The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-10-04
TaEAMERICAN RED CROSS
INVITES PERSONAL
INSPECTION!

Look into the work of the AM
erican Red Cross for yourself and
then decide if you can be 100 per
cent American without becoming q
member.
The American Red Cross needs
you; and YOU need it more.
1.-The American Red Cross Com
mission in France reports that it is
impossible to purchase tobacco suit
able for American troops" says
an announcement from the North
ern Division. Tobacco, it has been
established beyond all question, is
absolutely essential to comfort and
contentment Of troops in the field.
"Red Cross chapters are urged
to cooperate with those newspapers
that are collecting tobacco and to-
bacco funds"
Suggestions for preparing
Christmas packets which the Am
erican Red Cross will distribute to
the 100000 Americans who will:
be in arms by holiday time arc
made by the Northern Division Of
the American Red Cross. Every
soldier and sailor WILL be given one
of these packets.
Nothing should go in thu packets
that will not keep fresh. Dried
fruits and food products should
be packed in tin or wooden boxes
OF one-quarter or one -half pound
size. Nothing should be placed in
a packet that will crush am. spoil
other articles. No liquids nor
articles packed in glass should be
used.
The packet should be wrat ped in
a khaki colored handkerchief 81
inches square. Form the base of
the packet by placing a writing pad
seven by ten inches in the center of
the handkerchief. Place other ar
ticles on top so that the packet will
be the width and length of the pad
and about five or six inches in
height. 1t should be wrapped in
one inch red ribbon and then again
in heavy, light brown, MANILA pa
per. Red, green or gilt cord
should be used around the paper
and Christmas and American fiag
stickers as desired. A Christmas
card should be placed inside.
1t is suggested that articles from
the following list to cost approxi-
mately $3.50 be selected:
Khaki colored handkerchiefs q
inches square, writing pad, envel-
opes, postals, pencil, homemade
scrapbook containing short stories
and clippings from home papers.
electric torch, compass, playing
cards, other games, tobacco, pipe
and pipe cleaners, cigarette pa
pers, water tight match box, chew
ing gum, sweet chocolate biscuits.
fr1lted crackers, fruit cake, pock.
ct knife, steel mirror, mouth organ.
checker board, cribbage board,
preserved ginger, sailed nuts, fies'
dates, hard candy, puzzles.
Money for these gifts will not be
taken from Red Cross funds but
should be donated by individuals
specifically for this purpose. Any
one may make Christmas packets
and turn them in to Red Cross
chapters for delivery.
The Northern Division of I'll.
American Red Cross, which in.
ciudes the states of Minnesota.
Montana, North Dakota and South
Dakota, now has approximately
~ chapters. These chapters in
turn have more than 365 branches
and auxiliaries, so that in more
than 600 places in the Northwest
hed Cross work is being carried on
actively and continuously. At
probably 600 other places Red
cross ns work is done at intervals.
The membership in the Northern
Division is growing rapidly, part.
leularly in North Dakota and South
Dakota, while Montana is prepar.
ing county campaigns that will add
thousands to its rolls. Many coun.
t1es now have reached the Red
cross goal Of Is per cent of popu-
iation and Stutsman County. No.
LAX, has more than doubled it.
Freeborn county in Minnesota,
Union, Hughes and Minnehaha
counties in South Dakota and Ran
som and Foster counties in North
Dakota are above Is per cent while |
Blue Earth, Houston, LacQui Parle |
Lincoln IN Meeker, Redwood, Rel.
Vile And Swiff oo,,n<;o. :. lf:.