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Show 6AUZER00M CLOSING ORDERS RESCUED Red Cross J5ends Out Appeal Ap-peal for Assistance in Urgency Work. t u-dcrs to close the ga uzt-room at the Led Cross administration building have been rescinded, 'and an urgent plea has been issued for an unlimited number of operatives to carry on the work of the department. The gauzeroom way ordered elosed'so that workers could apply their efforts in the malfhig of refugee garments. gar-ments. The latter work is suspended uni I the demand Jor gauze masks subsides, sub-sides, according; to Manager itubert J. Shields. "We want workers sufficient to make fimn gauze masks." Mr. Shields said yesterday. yes-terday. He explained that the call from inside and outside of Salt Lake county at present is far in excess of the ability of the force now employed making them to meet. Motor service calls at. lied Cross head-ouarters head-ouarters are daily increasing, taxing the capacity of the force day and night. Volunteers Vol-unteers in this service have been called for on nuine'-ous occasions, hut not much heed has been paid the appeals, and the service is at present in need of at least a half dozen cars a day. The died Cross shop yesterdy received scores of fancy handmade goods for the Christmas gift department. In the lot. were a number of beautiful and well-made well-made hand and shopping bags. Toys, too. came in yesterday in considerable iiuantity and array. Selling is already in ; force and the best things are being snapped up quick. y. An iron and brass bedstead and box mattress, donated to the shop Wednesday Wednes-day was sold eariy yeslel'day morning. |