The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-16
RED CROSS SOCIAL.

| iocal branch of the Red Cross
s'ciety will hold donation social IN
the library building next Tnesdoy
evening, November 20, to which every
resident of the town and surroundino .
u"uhtry is invited and urged to attend
ihis social Is given for the nurnosa =,
securing articles to enter into ,ho
o"listmas packages that are to he sent
~ TIE soldier boys in France and in
,he eahtonments. 1t gives the people at
no'''e' whom those boys are ont for
.he purpose of defending even with
e.eir lives, chance to make the
Th'is'ihas OF the soldiers a happy one
i.et every one do their part in helpinp
liis worthy cause. The aim of the Red
oross is to bring some cheer to the
ooy III uniform far from home on the
day when home ties most strongly an.
peal to the young. Let the absent be
remembered. Let the boys know that
our hearts best wishes are with them.
Inc articles asked for are of small
value, but they are extremely usefu,
ana the recipient, be he at camp at
meme. or on foreign soil. will appre.
ciate the kindness of the loyal folks ar
nome. We trust that all will be i'm
pressed with the Importance of this do
nation, and give what they can to-
ward Frightening the soldier bows
Christmas far away
Mrs. F. S. Beale, president of the To-
cal Red Cross society. has received
the following letter from Spokane
chapter, of which the Oroville organi-
zation is an auxiliary, which tersely
explains what is needed:
christmas packages needed for the
soldiers-Please make as many as
possible and ship to Spokane Chapter
before November 2Sth, as shipments
must leave Spokane December 1st.
Your auxiliary must make at least 50
packages"
The time is short and the number
of packages from the local auxiliary
is large, so that there must be busy
hands among the members of the Red
Cross here, and liberal donations from
our citizens to fill the packages as re-
quired.
The following is list of articles
suggested for Christmas packets sent
in by the Spokane Chapter:
"Kaki-Colored handkerchief, twenty
seven inches square, for container.
Writing paper pad, about 7x10 inches.
Envelopes. Pencil Postals. Book Tin
paper covers.) Scrap book, homemade,
containing good short stories and some
jokes, etc. Electric torch. Compass.
Playing cards. Other games. Tobacco.
Pipe and Pipe cleaners. Cigarette pa
pers. Water tight match boxes. Sweet
Chocolate biscuits. Fruited crackers.
Fruit cake. Knife, such as boy scouts
use. Mirror steel Handkerchiefs.
khaki-colored. Neckties. Mouth organ.
Red Cross checker board. (This is a
combination set of checkerboard.
checkers, chessmen and dominoes all
made from heavy cardboard especially
for the Red Cross and can be purchas-
ed after October 18th for 5c.) Preserv-
ed ginger. Salted nuts. Prunes. Figs.
Dates Raisins. Hard candy. Chocolate
in the foil. Licorice. Katch the Kiser.
(puzzle.) Mechanical puzzles (an as
sorted lot of twelve small mechanical
puzzles can be bought at the rate OF
twelve for 5Oc.) Cash donations in any
amount will be received by the Red
Cross and used for the purpose OF buy
ing presents for those who have no
relatives to send them presents at TINS
time.