Cordova Chapter. American Red
Cross, Is in receipt of a communica
tion relative to some of the smaller
details in the making of a perfect
garment for the war hospitals, and
particular attention is called to the
following:
Seams and Hems on Hospital Bed
Shirts.
Some of the chapters are sending
in these shirts with the yokes, seams
and tapes on the inside of the gar
ment. Please bear in mind that the
garments must have the yokes, tapes
and all seams on the outside—or right
side—of the garment.
Another very important item, and
one that seems to be generally disre
garded, is the sewing on of tape, par
ticularly on the hospital bed shirts.
If you will kindly read the directions
on your new patterns, you will note
there are to be six pieces cf tape
about ten inches long. Catch about
one-half inch of each piece underneath
the stitching of the hem (which is,
of course, on the outside of the gar
ment), then stitch the hem; turn the
tapes on the right half of the shirt
toward the back edge and sitch to
position in oblong shape, then diagon
ally to give strength. You will readi
ly see if these directions are follow
ed that this permits of the overlap
ping at the hems in the back and a
very neat finish.
Pajamas
Make all seams on the outside, all
hems (such as bottoms of trouser
legs antJ sleeves) on inside.
The draw' string in the top of the
trousers must be caught securely in
the center of back so as to prevent
the tape from pulling out.
Lap the left fripnt of trousers over
the right front the width of the exten
sion (which is about an inch and a
half) and bring the tape out through
an eyelet worked on the outside (of
the. right side) about an inch and a
half from the front edge, thus permit
ting the trousers to button and tie in
a neat manner. Do not bring the
tapes out at each end of the hem at
the top of trousers. This prevents
the over lapping of the fronts and is
altogether undesirable, and makes a
very clumsy finish.
The fronts of the pajama coat
should lap w'ell over each other, there
fore, please see that buttons and but
tonholes are properly placed.
Buttons.
We think it advisable that bone
buttons should be used w'henever
possible, as the China buttons break
so easily. Use No. 27 on the coats
and No. 22 on the trousers.
Folding.
! All garments should be pressed
even though they cannot ail be laun
dered. Please be sure and fold the
pajama trousers inside the pajama
coats, pinnipg the two outside edges
together with two pins, (one on each
side) so that the trousers may not
become detached from the coat.
Counting
On acoount of the French method
of counting (which, as you know, is
the metric system) please pack all
articles in multiples of five, packing
In fives and tens Instead of dozens
and half dozens. This will greatly
facilitate handling and counting in the
hospitals.
In conclusion, we wish to say that
it is not the wish of this department
to be arbitary in these matters, but
we feel sure you will all agree with
us that it would be much more satis
factory, and certainly conducive to
greater efficiency, if all chapters make
these hospital garments just as near
ly alike as possible, just as though
they were being made in one large
factory by expert garment makers.
We also wish to add that we have
lately visited the supply service de
pot daily, and have been present
when the boxes have ben opened, and
garments examined, and are glad to
say that in all cases the work on these
garments has been exceptionally well
done, and we feel that the northwest
ern division certainly has occasion to
feel very proud of tliej splendid work t
that is now being sen/ forward to our
hospitals across the seas.
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ANCHORAGE HARBOR IM
. PROVMENTS UNDER WAY
Active work on the improvement
of Anchorage harbor was inaugurated
Oct. 5th, and the dredge that has been
constructed at Anchorage began work
in dredging out the mouth of Ship
creek to provide harbor facilities for
the mosquito fleet at Anchorage. It
is stated that next spring construe- ]
tion will begin on a newr dock about
1000 feet in length to accommodate
the larger ocean going vessels and
provide for the shipping of coal. It
is evpected to have these sufficient
ly developed to handle traffic by the
fall of 1918.
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