Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1918 — RED CROSS NOTES. [ARTICLE]

RED CROSS NOTES.

The Red Cross chapter is shipping today the following articles: Surgical Dressings. Gauze compresses 4x4 300, Gauze compresses 9x9 75, Absorbent pads 2, Irrigation pads 22, Gauze rolls 4, Gauze wipes 4x4 50, Pneumonia jackets 9, Split irrigation pads 12, Hospital shirts 10. Socks 49 pairs, Helmets 2, Sweaters 1, Large comforter 1, baby quilts 12, property bags 29. Total articles 678. The work of making the hospital garments is still being delayed while waiting for the arrival of materials. They, have been shipped for some time but on account of congestion in transportation, they have been unusually slow in getting here. The demand for socks will continue through the summer as the soldiers prefer the hand knitted socks t oanything else for all the year around wear. The work of sorting and packing the great number of worn garments for the Belgian Relief, which were collected the day of the auction, is going on and it is probable that there will be eight or ten large packing cases to be shipped. They go from here to the warehouse in Binghamton, N. Y., where the goods are again packed and shipped abroad. There was a hearty response to the call for garments all through the county and many of them are in excellent condition.