Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-30
Country Cannot
OUerknit; Supply
I'LL insufficient

OuerRnit; Supply
FL insufficient
Frances Hooper, In an article anent
knitting # which is absorbing the at
tention OF women all over. the coun-
which al worthy Of consideration:
Click, click, click-xnit. knit, knit.
It is impossible fol-. the country to
throughout the length and breadth Of
the land were to knit night and day
there would still be shortage of
knitted articles.
A pair OF socks last shout three
days in active service; a sweater may
last q month. Sometimes the mit-
tens do not hold out any longer than,
four hours.
The I'M that the boys are al,
ready Soversupplied and that they are
using the scarfs to clean their guns
sweaters away is without any basis
OF truth. II It were true the Red
Cross Office would not send out con-
tinual appeals for more knitted arti-
cles. and certainly France would not
have sent her cable to JUS for anil
lion socks. . million wristlets, mill
lion sweaters-a million everything
ana telling us that even with all these
somebody's boy will be going without,
There is another false rurnor on It's
mad and vicious course, and that is
the wholly untrue report that unless
an article is perfect 1t is thrown out
by the Red Cross and burned In a
heap with others Of it's kind.
There would be precious few arti-.
cles accepted IL only the perfect ones,
were taken in. WhatthesRe Cross
is trying to do is ito get the women.
to knit as well and nicely as 1t is pos
sible for them to knit and to measure
their articles up to certain regula-
tons which in the end will tend to
bring about the much desired and
very important state of standardized
knitting. sM =
In many places women were nm
ployed to unravel the poorly, knitted
articles and knit them over-but this
a waste Of material. Now It is Deem
ed better to. merely. return the arti-s
cles to the owner who knitted them.
That a thing Is thrown out or is
burned is against even the first tenets
of the Red Cross. which speaks firm
and clearly for conservation first, last
and foremost in all things.
As a2matter Of fact it is only with
the socks that there is a rigid In
are accepted which are far from
reaching the standard. But the ut
most care must be given that socks
which are knitted toe tight and which
have knots and coarse seams do not
get to the boys for the reason, that 1t
is such socks which bring blisters to
the feet. Blisters break and infection
-~k- H. ~~1 -nnnr - n noan ne HhlnnHE
poisoning has been traced to no slight
a factor than a pair of miserably
knitted socks.
Miss Frances Riordan, a we'll known
Red Cross nurse of the state, who
makes her home at Devils Lake, has
been ordered to report at the Bremen.
ton navy yards. Seattle, n leaves
on Saturday.
p. C.. Anderson Of sos Dover ave-
nue., East Grand Forks, was honored
by some fifty Of his friends who sur
prised him at his home last night.
During the evening, which was devot-
ed to an impromptu musical program
and dancing, Mr.. Anderson was pre-
sented with a smoking set.
Mrs. Norman Rupert and her.
daughter, Helen, of st. Paul, who
have been guests of Mrs. Rupert's sis
ter-in-law and her husband, MI. and
Mrs +. B. Feetham, of South Fifth
street. expect to leave tomorrow for
n Mrs. D. A. Vanett Of Ironton, MINI,
la former resident of -Grand4sForks.
who is here Ito visit q number of
friends, Is now MI. and Mrs. Feeth-
ans house guest.
The embroidery circle Of St Paul's
v,y{II Io 4 w. 1 yNr1yE - kLA rs
ter, being one Of the first organiza-
lions to resume activities after the
summer recess. Mrs. Allen Of the Din
ME flats entertained the circle at it's
first meeting on Tuesday afternoon,
and from now on the members will
assemble regularly, continuing the
line Of work followed last year.
Mrs. c.. H. Robinson, her daughter
Elizabeth and her mother, Mrs Seal
who have been residing on Vernon
avenue expect to leave here on Tues
day for Minneapolis, where they will
make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Forde return
ed to their home at Minot Tuesday
after visiting for several days at the
home of MI. Forbes brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. O.. e.. Forde,
Of 1915 International avenue. They
stopped here en- route to their home
from Chicago, where they had been
attending the National Amateur trap
shoot, Mr.. Forde being one of the six
crack shots representing this state.
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Mrs. Harry Burton, who has been
at Milwaukee and Minneapolis for the
last two weeks. is expected home on
Saturday.
Miss Jennie Gale Of Hunter, a mem
Der Of the 1917 class graduating from
the University of North Dakota, is IN
the city for a few days.
Miss Elma Eielson Of Hatton Is the
guest OF, Miss Gertrude Cunningham.
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The Alumnae chapter Of the Alpha
Phi fraternity will entertain very IN
formally this evening at the home OF
Mrs. Raymond r.. Hitchcock, 1417
University avenue, in honor OF one OF
the members, Mrs. +. l.. McVey, who
is to leave the city on Friday.
Mrs. r. T. Geno and her daughter
Genevieve of Devils Lake are guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Ryan Of 719:
Allen avenue, East Grand Forks.
Miss Thompson, who has been the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. "A. N. Arm
strong Of Walnut street, for the last
three weeks, left last evening
for her home at Detroit, Mich. Mrs.
Armstrong entertained very pleasantly
in her sister honor on Monday aft
ernoon.
Misses Della and Gertrude Travnor