The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-24
WOMEN
HARD WORKERS
FOR RED CROSS
Few Chapters IN Country Can
Equal Record Made BY
This Chapter. !,

rs. 4. ..e -.
ism Of Poison. Il /. e.r,,,r. firm 4.
youngest school child 10 the xray-
haired grandmo,her ~,ho p,... her ~.
a.. -. ~. 1900. = 3. -
'' o''''s - VIZ wy ~ enc
front.
The spirit II contagious. And Poison
Ia Justly proud.
WA, "a 49,. -. -.
80 'e - o.
ks"'"eo III flatnead county Folsom
was made An auxiliary to thA chsptsr
1t Kalispell. Hut thinxs d,ant g
r,.h, ~. 80"
80. 80, -. s''s =. q \ SO
o'"ss seemed 70 resssaaAs taetr ense-
giets 10 the gOod w0men Ut Poison ped
toned the national hsaA~tNessess Cor
q chapter of their own. Fina1ly tn
word came that tho ssQssat <EGn giant
Cd. Then snch = ,pes,sraAl a. fesiimg.
Interest took . sjvmp ferWerd; ne
flood gates Of membership wesN Oeauagi
and the new chapter went sfq1Naasdshv
leaps and bounda. Now lao namss
are registered On the rOlla. EVER 0chool
Poison ehanter ana = ~ $500. ,sa,s . !" "a
out IN phenomenal. HE,
werk IA. = a...,s,.
v'~ = = :
An avernSc Of two heavy ehiplneptw
monthly are being sent Oh theaY way
70 the front. ltm0ans work. kdp1 hand
work. ana often ttsnss home 09ttta afe
he6secteo m order that ono M0fN twoot-
er may be added 70 the c0upctjon. Or
that another bed shirt may N cpJS-
p'eted. but It fs labor o. lUtA There
- no 9rudEiNg the preeence ~ = little
more dust In the hcus6 or tAet !tle
osshcs occastuhanys have to ~ nm
washed ltt21Ys GH0, nomG69t To-
wounded sanssn6e Ge0AS1 &c NJ 40
r1ffcc In sufficient rseCalpeNo srs.s''.sss,e \.
Mrs. M. J. C0wnAn, VINO h chair.
man Of the Poison chApteS. VI devOting
practically her entire tl1ne 70 1trecttag
the work NJ home and In Assplnw
auxiliary Affairs moving smoo&hly. Up
TO the first Of March knitting OF
=. .r,sn.. M. n,..m.x ~ -. -. Wnn
Ut their attention. but now surgical
supplies are being turned out atsa
rapid rate. 49,
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II. !" ~Pr".
The fact that over 31,Ooe hos bsen
expended since the first II the ysar
on material gives solns idea 10 10 tl,s
amount Of work that ID being DOM,
This money has come largely. through
membership fees and dOnaflone ana
n,,...a ' ..ass 1 ~ .. co1Id Pc accom-
supply the material needed. The
Woman'ss Civic league IL I backing :
masquersde ball 20 Be given April s.
the proceeds from which are 10 bo de-
voted to the purchase of supplies.
And there are no slachers IN tho
work. One woman solely through her
own efforts. has turned In % sweaters.
Women OF Pablo 90 10 Poison. ret the
material. take II home, complete the
garments and return them. Auxiliaries
In the farming communities do tho
same. The entire northern end OF tho
Flathead valley 10 i,oneycombed with
contributors to war rciicf work.
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The Poison chapter meets once each
week In the I'resbyterian church par
lors. Here sewing machines, danaAed
for the purpose. are available. Then
machines at the domestic science room
.. , Tue a n.sh , sonoo' nay % used slsc
need them. 1t IL the spirit Of coop.
Grafton that exists that has enabled
this chapter to accomplish what II has
Tor patriotic work.
,oo n. 60. s...,. s.,
S"' 's ~.
/ Tho enthusiasm at the cause hap
been imbibed by the school children.