The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-09
RED CROSS TO
MAKE DRIVE TO =
! H.. CLOTHE NEEDY
Discarded Clothing Will Be
Asked for Destitute Men,
A. Women and Children

For the destitute men, women and
children of France and Belgium who
are behind the German lines, the Red
Cross has undertaken the collection of
used and surplus clothing.
This action was determined last
week at the urgent request Of mem
bels OF the commission for. Belgian
relief. In order that this work may
not become q regular activity of the
Red Cross, 1t has been determined Il
limit the collection of such garment:
as re needed to the one week trol.
March Is to 25. 2.,~,~.,. .o.. !, d. ,-- .. s~..
Arrangements have been made b.
the commission for the shipment O..
5000 tons Of such clothing to the oc
cupied regions of France and Lei
GUM. The minimum quota set fol-
workers of the Northern division to
raise has been fixed at 400 tons. Only
clothing is needed that cannot be pur
chased in the areas occupied by the
Germans, but that. includes almost
every article of apparel. Safe conduct
for shipments Of clothing behind the
lines has bee nassured the commits
sion. ., ..,..g.fa II. ~.
In 9 letter to the. various chapters
in the division, Frank T. Heffelfinger,
division manager, has urged the CO.
operation of all Red Cross. workers in
this task. The campaign, he points
out, will cause little interruption in
the routine work of the organizations.
Clothing collected must be in good
condition. It does not need to be
shipped through the division ware
house, but can be packed and shipped
by chapters direct to the warehouses
Of the relief commission. T. A report
must be made at the end Of the cam.
apign week to the division headquar
tiers concerning the amount of cloth
ing shipped. 49, .....'':.. *'
Clothing collected for this purpose
must be inspected by chapter work
ers, and only the kinds of clothing
accepted for shipment that has been
requested by the commission. All ar.
ticles must be of good material al.
though they need not be in perfect re.
pair. '.i' d: 2: ...t.,@'
The list Of garments needed, as fur.
nished by the commission, includes:
For men; shirts, underwear, trousers,
overalls, three piece suits, shoes, DIV.
ercoats, jerseys, sweater vests and
socks. For women: Underwear, cor.
set slips, petticoats, ,blouses, skirts,
overcoats, two piece suits, pinafores,
shoes, cloth hats, knitted caps,
stockings and shawls.' For boys:
shirts, underwear, trousers, suits,
shoes, overcoats, Jerseys, and socks,
For girls: dresses, skirts, overcoats,
night.dresses, underwear, stockings,
pettfcoats, two-piece suits, blouses,
shoes, hooded capes and pinafores. For
infants: swanskin sswaddling clothes,
cradle dresses and .chimises, bodices,
bonnets, bibs, nickerchiefs, napkins,
shoes, baby dresses, hooded cloaks,
Jackets. ! sweaters and socks. Micsel.
laneous: bed-ticks and sheets, pillow
cases, blankets and mufflers. .~
1.-THE Red Cross Junior membership
department has endorsed the Chill
dren o America Army of Relief or
ganization; transfer of funds took
place on March g." according to a tele
gram received by the Northern divis.
ion headquarters, Minneapolis. The
telegram continues: "A balance of
$4,000 was received, which will he
DEVOTED to child welfare work abroad
The solicitation Of funds by the Army
of Relief will now cease .
All members of the Army Of Relief
are now eligible for membership in
Junior Red Cross auxiliaries. Chapte,
school committees are authorized to
incorporate Army of Relief members
in schools that are not already enroll.
ed as junior units, pending more
complete organization, or school com
mittees may choose to incorporate
III Army of Relief members in their
territory as a single Junior auxiliary
until the en- dof the school year when
this privilege. will automatically cease
Premature publication on the part of
the Army Of Relief makes necessary
10 have the early publication Of the
Associated rPess despatch released to;
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