Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-28
|Society Notes

Ottawa has been called upon TO
make a very large number OF surgicai Y
dressing and should do her part in =
helping ont this important branch oil i
4 the Red Cross work. An urgent ap ,
peal has been sent Out from Washing z
ton for surgical dressings at once. {
Yesterday the Chicago division OF the /
American Red Cross received orders
to ship 100000 surgical dressings
into Washington by the first OF Janu'
uary This means that every brahoh
of the Chicago division will have TO
work great deal. during this time,
to turn out their quota OF dressings.
Ottawa women. all Ottawa women, ana
mt inst a chosen few, will have TO be
| Gin work on the dressings at once
if this city does not fall down on their
, quota. This is one Of the very most
o important fields for Red Cross work,
for a single dressing properly made
may be the means of saving sol
dier's life. Ottawa women have never /
u RESPONDED to the call to make dress
ines in the manner they should. Some
+ of the women of this city have given
h months of their time to this work, ana
have worked hard and unceasins, nut
4 the great majority OF the women 'i
g this city have turned deaf ear 10
n the calls for aid in this line. During
the last month over 5000 dressings
a have been shipped from this city 10
y Chicago, and of the number shipped
over half were made by the high
school surgical dressing class when
" shows the women of this city are ho'
10 doing their share OF this work me
81 rooms in the high school where the
s. dressings are made will be closed on
Thursday and Friday OF TINS week
lie on account OF The THANKSGIVING va
Ia cation at the high school. The rooms
" will be kept open every afternoon IN
II. the week except Saturday and every
ri woman in the city is urged TO come
IS, ont at this time and help in TINS WORK
IT, which is so necessary at this tiihe
/, Is not necessary TO have had ex'
10 nerience in this line to make these
IL. dressings.
The ljltie,h annual meeting OF hum
ILL., bold, Masonic lodge will be held ut
I'M tho Masonic temple Friday evening
rs. december 18th. at o'clock. The an
re nual reports of the officers VIII oe
read and the election of officers iot
to the mex, year will take place
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iy The ladies of Chrich Episcopa
Achurch will hold their last al'ldal
nd. meeting before the bazaar on Frlda!
a, q, 1920. in the parish house. reg
49,. Mar luncheon will be served at
~ o'clock. Mrs. David Cairns and Mis-
Marpare, Clegg will be hostesses.
st. "'''
The regular monthly board meetin
4 oe the Ottawa Woman's club was heu
Fh' Yesterday afternoon at 2:3o in liDraf
Lo' hall Mrs. j. W. Petit. former pres
leir dent of the club presided. The res.a
my ration of the president, Mrs W I
Carr who has moved to South BEND
by Ind to make her future home wa
read and accepted. The following IL
or dies were nominated and elected ui
to animously President. Mrs ! :
,rd Hornung; first vice president, Mrs
'aa CHS Kneussl; second vice presiden
,,., Miss Helene Trumbo. The isua
" business of the club was transacte,
-. and the Christmas sale Of the Re
,o.a Cross Seals was planned, and 4
honed the Ottawa people will reSpon
20 this sale with a hearty Response
IMP Tic time of the next board meeting
ella ,,,.t oil, ,ou an Cbr;stmas da., WA
set forward one week and will ne he
on Tuesday. December 18th
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AV The Congregational Ladies' Aux
~ iary will hold | O'Clock lunche1
Friday in the parlors of the churc
ign The afternoon will be spent in wor
'er'' ing on articles for the December b
Oh zaar. Mrs. Fred Mullen and MI
'he Carl Stackman will be hostesses.
fter A. .
The annual Thanksgiving dance W
be held at the Willis dancing acamet
Thursday evening Music will
r. furnished by selected orchestra fro
Ct until midnight,
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y OF The ladies of the Woman's Reli
nted Corps will hold an all.day knltti1
chief party at the home of Mrs. J. A Han
: de- son on Van Buren, street. Friday. \
neral vember 30th. A picnic lunch Will
lbow served at noon.
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Thursday evening the Ladies All
society of St. Francis church viii
.ax terrain at cards and dancing at Schi
III fers hall This card party is
annual affair for st. Francis lad
Obilo and good time is always reported
Park those who attend. IIentrch's orch
aped ira will furnish the music for
d to dancing, which will bCein promp
at 10 O'Clock The committee in char
yonsists of the following ladies' NJ
phomas Scherer Mrs. Henry Wa
u,, c.. MIRO William HOssack Nj