The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-21
Red Cross Notes.

Attention! The call has come
from Washington headquarters for
the Red Cross to collect and ship
used clothing. for the women, chill
dren and aged men Of occupied Bel
GUM and France. Distribution will
sion for Relief in Belgium, but the
collection and delivery to railways,
is in the hands of the ! Red Cross.
We have a committee to look after
this matter, but it is your duty to
gather up the clothing you can
spare, which should be clean, strong
and durable shae: f Iii waists high
useless, put them in a box, 0' marx
them Belgium, call Eva Rhea, and
she will tell you what to do with
them. Do not send stiff hats,
either for men Or women; do not
send anything containing rubber, or
shoes not perfectly clean. During
the week from March IS to March
raise 200 tons. Watch the Cen
trail Division fill that order: We
have never failed yet to fill our
quota. Remember the babies being
born now in Belgium are wrapped
in rags; bedding consists of bags Of
leaves; hospitals are out of sheets.
You are only being asked to share
clothes you can spare. This is Just
as much our war as theirs now, and
it is getting closer home every day.
Decatur county chapter must 90 it's
part in this matter, and demonstrate
the efficiency OF the organization.
Mrs. Marion F. stookey is pleased
rural schools have become Junior
many of them having an
additional sum in their treasury for
a working fund:
Lone Star, Miss Grace Selby,
Teacher.
spHnky Ridge, Miss Eurith Nor
ton, Teacher.
Reynolds, Miss Hazel E. Mullin,
White Hall. Miss Marguerite
Daughton, Teacher.
Crown, Miss Edna Brann, Teach
.,orth White Oak, Miss Sylvia
Follmer, Teacher.
District No 8, Miss Marea Gro
Fairview, Miss Wilma CARRIER,
Welcome, Miss Ethel Bunch,
Teacher.
Jefferson No. ], Miss Letha
Bunch, Teacher.
These teachers are most excellent
young ladies and we bespeak for
them success in their work.
We have plenty of sweater yarn in
stock and are DESTROYS of having all
who will take this yarn and help us
fill our quota OF sweaters. And too,
when you come in to get the yarn,
if you are in need of needles, you
can buy them at the FarQuhar
store where they are made, and the
Red Cross fund receives all the pro-
ceeds derived therefrom.
The branches and auxiliaries all
over the county are doing splendid
work, and it is difficult to make
mention of all of the we'll nnished
articles that come into our packing
room, but we do want to say that
the work brought in by the Elk
well made. finished and laundried.
and undoubtedly prove a well or
ganized band of loyal workers.
Notice, On account of the re-
pairing of the lodge room the sur
gical dressing work has been NOV
ed to Hurst store, second floor:
We appreciate the management OF
the Hurst store in furnishing us
y
Mrs. A. l.. Howard and Mrs: Is
abella House do SO much Red Cross
work in various ways that the pub
lie know nothing about, we desire
to say that they are two of the
most patriotic members we have IN
the chapter and are deserving OF
honorable mention.
We are informed that there are
many other rural schools that are
Junior auxiliaries who have report
ed to the branch under whose ]urls-
not have the names. Also that the
students of the High School of Gar
den Grove each gave .$1.0o mem
berships to the Junior Auxiliary, m
stead of the 25 cents that was ask,
ed of them. When we see and
know the patriotism of the student
bodies from the kindergarten to the
colleges we are prouder than ever