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Union Grove had the distinction of forming the first auxiliary, with Mrs. O. P. Graham as chairman.
Following is a list of the town, village, church and society auxiliaries, with their chair- men:
Caldwell Auxiliary, Mrs. A. H. Peacock, Chairman.
Caledonia Auxiliary, Mrs. George Smith, Chairman.
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DRAFT CONTINGENT FOR CUSTER, WHICH LEFT RACINE NOVEMBER 11. 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 2. THEY GOT ONLY PART WAY ON THEIR JOURNEY.
There were listed for entrainment the following :- John Pfister, Jack Waetowski, Ralph Gehring, Louis Owen Clarey, William Leigh Clunie, Gordon Asburg Pierce, Walter Nelson, Harold Woeckner, Chris Christianson, Antonono Pauvs, Carl Freres, Michael Joe Wishiewski, Ben Edward Nelson, William Bryan Curtiss, Enrico Neghins, Joseph Ugrinakas, Stanley D. Smith, John Ellerth Asplund, Joh ; Hawdon, Joseph Sworkski, Eugene Seley Hand, Jr., John J. Sosinski, Howard Burdick, Norman A. Ruston, Robert Szczspocki, Frank Roy Christensen, Joseph Nicholas Funk, Nicholas Dacquisto, Bert William Johnson, Lloyd Elmer Owen, Peter Nels Petersen, Charles Patsky, John Huebler, Fred Hudson, William Parrish, Bernard J. Stanislowski, Martin Christian Larson, Edward R. Fick, John Morris Nissen, Bennie J. Tucholski, Bartholomew C. Cremer, Henry E. Jenkins, W. D. Warner, Albert J. Van Fyck, Harold C. Johnson, Slavas Stilianni, Louis Peter Jensen, Alex Zut, William C. Young, John Nelson, Howard C. Johnson, Raymond Ryf, Lars C. Larsen, Albert Grager. Leo John Funk, Adam Wish, Edwin Dewitt Beebe, William Choctait, Harry Melvin Anderson, John Thomas Dixon. LeRoy Elbert Williamson, Harold Anderson, Clyde W. Davis, Edmund A. Brehm, Arthur P. Jorgenson, Walter Harold Hansen, Walter Peterson, Daniel M. Robin, Jr., Stanley Pinaslkowski, Samuel A. Lilley, Louis Hanson, John Ludwig Friedrich, Albert A. Schien, Frederick Carl Stovring, George Herbert Allen, H. S. Schriver, Irving C. Kappel, B. A. Bernstein, A. Letich, H. P. Erhardt.
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Corliss Auxiliary, Mrs. William Osborne, Chairman.
Franksville Auxiliary, Mrs. A. Lower, Chair- man.
Honey Creek Auxiliary, Mrs. Frank Page, Chairman.
Hood's Creek Auxiliary, Mrs. Phillip Olley, Chairman.
Ives Grove Auxiliary, Mrs. Frank Beach, Chairman.
Kneeland Auxiliary, Mrs. Isaac P. Kotvis, Chairman.
Mt. Pleasant Auxiliary, Mrs. W. R. Rowley, Chairman.
North Cape Auxiliary, Miss Anna Apple, Chairman.
Raymond Auxiliary, Mrs. Thomas Morgen- sen, Chairman.
Rochester Auxiliary, Mrs. F. Patten, Chair- man.
South Lake Shore Auxiliary, Mrs. W. F. Hansche, Chairman.
St. Mary's Dover Auxiliary, Mrs. F. W. Mc- Manus, Chairman.
Union Grove Auxiliary, Mrs. J. H. Youngs, Chairman.
Waterford Auxiliary, Mrs. Fred Cooper, Chairman.
Yorkville Auxiliary, Mrs. Clinton Skewes, Chairman.
Bethesda Auxiliary, Mrs. Ann Seager, Chairman.
Catholic Woman's Club Auxiliary, Mrs. J. F. Clancy, Chairman.
