Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-11
RED CROSS READY
TOSHIP GOODS
Another Lot of Comforts For
Soldiers to Go From Rusk
County Chapters

When Mrs. i w. Carow brought
her sewing machine motor down to the
Red Cross rooms Monday she started
an increased production of pajamas.
bath robes and hospital shirts that
will some day bring happiness to a
khaki clad boy from the United States
in France.
You can never tell about these little
things. Arletta's pretty feet in the
waters Of the Aare made William the
NOrman .cOnqueror of England.
says Mr.. Creecy. But the fact is that
the ladies at the Red Cross rooms on
Monday turned out pile of work. 1t
was Ladies' Aid Society of the Nj. f..
church day. Miss Anna Rockstad was
in charge The ladies present were be-
side Miss Rockstad Mesdames Noble.
Early, Hampton, Clough. Spear, Shire.
Carow, Thompson, Mullen, Baker,
Hinton Oily. Charlton Blanchard,
Campbell, True, and Mrs. Henry
Wilson.
Friday was Catholic ladies' day and
Mrs. Henry Wilson was in charge
Those present at the sewing were
Mesdames Weisner, Early Collins,
KurZ and BarOnek.
Saturday, which is in charge of no
society and is for all, not a person
showed up except Mrs. viii Hughes
who has charge. Here is ii great OPP
pOrtunity for more women who wish
to do their little bit for the soldiers
Wednesday was the day for the
women of the Christian church and
Mrs. Dell Richards was pretty busy
getting material to the sewing ma
cutting. Those at work were Mesdames
Howe. Van Horn, Sabin, Cook, VI
rich, Ryall and Cooney.
Mrs. j. 2. Peterson who is the gen
eral chairman of the work and looks
after the sewing was ironing out the
new garments and getting them ready
for shipment The work of the past
weeks will fill big packing case.
Bethany Sisters day, Thursday, was
the banner day of them all. More
machines could have been used and
the most work ever turned out was the
record; also the record attendance
Last week there we're only few pres
ent Thursday these ladies came:
Mrs. f. M. Doyle in charge ::
Mesdames Pagel, Doucette, Sinclair,
John Young, Jr., Schroeder Kenyon,
Michaelson, Wickersham, Noble, Nor
gam Quade, McCOrisOn, Clough, Early,
French, Hill, Frank Hughes, Rahr,
Tom Baker, f. j. Wilson, Richards,
Duroe, Reed, Fisher CHECKER, and
Harry Ballou.
A class in knitting was held at the
Training school Friday morning, from
0 to 8 80, by Mrs. II. A. Dimock
Anyone who wants to help and does
not have time during the day can go
to the Red Cross rooms hereafter at
night Mrs. Dell Richards opened
classes Thursday evening at the rooms
in the city hall and office employees
and others can have both the benefit
of instruction and feel also that they
are helping in a great cause by attend
ing every Thursday evening.
A new chapter of the Red Cross has
been added to the Rusk county organ
ization at Tony. Sheldon is ready to
organize as soon as someone can go
there and help get them started. Shell
don contributed last week 8 pairs of
wristlets. 3 sweaters and mufflers.
The Red Cross acknowledges crate
fully the receipt of s. from Mrs W.
E. Thompson for the fund to. pul-
chase yarn.
Mrs. III. A. DimOck, chairman of
knitting reports a lack of knitters to
fill the necessary demands.