Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-01-13 | Page 13 | Red Cross News and Notes

RED CROSS WORK I Interminable folds of gauze For those whom we shall never see see see- Remember when your fingers pause That every drop of blood to stain This whiteness falls for y yu ou u and me Part of the p price ice that keeps us free freeTo freeTo To serve our own own that keeps us clean From shame that other women know know- 0 O saviours we have never seen Forgive us that we are so slow I God God if if that blood should cry in vain vain And we have let our moments go goJ I Amelia Josephine Burr An appeal for gauze workers at the main gauze room at the Amelia palace has been made by th the Salt Lake Lale county chapter of the American Red TIed Cross The gauze work worl is carried on at RedCross Red RedCross RedCross Cross headquarters in the large art gallery of ot the building which can accommodate accommodate accommodate ac ac- ac- ac eighty women Workers Yorkers for Cor the morning hours are badly needed as many housewives of the city must attend to household duties duties du du- du- du ties tieR in the early p part rt of the morning and cannot work worl until afternoon No knowledge o oT 01 surgical dressings is necessary to make these gauze dressings dressings dressings dress dress- ings as the work is directed by a ce ce- ce surgical dressings Instructor This appeal has been sent out ot to the I women of the city In an endeavor to j turn out a greater number numbe of surgical dressings from the Salt Lake county chapter to meet the ever increasing demand of surgical dressings In the warring countries of Europe One thousand surgical dressings each day is th the required quota of the main gauze room at headquarters but according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Mrs J. J L. L Franken head of he the surgical dressings department the number made h has fallen below that required More than 2000 base hospitals in the warring zone must be supplied with surgical dressings by the American Red Cross Crogg A continuous network of hospitals extends from the north of Scotland to the south of England and from the western front Into the southern part of Italy Each one contains an average of beds In Florence Italy there is a hospital hospital hos hos- hospital pital in which beds are placed Generally nearly all are occupied and dozens of ot dressings are necessary forthe for forthe forthe the wounded soldier c With this immense number of ho hoa to be supplied with gat ga gatie ze dressings dressings dressings dress dress- ings continually Mrs Franken points out the necessity of the continual servIce service service ice of thousands of women of t tie the United States to supply the the- great de de- de- de mand Miss 1 Georgina Webber will conduct conducta a class in surgical dressings at the Amelia palace at 10 o'clock next Tuesday Tuesday Tues Toes day morning The rhe auxiliary of ot the Red Cross helpers helpers help help- ers will m meet t tomorrow In one one of the Red Cross sewing Inthe in inthe inthe the Atlas building to to- sew Red Rea Re Cross supplies I The Britannic association will be at atone tt t one of the rooms all day Tuesday and the Freedom auxiliary will wUl m meet et at the rooms Tuesday afternoon The Radiant Sewing auxiliary and the luff Iliff auxiliary will be at the rooms Wednesday An active part In Red Cross work for the United States is being taken by byI bythe bythe I the Y L. L M. M I. I A. A of Juarez stake Mexico Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico according to word just received by I Miss Clarissa Beesley secretary of the I association A check for 19 was sent by the small association for Red Cross i work g S Salt Lake people are taking great in interest interest interest in- in terest in the relief work of the civilian I relief branch of the American Red Cross judging from the numerous questions asked officials of pf that de department department department de- de at Red Cross headquarters All relief work In the United States i Is carried on under the direction of the American Red Cross with the ci civilian civilian civilian ci- ci vilian relief branch in direct charge Old clothes and like Ulee materials which may possibly be used in m any relief work should be kept until such time I that the Red Cross will find use for It t and call for it Relief for any disaster in the mountain moun moun- tam tain states would be direction direction tion of Miss Gertrude Gertrude- Valle Vaile and Ui th the nearest Red Cross chapter The Salt Lake CharU Charity organization Is an associate member of the American Ameri Amen can civilian relief department Nine hundred Red Cross members embers were gained for the Heber chapter of the American Red Cross in m the recent membership drive and a total of more than 1200 members are now enrolled i in in the chapter according to George Fisher chairman Excellent work by the women is women reported by officials of that chapter The Women's Service unit of the Red lied r- r Cross oss will meet every Tuesday and nd Wednesday ve in the basement of rk s church in ln East First South street e