Church of Atonement Auxiliary, Mrs. Louis Jensen, Chairman.
Czech Ladies Auxiliary, Mrs. J. Prostrednik, Chairman.
Dania Ladies Auxiliary, Mrs. S. Sorenson, Chairman.
Danish Bethania Auxiliary, Mrs. Knud Han- son, Chairman.
Danish Immanuel Auxiliary, Mrs. Louis Christensen, Chairman.
Danish Sisterhood Auxiliary, Mrs. C. S. Ras- mussen, Chairman.
Daughters of Israel Auxiliary, Mrs. Gluck, Chairman.
Eagles Auxiliary, Mrs. Anna Amundsen, Chairman.
Emaus Auxiliary, Mrs. Nels Hansen, Chair- man.
First Baptist Auxiliary, Mrs. I. E. Pritchard, Chairman.
First Congregational Auxiliary, Miss Louise Jensen, Chairman.
First Evangelical Auxiliary, Mrs. H. ( Frank. Chairman.
First Lutheran Auxiliary, Mrs. H. Dahlen- burg, Chairman.
Junior Relief Auxiliary, Miss Jeanette Hilk- er, Chairman.
Gethsemane Auxiliary, Mrs. Jorgensen, Chairman.
Good Shepherd Auxiliary, Mrs. F. W. Logan, Chairman.
Grange Avenue Auxiliary, Mrs. W. L. Gar- rett, Chairman.
Harvey School Auxiliary, Mrs. Chas. J. Root.
Holy Communion Auxiliary, Mrs. John P .. Hansen, Chairman.
Holy Innocents Auxiliary, Mrs. Anne Mc -- Caughey, Chairman.
Immanuel Episcopal Auxiliary, Mrs. J. Os- borne, Chairman.
Italian Baptist Auxiliary, Mrs. A. Raffone,. Chairman.
Joan Club Auxiliary, Mrs. Catherine B. Irons, Chairman.
Lakeview Auxiliary, Mrs. C. Kristerius, Chairman.
First Methodist Auxiliary, Mrs. Mable Sax- ton, Chairman.
National Woman's Relief Auxiliary, Mrs. Dora Underwood, Chairman.
North Side M. E. Auxiliary, Mrs. J. E. Hay- man, Chairman.
Our Savior's Auxiliary, Mrs. Geo. Dne, Chairman.
Plymouth Auxiliary, Mrs. S. M. Harbridge, Chairman.
First Presbyterian Auxiliary, Mrs. L. L. Ca- hoon, Chairman.
Pythian Sisters Auxiliary, Mrs. Geo. E. Rod- gers, Chairman.
Sacred Heart Auxiliary, Mrs. Geo. Sideski, Chairman.
Salvation Army Auxiliary, Mrs. Annie A. Knudson, Chairman.
Soldiers' Relief of the Polish Auxiliary, Mrs. A. Rademacher, Chairman.
St. Hedwig's Auxiliary, Mrs. Frank Fachko, Chairman.
St. John's Lutheran Auxiliary, Mrs. Peter Stoffel, Chairman.
St. John's Nep. Auxiliary, Mrs. Jos. Chadek, Chairman.
St. Joseph's Auxiliary, Mrs. Peter Prudent, Chairman.
St. Luke's Auxiliary, Mrs. G. A. Gallagher, Chairman.
St. Paul's Lutheran Auxiliary, Mrs. Harvey Nelson, Chairman.
Stephen Bull School Auxiliary, Mrs. Henry- Wiegand, Chairman.
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Swedish Lutheran Auxiliary, Mrs. Einar Beck, Chairman.
Swedish M. E. Auxiliary, Mrs. Emil Bloom, Chairman.
Tabernacle Auxiliary, Mrs. R. G. Roberts, Chairman.
Tabor Czech Auxiliary, Mrs. Anna Swanda, Chairman.
