Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
SATURDAY IS
RED Gross DAY
BOY SCOUTS TO CANVASS LADY
SMITH FOR NEW MEMBERS
OF THE CHAPTER
AUTOS TO SCOUR THE COUNTRY
Biggest Organized Effort Yet to Get
Everybody Interested in the
Worlds Greatest Relief
Body

IF YOUR door bell rings tomorrow
and you see Boy Scout OF Lazy
smith waiting for your welcome, tlrst
grab your pocket-book and dig out d
dollar. You will give this to the
scout and you will then be a real
live membr of the worlds greatest
organization for the relief Of suffer-
ing-th American Red Cross.
Saturday, Sept. 10 is Red cross
Day in Rusk county. Under the d.
rection of the Rusk County Chapter
a roundup of everybody is to be I'M
dertakn in every section. Boy
scouts will carry the big burden IN
Ladysmith. The country will be
thoroughly canvassed by men ana
women in autos under the direction
of Prof. R. B. Woodwork.
The Boy Scouts will be under the
direction of Scoutmaster Shumway
The ladies ace now diligently
working at the quota of knitted
goods assigned to this chapter. In
struotions have been received. Ev-
eryone is needed to help. There is
no time or place for hesitation or
holding back.
Working for the Boys
The ladies are working diligently
every day except Tuesdays at their
rooms above the City Council cham
Der and they need more help. Every
lady in Rusk county is cordially in
vited to come any afternoon and en-
ter into the work 1t is pleasant
work and for a good cause. Here are
the directions: V
General direction: Stitchses should
not be cast on too tightly.
Knitting should be done evenly
and firmly and all holes should be
avoided.
Joining should be done by splicing
or by leaving two or three inches
at each end of the yarn to be darned
in carefully.
All knots, ridges or Jumps should
be most carefully avoided, especially
in socks, as they are apt to blister
the feet.
Rusk county's quota is 125 sleeve
less sweaters, $50 wristlets and 125
pairs of socks.
How to Knit
Directions for knitting the sleeve
less sweater: 3 hanks Of yarn
(A Inn; l pair Red cross needles,
No. 8.
Cast on 80 stitches. Knit 2, purl
2 stitches for inches. Knit plain
until sweater measures % inches.
Knit % stitches, bind off "a stitches
for neck, loose Knit % stitches.
Knit 5 ridges on each shoulder, cast
on "a stitches. Knit plain for II
inches. Purl 2, knit 2 stitches for
4 inches Sew UP sides, leaving
inches for armholes. 2 rows single
crochet around neck and 1 row sin
gle crochet around the armholes.
How to knit wristlets Nc l: Y
hank of yarn (18 lb); 1 pair Red
Cross needles NO. 2 Cast On 4S
stitches, knit and purl for II
inches, and sew up leaving 2 inches
open space for thumb inches from
the edge.
Wristlets No. 2: (made in one
piece) p hank Of yarn az lb);
Red Cross needles, NO 1 Cor steel
needles No. 12.) Cast on 80 stitches
on 8 needles: 16-16-20 Knit 2, .purl
2 for inches. To make opening
for thumb, knit 2, purl to the end
of Sd needle, turn; knit and purl
back to end of 1st needle, always
slipping first stitch; turn. Continue
knitting back and forth for inches
From this point continue as al
first for 4 inches for the hand. BIND
off loosely and buttonhole thumt
opening