American Red Cross.
Bureau of Information and clerical service uniform
American Red Cross.
Canteen service, outdoor uniform
Instructors on active duty in workrooms wear either a red veil or a white veil with red band; heads of workrooms wear either a blue veil or a white veil with dark blue band, and all other workers wear a white veil with white band. They all wear the customary white apron and red crosses.
Motor Service Uniform.—For workers in the Motor Service the uniform consists of a long gray double-breasted coat of whipcord or Oxford cloth, with falling collar and notched lapels, an inverted box pleat in the back, a belt of the same material and flat buttons to match; a close fitting hat of the same material as the coat with a small red cross in the front; a short skirt of the same material as the coat; tan leather leggings and tan leather shoes. The insignia of the service is worn on the sleeve of the coat between the elbow and the cuff. It consists of a white square bearing a motor wheel with a red cross at the center.
Canteen Service Uniform.—The indoor uniform consists of an apron of the same style as the workroom apron, of horizon blue color, with a two-inch red cross at the base of the neck; white collar, white cuffs bearing a special insignia for these workers, and a veil of horizon blue bearing the same insignia on the front of the head band. This special insignia for the Canteen Workers is a woven white shield with a red cross at the center surrounded by the lettering “A. R. C. Canteen Worker.” The shield on the head band is two and one-quarter inches in size and that for the cuff one and one-half inches.
For outdoor work in winter the Canteen Service is provided with a gray whipcord overcoat and a close fitting gray cloth cap of the Royal Flying Corps type, the prescribed insignia being worn on the cuffs of the coat and on the front of the cap, as shown in the [illustration]. In summer a plain dark blue or black sailor hat with the insignia on the front of the band is worn either with or without the veil.
The special insignia for the Canteen Workers is necessary at all times in order that the wearers may be quickly recognized by commanders of troop trains and camp organizations.
Bureau of Information and Clerical Service Uniform.—This uniform consists of an apron of the same pattern as that for the workroom uniform of gray material and a gray veil. White collar and cuffs and the red cross on the apron and veil are worn with this uniform as shown by the [illustration].
Uniforms for Ushers and Others.—Ushers and other active personnel of the Red Cross, such as those engaged in membership campaigns, are allowed to wear a white badge on which is a red cross or they may wear a white sash with a red cross on the front.