Trinity Lutheran Auxiliary, Mrs. J. Makov- sky, Chairman.
Woman's Club Auxiliary, Mrs. John Dickson, Chairman.
Local workers for the Red Cross were not expected to purchase and contribute manufac- tured goods; what was desired was the mobili- zation of the nation's womanhood to perform work of manufacture at home in order that increased production would be obtained. The purchase of machine and factory made goods was made by the national Red Cross where needed, but they were not supposed to be ac- cepted from local chapters. The output of the auxiliaries, therefore, was an absolute net gain in estimating the productive power of the na- tion.
With perhaps 20,000 workers at her service, the local chairman, Mrs. Chandler, realized that it would be impossible for her to continue to give personal supervision to all the details of work and she proceeded to complete an organization which would function as efficient- ly as any great industrial corporation. With the president as the executive and supervising head of all departments, she divided the cen- tral body into sections conforming with the organization of the national society of the Red Cross. Each section had its chairman and executive committee. Each of these chairmen received instructions as to the work to be done, and then worked out her own plan for accomplishing it. At the service of these de- partments, were placed the total membership of the numerous auxiliaries, which received their instructions through their chairmen from the department heads of the Red Cross with the approval of the president.
Yarn, cloth and other materials were fur- nished the auxiliaries by the central organiza- tion. Rooms were provided where the workers could sew and knit, if desired. As these were occupied every hour of the day by some group, quick action could be obtained on any requisi- tion for completed work.
For the efficiency of the organization as a whole in Racine county, Mrs. Chandler cer- tainly is entitled to unstinted praise. The management of the business problems; the co- ordinating of the effort of thousands of women;
the maintenance of enthusiasm of toiling heads of departments; the smoothing out of occasion- al differences between women from every class and station of life; the responsibility for the financial policy of the chapter; the constant demand for her services in organizing new auxiliaries, answering questions and soliciting support-certainly these duties required tact and managerial ability of the highest order, and their possession by Mrs. Chandler was amply shown by the remarkable results ac- complished here.
The direct responsibility for results natural- ly fell upon the department heads, and they arc every one deserving of the credit and en- comiums given them, not only by the chapter chairman but by those whose efforts they su- pervised. In many instances, these patriotic women devoted their entire time to the work to the utter disregard of their personal and household affairs.
Following are the departments and their chairmen:
Hospital Garments-Miss Bertha C. Kelley.
Surgical Dressings-Mrs. John S. Sidley (1917) and Mrs. Herbert F. Johnson (1918).
Knitting-Mrs. Otis W. Johnson.
Comforts for Fighting Men-Mrs. Warren J. Davis.
Civilian Relief-Lt .- Col. H. C. Baker.
Finance-Herbert F. Johnson.
Instruction for Women-Mrs. Arthur Hugu- enin.
Motor Corps-Mrs. W. H. Reed (captain).
Foreign Refugee Relief-Mrs. John Barr.
Canteen-E. L. Wratten.
Conservation-Mrs. Ralph Rugh.
Junior auxiliaries-F. M. Longanecker.
Three of these departments had almost un- limited tasks in view from the very start. They were the ones devoted to the supplying of surgical dressings, hospital garments and knit- ting. The others had tremendous demands upon them part of the time, and less urgent work at other periods.
Of course, the accomplishment of their labors would have been impossible but for the unselfish and whole hearted response to every demand of the nation by the men, women and children of the county-particularly the women. Each was ever ready to perform her share, and more, of the humanitarian work re- quired by the great war. Each one did her part in making the Red Cross the strongest and best organization in the world for the relief of suffering humanity.
The Hospital Garments department was giv- en the arduous task of keeping all the auxili-
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AT LEFT Maj. Jas. W. Gilson Lt .- Col. Eugene Houghton Maj. C. L. Nelson
AT RIGHT Maj, Wm. Hanson Maj. Arthur H. Williams Maj. W. W. Juhnston
CENTER Maj. George W. Rickeman Lt .- Col. Frank R. Hunter
SOME RACINE COUNTY MEN WHO ATTAINED THE RANK OF MAJOR AND LIEUT .- COL.
