Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-06
The American Red Cross
FOUNDED to aid in
the prevention and
n1a alienation of human
kd suffering in times of
wor ard ceace.
War ard peace.

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war ard peace.
County Commissioner N~ieolson's
wife is chairman of the e wing com.
mittee of the Red Cross at Calvin.
Munich held a Red Cross dance at
which funds for the society to the
amount of $50 were raised and a
large number present from Gallo.
All whose membership fee to the
Red Cross was given to the Langdon
branch, can get a membership button
by applying to Miss Constance Hun.
ter.
Attention is directed to a change
in the sewing day of the Red Cross
workers of the Langdon branch, which
from and after this notice will be on
Thursday of each week. Headquar-
tiers are being opened in the room of
the public library at the Auditorium.
An invitation is extended to women
of Langdon and vicinity willing to
sew for the Red Cross, to attend the
sewing meetings.
GIRLS MEETINGS
Young girl workers of the Red
Cross meet as follows during the CON-
ing week:
Girls of five to ten years, Tuesday
afternoon, from 200 to 200 O'Clock
at Mrs. Robertson's.
Girls ten to fifteen years, Friday
afternoon from 200 to 100 o'clock,
with Mrs. Syres, in the domestic sci.
ence room of the school building.
Girls fifteen to twenty years, Fri
day afternoon from 200 to 400
o'clock, with Mesdames Spellman
and Ober, in the high school assem-
bly, hall.
Girls owe twenty, Friday evening
from 7:3O to 100 O'Clock with Mes,
danes Balm and Smith, in the domes-
tic science room of the school build.
ing. All who possibly can are urged
to attend.
Langdon branch of Cavalier county
Red Cross knitters' rules which
= should be closely Observed:
: /. Yarn will be given out from
headquarters at the public library
every Monday and Thursday between
the hours of 2 and 6 p. m.
2. Members of committees to
whom this yarn is given must be re-
sponsible for it and return it or the
knitted article within thirty days
upon the days and time above men
tioned).
3. Each committee member at the
head of a group of knitters must
keep a book with list of knitters and
yarn memoranda, and must bring this
book to headquarters when taking out
yarn or returning the finished work.
4. All knitted articles must be
made according to directions and APP
proved by the chairman of the divis.
ion before being handed in to head
quarters.
5. To avoid extra work in remodel.
ing, please bear in mind that socks
must Measure 10 inches from back of
heel to tip of toe. From 10 to III
inches is the range of sizes required.
A tag bearing the size should be
! placed on each pair.
6. Yarn must be shrunk before
knitting.
7. Wash and press knitted articles
by hand or put through wringer.
Never use a hot iron.
A list of the committees follows:
Committee on Socks-Chairman,
Mrs. Jas. Walker; ce-Chairman,
Mrs. G. L~othspeich; Mrs. w. F.
Winter, Mrs. j. Stewart, Mrs. M.
L iebeler.
Committee on Helmets and Nit.
tens-Chairman, Mrs. Docksteader;
ce-Chairman. Mrs. Alex Mclean;
Mesdames D. MCLAUGHLIN, B. Keat-
ing and R. Work.
Committee on Sleeveless Jackets,
Wristlets and Miscellaneous Articles
lowing to illness Mrs. Nugent has
resigned the craftsmanship of the
Sleeveless Jacket Committee, and the
work of this committee has been put
under Miss Prinyer's committee).
Chairman, Miss Prinyer; Vice.Chair.
man, Mrs. F. E. B. Mercer; Mes.
danes j. M. G.. Price, w. Hamilton,
NJ. Horgan. j.. Bone, H. Dohmann,
f. Stewart, A. Hamilton, H. E.
Price, Stromberg, M. F. Kessler and
Fred Thompson.