The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-05-17
TELL WOMEN
TO KEEP UP
GOOD WORK
First Red Cross Box from Ken
newick is Received by Sc
attle Headquarters
WORK PROGRESSING NICELY
Local Women Continue to Show In
terest in Sewing for Uncle Sans
Soldier Boys

"Keep the good work up" is the
word which comes to the Kennewick
women from the Seattle headquarters
Of the National Red Cross. In ac-
knowledging receipt Of the first box,
Mrs. M. s. Bernstein, chairman Of the
Bureau of Supplies, writes Mrs. Av-
erill Beavers, chairman Of the Kenne-
wick Auxiliary as follows:
eve are in receipt of box forwarded
by you, for which accept our many
thanks. This is a valuable contribu-
ton toward the completion Of the Ar
my Unit, upon which we are engaged.
"May we count upon you to continue
the good work? If the ladies wish to
duplicate the box just sent in, we shall
be happy to receive word from you to
that effect"
The first box contained 25 dozen ice
and hot water bag covers, seven dozen
hemmed handkerchieves, and nine doz-
en- substitute handkerchieves. All of
the articles Were made according to
the Red Cross specifications, were
laundered, neatly ironed and wrapped
in packages of one dozen each.
The ladies are now busy on the
housewives which are to be furnished
to the boys of the Washington Nation
al Guard. Supplies for three hundred
of these housewives have been ordered
and about 200 of the little folders have
been completed.
The local auxiliary has adopted the
plan of furnishing housewives to all
of the Kennewick boys who enlist in
the army. Similar gifts, however, will
not be made to the navy and marine
recruits because they are not needed.
Recruiting officers have assured the
committee in charge that such gifts
would only be wasted as all of the
tailoring" needs Of the sea fighters
are provided for. Every ship carries
its own tailor shop and bachelor but
tons or homemade" sewing on navy
jacket or trousers will not be tolerat-
ed. "Give them to the boys in the
army who need and will appreciate
them," say the naval and recruiting
officers. sour boys don't need any
thing-not even the clothes on their
backs, which must either be sent home
or given away"
The ladies in charge Of the work
express themselves as well pleased
with the progress that has been made.
They are attempting TO carry out the
instructions from headquarters to the
letter and to keep strict accounting
ing Of every cent that is received and
every article that is purchased or
made. The committee continues to
meet at the library every Thursday af-
ternoon and the records are open to all
who may be interested to know how
the work is progressing. The next
regular business meeting Of the auxil-
iary will be held in the library Thurs
day afternoon Of next week at 2:30.
The fund continues to grow slowly,
subscriptions still being taken by
Postmaster Averill Beavers. Sub
scriptions previously reported amount
ed to $391.50. Contributions received
since are, Gordon H. Taylor, $500 and
Mrs. Frank r. White, $1.00. In addi-
tion to this $500 has been received
froh ladies who paid for the materials
in the housewives which they have
made. This makes the total contribu-
tions to date s399.5o.