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aries supplied with work and assembling the output for inspection and shipment to the central division in Chicago. Material was cut out to pattern a hundred or more at a time by an electrical cutting machine and then sent to the various auxiliaries for completion.
Miss Kelley had as her assistants: Mmes. Bernice Sherman, Clara Copeland, W. H. Fan- cher, Evan Catteral, A. H. Barnes, M. C. Bar- rington, J. C. NeCollins, Louis Christiansen, Owen McKivitt, and Miss Mary Roberts. These women worked most faithfully in the base- ment of the Badger building. During the war about 75,000 garments were inspected and shipped by this committee. Especial mention should be given Mrs. Bernice Sherman, who with Miss Kelley did this volunteer work for the Red Cross every single day from the time America entered the war until the armistice was signed.
Following is a list of articles shipped by this committee during 1918 and a portion of 1919 for hospital use and the relief of refugees in France and Belgium:
7 Knit Afghans, 500 Women's Aprons, 60 Bedside Bags, 420 Hospital Bags, 2,500 Water- proof Bags, 335 Chemise, 1,070 Drawers, 35 Children's Dresses, 23,226 Hospital Garments, 3,479 Refugee Garments, 2,565 Handkerchiefs, 815 Jackets, 20 Layettes, 1,500 Masks, 1 Muf- fler, 425 Night Gowns, 1,345 pairs Pajamas, 165 Petticoats, 65 Pinafores, 190 Bath Robes, 72 Scrap Books, 315 Shirts, 190 shirts for men, 5 skirts for women, 25 suits, 1,336 Under- shirts, 185 Boys' Underwear, 200 Vests, 180 Boys' Blouses; Waists, 11,000 Gun Wipes, Total 53,461.
When the demand for more and still more work became evident, the surgical dressings' section became a department of its own. Mrs. John Streeter Sidley, daughter of Wm. Hor- lick, was made the first Chairman.
Preparations for the establishment of this department were really made in the spring of 1917. Mrs. Sidley, who was a graduate Red Cross instructor, opened her home, "The Oaks" for the purpose of conducting a class. A sec- ond class was formed by Mrs. Arthur Hu- guenin, chairman of the department of instruc- tion classes for women, and Miss Bessie Greene of Milwaukee was engaged as its instructor. Mrs. Percival Fuller opened her home to classes soon after, and Mrs. Huguenin's class and other volunteers made dressings there and became known as the South Side auxiliary.
Under Mrs. Sidley, the following were gradu- ated as instructors: Mesdames W. V. Adams, E. W. Bartley, John Dwight, James W. Gilson,
A. J. Horlick, H. F. Johnson, John Reid, Jr., E. Von Buddenbrock, Mortimer E. Walker, and Misses Arnold, Gertrude Davis and Edna Wil- liams. From Mrs. Sidley's classes were also graduated the following supervisors: Mes- dames Walter H. Reed, Maxwell, A. F. Erick- son, Walter Karll, Willard Walker, F. R. Wash- burn, C. F. Johnson, Witmer, J .V. Rohan, E. F. Freeman, Leo Miller, Joseph Miller and Warren Walker, and the Misses Virginia Gordon, Mabel Judd and Elizabeth Cahoon.
Under Miss Greene, the following instruct- ors were graduated: The Misses Edna Bil- lings, Edith Chandler, Mildred Dickson, Bertha C. Kelley, Helen Kelley, Nellie Mae Olson, and the Mesdames Richard G. Bryant, William Fish, Percival Fuller, Arthur Huguenin, F. W. Pope, Jr., Henry D. Robinson, Stuart Webster and Henry G. Mitchell.
