Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1917 — ACTIVE IN RED CROSS WORK [ARTICLE]

ACTIVE IN RED CROSS WORK

On Thursday afternoon the committee on hospital supplies of the Red Cross met in theif headquarters and prepared garments for making. At present they have material only for making hospital garments, but in a few days will fake up the work under instructions, of making bandages and surgical dressings. The headquarters are in the Schafer building with the Comfort committee of the Navy League, and hereafter will be open every “afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock with ladies in ; , charge to direct the work. The rooms are light and well furnished and through the kindness of those Interested are fully equipped with every convenience for sewing. All ladies in town and in the country are invited to join In the work. Everything is done under Red Cross regulations and the chapter is endeavoring to bend its efforts in the direction for the most good. Rensselaer ladies are indeed doing some commendable work, having abandoned all sew clwbs and devoting all their time to this work.