The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-10
keokuk Red Cross Chapter Gives Out
Information to Candidates to
Assist Them in Filing
ouestionnaires.
QUESTIONS ARE DIRECT
Specimen QUESTIONABLE will Enable
Women to Discover Whether
They are Entitled TO
Decoration.

The Keokuk Red Cross chapter has
issued an announcement regarding the
award Of service badges to Keokuk
women and men. The official rules
and regulations and some data about
work IN Keoi1uk is included in the an
nouncem emit which Is as follows:
The questionnaires to be filed out
for the awarding of Red Cross service
certificates and the right to wear serv-
ice badges are in process Of being
printed. A specimen QUESTIONABLE
enables candidates to calculate their
time. People who plan to apply for
missionaries are asked by chapter
officers to make careful note of the
following facts:
While the Red Cross shop has been
open approximately twenty-one months
the first meetings having been held
in April, 1917. the surgical dress
tngs meetings were held for eighteen
months, although meetings every day
in the week lasted approximately a
year, from August, 1917, to August,
1918. The knitting work has cont:nu-
ed for twenty months. but time on
knitting is to be counted as is noted
in the QUESTIONABLE. 1t must be re-
membered that only knitting that
was turned in at the Red Cross shop
is to be counted toward the 800 hours.
The refugee garments work has
continued seventeen months, and is
probably not yet entirely at an end.
The sewing on hospital garments be-
gan, in the case OF the West Keokuk
auxiliary and the Westminster Pres
'byterian auxiliary, in July. 1917. and
has continued nineteen months. The
sewing by other church auxiliaries has
continued for twelve months.
AS noted In the QUESTIONABLE. peo-
pie who have worked 500 hours at the
Red Cross shop must have put in four
half days a week for a year, without
vacation, or three half days week
for eighteen months. With knitting
at home. this time may, however, be
reduced
Questionnaires can be obtained from
Howard w. Wood at the Keokuk Saw.
ings bank and should be returned to
him.
The following is the form of the
service questionnaire:
| Name, address and department.
! Certificates in recognition of loyal
service to the nation, given by the
women and men workers of the Red
Cross, will be awarded in the near
future These certificates carry with
them the right to purchase and wear
the Red Cross official general service
insignia For women this insignia
/ VIII be a badge with ribbon, bar and
safety catch; for men button to be
worn in the coat lapel at an approx
mate cost of 81 for the badge for
women and seventy-hve cents for the
mems button.
In order TO ascertain the amount OF
s~vice rendered to the Red Cross
! subsequent to April 6, 1917, it Is nee.
essary to have the following Questions
answered conscientiously and ap.
proved by the superior to whom the
worker reports:
How long have you worked in the
Keokuk chapter?
! Have you rendered consecutive serv-
lice?
! State number of hours at Red Cross
! shop Estimate hours by counting as
necessary for 500 hours, three half
days a week for eighteen months, four
half days for year, eight half days
for six months, etc.
) What work have you engaged in
previous to, or in addition to your
work in the Keokuk Red Cross? In
counting hours on knitting done al
home estimate fifteen hours for pair
/ of socks. or helmet or two pairs OF
wristIets. thirty hours for a sweater OF
a muller.
+, State total number of hours.
I hereby certify that the above oues
+ ione are answered to the best of my
ability and are approximately correct
/ Signature and address.
! Approved by head of department.
/ Approved by chapter committee.