The Red Cloud chief., 1917-10-25
Red Cross Notes

The Women'S Red Cross Auxiliary
will met in the rest rooms of the
courthouse during the session of
court.
The first shipment Of knitted goods
made by the women of Webster coun-
yfor the Red Cross has been packed
and shipped to Chicago to be for
wardcd to France. Below is given a
list of the garments sent from the
work rooms of this county.
Blue Hill-16 sweaters; 10 mufflers;
81 prs. socks: % prs. wristlets.
Bladen-2 sweaters; Ii prs. socks;
2 prs. wristlets.
Guide Rock sweaters, 5mufflers;
II prs. socks; 5 prs. wristlets.
Lester-1 muffler, 2 prs. socks; 2
prs. wristlets.
Red Clouds sweaters; az muf-
flers; as prs. socks; 45 prs. wristlets.
Cowles-1 sweater; 8 mufflers; IL
prs. socks; 8 prs. wristlets.
A total of $50 garments.
The difficulty in securing yarn has
held back the knitting in several To-
calities.
The next shipment of knitting will
be made Oct. 31st. Enough garments
| laN DttI ptOftItStu AI Ntio itIiV w
complete the knitting assignment of
600 articles for Webster county.
Among the knitters contributing to
the success Of our knitting campaign
is Aunty Parker of Guide Rock, near
ly SO years of age, who makes beau
tiful socks and is delighted to be Of
real service to her country.
Pauline Gund of Blue Hill, 10 years
of age, has completed to date ]
sweater, l muffler and A prs. wristlets.
The people who attended the Aux
iliary benefit at the Orpheum last
Thursday night certainly enjoyed the
fine pictures which portrayed war
and the Woman" also the good music.
Messrs. Hauserman and Retzman
certainly deserve a great deal of
praise for their kindness in once more
making it possible to do a "bit" for
the Red Cross.
Since July 18th twenty n Red
Cloud ladies have bought their W
material and have knitted for the
Navy League the following articles:
8 Sweaters
8 Mufflers
16 Pairs wristlets
10 Wash rags
1 Helmet
1 Pair bed socks.
These were sent last week to the
Kansas City branch of the Navy
League and the following letter was
received in reply:
Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. Is, 1917.
Mrs. L. M. Stonebreaker,
Red Cloud, Nebr.'
My Dear Mrs. Stonebreaker:
Your package received today. You
will probably wish to know the crit
icism of our inspectors. The sweat
ers were all unusually good, the he'll
met, bed socks, and mufTlers all good,
and the wristlets were all well knit
but were a little longer than our re-
q%uirements call for and were not
sewed up correctly. ! am enclosing a
copy of our directions to help you in
the future. You will notice also q
slight change in the neck of the sweat
er which makes it a little larger.
The wash rags were beautifully
ing the comfort kits for the sailors
we have taken the liberty of turning
them over to the Red Cross or the
Fund for the French Wounded. H.
either case they will be sent where
they will do a great deal of good.
Allow US to congratulate you on
The good knitting you are doing. We
hope you Will continue to help us in
making these necessities for the men
who are fighting for us.
Very sincerely yours,
(Mrs.) N. MCGEE Nelson.
Miss Della Ferguson, Supervisor Of
the Red Cross work rooms at Guide
Rock reports packed and ready for
shipment ll3 dozen or over 1850 ar
ticles for use in Red Cross hospitals.
The Women's Red Cross Auxiliary
finished The lao knitted garments ap
portioned them at the required time
Seventy six members knit these artic.
les. Mrs. NcKeeby knit 6 sweaters, II
pairs of wristlets and "a knitteD
sponees. Mrs. +. l.. Smith knit II
pair of socks and n muller. Mrs,
Myrl Poir knit > muflers, l sweater
and / pair of wristlets. Mrs. Roy Dat
man knit . sweaters and 2 mufilers
Mrs. Cutter knit 4 sweaters and Mrs
Polnicky knit 3 sweaters.
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