Evening journal., 1919-02-27
MEN, NGHEN, TOTS
SEW FOR RED CEOgS.
Emmanuel Auxiliary. First
to be Organized. Does
Great Work
SONGS AT TER DAYS
WOTK IS FINISHED

Immsnuel p. E. Church has the dis
tinction OF being the FIRST church in
Wilmington to organize a Red Cross
auxiliary, the same being also among
the last to close its active work. The
auxiliary was composed OF two de-
partments, hospital supplies and sur
gical dressings. The meetings were
held In the parish house and were
largely attended by men. women. girls
and boys who did excellent work in
their various capacities The auxiliary
was orSanized April 70, 1917 and mate
rials were at first purchased by the
society with money donated for the
purpose Il was not long. however, be-
fore these were supplied by headquar-
ters at Old CITY Hall. Meetings were
held every Thursday afternoon until
January, 1918, when 10 was found ad-
vlsable to work the entire day. In
April. the need becoming greater, We'd
nesdsy evening meetings were held in
addition. These were always the most
LARGELY attended, and soon became the
chief social event OF the neighborhood.
The men would cut cotton, tear band
ages, fold surgical dressings. ETC.. while
women did these and other things in ad-
dition, as well as sewing by machine
and by hand. BOYS and girls ran strings
in bass, carried materials back and
forth, and pressed bandases. The eve
ninS would close with half an hour OF
patriotic SONGS, and during the warm
weather ice cream cones were 10 be had
at the door TO refresh workers on their
way home. In December, the war being
over, the evening meetings were given
up. but the all day work. principally
on refugee garments. was continued
until the end, February 20. 1919.
In June. 1918 a surgical dressings
class of eleven was formed and in
structed by Ms. Henry HOPES After
III S eight members OF the class learned
TO make the front line parcels. TIE
number OF those who took the oath OF
allegiance at Emmanuel is one hund ed
and eighty-eight When the regular
meetings came 10 an end the following
letter was sent 10 Ms. Porter, chair
man OF The Woman's Bureau:
'Aiy Dear Ms Porter: ! take pleas
ure In reporting to you the entire
amount OF work done by Immanuel
Church Red Cross Auxiliary. from its
h~st meeting on April 26, 1917 20 the
last on February 20. 1919. inclusive.
entire amount OF work done by the
Sewing Department OF Emmanuel
Church Red Cross Auxiliary: 70 bath
robes. AZ bed jackets, iOS conv1lescent
robes. 50 pair paiames. i2i nightshirts,
i22 shoulder wraps. % reversible capes.
50 paiT bed socks, 81 pair bandagr
socks, 2Ssi hospital towels, 397 comfort
bags. Gas property bags, POI house
wives. i6 S Sberian vests, AZ chemises. Il
boys suits. % boys. shirts, 81 Mack
pinafores. 257 chlldren's pettieoats 1924
napkins. 3i infan's' capes. 305 infants
socks, 5i3 infants dresses, III Infants
waists. % infants bass.
Collected-four balls tin foil
Entire amount OF work done by the
surgical DRESSINGS department:
2i4 pneumonia jackets, POPS shot bass,
% fracture pillows. Il T. bandages. 422
triangular bandages, IS odd bandases,
Sc 4-inch muslin bandages. 1856 3-inch
cause bsndages, - Pinch bandages, 6i0
5-yard rolls. 2372 2x2 cause wipes. sO57
2x2ik cause wipes. i0452 AKA cause
wipes, ii09 9x9 compresses, 2225 SKI
compresses. 1858 4x4 congresses, los
4xi6 laboratory pads, i9S 6X6 laboratory
pads, ia i2xi2 laboratory pads. 36 AKA
laboratory pads, ii3 i2x2i absorbent
pads. 1915 SKIP absorbent pads. 5Si 6Xs
absorbent pads. 35 i2x2i oakum pads,
ss5 front line parcels, 7S5 muslin en-
yelopes.
Besides the articles enumerated
above we made and gave out fifteen
pneumonia jackets for the use OF the
influenza sufferers. There is In our
treasury one $50 Liberty Bond and
s695I in cash.
Very sincerely yours.
JOANNA dup. BUSH,
Chairman.