In the state of New York about 3000 girls in sewing classes began work for the Red Cross on March 1, 1917, under the direction of Anna Hedges Talbot, state specialist in girls' vocational work; the work being done voluntarily by both schools and pupils. To obtain materials, arrangements were first made with local Red Cross chapters; but in many places the lack of a chapter or its lack of funds prevented the coöperation with the schools, and material was supplied by liberal contributions from women's clubs, which realized the necessity of making use of the offer of the girls' services, thus causing more work to be turned into Red Cross channels than would have been possible without this financial aid. In organizing the work the various localities sent an authorized school person, generally the teacher of household arts, to confer with the Red Cross people as to what articles were needed and how they should be made, and to bring back to the school written specifications, paper patterns, and models. In many places the teachers took a course of instruction under some Red Cross nurse specifically qualified to give sewing instruction. In this careful way the schools proceeded, and within six weeks returned reports to the State Education Department showing that every kind of article which was needed, from the simplest surgical dressings to the most carefully finished surgeon's gown, had been made by about 3000 girls working on an average of one or two hours a week during their regular school time. That none of this work had to be ripped or done over when it reached the Red Cross headquarters reflects credit on both girls and instructors. One comparatively small sewing class in the vocational school at Mount Vernon, New York, filled a box for the Belgian Relief, according to Red Cross specifications, as follows: 18 hot-water-bag covers 54 sheets 36 pillow cases 27 wash cloths 27 pairs of pajamas 36 hospital-bed sheets 9 pairs slippers 9 convalescent gowns 36 pairs socks 18 pairs bed socks 18 bath towels 36 face towels In addition this class shipped in a few months over 2000 separate articles to Red Cross headquarters; as, for example, 75 children's dresses 149 tampon bags 224 baby bootees 219 ward shoes 76 hospital nightshirts 62 crocheted trench caps 597 slings 19 petticoats 14 chemises 403 body bandages 42 eye bandages 373 bathing suits 12 air cushions 77 pneumonia jackets 50 bath towels