The following supervisors were graduated under Mrs. M. E. Walker: The Misses Louise Clarke, May Nelson, Estelle Keech, Anna Weeks, Fidelas Rawson, Mabel Walker, Rade- macher and the Mesdames Lutz, Edith Gard- ner, William Sawyer, Goldsworthy, Andrew Simonson, Arthur Simonson, and P. L'Heureux.
Mrs. Herbert F. Johnson succeeded Mrs. Sidley in January, 1918, and the department was recognized and ably carried on as one of the most important activities of the Chapter. The Wisconsin Telephone company at this time donated its former office building as headquar- ters for the committee, with heat and light furnished, for the duration of the war. Miss Mary Colville was assistant to Mrs. Johnson, followed by Mrs. Grace Fish, who was also made chairman of inspection and packing. She was assisted in this work by Miss Clarke, Miss Nelson and Miss Mabel Walker. Mrs. J. S. Keech was chairman of the cutting work, as- sisted by the Mesdames L'Heureux, Simonson, Merrell, Maxwell, Belden, Rohan, Gorton, Bots- ford and Thorby and Miss Cahoon. Messrs. Tom Jones and Andrew Raymond donated their services as experts to supervise the cutting of the dressings.
The committee more than met all demands for supplies, and upon occasions turned out as many as 6,000 dressings a day. The heaviest quota asked was for 10,000 dressings to be completed in two weeks, and the department delivered double this number within seven days. All kinds of dressings were made, in- cluding triangle bandages, pneumonia jackets, rolls, pads, tempons, compresses and abdominal bandages. More than 800 women gave their time to the work. Often during the working hours, songs were sung, letters from "over
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QUOTA FOR CAMP WADSWORTH ON NOVEMBER 12, THE DAY AFTER ARMISTICE, FROM BOARD NO. 2
There were listed for entrainment (but who did not entrain because of orders) the following :- Robert Orville Evans, Herman Edward Reiter, Warren Einer Jensen, Philipp Wm. Carsten, Phil Arnel Martens, Louis Fred Lechow, Hans Peter Olaf Olsen, John Joseph Tilton, Percy Fisher, Joseph Matthias Kohlman, Michael Wudarski, Victor Amiel Johnson, Peter Max Pfister. Frank J. Jeszka, Jr., John J. Cramer, Mads Chris Olsen Mosegaard, Claude Morris Washburn, Irving G. Moe. Clement G. Revel, John Lukawski, Joseph Wilks, Alvin M. Waters, John Raphiel Caine, Joseph Schudar, Thomas Zacharias, William Clinton Higgins, Lucian Wesley Criswell, Robert Dale Duncan, Edward Wilson, Anton Nielsen, Hugo E. Kolosafski, Henry Schmahl, Milton Spurr Tremper, George D. Cowart, Elliott M. Ray, Alex Zarowskie, Fred W. Lampe, Nustohouse Myzejewski, William G. Bentley, Henry A. Voss, Alfred Michaelsen, Leo V. Tierney, Lloyd L. Sloan, John O. Evans, Walter F. Cook, Harley Trolle, Wallace II. Maxson, Car. J. Ruger, William John Meyer, John D. Andrianos, Roy Harold Nordstrom, Frank Habada, Norbert Michael Zinnen, George William Seater, John J. Laurent, Leo Millen, James Edward Kirby, Alex Serhinski, Julius Botcher. Felix Szklennick, Stefen Troelsen, Louis Carl Martin, Andrew P. McGinty, Ernest C. Herman, Julius Propper, Frank Marini, Alfons Korzeniewski, Bryon Chas. McDonald, Victor Jensen, Joseph Kreismont, Louis J. Vincent, Dewey Peterson, John A. Burant, Kenneth S. Underwood, Peter M. Hansen, Rodney II. Roberts, Donald M. Safford.
