French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-01

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rIgnt IN a way. Some fighting man
VIII get their gift sometime, but why
not certain boys now-while thov arc
close at hand?
Here in New York. the knitting com
In1ttee OF the National League for Wo-
man s Service, 257 Madison Avenue.
heard that he Rainbow Division, con-
slstlng of men from all over, the Uni
ted States, training at Mineola. Long
Island, was only half equipped with
warm garments. An emergency call
was issued. The entire basement of
the Madison Avenue headquarters was
turned over to them. They urged
their friends and neighbods personal
~, to come to headquarters and knit
regular working hours They issued
statements in the daily papers. They
concentrated on the Rainbow Division.
as business man concentrated an the
weakness of a certain part of his
plant. And they are equipping this
regiment as fast as knitting needles
can perform the beautiful miracle,
Every community can do the same
thing. Outfit your own boys first.
Whether you have Red Cross Chap
ter or any other sort of war relief or
ganization, form a new committee a
personal, intimate, get=right-doWn-t
business committee and call it Our
Boys First Committee
Find out the name of the regiment
and the company in which each and
every man from your town or COM
munity has enlisted or been drafted.
Somebody can tell you-your postmas-
ter the editor of your local paper, the
National Guard enthusiast Of your
town.
If you have sent out an entire com
pany, write to the captain and learn
the individual needs of his men in the
way of warm clothing and fill them
Don't wait for Uncle Sam. He is do
ing his best with contractors. We
women can beat the contractors with
our knitting needles. If you have not
sent any men from your town, from
your district (and it seems incredible,
when l look on this sea Of men en-
camped near New York. that any town
however small has not sent it's boy
then write to the next town and ask
what you can do to help provide for
their boys.
Never mind if you do not know Jim
Hughes, the boy on the next block
who was drafted Never mind if you
have not spoken to the mother Of Billy
Green who enlisted with Company G.
Work for Jim and Billy and for the
village ne'er-do-well, if he has gone
War may make heroes Of all three
And you'll be glad that you helped to
warm their bodies and their hearts
with your work.
Even il you know no man in train
ing. knit for one and make sure that
your finished garments go to some one
man from your part of the country.
Don't send your sweater or muffier or
socks TO tie -cc-c5t big organization
and say want this to go into box
for the boys from my State"
j 1t can rot be done that way. All
these organizations are huge machines
- lrngs IN a big, imper
sonal way. They can not fit the gar
10 .nau They must deal
with the army as a whole and answer
calls as they come most loudly, from
American or Europe.
But you can do the warm, kindly
thing in a personal way. Your gar
ments can reach the man from your
town-if you will seek out those men.
An how can you do less?
How can Won faiI 80 realize the eX--
ira pleasures you will have in knitting
if you know your work goes to warm
a lad from your own state We are
a great nation, with tremendous ma
tionaI rride-but we are still neigh
borly-and Our town boys should come |
first
Don't misunderstood me! I believe |
in sound organizations and al their !
own boys first. |
The.o's7 be tir.le n-plensv to work for |
the Red Cross and we'll work better II
we know our own men are warm.
AS / write this, carpenter is ft-
ting storm windows on my porch. In
the back yard two husky darlias are !
pouring coal into my cellar. A great |
bucket OF camel coal has just been |
set beside my fireplace, pending an
evening Of work.
warmth-luxury- neat
freight w'nds bafled of their prey
are luxL4ies.
And out on Lop~ Island men sh1Y-
you and I and all other
women may go to our night $ rest
'A1,n,t fear or dread
our bovs-cur own bows first!
Where are yoUr bovs-the ehoys from
,-3--- zou~7. vouT form Find tnem |
ond knit for 4hem. Tt is orr bit for |
tbo 5epooracy of which We talk so
ces.1v. Now let ua serve democracy