Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-25
More Sewers Than Ever Make
Hospital Comforts For
Soldiers i'm the
Field
TEXAS BOY WRITES
OF SWEATER RECEIVED
As War Progresses More Women Offer
Their Services For Aid to
the Cause

war PROGRESSES interest grows. Grad
ualIy too. all those early ideas which
followed prO-German propaganda, that
the Red Cross was not working in a
spirit of pure patriotism and philan-
thropy, have passed away. The lies
have all been told and all refuted.
Once in while one finds an old, much
battered and shop-worn falsehood,
floating along the Shiny waterway of
the dislOyal but strong medicine has
III most cases, cured the mental ma
laria, and there has been an end to the
miserable life of the lie.
Got Mrs. Duroes Sweater
So many letters have been received
from men who have thanked the
women of the Red Cross for the sweat
ers and other things that have gone TO
them. that it has proved beyond a
doubt What IL blessing all this work has
been and is daily. Mrs. f. E. Duroe
took letter to the Red Cross rooms
Monday. from Lieut.. \. G. Haigh,
Kelly Field. San Antonio. Texas. writ
ten to her in acknowledgement of a
sleeveless sweater that she had knit
and which was shipped with many
other comforts to the Central head
quarters of the Red Cross at Chicago,
for distribution. In the sweater Mrs.
DurOe had pinned a visiting card. 1t
is dated Jan. 1G. and says the sweater
and other Red Cross articles had been
distributed the week before.
Do For The War
II thought" said Lieut.. Haigh.
that you might be interested i'll know
ing into what hands your excellent
garment fell 1t is indeed fine
sweater which Will do me for the entire
war.
Texas is my home" he continues l
went to the Second Officers Training
Camp near here and received my COM
mission in the infantry but owing to
the scarcity of men in the Signal Corps,
| was moved over here with 700 other
Officers 1t being new work requires
lot Of practice. Most of us will be in
Europe inside of the next three months.
Boston Boy i'm the South
My home is in Houston, Texas. to
which place | moved with my parents s.
years ago Kelly Field is the largest
aviation field i'll the country. Men are
trained here in the business of both
flying and taking care of the machines
| for one. will do my 'darndeSt to
carry out the instructions on the back
of your card: in fact | am going to
make that my mission"
Evening Sewing Now
Thursday evening last, the rooms iii
the city hall were for the first time
opened for those who, employed i'll
offices or ut other duties, cannot bel
present afternoons. Those who sewed
or knit with Mrs. Dell Richards in
charge were the Misses Mylda Myhre,
Evelyn Burnham. Mona Butler, Clara
Soil. Elizabeth LghtbOdy, Miss Ell
wood and Mile ElwoOd Miss King.
ROSpna Fritz
Friday. Catholic Ladies Day, Mrs.
H. W. Wilson. in charge there were
present Mesdames KurZ, Slattery.
Goodrich. Baronek. Collins, Wiesner,
La Vigne. Richards, Ed Baker and
Miss Kurz Mrs. l.. ID. Marquette and
Mrs EiSenach cut out hospital shirts.
Saturday with Mrs VIM. Hughes
came only Miss Myhre.
Two Motors Hum
Monday both Mrs. Carow and Mrs.
II. w. True brought motors for their
machines and the Ladies' Aid
battalion started an irresistible often
sive on Il pile of garments for hOSpi-
tails and soldier comforts, Miss Anna
Rockstad was in charge. Present
Mesdames A. G. Thompson, j. w.
CarOw. III. w True. Noble, Dilley,
Duroe. Early Clough. Dimock, Spear,
Mcdonald. Hampton. Barron, Hand,
LittlejOhn. Goldsmith, Pluntz. Wilson.
Hinton. Clark, Woodwork, Mrs. III. w.
Wilson, Birrell. Mrs. W. ID. Morgan,
and Hilliker.
Tuesday is closed day
Wednesday was Jointly the day of
Rebekahs and ladies of the Christian
church. Mrs Richards was in charge.
Mrs. Eisenach and Mrs. Marquette cut
out hospital shirts. Those who sewed
were Mesdames Howe, Cook Sabin
Van Horn, Schwartz, COoney, Law
renee, Tunison, Houts, Lundy, Graft
and Noble.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. VIM. Page
was in charge of the Bethany Sisters
Those present were MesdameS Kenyon
Young, Sinclair, Munroe Rice, Cardi
nal, Schroeder, Michaelson, Knuppell
BallOu, DOucette, Alden, Sergent
Ellingboe, Simon, McCOrison, RAIN
and f. Manley.
Donations and Shipments
The Red Cross acknowledges receip
of $3.50 from the Ladysmith Volun
teer Firemen as proceeds of New Year
Eve ball. and desires to extend to tn
organization its deep appreciation
Cash donations of 81 are acknowledged