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FIRST aid to the injured and otherwise indisposed will be
given by Red Crpss aides on the state fair grounds at
Lincoln this week. Misses Ruth Fitzgerald and Marjorie
: Beckett, members of the Red Cross motor, corps, wili.be on
-the grounds m uniform. with a Red Cross ambulance, in which
they will carry the kiddies that eat too much Ice cream and
candy and the grown people and children, who may happen to
get in front of automobiles or other machinery or be hurt or ill
in any way to a Red Cross tent, at which there will be two
nurses on duty to care for them.
Of course, everyone hopes
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wm uave iiuuung iu uo out iook. preuy, dui sum, wnen several
thousand people are gathered together there is an occasional
1 accident and it is well to be prepared for it. These girls are in
f training for overseas duty and welcome this opportunity to
.practice on the general public.
"Little girl sick over in front of Machinery hall," says a
young officer, appealing at once to the Red Cross for help. In
goes tke nurse to the back of the ambulance and then the ambu
lance drivers take their places and away .they rush, with a ding
ing of the bell, to Machinery hall, where the little girl, who has
had too much candy, watermelon, red lemonade and hot sun
shine, is suffering from a "tummy ache." Tenderly she is lifted
to the stretcher and hurried back to the Red Cross tent, where
the nurses relieve her pain and her mother finds her in a few
minutes, fast asleep with a smile on her tear-stained face.
This is all good practice for the day when the soldier will
not be trim, clean-cut young man wearing parade clothes, but
a blood-stained, war-weary hero, and when he will point out to
them, instead of a heat-sick child, a comrade wounded and de
lirious on the battlefield. Just as willingly and cheerfully the
Red Cross girls, who have devoted their lives to this service,
will rush to his aid, just as tenderly lift him upon the stretcher
and hurry him tc the hospital, where the white-robed angels of
mercy will minister to him.
At the fair grounds the public may see just the true thing
that will later be witnessed in earnest on many a field of battle.
KMTTOG PROSPECTS
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Important information regarding
the yarn situation is embodied in a
-circular letter issued by Frank W.
Judson, state Red Cross chairman, to
til chapters and branch chapters. This
U the information from national
headquarters:
- (a) The stock of yarn is 1,400,000
pounds and while additional yarn may
Bt obtained, the total .will be consid
erably under the 10,000,000 pounds
used last year.
. (b) The Red Cross has in addition
ready for distribution 1,600000 sweat
ers. 134,000 mufflers, 384,000 wristlets.
228 000 helmets and 1,328.000 pairs of
socks, which with new articles to be
made, will meet the more urgent
needs of our men during the coming
winter.
(c) From September 1, 1917, to
June 30,jl91& the Red Cross distrib
uted 5,85.000 knitted articles to aur
army and navy and also sent 870.000
knitted articles to the Red Cross com
missioners in France and Italy.
The War Industries board requests
that all chapters secure yarn exclu
sively thtpugh the division bureau of
supplies at Chicago.
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Chaplain, Sa'nders will conduct ser
vices at 11 o'clock this morning in the
post hospital at Fort Omaha. The
services will be made additionally at
tractive by the music arranged by
Mrs. Fred Hill, who, with Mrs. Doug
las Welpton, will have charge of all
musical programs to be given for the
convalescents.
On solicitation of Mrs. VV. S. Wiley,
W. H. Schmoller, who recently had
a nephew ill in the hospital, has given
A piano to the convalescent ward.
Hospital comforts are provided for
the sick soldiers by Mrs. Wiley's com
mittee which includes Mesdames W.
A. Pixley, Herbert Rogers, Jay Fos
ter, E. C. Brunner, A. A. Arter, Tyl
er Belt, John McCague, Will Coad,
W. R. Matthews, George Swingley,
Fred Pearce and J. H. Conrad.
A South Side committee, which
looks after the Fort Crook hospital,
includes Mesdames Evertt Bucking
ham, A. F. Straker, William Bavin
f?er, Henry Cox, John Smith, H. G.
Pike, .William Reed and A. I. Alexander.
