Show WOMEN KNIT AND SEW FOR foil RED CROSS RELIEF BELIEF volunteers aid through motor and canteen corps send I 1 gifts to service men recalling the days of the world word war many women still make and other hospital garments many knit sweaters and more than 2600 surgical dressings were rolled by volunteer workers tor for the american red cross chapters all over the nation in the year just closed the hospital garme garments its are given to veterans and the surgical dressings go to civilian or veterans bare bureau u hos or wherever needed many y chapters also maintain well stocked toe k ed closets of surgical dressings and garments in order to be prepared should a disaster strike their communities volunteer workers make childrens clothing and layettes lay ettes which are dl dis tributes tri buted lo in time of major cata catastrophes tr trop bes the motor corps ot of red cross women and the tha canteen service also arst created during the tha world war still are maintained by many red cross chapters last year the various motor corps some with am bu lances answered about calls and the canteens served more than persons they were especially active where floods or forest fires or other catastrophes called tor for feeding refugees or firemen engaged in active work fighting disaster another activity of women volunteers volunteer is thit that ot of lining filling christmas bags small cretonne ditty bags to send to soldiers and sailors who are stationed at posts or ports abroad more than ot at these are sent each year for distribution to the americans at christmas time |