TAIHAPE RED CROSS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 77, 30 March 1916, Page 4

TAIHAPE RED CROSS.

A SOME URGENT REQUIREMENTS* Hereunder is published a long list of articles of which the New Zealand Branch of th e British Red Cross Society stands in constant need, and those specially marked with an asterisk are urgently needed*! It is now fairly well known that -?the Taihape Women's Working Club has largely been merged in the Red Cross Society, only reserving itself the carrying on cf such work as is not necessarily includable in Red Cross operations. One only need centre his thought on the privations of soldiers in the trenches to realise how welcome such articles are, and what thankfulness the men feel for the slight effort and self-denial we make on their behalf. It is almost impossible to realise the joy with which our gifts are received, and particularly is this "the case with the brave fellows in hospital hanging between life and death. It is then that a comfort is doubly appreciated, as it centres his mind on a home thousands of mi es away where, he feels, he isnot forgotten, and a state cf mind may thereby be induced which means the difference between living and dying. This list is commended to the attention of everyone:— f* Air pillows and cushions. Ash trays. Bed jackets—Flannel, natural colour cr red. ' *Bed cocks—With or without heels,. white, grey cr fawn L'edsteads— Complete. Belts —Flannel. Blankets—White or coolured. ' Books and periodicals. Bootlaces. , Braces. Brushes —Hair, tooth, nail and sharing. Caps—Cloth. Cardigans. Chest Protectors. Cigarettes. Combs. Condensed Milk. ' Crutches. *Dressini Gowns —46 and 48 chest r length 55 to SS. Dusters, Kitchencieths, and Knitted Swabs —12 inches square. Games—lndoor and outdoor, puzzles, etc. Handkerchiefs—Red, white, or khaki Hot Water Bottles Earthenware or rubber.,and flannel covers. - . Housewives. .., .^X Jus and Cup Covers—in butter :|oisl«n, weighed with beads. Sfees b, 8, 10. '-rifi 12 inches square. Kit Bags. Knee Caps. Mackintosh Sheets. Matches.— Safety (small boxes aremrst useful). ' ■■ Medical Comforts—such as Oxo, Brands' Essence, Valentine's Meat Juice. Meat Extracts. Medical Stores.—Lint, wool, gauze, boracic acid powder, boracic ointment, vaseline, etc. ■ Milk —Condensed. Mittens and Gloves. Mufflers—Khaki, grey, or dark bluewool. Nightingales—Flannel, natural colour or red. Old Linen. Operation Gowns—For Surgeons. Operation Sleeves. Operation Stockings.—ln white wool or flannel. Pants—Woven, thick and thin, full size. - Pillow Cases—36 by 20, no buttons or tapes. Pillows—Feather, 30 by 18. Pipes. Pneumonia- Jackets —Gamjee Tissue. *Pyjamas—Flannel and • good jftcrrock's Flannelette, chest 46 and <& Quilts —For single beds. Razors and Safety Razors. Rugs. Sheets —For single beds. Shirts, Day—Flannel, natural colour, khaki, or grey and Oxford shirting, 10, and 17 inches neck measurement. Shirts, Night—Flannel and cotton with turnover collar 17, 17£ and IS inches neck measurement. Shoes and Boots. Soap. * Socks—With heels sizes 11, Hl* and 12 inches. Splints—4s by 3, 24 by 3, 22 by S» 12 by 3 inches. Sponges and Washing Gloves. Stationery—Writing Blocks, post cards, etc. Stretchers. Suits and Overcoats. Sweets —Chocolate, peppermint, et(J. Tobacco. Table Linen —i.e. Tray cloths, serviettes, etc. Tinned Soups. Towels —Bath, huckaback and rouncl 3 yards long. Utensils —Feeding cups, spit ctfSjSj etc., china or enamel. ft Vests —Woven or flannel. ' W r alkins: Sticks. Ward Slippers—Felt. Ward Suits.—-Dark blue drill ofserge, trimmed red.

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