The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-10-10

Y. Walnut nut shells.
10. Hickory nut shells.
200 peach stones or 7 lbs nut shells
will produce carbon sufficient to protect
one soldier from German gas.
Conservation of Tin.
The War Industries Board has made a
careful estimate of the requirements fol-
tin in the immediate future ard finds a
deficit of some five thousand tons in the
amount required to meet our needs. The
good this lack by collecting articles con-
tanning tin. Therefore it is asked that
everyone save:
/. Foil of every kind.
2. Collapsible tubes such as contain
tooth paste, salve, paints, etc. Every
kind of collapsible tube is worth collec-
ing as every kind contains sufficient
proportion of tin to be of value.
8. Pewter articles of every kind.
Tin cans contain a trifling percentage
of tin so are not worth collecting.
Committees of the Boy Scouts will
make a canvas of the city to collect
these articles.
The committee on Conservation for
Waldo county consists of Miss Annie l..
Barr, Chairman, Mr.. Thos. B. Dinsmore,
Mrs. John r. Dunton, Mrs. A. E. Wilson.
With the beginning of the school year
we desire to call the attention of school
authorities throughout the county to the
matter of junior membership in the Red
Cross. This is a comparatively new move
ment, having been inaugurated little
h,1t II DrnVed
a marked success, benefit to the schools
enrolled and to the parent organization,
as well. In New England alone, at the
end of the first year, we have over one
half million Junior members, who have
made over one-half million articles which
have been put to actual use, and who
have deposited over S100,000.00 in this
school fund. In w aldo county ten schools
formed Junior Auxiliaries last spring
three each in Northport and in Belfast,
and one each in Brooks, Burnham, China
and Monroe 1t is desired that every
school in the country be enrolled in'this
movement which is primarily an educa-
tional function, designed to become an
essential part of every school program
without interfering with school work.
President Wilson commends the work to
eyerv school teacher in the country as
affording natural opportunity to spend
time and efforts in some measure to meet
our national needs. For details as to
membership please consult Mrs. John X,
Dunton of Belfast, Chairman OF the Chap
ter School Committee for Waldo County.
Owing to protracted illness or absence
from town of several of our workers, 1t
has been deemed expedient to make a
complete re- organization in the surgical
department. After careful consideration
the following officers have been appointed
Mrs. Marion E. Brown, and Mrs. Cecil
CLAW have been made acting chairmen
with equal authority during the absence
of Miss Annie V. Field, who has been Ill.
Mrs. Brown will have charge OF the max
ing of dressings Mrs. Clay Will nave
general oversight of the work, and charge
of the finances. They will also instruct
when necessary, and will be designated
by the wearing of blue ribbon band IN
their wells. The following monitors have
been appointed: Mrs. E. NJ Hall, Mrs.
Ralph Ames, Mrs. Robert Ward, instruc-
tors in the making of tampons; MIS-. H.
l.. Colcord, Mrs. B. o. Norton, Mrs.
Hugh Young and Mrs. o. E, Frost in the
making of pads. Mrs Hall is also an
instructor in all dressings, as is hkeWlse
Miss Lena Sanborn. All monitors Will
wear red bands on their wells, and 1t is
earnestly requested that all needing m
struction or information regarding the
dressings apply to these monitors, lnstead
of asking advice from their ne1ghbor'