Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-15
Table Needed.

A kitchen table, or q table Of any
kind that Q be utilised for display
ing supplies, 10 needed at headquar-
ters, n the chapter officials will be
grateful for the donation Of one or
more, that may be used for a time.
scsapbooks.
Mrs. e. j. Babcock has left at the
headquarters. samples Of scrapbooks
which are to be put in the boxes Of
supplies to be prepared for shipping.
They are small, and light in weight,
with covers OF heavy brown paper.
and some of them contain short stor-
tes. Others poems and jokes. and
among the suggested things that may
be put in them are cheerful clippings,
cartoons. bits Of reading of a help
U character or a personal note, If
desired. Those may be tucked away
in corners Of the shipping boxes and
are not only easily handled, but r
as easily prepared.
Anyone who can WELD SCISSORS
most any man, or child not
only can, but regardless of being child
or grownup, seems to get a certain
amount Of enjoyment out Of it-may
put this harmless diversion to some
use now. II they want to dig around
among old or new magazines and pa
pers. and clip out the things that
would interest soldier boys in the hos
pitals-things. that may be found by
hundreds. Just for the looking.
Making scrapbooks ought to appeal
to some OF the younger girls groups
as agreeable among the things that
may be done for the Red Cross.
Demonstration 1T Arvilla.
The extension committee of the
Grand Forks chapter held a demon
%stration at Arvilla on wednesday dur
Ing tho Grand Forks County Farm
Bureau picnic, which was held at
Fadden's grove. in spite OF the dis
agreeable weather.. Out Of the fairly
good sized crowd that was there, more
than two hundred Of the women
showed themselves keenly interested
in h Red Cross work, and the DEM
constructors were kept busy during the
greater part Of the day. giving infor-
nation regarding the making Of sup
plies. ana distributing literature on
the Rod Cross organization. Finished
are being made daily At the local
chapter headquarters. and elsewhere
about the city. were on display, and
with careful explanation regarding
their making 1t is probable that many
OF, the women who viewed them will
20 able to get better results in their
own work and that being done in
their particular communities. The
committee and chapter are grateful
to John Fadden and ali members Of
the committee which had the picnic
arrangements In charge for preparing
such comfortable and convenient
quarters for them 10 work in; the ar
rangements made for the demonstra-
ton helping materially in making the
days work a. comfortable. rs posi-
BILE.
VIII supervfse Gift Bags.
In view Of the fact that comfort
bags are In such great demand. and
not enough Of them are being made
to supply tbs demand. Mrs. Roger w.
Cooley, who has charge Of . young
women's circle, which meets weekly
for the making Of the gift bags. has
announced that she will supervise the
making OF these articles by other cir
cles that may be formed for the pur-
pose. Mrs. Cooley will b at the gem
sral headquarters next Thursday At
ternoon to inset any persons or
groups who may care to take up the
making, Of the Sift bags. and thereaf-
ter she will be glad to devote one day
each week to supervise the work.