The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-07
RED CROSS WORK
FOR 100000
PLANS OUTLINED F0R MoBiLi'
zAruON OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
OF AMERICA

Jun,,r department ~ the American Rel
crorr. ~ 900 900 American school chi
s,en now have the opportunity 70 be'
oome active workers IN the Red Cross
The plan for the organization Whieh
IA n mobilization Of the school chihrrh
Of the country, was worked out by pf.
Henry Noble Msccrackcn. President oi
yassar colsege. and Dr. Anna Hedges
TaIto, Of the New York state DcfaH'
rnent Of Eaucation.
The children enlisted in the junior
membership and school activities oi me
Red cro-s-the official name j. the Ju-
nlor Dcpartment-will be- able u give
definite service. Whatever work they
accomplish wlIl be done during school
hours. The amount ~ time q H. de-
voted 10 this work will b. decided by
The individual schools The work VIII
he carried on In al classes from the
kindergarten Up through me high
school.
Come Of the work viii be- in behalf of
the children abroad. Young Americans
viii make clothes for refugee children
OF our allie. black safeen aprons. worn
by boys and girls IN the French schools.
pettlcoats, and circular caPes They
will reconstruct old garments " grown
ups. Bringing the cast-On clothing of
their parents to school. they will steril.
ize and cut Il down.
They will rejuyenaie even stockings
for the destitute French children who
have gone barefooted through the win
ter are thankful Tor the chance 70 walk
on seamIy sOies. A the French chill
dren are always eager 10 give thanks
for any Kindness. each child VIII sew
his own name and address In every gar
ment and viii doubtless receive in re-
turn a letter OF thanks from the small
recipient on the other eide.
To Make Scrapbooks for soldiers.
The young Red Cross workers viii
make scrapbOOks both for children and
for soldiers in hospitals. They viii Do |
such plain knitting as comforteis. and |
even the boys. like Robert Louis stev.
enson. find knitting a fascinating occu. |
patton. Children in manual training |
departments VIII make and repair boxes
both for the shipping Of their own goods |
and for that Of other Red Cross chap |
terH. They viii make splints. crutches |
and wooden knitting needles. They win |
make soap moids with the name Of the |
school cut in the mold so that II wil |
be stamped on every piece Of soap As
for the soap itself. members OF the /
chemistry classes VIII make II with sur
plus fats brought from their own /
homes
Domestic science students VIII put up |
jellies. Jams. and preserves. As ship
ping k serious problem. the Red |
Cross does not know yet how much Of |
this kind Of deIicacy can be sent 10 the |
other side. II will. however. find a wei |
come in American cantOnments Cana |
dian hospitals. and with our own sol |
diers az they return from the fitnt. |
Boys viii make trench candles by cut
ting eight columns Of newspaper. roll |
ing two OF these very tightly together
and rolling the other six around them |
loosely. tying the whole together. and |
soaking IL in paraffn.
These are come Of the methods for 1
helping which the Red Cross viii sug
gest In the manual II h now preparing. |
Enrolment to BE BY schools
As many children are not able 10 |
raise even the % cents necessary for |
membership. they will be enrolled in
the Junior Department by schools and |
not by individuals. Any school that |
raises n supply fund which is the equiv
alent Of rs cents apiece for every child |
in the school Is entitled to become Ju. |
nior Auxiliary. and all the children have |
the right to wear the regular one-dollar !
membership button Of the Red Crosg.
This sum may come from outside /
benefactors, from school entertain +,
ments, or from any advisable source.
The Red Cross win assist the school en-.
tertainment plan. since by this method |
the children themselves can raise the
money with little plays and motion pic
lures Of a patriotic nature. fairy tales.
or stories OF Red Cross history. Seen.
cry for plays will be nhde IN portable
shape 30 that II can be folded and sent
over the country free VI charge to any |
school that needs H.
A Rcd Cross primer for the use Of
school children is also being prepared
This will relate In simple language the
founding OF the Red Cross In Geneva,
its establishment in America. the lives
of Clara Barton and Florence Night.
tpgalo and other historical facts Of In.
terest. II Will contsSp also such mat.
ters Of current history as the work Of
ambulances. Of war dogs and OF chill.
drcn like the readers themselves in
the present conflict. The purpose Of
this primer Is 20 give children some
idea Of social service
DIR. hacCracken is national director
Of Junior membership. Mrs Taihot 10
director OF the Jupior Department for
the Atlantic division. She began her
work there early in September. A di-
rector Of the Junior Department acti
yities will be appointed In each OF the
other twelve divisions Of the Red Cross
la the United States.
The Junior Department Of the Red
Cross will be established in public. pri.
vste and parochial schools.