The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24
Red Cross Schedules.

SAuA III.
Friday. 2:30, Alpha Trist auxiliary.
Friday, 400 p. M, West Keokuh,
junior knitters' auxiliary in the chap
ell of the Second Presbyterian church
Saturday, young girls auxiliary Of
the Colored woman's Red Cross will
meet in Bethel church.
Today the knitting committee Of
the KeokulS chapter, of the American
Red Cross made a shipment Of knit
ted garments to the central division
in Chicago. The box contained the
following:
Socks dozen pairs.
Sweaters-3 dozen.
Mufflers-2h dozen.
Wristlets-1 dozen pairs.
Bed socks-1 pair.
Helmets.
Trench caps.
| Knee caps-1 pair
This brings the total up to very
satisfactory number. To date oui
chapter has sent to Chicago:
Socks-55S pairs.
| Wristlets-132 pairs.
! Sweaters-222.
Mufflers-196.
Helmets-16.
Miscellaneous.
Total-112S.
In a letter received from central
division headquarters this week was
this request: Kindly extend to the
members of your chapter word OF
appreciation for the good work they
are doing for the Red Cross
No one, not even the most enthus-
iastic of Red Cross workers, could
be unsatisfied with the way the
women have responded to the call
for knitters, and the work In most
cases is very well done.
The committee is still besieged with
questions about WOOL however. Inc
most persistent is-"Do we have to
pay for our wool?" That was fully
explained in The Gate City, Septem-
Der 5. The article is reprinted be-
low:
Yarn may be procured only for
work which Is to be turned in to
the Red Cross The committee
can no longer sell Yarn to people
knitting for individual soldiers.
All warn whether paid for or free
must be turned in to the Red
Cross when knitted. If you wish
to send your work to friends then
you will buy yarn at the stores
as the Red Cross have all the
work they can manage to OBTAIN
and distribute yarn for their own
work. The need is urgent and
cannot be met without the CO.
ooeration of all who can give or
knit. The committee earnestly
hopes that the meetings will be
largely attended as it is no long
er possible to give private IN
structions at any time the KNIT
tiers may happen to want them.
The next question, Where do we
eet the wool and when The fol-
lowing is the schedule Of knitting
classes at the Y. w. G. A:
Monday, 2:3o-5:oo, Mrs. scadding
in charge,
Tuesday, 7:15-s:oo, Miss Alton in
w Wednesday, 2:sO-5:oo, Miss Alton
" Thursday, 7:15-s:oo, Miss Alton in
charge. -
charge.
and at these times only. Also, these
are the hours to turn in finished
work. II it is impossible to bring
work back at any of the hours named,
the knitted garments may be left at
the desk at the Y. W., if they are
marked with the name of the person
turning them In.
This is possible through the kind
ness of the secretaries. Don't ask
! them to write your name ON your
nackages or deliver messages or In
anv way add to their work. Turn
vour work in according to instructions
and it will reach the knitting COM
| tee.
The next almost daily query is,
"If buy this yarn, may send the
muffler, sweater. etc, / am going TO
make to my brother, or friend" NO.
All wool taken from Red Cross shop
must come back to the Red Cross
shop whether paid for or free.
Please do not ask to have excep
tions to any of these rules, made IN
your case. There is no reason why
there should DO.