The Washington herald., 1917-08-05
New York, Day by Day
By O. O. MCINTYRE.

sn.ci,I corsspondenc. Of Washington Herald.
New York, Aug. AT the RED
Cross Bureaus in Gotham the per-
picking problem OF managing tnose
who 60 about the work half heartealy
is not a great one. There are few sucn
workers-or non workers-and these
are disposed of easily without giving
offense.
The big problem is the controinns
of enthusiastic volunteers-deternin
to do their knit-who go about the
work helter skelter and become SO
anxious to get a couple of socks on
Belgian that they forget to knit IN
toe or make the top SO small that tne
sock Is airproof and cannot be entered
without the use of tools or explosives.
About two weeks ago a substantial
appearing young woman with d
twelve pound look dropped In at
bureau to offer her aid to the cause.
She explained that she had no money
but that she was a world ROCKING
knitter and would be willing to turn
out socks and sweaters like hot cakes
for the duration of the war. II pro-
vided with wool.
She received a great quantity OF 1t
and was told to make sweaters Tor
seamen. The next day she returned
to the bureau and said she had made
two sweaters and was ready to make
some more.
"where are the sweaters" she was
asked.
"Oh," she said, 81 gave them to
two of the incest sailors / met on
the street. They were doing shore
duty, but 1 know they needed them. >"
Inquiry developed that she had
given the sweaters to two white
wings who were all dressed up in
their duck suits manicuring a sec
tion of Fifth avenue.
Lieut. James Platt. who gave up
big newspaper job to help Uncle
Sam, tells Of an episode during the
examination for the new officers
training camp where an enthusiastic
young applicant was informed that
height being but little less than six
feet and his weight 120 pounds.
But" he said, my health Is per-
feet and my father fought in the
Spanish American war and only
weighs 10 pounds. Is this to be a
fat army?"
I1C was lliAOtihCu thdt ticiS "SAS
certain requirements of weight and
that they must be observed in all
cases.
Well" said the young man, my
father was an orderly on the stan
of Gen. Shafter in Cuba and he used
to ride at Gen. Skaters side every
day. He's told me himself that when
he and the General used to come
home from a ride together, the two
horses would whisper together and
my fathers horse would turn around
to him and try to kiss him.
And now we have the aeroplane
to what might be regarded as the
soft and easy life. A few weeks
back it looked as though those who
unbuttoned their pocketbooks for a
few sundry purchases of aircraft
stocks would have nothing to show
for 1t but regrets.
Then the government announced a
big expenditure for air machines and
all the stocks began to soar and
clerks, conductors, merchants, club
men and others who had dallied with
stocks on the New York curb began
to wax rich. One bellboy at the Wal
dorf made enough In a day to buy
him a limousine in which he rides
to work.
One aircraft stock advanced from
80 per share to S11 per share in a
jiffy. just a short while ago many
investors would have been willing to
give the stock away for song.
g. A1losseljuissoppuso is among the
drafted men in New York. Junie Nc
Cree says his idea Of something to
do Is to be a sergeant and call out