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Show U. OF U. WOMEN ACTIVE II WORKOF MERCY Surgical Dressings Unit Has Produced Hundreds of Needed Articles. GIRL STUDENTS BUSY Other City Auxiliaries of Red Cross Are Intensely Industrious. Tho wives of the t'a.i-ultv members of the University of Utah met yesterday afternoon anil completed organization of a surgiual dressings unit auxiliary of the local chapter pf tbc American Red (:l'OS9. Mrs. TV. TV. Kiter read a letter from yfiyirs. James L. Franken, introducing Mrs. George Emory Fellows as instructor in-structor and supervisor of the unit. It was explained that especial credit was due to both Mrs. Fellows and Mrs. Thomas A. Heal for the interest, enthusiasm enthu-siasm and effort they have, shown in organizing the Red Cross work at the University. A large proportion of the credit for the success of tho Jiod Cross work at the university was due also, it was said, to Mrs. Levi Edgar Young, president ut the Women 's Association of the University of Utah. A special room has been fitted up on the first floor of the administration building for the purposes of the surgical surgi-cal dressings unit. Tn addition to the surgical dressings unit there is the sewing unit, which also met yesterday afternoon in the domestic art rooms on the lower floor of the administration building. The attendance at-tendance at both sections was large and expectations of a big increase in the output of KeTl Cross work were expressed. ex-pressed. A unique feature of the work being done by the women of the university is to be' found in the. fact that their products are shipped direct to the inter-mountain inter-mountain headquarters at Denver, without, with-out, having to undergo the approval of the local chapter. This is said to facilitate fa-cilitate the work greatly. First to Respond. The women of the University of Utah ' were the first to respond to the call for Red Cross aid early in the summer and organized themselves immediately into an auxiliary unit, with Mrs. Heal as chairman and Mrs. George S. Snoddy as secretary, continuing to work at regular intervals during tbc summer months. The work, however, was sus-ponded sus-ponded during the month of August and S resumed in .September at the beginning r of the school year. The unit has been meeting every afternoon and so far has turned out ami delivered to headquarters headquar-ters sixty bed gowns, twelve pairs of pajamas,' eighteen T bandages and numerous nu-merous mufflers, wristlets and helmets. More than 500 girl students of the universitv are also engaged in sewing and knitting for soldiers and have already al-ready made. 1700 bandages, forty sweaters sweat-ers and numerous other articles for use in the hospitals in France. They utilize all their spare moments in the manufacture manu-facture of these articles, a common sight being to sec them knitting as they ride borne from school on the street cars. . At a meeting of the special committee commit-tee on Christinas packets held yesterday yester-day morning at the local headquarters, plans for acceleration in tho packets were discussed in detail and arrangements arrange-ments for assembling a far greater f number than was included in the chapter's chap-ter's original quota wore agreed upon. Will Deliver Packages. The local chapter will undertake to receive and deliver all Christmas pack-els pack-els intended for the soldiers at 1- ort Douglas, likewise to prepare the packets for persons who have not the time and opportunity to purchase the articles and prepare the remembrances The cemniHtec has already arranged for the purchase of some of the desired articles ar-ticles at wholesale in large quantities, and will for tbe the minimum price of the packet, be able to give a larger variety than the average individual indi-vidual could. The Red Cross submits a list ot articles ar-ticles suitable for Christmas packets, leaving it optional with those who w.ish to prepare the gift boxes themselves. Included are writing tablet, envelopes, ! postals, pencils, book (in paper cover), k. scran book, knife, mirror (steel), han.i- kerchief (kahki-colored), neckties, mouth organ, electric torch, compass, plaviug cards. Red Cross checkerboard ( specially made and can bo bought for : "j cents)', tobacco, pipe and pipe cleaners, clean-ers, water-tight match box.-nuts, candy and chewing gum. A considerable sum of money was received re-ceived yesterday from donors who prefer pre-fer to have the Red Cross make preparation prep-aration of the packets. Charles S. Burton, president of the Farmers and stocksrowers ' bank and of the. Columbia Trust company, has tendered the local chapter the use of tho Burton home, a large and well-ar-rauued residence, at i'.-l First avenue, fur sewing rooms for various auxiliaries. OfficiTd action has not been taken, but it was stated that the generous oftor would probably bo accepted today or . tomorrow. Women's Service Unit Busy. j ConsMcuous among the manv splendid examples of industry in the Red Cross j was the quantity of goods received yesterday from the Women 's Service j unit, the largest sewing organization j of the city, with headquarters at St. Mark 'n church. This unit, of which Mrs. 1 A. Pyke is chairman, turned in as its work since .November 3 1, twelve surgeon's gowns, sisty-two bed shirts, fifty-six comfort pillows, twelve tray cloths, i two bandages, one towel, nineteen draw sheets, ten bath robes, thirty-six pajaina suits, seventy-three sweaters, thirty-five scarfs, forty-four pairs wristlets, twenty-one knitted wash cloths, eighteen pairs of handmade socks and fifty-two pairs machine-made socks. . The "Red Cross auxiliary to the Daughters Daugh-ters of the Handcart Pioneers, hail its regular workday in the .Social hall headquarters head-quarters yesterday, turning out five bed gowns. This little auxiliary has been busy for weeks and has previously turned in twenty-two sheets, fourteen pairs of pajamas, six surgeon's gowns and three sweaters. Mrs. Sarah W. Swift is president of the organization and Miss Grace I. Skidmore, chairman of the auxiliary. Mrs. W. W. Riter, supervisor of the canteen department and state organizer, will hold a Red Cross meeting at Mid-vale Mid-vale at '1 o'clock this afternoon and another at Lark at 7:30 tonight. The monthly conference of Social Workers will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the commissioners' room of the City and County building, for tho purpose of discussing Rod Cross work with some department heads. Inspects Ogden Red Cross. Request that knitters for the Red Cross confine their work hereafter to sweaters, socks and wristlets was made yesterday at. the executive offices. It was stated that the need for sweaters and socks was urgent, while the demand de-mand for mufflers or scarfs was by no means so great. R1 W. LeClere, executive secretary of the Utah Public Heall h association, which has the sale in t h c Red ( ' r o s a Christmas seals in charge, went to Ogden Og-den yesterday to observe the progress of the campaign there. At his office it was stated that favorable reports were coming in hourly and that boys were receiving re-ceiving a Red Cross Christmas button for selling seals to tbe value uf 23 cents or more. Wijth. a membership of fifty, the Red Cross auxiliary to the Phillips Congregational Congre-gational chuiyh met Tuesday at the homo of Mrs. C. M. Chandler, chairman. Up to date the unit has sent in thirtv-six thirtv-six hospital shirts, twenty pairs of pajamas, pa-jamas, six bath robes, fifteen pairs of socks, fifteen scarfs, five sweaters, six pairs of wristlets, thirty towels, thirtv tray cloths and twenty napkins. Mrs. W. P. Wixcey, treasurer of the auxiliary, auxil-iary, has completed" a course in surgical dressings and will instruct other member? mem-ber? of the unit. The Red Cross unit of the Typographical Typographi-cal auxiliary and Housewives league I will meet today at the Wilson hotel ! nunrters and devote the entire dav to Red Cross work. |