NOT ENOUGH WOMEN TO SEW THAT IS THE NEED OF LOCAL RED CROSS WORK - from the St Paul Globe, June 10th 1898.

“NOT ENOUGH WOMEN TO SEW THAT IS THE NEED OF LOCAL RED CROSS WORK

Apathy Is Attributed to a General Belief That the War Is About Over - But the Soldiers Will Be in Camp for Many Months, and the Red Cross Field Will Be at Large.

Mrs. William B. Bramhall was in charge of the house at the Red Cross headquarters yesterday. There is a dearth of women to assist with the sewing at the headquarters, and it is hoped by the ladies in charge that more will turn out hereafter, as j Monday another box is to be sent away and there are any number of articles to be prepared. The women think that perhaps the idea that the war is almost ended may have something to do with the lack of interest in the sewing, but I wish every one to realize that even though the war comes to an end the men in camp must be cared for for a long time to come, and the work of the Red Cross society will not be over by any means. The dangers the boys in camp have to face are as great through the effect of the climate, change of food and water, fevers, etc., as from the bullets of the enemy. A letter, received by on of the ladies of the Red Cross yesterday, from an officer at Chattanooga, suggests that the monty paid for the expressing of malted milk, etc., could be put to better use were it sent direct to camp and these things purchased there. Money donation, are always welcome. Sewing material is also needed at present. Mrs. Clarence Johnston was in charge of the sewing yesterday, assisted by Mrs. S. G. Russell, Mrs. Stees. Miss Lyon, Mr. W. H. Howard. Mrs. J. Kelliher, Mrs. Schwab, Miss Herz and Mrs. Chas. Payne.

Donations received during the day were:

Mrs. W. A. Frost, four bandages.

Park Congregational church, CV 2 dozen pillow cases. two night shirts, material for bandages, old linen.

Miss Elwell, jelly and chicken soup.

Mrs. Beaulieu, hospital' towels and linen.

Powers Dry Goods company, one piece of white flannel.

Schuneman & Arnold, one piece muslin

Christ church guild, loan of sewing machine.

Mrs. Herz, old linen.

Mrs. C. M. Kinney. $1.

Miss Edna M. Warner, HO cents.

Mrs. H. R. Brill, raspberry vinegar, malted milk and old linen.

Mrs. A. A, White, two jars strawberry jam, eight glasses jelly.

C. T. Wilson, six fever arresters, to be sent to the Twelfth and Fourteenth, three each.

Miss Clara B. Seager, fourteen hospital towels, two bandages.

Mrs. Von Duyn, Mrs. Shierman, Mrs. Bremer. Mrs. Heinrichs, Mrs. John Seeger,

Mrs. Robert Seeger, Miss Seeger and Miss Roch, fourteen bandages.

Mrs. A. P. Rotert. old linen.

Noyes Bros. & Cutler, package perifine paper.

A friend, eight glasses jelly.

From Chicago Great Western chief engineers office, quantity of washed tracing cloth.

Mrs. E. A. Whitney, cotton and linen pieces.

Wife of veteran, eight glasses jelly, old linen.

Ladies' Aid Society First M. E. Church. $3.50”

Source: The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.), 10 June 1898. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.