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THE Red Cross wants to give
relatives all possible special in
formation which will lessen
anxiety. Every inquiry, about those
reported killd, wounded or missing,
and those from whom letters have not
been receive !, is handled with full re
alization that a prompt and full reply
is of serious moment to the happi
ness, peace of mind and not infre
quently to the health of the re'ative
By writing to the Red Cross Bureau
of Communication, Washington. D.
C, relatives will get all the informa
tion at hand, and may be sure that
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"Put up in a day and to stay put
for a week." That is the , news of
the Young Women's Christian asso
ciation campaign committee's first
venture in hostess house building, as
brought back from Lincoln Saturday
by Mrs. J. N. James, exhibit director
This newest of hostess houses is not
at any of the state's training camps.
It is on the state fair grounds and
takes its place in a lot shared with
the Young Men's Christian associa
tion, who will have as their exhibit a
trench dugout.
The Young Women's Christian as
sociation workers will be distinguish
ed by the association insignia, a blue
triangle, on their sleeve, and will be
in the tent and about the grounds,
making themselves generally useful.
The roll call will include Lincoln
Young Women's Christian association
girls, a score or so of Lincoln's lead
ing women folk, and Mrs. T. R. Rut
ledge and Mrs. Julia Jantes of Omaha.
On Omaha dav, Thursday, only
Y. W. and V. M. speakers
so far have been scheduled
for addresses. For the Y. W.
Mrs. Henry P. Davison, Washington!
will appear. Mrs. Davison is the wife
of the national chairman fcfr the
American Red Cross and is herself
treasurer of the Young Women's
Christian association national war
work council
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search is started abroad as quickly as
the case warrants.
Harvey D. Gibson, Red Cross com
missioner to France, in a cable urges
relatives of men with the expedition
ary forces to make their inquiries
through the Red Cross' bureau in
stead of cabling or writing direct to
agencies or individuals in Europe.
As many as four separate requests
about the same man have been re
ceived by as many institutions. This
involves needless congestion of ca
bles and wasteful duplication of ef
fort. In most cases such inquiries are
turned over by other associations to
the American Red Cross, which has
developed special facilities for ob
taining intimate information.
Commenting on this cablegram,
Edward M. Day, acting director of
the bureau of communication, said:
"As the American Red Cross has
special mail ana other means of han
dling such inquiries, relatives should
get quicker replies through Washing
ton than through agencies or individ
uals in Europe. When an inquiry
reaches our 'Washington office special
searchers at once get from, the gov
ernment here the latest official in
formation. This frequently answers
the question satisfactorily.
"Inquiries as to casualties are
speeded abroad, where similar Red
Cross agents gather data from head
quarters and then visit the man m
the hospital. In the case of those
reported killed or missing the Red
Cross communication representative
gathers every crumb of reliable in
formation from the soldiers' asso
ciates. All prisoner lists reach
Washington by cable, and informa
tion is promptly transmitted to the
family."
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Happy Hollow is selected for the
next benefit knitting and bridge party
of the Omaha Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution Wednesday after
noon. Hostesses will be: Mesdames
E. R. Perfect, I. C. Wood, W. I.
Walker, M. Shirley, C. F, Weller,
Irving Baxter, Lenora Dietz Nelson,
W. B. Williams. L. D. Shipman. A.
C. Stokes and Miss Jennie Redfield.
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Americanization work of the Doug
las County' Council of Defense,
woman's committee, is now being
pushed under the direction of Mrs.
Walter N. Halsey. A class in 'home
nursing for young mothers and girls
over 16 years has been established
in St. Anne's parish, meetings to be
held at the home of Mrs. Nesontani.
Mrs. A. F. Leermakers, of the Visit
ing Nurse association, is the instruc
tor, A study class in English for Italian
women has. also been organized by
Mrs. Halsey to meet Wednesdays at
3 o'clock in the Young Women's
Christian association. A knitting class
and one in civilian relief with lessons
and talks in English to be given dur
ing the knitting hours, is also under
way, Mrs. Welch of the Visiting
Nurse association spoke at the first
meeting.
Morning classe in English have
been started for Greeks and Bohem
ians at the City Mission, where Miss
Alice Camm is the instructor.
September 16, fathers' and mothers'
meetings with lessons in English will
be instituted in Kelloni school, in co
operation with the community center.
The Americanization committee will
hold its next meeting Tuesday at 2
o'clock in the Young Women's Chris
tian association.
