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Show GAUZE WORKERS BUSY EVERYWHERE IN COUNTY u$5 j s t 2 ARMY OF LOYAL WOMEN MAKING MANY DRESSINGS EAST HIGH SCHOOL RED CROSS AUXILIARY. Standing. left to right Mrs. Harold Blatch, Miss EUith Ellen, Miss Catherine Hoppaugh and Mrs. William C. Jennings.. Sitting, left to right Miss Matilda Yeo, Miss Natalie Yeo, Miss Josephine Smith, Miss Virginia Snow, Miss Jane Campbell, Miss May Allen and Miss Ellamae Clark. ,1 ' - 1 i ! v v p .v . -I , k 1 i i - - f , . Tar- ... , : ' ' , v, . : s 1 Salt Lake County Chapter Now Utilizes Fourteen . Rooms for Classes. A SINGLE fflanee into any of the numerous auze rooms of the Salt Lake county chapter, American Red Cros, gives at-isfactory at-isfactory evidence of the interest manifest man-ifest in the work of making the various va-rious forms of surgical dreGsings for our soldiers and sailors. It the visitor tame? a few tnonients ho will find that in nearly even' ca:-e the tables are fully occupied and preparation of the dre?ings aDl bandages goes se-riou?lv se-riou?lv forward, the words heard he-inj he-inj now and then a brief instruction or romment from one of the certified instructor, or a sugP5Tion or direc-tiou direc-tiou by the supervisor in charge for tii1 day. The woT.cn arc working; quietly and intently, with thoughts upon the service ser-vice to be performed, and even though the dreadtu!nc.5 of the ar ha not yet come home to t hfm persona 11 v, t here is in t ho eves of many an exprsion that ecms to pay: hope this dres-ing dres-ing will not be needed, but. if it i, it will be found th bc-t I can mnlie.'' Extension Is Planned. Thero are fourteen can? ronrr? within the limiM of the Salt Lake county coun-ty chanter, with two more t be organized or-ganized at an early date. Thf con-tral con-tral eaure room at the Amelia pala-c hearlnuarters i the working place for about 7.r'0 women, an manv as nglitv' of whom can be employed at nn tunc. The t'olumbia auxiliary, v.hn h ha tin- merona elas-e on various ecntns at j the Newhouie hotel, the next lnret. The J-,"at. 2nd We-t hicrh schools both have (jauzo rooms, and others are to be found arnon the branehe and aux iliarie. it is conservatively estimated that, all told, no fewer than 1."jim women wo-men arc now enprted in, mak in jf surgical surgi-cal dre-sinci for the Salt Lake county chapter. In a '-enplane with the i nil met inn pent out from national headquarter?, it m planned that all of the rooms, o far b! may be, shall work up to capacity durit.L' the month of rYbruarv, in order to afford a bais for an est i mate of t he capacity of each chapter and branch in supplying drc-inpn. "hile the month in yet t oo vonn g to make predictions, it Rrnt Fafe to say that the local chapter will, in this regard, follow the pa'-e it has set in other lines of work and bv far excel all itn previous pre-vious production records. More Ca-ses Sent Out. Tn the supply department report wan made yesterday of the sending out of six more rase of Hrticlex, making u total of twenty-sir for the month so far, or about half as innnv a were shipped during the licretnfnrp record-breaking record-breaking total of January, while three-fourths three-fourths of the prevent month yet re-mrnnH re-mrnnH for working purpoven. Material for workers tnken yesterday yester-day from the department in part follows: fol-lows: Salt. Lake Stake Mutual aux-ilarv, aux-ilarv, twelve hanks of wool for socks; Amity auxiliary, twelve suit of pa-ianiM; pa-ianiM; Women's Service auxiliary, two bolts of muslin, t'in bolt of gnu.e; I )a ugh t er of Pioneers auxiliary, one bolt toweling, t w n t v -e i h t hanks of woo) for noc Uh ; Worn a n 's Kepubl ica n club nu x i I ia rv, eight su rgconn ' gow rn ; rirantle Stake lfdief auxiliary, seventeen seven-teen bed h.fM, one" bolt toweling, one bolt muslin; Liberty Slake, Liberty Ward mi x i i in rv, ten ha n I. s word for -ich; 'a t hoi ic Women 's lea gun n u x-iliarv, x-iliarv, twelve hanks ff wool for socks; (Jrarntn Slake Primary jmxiliarv, nine hank" of wnfil for so-;m; Wonien 's aux-i aux-i I in rv to Railway Mail Sorv jen, t h rec bed h i rt t, t h rce pa i rs of ether soc k s; Sandv Independent auxiliary, fivn boltg of gnu.e, ono rf 1 a bs or bent cot t on Libert v stake, Kighfemit h ward .NT. I. A . nu x il ia ry, six hanks of wool f or ioc ks. Articles Turned In. The inclement, weather doubt lc s delayed de-layed the arrival of con , idem Ide fin-irlied fin-irlied article ve-derdav, but among the larger consignments vferc; (atho- lie 'Women's Icapiio auxiliary, nineteen hod shirts, f if t y-f hrfl abdonjinal ban-daires, ban-daires, trianlo bandar's, riphteon ' T " bandnpes, nevon pairs of wrist-loti, wrist-loti, ninetceu pairs of socks, nine1 sweater, two Hiircons' aprons; Kuipn Stake Relief, Kiht h ward auxiliary, thirteen pjiirn of sorks, thro sweaters. From faraway Parowan, Iron conn- I tv, came visitors vrsterdav to tho local heado,uarterH. Mn, Mary A. (iunn, secret arx' of the Parowan chapter, and her daughter. Miss Mclva (iunn, were anions the caller. Mrs. fiunn said that her chapter had about 15ml members, three brunches and hix auxiliaries. She came up primarily to consult with the Salt Lake, chapter officials and obt-nin ideas for advancinc the work in lier section of tho state. An inspection of t lie local headquarters brought fort h warm praise and admiration for tho evident, excel lenco of tho syt em usin! hero. The Red f'rn unit of the OnurMcrs of the Indian War Veteran will meet tomorrow to-morrow niorninn Hi '. .to In the I, Ion house to cany on tnelr regular sewlnu work. AM mcuiI.erR cordially tnvllcd. |