat:ng suffering
in numerous families. Thi sdepartment
is now distributing brassards, the
National badge of mourning to be
worn by the families of deceased men
in the service. Another very import
ant work Of this department has been
that of mending the used linens from
the base hospital at Camp Humphreys.
While there might have been a spirit
the facts that these noble women
the fact that these noble women
i'd the work to add TO the comfort OF
the sick is that these noble women daa
the work to add to the comfort of the
sick at the camp. 1t being impossible
at times to replace the old with new
supplies of linen.
During the epidemic of Influenza,
the chairman of the Alexandria Chap
ter appointed a committee which work
ed unitiringly to secure the necessary
funds to meet the emergency. Two
temporary hospitals, diet kitchen,
and system for the delivery Of food
and other supplies were ably carried
oft bv the volunteer workers, which
included professional and volunteer
visiting nurses, whose ministrations
to the sick at that time will live long
time as a pleasant recollection of what