Miss Nellie F. Farnsworth, federal
demonstration leader, will return
Monday to resume her work. Miss
Farnsworth has been spending the
month of August in North Dakota
resting and preparing for her food
talks in Omaha this fall.
It is not necessary to be without
homd-made candy on account of the
sugar restrictions. Mrs. Grace sub
mitted the following original recipe
which proved very successful.
Caramels
i e. whits yrup. 1 c. cocoa.
1 t (liaplng) bulterl t. vanilla,
(ubatltute.
Boil till hard ball forms in cold
water. This can be cut into squares
after cooling and wrapped in oiled
paper or it can be pulled like tatty.
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All August quotas must be com
pleted and returned to Maionic
temple not later than 1 o'clock, Sep
tember 14.
The French section, which meets
in the Baird building will reopen
Tuesday morning, when Mrs. Fred
Cuscaden, one of the vice chairmen,
and her circle will report for work.
All circles are requested to come on
their regular days.
A meeting of all chairmen and su
pervisors has been called by the
chairman of auxiliaries for Thursday
morning at 9:30 o'clock in the Young
Women's Christian association audi
torium. A meeting is held the first
Thursday in every month. Hereto
fore supervisors have not been in
cluded, but to simplify matters, they
are now invited and as many as pos
sible arc asked to be present.
The Lincoln School Community
auxiliary surgical dressings, Mrs.
Horky, 1462 South Eleventh street,
chairman; Miss Olive Huntley, Har
ney 1673, -supervisor, will resume
meetings (Lincoln school, Eleventh
and Center streets) Monday ninht at
7 o'clock. New members are invited
and will be most cordially welcomed.
Motor corps members of the Na
tional League for Woman's Service
have volunteered to be on hand with
their cars when Red Cross canteen
workers meet troop trains, to per
forin necessarj erram's when needed.
Mrs. E. A. Higgins and the Misses
Nora and Goldie Pred were the first
to take up tl ? ' '"''-'ncrday
evening at the Union station.
Mrs. G. W." Noble, chairman of the
Bemis Park auxiliary, announces that
the first meeting of the unit will be
held Tuesday at 9:30 a. m., in the Zion
Lutheran church, Thirty-sixth and
Lafayette avenue.
Mrs. R. C Hoyt, chairman of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion auxiliary which meets on the
third floor of the Army building, an
nounces Red Cross work will be car
ried on four days each week, begin
ning Tuesday. Mrs. I. C. Wood is
chairman that day; Mrs. Hoyt her
self, each Wednesday; Mrs. J.
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D. Williams, Fridays.
Work of the Allies' auxiliary in the
First Presbyterian chuch will not re
open until October 1.
The August quota of 1,777 sweaters
has been fille'd. Knitters are urged to
work on socks as the November 1
quota is more than 21,000, of
which 8,787 pairs have already been
completed.
Salvage receipts for the month of
August were $1,500, Mrs. Frank
Adams reports. This is the best rec
ord since the department, was insti
tuted. Three pairs of crutches are
on sale at headquarters, 1417 Harney
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The Masonic Ladies' Red Cross
auxiliary, which meets on the third
floor of the Masonic temple, will re-
sume work Tuesday, September 10.
Meetings will be held thereafter Tues
day and Friday of each week.
Mrs. C. S. Elgutter will take regis
trations for home nursing classes, to
begin the first week in October. Both
day and night classes will be held.
Mrs. A. S. Chapman, chairman of
the Carter Lake auxiliary, announces
the opening meeting of the unit Wed
nesday at the club house. Members
will make hospital garments Wednes
day and surgical dressings Thurs
day. Mrs. F. R. Ellick and Mrs. Lee
Huff send an appeal for all workers
to be present at the Public Shop
Tuesday at 10 a. mM as the August
quota must be finished by the middle
of September.
George Crook auxiliary will resume
work Tuesday morning at the Ma
sonic temple ,
Lieutenant Davis and Lieutenant
Kauffman, who were stationed at Fort
Omaha, left last week for the east
and expect overseas service soon.
Lt. Charles Powell of Fort Omaha
has returned from his home in Rich
mond, Ky where he was called by
C-lthe death of his brother
