Arizona republican., 1917-11-05

The Wickenourg branch of the Phoenix chapter of the Red Cross will furnish 90 Christmas packets to the sailors-and soldiers. At a meet ing held Welnesday afternoon, com nittees were appointed for purchas- HE and making the various articles which will te assom Jed at an all- day meeting to be held Friday A committees will be in charge to super vise the general packing.
 In a months time the Phoenix chapter Of the Red CIoss aas com pleted 50 sWeate.s, 65 mutflets, A .,...l Of wristlets and el pairs O. socks ... kn.tted articles besides the great -nrantity of hospital garments and supplies which have been completed since the autumn opening of the downtown headquarters in the Cham Der of Commerce. The knitted ar tieles have been forwarded to the Pacific branch supply headquarters and the chapter and branches con- tributing were:
 Phoenix chapter-43 sweaters, 3l mufflers, 54 pair wristlets, 55 palr socks.
 Hayden branch-4 sweaters. l. mufflers, pair of wristlets, II pail of socks.
 Florence Branch-S sweaters, 12 mufflers, 6 pair wristlets, , pair socks.
 Tempe branch-5 sweaters, muf flers, pair wristlets, 10 pair of socks. i The following paragraph contained {, n letter from Miss Florence Mar -hal, director of the Womans' bu- reau, American Red Cross. Washing ton, D. C., will be of intel est to xiii | ,eiS.
 | The attempt to standardize the Red Cross knitting needles and so avoid the confusion which has pre- viously arisen because of the differ | ence in commercial sizes has not been l understood. This is purely due to
 he fact that the Red Cross needles are net on hand in the various chap ters, and people are trying to use commercial sizes, Nos. l, and | with disastrous results. It was thought that the giving of the cir cu!ar to show the sizes would oD- yiate this difficulty, but apparently t has not done so. Number l, Rec Cross, is about number 10, steel; nnmJer two Red Cross is about number four amber; number three Red Cross is about ncmber six il l tie average cOInneTclal Sl2eS-
 People in general are using yarr that is not heavy enough, as the di- lections are based on a heavy grade The sock seems to be giving tht most trouble, because women are ob- serving only the directions as tc atiches and are not using the heavy Jarn and larger needles.
 Great care was taken to have the sock approved oy the authorities il
 ,hc war department who purchase tho army clothing. They advised th' heavy sock, as the men will be sub
 iected to severe cold this winter
 There is no objection to women knit tirg other good models if they wish but please urge that they be knitte'
 with heavy yarn and number |
 steel needles. If the A. R. C. 400 i
 knitted as per instructions as L
 yam, needles and inch measurement.
 they will be all right No socl which measures less than ten and 6 half G0h) inches in the foot is de- sirahle, and those measuring clever (1D inches or more are better. They should be four (4) inches across the leg, four (4 inches across the foot five (5) inches from point of hee 10 point where the sock turns on th' leg, and the leg should oe betweeI fourteen Q4) and fifteen (Q5 inche!
 from the top to the tip of the heel.