Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-26
CLIP AND KNIT
For sol DlERs

FUR SOLDIERS
WAsHINGToN. July 81 .'Clip az
ven ~ knit for the. sailor and ma
rine." Is nov the slogan OF the conn
forts committee OF the navy league
|of the United States.
The league Is going to keep the
sailor and mariue. sent over the seas
to battle for civilization. In touch with
his ''own home town." or at least
as far as possible In touch with erents
in the U. 8. A. by sending him rgu-
larry clippings OF every sort and de-
seription from magazines and news
papers. Everything from Mutt ana
Jeff to Sun editorials win be included
In the Jackies' literary menu.
This work was Initiated by and is
now under the direct supervision of
Captain c. H. Harlow. U. s. NJ. who
has his office with the comforts COM
mittee headquarters OF the navy
league Of the United States. In this
city. His idea Is to supplement the
COMFORT outfits knit by patriotic wom-
en- of the country, through the COM
forts committee of the navy league,
with clippings from newspapers and
magazines, arranged In booklet form,
which would be of interest to the men
on board ship.
To reduce postage costs. and be
cause space in shipment is at pre-
MUM, 1t has been recommended that
the stories be cut out separately from
the book, stitched together with heavy
thread, and, If possible. bound with
brown paper to further protect 1t. The
idea of this is to divide single ma
gazine, which may contain several
stories, among all the men on board
q destroyer, so that while one man
is reading a story several of his
ship mates may be doing the same
thing from the same book. In this
way a man can easily thrust such a
booklet into his pocket, when suddenly
called to quarters, or it can be passed
Ground the ship in short time, while
! q more bulky magazine would have to
be thrown aside. AS these torpedo
boats and destroyers are so numerous
there is naturally a scarcity of ma,
gazines for distribution when one con.
siders that each small boat may con
tain from eighty to one hundred men
in its crew,
A glimpse into the shop of the com
folts committee headquarters of tho
navy league finds several girls hard al
work, clipping articles on current
topics, religious, scientific and sport
ing subjects, as well as pictures from
comic sheets which they paste to
sheet of heavy paper and place into
: an envelope In file arranged &C
cording to these subjects. Others arr
busy separating the bindings from ma
4 gaines and stitching the stories to
: gether for the folders. Attractive pic
lures cut from magazine covers ant
4 illustrations of stories to add to tn,
appearance of the cover are cut on
3 and pasted on these folders. Thes'
3 little booklets are then placed care
& fully in envelopes which are sent Il
Z the various destroyers, torpedo boat
and cruisers of the United States t
be distributed among their RESPECTIVE
3 crews.
: AS naval officer, Captain Harlow
thoughly understands the need fo
! his form of entertainment for tn
Z men. at is surprising" says Capt
! Harlow, "how the people Of the coun
) try are taking hold of this work an,
8 the great amount of enthusiasm mani
{ tested. 1t is so encouraging, in fact
I that the navy league hopes that Ell
3 ough material may be prepared to fun
s nish not only the torpedo boats an
. destroyers of the navy, but also tn
battleships with their crews of loo
= men,"
= Clubs for this kind of work are bt
: ing formed throughout the countr
& to work in cooperation with the heat
Z quarters of the comforts committee
) washington, the work being ser
$lthere when completed for Distribute
z by the navy league to the postmaste
: Int New York City who is advised b
! the navy department as to what shir
( can be reached and their whereabout
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