The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-10
RED CROSS APPEALS
FOR COMFORT KITS AND
BLANKETS FOR ENGINEERS

FOX COMFORT KITS AND
BLANKETS FOR ENGINEERS
1t has been said by the Ardmore peo-
pie that they have not been fully in
formed as to the wants and needs Of
the local Red Cross chapter; that they
were willing to do their bit for the
cause If they knew exactly what was re.
quired OF them.
The Red Cross women, assisted by
The Ardmoreite in every possible way.
have tried to acquaint the people with
the work the Red Cross has to do, its
mode of procedure, its claim upon every
1ividual, the need for concerted and
% 'stent effort, its progress from day
o as well as the obstacles and
d. o. ments which they arc meet
ing y rcoming by sheer force Of
right IA a IT
What l. after with US? Why
do we not teer to help day after
day with this work?
Are we less patriotic than other wom-
en-? Has not the truth of the war sit.
uation impinged upon our conscious.
ness?
DO we care less for our men and boys
than other mothers and sisters, other
sweethearts and wives?
Can we sit with empty, idle hands
from day TO day while our boys make
for US and our protection the supreme
sacrifice? Are we content to let them
leave US without some visible token Of
our regard and appreciation?
Some day, some Of us. with aching
hearts, will wish that we had given
more bountifully of our time and treas
ure to those men who have not come
back. They are with us now, for just
a little while, and now is the time for
us to give them the little comforts.
show them our regard and affection, and
make them comfortable and happy be-
fore they go away.
81 could have helped the Ardmore
Engineers" is a thought that will find
us in the days that are to come and
make us most unhappy. For
1T isn't the things you do, dear.
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That gives you bit Of "A heartache.
At the setting Of the sun"
DO you know there he's been an ef-
fort on foot for weeks to provide our
boys with comfort bags?
Just "A bit Of cloth folded, and taped
and sewed into pockets To contain the
little articles necessary for the upkeep
Of a mans wardrobe while he is fighting
for us These kits cost only 81, but they
are almost invaluable to soldiers com.
fort.
ANY woman can make one. Several
women have made and given three or
four OF them.
Any man touched by the gracious
spirit OF giving can be the direct means
Of providing several OF these bags. We
need forty, and II appears almost i'm.
possible TO secure them
Miss Flora Newman. who has charge
Of the work, has spent days telephoning
and personally soliciting for the kits and
has collected all but forty They are
promised for the end Of this week. hut
we cannot present a part Of them. Ev.
cry man must be provided FOR.
When YOU read this, before YOU put
the paper down. 20 TO the telephone
and call Miss Newman or Mrs Sayre
and tell them you are willing To make
up this deficit.
II you cannot spare the time to sew,
send your check for s.. S. or $40. or as
much as you can, and the committee in
charge viii do the work. At the same
time add "A towel or two and a bar Of
soap. The men have but one towel
each. They should have at least two.
Call Mrs Newcomb. l5l, or Mrs. John
H. Carlock, 9SS, and the towels will be
called for at once.
When YOU pulled the covers around
you last night, as the wind came up.
cold and strong, did you remember that
our boys sleeping out In the open pavil.
ion at Wilmington Park had no covers
Of any kind2 Sickness and disease comes
from exposure, Typhoid fever and con.
gestion fasten themselves easily upon
an unprotected man.
You have blankets stored away. cot
ton and WOOL and YOU are asked to
spare "A pair for the few weeks that the
Engineers are encamped here. Put your
name and address on a tag and sew the
tag securely TO one corner OF the blan.
ket. 10 insure It's safe return. II YOU
cannot send them, telephone either Mrs.
Newcomb or Mrs. Carloek. and someone
will call Immediately and get them.
Only do Il today or early tomorrow
morning. The need is urgent and we
must act az once.
ARDMORE CHAPTER RED CROSS