The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-01-16
One Hundred
Fifty Turn
for ARC.
Organization for 1912 Is
Completed 10 Garry Out
Program Requested

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One hundred and fifty women
were present yesterday afternoon
at the general Red Cross organiza-
ton meeting held in the Elks Hall
for the purpose of making definite
plans and appointing committee
chairmen to take charge of the
necessary war and defense work to
be done here. Mrs. j. C. Thomas,
Production Chairman, who ha d
charge of the meeting expressed APP
probation for the large turnout
and the enthusiasm shown by the
women of Gastineau Channel.
Organization on a large scale
has not been completed before this
date because of the lack of an APP
propriate NEE ting place, Mrs.
Thomas said. This was overcome
when the Elks Lodge kindly offered
the use of their hall for work.
room. This room Is now equipped
with work tables, sewing machines
electric cutting shears and button
hole makers and will be open for
work from 10 o'clock to 4 o'clock
each Monday, Tuesday and Thurs
day, she announced.
May Work at Home
For the convenience of those
who are living in Douglas or COM
munities on the highway who pre-
fer to meet and work at home OF
in groups near their residence
rather than the Elks Hall, materials
will be distributed, Mrs. Thomas
said.
Committee Heads
Committee heads appointed by
Thomas to expedite the needful
work are, Patterns and cutting
Florine Housed; Knitting, Mrs. H
L. Faulkner. To act as sewing SUBJ
chairman for each day Mrs. Housed
appointed Mrs. Ray G. Day, Mon
day; Mrs. T. J. Petrich, Tuesday
and Mrs. Verne Hoke. Thursday
Other sub-chairmen will be an
nounced for the other departments
1t is expected that the Red Cross
work will be conducted five days
each week as soon as further nec-
essary SUPPLIES arrive, Mrs. Thomas
said.
All Women Needed
All women of the Gastineau
Channel area who can work for the
Red Cross are urged to do SO as
the quota for the year is 1,00C
garments which are badly needed
as supplies of the Red Cross are
completely depleted due to the
heavy d IN a nds made on all
agencies, Mrs. Thomas said. 1T is
necessary not only to rebuild these
supplies with which to give aid to
our allies. but to build up supply
to be used in our own country" she
declared.
Each work day there will be a
knitting chairman present to give
instruction, distribute wool and re-
On Tuesdays Mrs. Courtney
Smith will be present to instruct
those who prefer to fold and make
bandages.
Articles Needed
Hospital garments and knitted
outfits are the most desperately
needed both here and abroad ac-
cording to word received by Mrs.
Thomas from Red Cross headquart-
ers. Articles badly needed. which
are listed in the workroom are,
sheets, pillow cases, towels, wash
cloths, old or used bath towels. old
or new blankets and beacon cloth
bathrobes. Anyone able to donate
any of these articles is requested
to see that they have been landed
ed. Wooden scraps to make into
quilts and scraps of outing flannel
are also desired.
Emergency Closets
Emergency closets to be located
at various places m the Juneau
Douglas area are to be furnished
with much of the material which
will be distributed among six such
closets, Mrs. Thomas said.
Further needs include hooks and
eyes, buttons of all kinds, belt
buckles of all kinds, tape and thread
all of which will be gratefully ac-
cepted by those in charge of the
Red Cross room for use in the max
ing Of garments.
Those coming to sew are re-
quested to bring their own SCISSORS,
and thimbles and pinking shears
If they have any, Mrs. Thomas
said. She also said electric irons
for use would be greatly appreciat-
ed.