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QUOTA WHICH LEFT RACINE JULY 24, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 2
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Benjamin Franklin Hoffman, Waclaw Borzach, Elmer W. Roberts, Joseph Hilgers, Wincenty Leskewicz, Alex Macierowdki, John W. Larson, Charles F. Fredrick, Leo Herman Flynn, John Louis Sieger, Carl Pfleger, Knute G. Anderson, John Chickadaunce, Harry O. Johnson, August J. Grapentin, James F. Middleton, George Wholust, Bakdasar Bokaholian, Rapan Manandian, Anton J. Pluhar,
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there" were read, or Miss Hannan of the public library would read books and articles of inter- est to the women as they cut and stitched.
During Mrs. Sidley's chairmanship of the section, 58,806 surgical dressings were made, and during Mrs. Johnson's regime there were added to this, 164,788 dressings. Eight hun- dred women assisted in the work.
Mrs. Otis W. Johnson, chairman of the knit- ting department, had as members of her com- mittee Mmes. Walter H. Stearns, John B. Sim- mons, Jerome I. Case, Miss Emma Sage, Mrs. Henry G. Mitchell, Mrs. H. M. Wallis, Mrs. F. J. Osius, Mrs. L. P. Monroe, Mrs. W. V. Osborne, Mrs. Ralph N. Soule, Mrs. J. S. Keech, Miss Nellie Gorton, Mrs. Lizzie Merrell, Mrs. Belle Galloway and Mrs. Louisa Smader.
This department assumed the responsibility of providing yarn to the various auxiliaries and individual workers and inspecting and col- lecting the completed articles.
As much of this work was done in the homes and could not be completed under the personal supervision of the volunteer inspectors, criti- cism and rejection of garments was often a most embarrassing duty devolving upon the committee. It was made necessary by the strict regulations of the central division. Knit- ting was the universal war work of all women, including aged women, invalids and little girls. There was no mother or housewife so busy but that she was able to devote some hours every day to the task. It became a custom for women to never let their hands be idle. Their knitting was carried on wherever they went, in the street cars, trains, public meetings, and even during church services. Even some men with idle time at their disposal acquired the habit. Many women who were expert at this art volunteered their services as instructors. For example, Mrs. F. J. Osius offered to devote her whole time to this work and hundreds of women came to her home at all hours of the day and evening to receive instruction in purl- ing, and the intricate rules for making the Kitchener toe and the heel: "Slip 1, Knit 9, Slip 1, Knit 1, pass slipped stitch over knitted stitch; Knit 1, Turn."
From June, 1918, to the end of the war, the knitting department provided the following articles for men in service:
Four Ear Muffs, 5 Refugee Garments, 387 Knit Helmets, 35 Mufflers, 393 Children's Muf- flers, 5,933 pairs Socks, 66 Stump Socks, 918 Children's Stockings, 1,639 Sweaters, 739 Chil- dren's Sweaters, and 430 Wristlets.
Four Thousand articles had also been sent during the three months ending Feb. 1, 1918.
The Comforts Department of the Red Cross had the duty of supplying as many comforts as possible for the fighting men-both at home and overseas.
Each man who left Racine was presented with a perfectly equipped comfort kit, and hun- dreds of letters received from the boys testify to their appreciation of this gift.
This Department also supplied aviators' jackets, mess hags, Christmas boxes, and took entire charge of inspecting, wrapping and ship- ping all Christmas parcels which were sent to soldiers overseas in 1918.
The following is a brief summary of the work of the Department:
2,587 Comfort Kits made and sent to Central Division, Chicago.
3,238 Comfort Kits packed and distributed to Racine men in Army and Navy.
1,500 Christmas parcels packed and shipped to soldiers in United States Camps, Christmas of 1917.
50 Aviators' Jackets made and shipped to Central Division, Chicago.
320 Mess Bags made and shipped to Camp Logan.
1,368 Christmas parcels inspected, packed and mailed to soldiers overseas, Christmas of 1918.
