Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-11
SOCiOty(l0WS

"The woman's battalion was drawn up in the square in front of the winter palace"
 This sentence appeared in recent news dispatch from Petrograd. Can you realize what it means? l have tried to but can not. I have tried to imagine myself there in the public square in front of the great white pal ace, one with those women in the belted uniform of the Russian sol dier, standing in regular ranks, their hair cut short, their faces tanned from constant exposure to the north ern sun, their bodies toughened from unusual hardships, their eyes set straight ahead and their hearts daunt- less with that courage that comes on- ly with desperation.
 I know that. their homes are in ashes and their children left to the care of relatives or strangers. Some of their husbands are wounded or dead and some may even have been among the soldiers who mutinied and ran away Yet they are drawn up there in the public square to protect the established government from the un- principled foes of its own household. They are standing for the Right, for their ideals, for their homes and their children. They do not ask pity or sympathy or even chivalry from the workmen and rebellious soldiery, the Bolshevikis, who are firing on them from fortress and battleship. They are willing to do their duty at any cost. What a consummate example they set for the American woman!
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 The permanent blind relief fund re- ceived a decided increase last week, from the second series of bridge par ties. Those who entertained were Mesdames E. C. Campbell, c. s. Thompson Ben Frankenberg, F. E. Shine. E. E. Ellinwood, Howard Ster- ling and Walter O'Malley.
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 Among the women who enjoyed B. Shine on Thursday, were Mesdames A. Houle, W. B. Gohring. J. E. Curry. Cleon Knapp, c. H. Fitzgerald. NJ. P. Johns. A. J. Balmforth. c. M. Lynn. C. E. Gollwitzer. F. c. Hurst E. c. Ruff ner and J. B. Rawlings. The Womens Loyalty league was successful in raising the amount of; money required for sending the win ter clothing and shoes to the desti- ute women and children of France and Belgium. Ike rummage sale has been turned over to the Red Cross, who took charge on Friday. Mrs. F. F. Shine attended to the selling Friday and Mrs. Johns was in charge all day Saturday The cakes of soap and of chocolate and the jelly have been com ing in but slowly. If they are to reach the soldier boys by Thanksgiving it will be quite necessary for everyone to respond to the call in time for the shipment to be sent November 15, as has been planned.
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 With the coming of the first news of an American casualty in France, comes also a universal demand for more Red Cross work The young women of the district, who have been unable to help sew and knit at the Red Cross rooms during the daytime will be glad to hear that they have a special invitation to come Tuesday evenings from z to 9 o'clock and do their bit" If you are business girl, be glad of this opportunity.
 Miss Ethel Warner and Miss Der nice Blackmoor will leave this even ing on the Golden State Limited to- visit the fair They will visit friends at Roosevelt and at Tucson before re- turning home.
 Mrs. F. c. Hurst is chairman of thel committee that is to look after thel comfort of the Warren district soldier boy while he is in camp this winter, and the first work of the committee is