The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-29

OH, IL s no tfOuDIe at all to 1Ndhe them, if you just keep working at them"
 This is not the first war in which Mrs Clark has assisted, either. A resident of California during Civil War days. she was appointed a men Der of committee organized fer the purpose of securing funds foi the prosecution of the war, and in this capacity she Was of great assis tanee
 Mrs Clark's friends and co-work ara in Juneau Chapter of the Amer jean Eed Cross gladly tender her the banner for loyal support and faithful labor
 As another phase of it's regularly authorized aetiYities Juneau Chap ter has fairly well under way the organization of .bmior Red Cross in the scnools af the Territory with in is jurisdiction As chairman of this department. Mrs II L. Faulk ger. member Of the Executive Com mlttee of Juneau Chapter, Will su pervise the working plans Of Ell the schools participating in the Juneau Chapter of the Junior Red Cross.
 Sufficient time has not yet elapsed in which to hear from the schools at all the branches, but the public schools at Thane Perseverance, anG ,iuncan. as well as the Parochial and the Native schools at Juneau have signified their intention of be ! corning part of the Junior Ret Cross At Perseverance Miss Ninnig will De assisted by Mrs. Fleenor ir the Junior work. At Thane Miss ! Dalquist expects to develop some splendid work. and in the Native school Mrs Gilman will be assisted ] by Mrs. Hawkesworth and Mrs. 1 Mooney The work of the Juneau Public School will be in charge Of 1 Miss Scott, teacher of Home Econo- mics
 Throughout the Nation the mem bers Of the Junior Red Cross will i devote themselves to working for 1 .hO iSiiol oi DelSldH anu TcHCn children sufferers, and to this end | the girls will be taught to knit and sew and re-make garments. Boys who are members of the Junior ReG | Cross will make boxes in which to pack shipments, will assist in the packing, and will at all times hold 1 themselves in readiness to assist the Red Cross in such matters as do Ing errands. circulating campaign
 literature, and performing any other tasks for which they are suited. I Many of the Junior Red Cross
 chapters throughout the United States are forwarding Christmas packets to Belgian and French ehil- dren. but plans for organization were but recently received in Alas
 ka and the time has therefore been 1 somewhat too short for similar ac- tion on the part of Alaska school children
 The Junior Red Cross will be glad to receive garments for re-mak ,ng but those who contemplate such | articles given are entirely suitable Tor remaldng into garments for chil- oren. No cast-off clothing will be forwarded by the Junior Red Cross. Every garment will be first made into desirable, attractive articles for he use of the Belgian and Frea
 children. Those who have odd bits ot yarn, or oddly colored yarns, or 'oiied yarns, are invited to turn them over to the Juniors, who will wash, or sort, or knit together, or Go to the yarns whatever is neces- sary to make them of use to the children across the seas.
 The Junior Red Cross is a very new addition to the American Red Cross and has the hearty endorse ment of President Wilson Alaskan school children are among it's most remote members. but they have need