The Committee in charge of this department was: Mrs. Warren J. Davis, Chairman; Mrs. Frank K. Bull, Vice-Chairman; Mrs. Andrew Simonson, Mrs. A. F. Erickson, Mrs. W. W. Ramsey, Mrs. Fannie Botsford, Mrs. J. S. Keech, Mrs. A. J. Eaton, Mrs. George Gal- lagher, Mrs. Donald McClure, Miss Estelle Keech, Miss Margaret Eaton, Miss Nellie Gor- ton, Miss Anna Gorton, Miss Helen Clancy.
The Junior League gave very valuable as- sistance in the making of comfort kits, as well as in other branches of the work, and a great many women gave freely of their time to as- sist the Committee in sewing garments, pack- ing and shipping of supplies, etc.
It seems appropriate to embody in this re- port a letter received from the Local Board, Division No. 1:
November 25, 1918.
"We are returning today about one hundred comfort kits for which we expect to have no use because of the cancellation of calls for the men for whom they were intended.
"Will you permit us to take this opportunity to express our appreciation of the very practi- cal service your society has rendered the select- ed men in furnishing these 'kits,' and to assure
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QUOTA FOR MADISON, WIS., AUGUST 15, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 2
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Charles E. O'Connor, Charles M. Creuziger, Soren Christ Clausen, Floyd R. Bassindale, Elmer Ross Hermes, Wm. LeRoy Petersen, John Curico.
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QUOTA FOR VALPARIASO, IND., JULY 15, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 1
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Sterling W. Albright, Lester McLennan, Christian Andersen, A. II. L. Bartz, Edward F. Studey, John M. Gizinski, Jerome P. Danhauser, Louis Schrader, John Theodore Coromho, William King, John J. Kropp, Walter C. Maibohm, Arthur Johnson, Charles Tiede.
QUOTA LEAVING FOR CAMP SHELBY, AUGUST 8, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 2
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Peter Sukulawsky, Andrew Poulson, Arthur Haley, Ilarry H. Lempke, Orville B. Newcomb, Alex Kennedy.
QUOTA FOR SYRACUSE, N. Y., AUGUST 1, 1918 FROM BOARD NO. 2
There were listed for entrainment the following :- Harold Avard. Fred M. Williams, Swend B. Nelson Victor Matoskio, Wm. H. Lahiff.
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you that the men themselves have given abun- dant evidence of their appreciation.
"Not a single man has declined to accept one, and sometimes when it appeared that he might be overlooked, the soldier has inquired about the 'Red Cross Kit.' It is worth remark- ing also that not a single man has gone out for whom a comfort kit has not been ready.
Very respectfully,
E. W. LEACH, Secretary."
The comfort kits were in the shape of leath- erette folders, about 10 inches by 8 inches, with pockets and holders containing useful articles such as soap, shaving material, needles and thread, extra buttons, tooth brush, mirror, etc.
Mrs. John Barr was in charge of the collec- tion, sorting and marking of old clothes which were shipped overseas for the use of civilian refugees of the Allied countries. She devoted a great deal of time to this arduous work. During 1918, this committee sent 8,657 pounds of garments, in addition to 486 garments and 14 large boxes of clothing which were not weighed.
The Salvage Bureau of the ways and means committee also collected old rubber tires and books, which were sold for $796, the money being turned into the treasury of the chapter. Mrs. Sarah Edmonds was in charge of this work. Mrs. R. E. Rugh was chairman of a committee to collect peach pits and nut shells for use in making gas masks. More than a ton of these were gathered and shipped.
The Racine Chapter of the American Red Cross Motor Corps came into existence Oct. 1, 1918, to meet the demand for training women for overseas service in the Motor Ambulance Corps and to supply efficient transportation wherever needed by the local Red Cross Chap- ter.
Mrs. Walter H. Reed was selected as Cap- tain. Volunteer service was offered to hos- pitals, charitable institutions, home service bureau and local health department. The other officers were: 1st Lieuts., Clara Driver and Mrs. H. C. Severance; Adjt., Carrie K. Rapps.
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