Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-16

meeting ana reception Will supply
many needs throughout the coming
year. There is nothing that could be
desired in the way of warm and SER
viceable clothing that cannot be sup
piled from this store, and every case
of poverty or adversity that is report
ed to the society will be given prompt
attention. All have a right to report
worthy cases to the Guild ladies and
have the assurance that an investiga-
ton will be made with the result that
wants will be supplied if the case is
worthy.
Where clothing is not the prime es-
sential reports will be given to the
county court, or the ladies will handle
the matter themselves if within their
power. But in the mere distribution
of clothing the ladies are doing a
great and noble work.
Refuge cases, adversely and poverty
are those most commonly cared for by
the Needle Guild. Last year at least
thirty families received aid from the
ladies and the stock at that time was
much smaller than it is now The col
lection becomes larger each year and
this year it has materially increased
over last. Donations are made to
worthy families after investigation
has proved the worthiness. The rules
of the national organization require
that each year donation be made to
some hospital, home or other worthy
institution and the local branch has
lived up to this rule as well as pos
sible. There being no such institu-
tions in this vicinity the ladies have
sent many valuable articles to Port
land homes, including the Boys and
Girls Aid society, the Salvation ar
my, the Visiting Nurse association
and the Baby home. They also help
ed to equip ward in the local hos
pital when that institution was estab-
lished here The members are requir-
ed to make at least two donations each
year, and where more than one article
is donated it is required that at least
two of the same style and size be Civ
en-. That is to say, if one person
chooses to buy stockings for her share
of the years work, and buys more
than one pair, they must be alike.
If some such ruling were not observed
the donations would present an incon-
gruous mass. The local organization
is made up of a set of officers and
twenty-six directors. Each director is
required to enlist ten members and be
responsible for the collection of the
donations from that number. The ma
Jointly Of the directors here has many
more than the required number OF
members and the spirit of the organi-
cation has been instilled into each one,
so that the accomplishments are great
Each director must have one cash
member. By that is meant that at
least one of the required number of
members must give cash in place OF,
or in addition to, the regular articles.
In this way is the branch financed,
getting money to defray incidental ex-
penses and to pay dues to the nation
al headquarters at Philadelphia The
officers of the Dallas branch of the
Needle Guild are Mrs. M. M. Ellis,
president; Mrs. Eugene Hayter, vice
president; Mrs. B. Casey, second vice
president; Mrs. Oscar Hayter, secre-
tary and Mrs. I. L. Smith, treasurer
The next important gathering of the
Guild will be sometime just before the
end of the year, when the ladies will
gather to elect officers for the ensu-
ing biennial period. The great col
lection of wearables that has been
made will be stored in the Guild S
room in the county court house until
demands are made upon the stock by
cases that are reported to the Guild.