The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-08-23
RED CROSS CALLED
TO KNIT FOR men

An emergency call has just been re-
ceived by the local Red Cross Chapter
from National headquarters to mobilize
all the knitters of this community for
immediate work on sweaters, helmets,
scarfs. wristlets and sox. All knitters
should register their names at once
with Mrs. E. X. Molller, chairman of
the educational committee, which has
charge of all sewing and supplies, or
with Mrs. E. H. Shepard, who has
been appointed chairman of the special
committee on knitting.
Every Chapter in the United States
will be given a certain specified allot-
ment as to the number of knitted sets
which will be expected from the vari-
Gus communities. This allotment is
expected daily by the officers of the
Chapter. In the meanwhile it is es-
sential that the number of knitters
who are willing to undertake this
work is known to the committee, in
order that the work may be promptly
apportioned upon the arrival of the
final instructions.
1--WE have not had any intimation as
to the number of sets Hood River will
be required to make" said Mrs. Shep-
ard. ''The official notice stated that
l,500, 900 sets would be required for the
American army and navy, all of which
must be completed and delivered to the
soldiers and sailors within the next
four months. We have enrolled SO
knitters thus far and epxect to have
this number doubled by the time the
knitting drive is to begin,
''The Hood River Chapter will fur
nish gratis all of the yarn required and
complete instructions as to how the
various articles should be made. The
knitters will be permitted to take the
work to their homes, which will enable
them to mobilize every spare moment
towards the completion of thestask.
Every woman who-undertakes this
work will be required to make defin-
ite promise to stay with the job until
it lis finished. This is imperative, as
we will have considerable money tied
up in the yarn and Hood River Chap
ter will be expected to have its allot-
ment ready for shipment within a spec
flied time.
''This knitting will be found very
restful and fascinating and am conf
dent every woman who undertakes it
will find it most agreeable Red Cross
contribution.
The following is portion of the Off
cial notice received by the Chapter
from the Washington headquarters
THAT the work should go forward as
rapidly as possible, and with no chance
of falling down., an allotmnt of the
great task is being made by the ma
tional authorities to the 13 divisions
managers of the Red Cross who direct
its administration under the new de.
Capitalization plan.
"The division managers, when they
have been informed of their territory's
total share, will divide the work among
the Chapters in their divisions. The
allotment system follows the general
spirit of the Liberty Loan and draft
army. Each section of the country
will have its specified part to do. Ev-
cry Chapter will know the number of
woollen sweaters and other articles
that must be knitted by the women
whose willingness to serve has been
registered with them. The work must
be done with all possible speed. Fin
shed articles will be shipped from the
Chapters to the nearest point of trans
oceanic shipment under national direc-'
tions.'
"The decentralization plan above re-
ferred to-, explains Secretary Ravlin,
''has really been thorough reorgan-
ization of the entire American Red
Cross. Heretofore we have been under
the direct jurisdiction of San Francis
co. Now we are to have new North
western division, comprising the states
of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and
the territory of Alaska, with head
quarters in Seattle.
"a supply depot will also be located
in Seattle from which all Chapters in
this division will be enabled to pur-
chase their supplies at wholesale rates.
In this connection wish to state that
up to the present most of the materi-
ais used by the sewing committee of
the local Chapter have been purchased
from local merchants at lower prices
than were quoted to US by the San
Francisco Red Cross supply depot. One
local firm gave us the benefit of be-
fore the war prices on goods they had
in stock purchased before the present
hiph nrices -