New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-24

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= Santa Fe Red Cross .
= New Museum building; open =
= every afternoon , to 4:30 p. m. =
- Sewing. Knitting, Gauze Work. .
- Tuesday Evenirg-Open from .
u $50 to 10 p. m. :
There is work for everyone. .
u All are welcome, and urged to .
= come. .
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Blanco Sunday School
Contributed $50 to the r. c.
Branch at Taiban last week.
AT The New Museum
Sunday afternoon fifty ladies work
ed all afternoon in the Red Cross
gauze room. Several also made COM
for, kits for the men who will soon
leave the city for training camps.
Al Clovis, Curry County
The Red Cross dinner and supper
served recently vas a decided success
in every way. The proceeds amount
ed to $500. 90.
Mac maritime donated a Is cent
geld piece dated 1858. which was raf-
fled off at the supper and brought
sos.
Lecturing For R. C. Drive
DR.. NJ. K. Wylder and NJ. F..
Hickey delivered eloquent addresses
at Estancia Sunday at a mass meet
ing held in the Methodist church,
where 500 persons were present,
many stood outside unable to get in
the building. At Moriarty they spoke
to a large and enthusiastic crowd the
same afternoon.
Valencia County
At a meeting held Sunday night
a. Belcn, as the opening feature of
the r. &. drive, approximately 800
persons were in attendance. Splendid
addresses we're delivered by S. G.
H. Livingston, chairman Of the Va
lencia County r. &. Judge r. P.
Barnes and Bishop F. B. Howden,
of Albuquerque. Patriotic vocal
numbers and instrumental selections
were rendered.
Magdalena Red Cross Notes
Oscar Redman and ]. r. Foss have
donated two very desirable residence
lots to the chapter, which were to
be sold this week to the highest
bidder.
John B. Green, proprietor OF the
Purity Bakery, donated a large cake
which was sold at the Casino Theatre
during the performance Monday
night.
A fine sheep from Juan Garcia,
Jr., will be sold in the near future
the proceeds to go to the local chapt-
er fund.
Seamens Social Club
A very interesting meeting was
held at Library Hall. Ever alert
to the needs Of the times the Club
will donate the entire proceeds of
the Pool-room from May Goth, until
May 9th, toward the Hundred Mil
lion Dollar fund of the National Red
Cross. Contribution boxes will also
be placed outside the dining halls
and in the' pool-room to receive do
nations. To insure greater financial
returns the weekly Red Cross day
has been changed to Wednesday.
A pool tournament is taking place
and will no doubt draw a big crowd.
Fort Stanton Press.
Colfax County r.. c. Notes
The local chapter at Ration has re-
ceived donations for Military Relief
amounting to $4,000. Money was
raised in various ways and some
were personal donations.
20 Junior Red Cross Auxiliaries
have been officially recognized by
the national organization, and sew
eral others will be organized at the
opening of the schools in September.
The three school auxiliaries in Ration
have been turning in to Red Cross
headquarters an increasing output of
knitted articles and hospital supplies
since February. A consignment of
finished articles from county auxilia-
ries outside of Ration were shipped
last week to Denver and included
the following:
French Tract school, Is knit art
icles, l doz. wash-cloths. Yankee.
one complete afghan, IL doz. wash
cloths; Miami, IS knit articles; SUI
CARTE, % comfort pillows, 1000 gun
wipers; Vermejo Park. 10 knit art
icles, Is hospital napkins, 2 tray
cloths, 2s-lb. box tinfoil; Moreno
Valley 8 knit articles; Maxwell City,
9 knit articles. 2 wash-cloths, 9 afgh-
an squares, 720 gun wipers; Colmer,
4 comfort pillows.
As a result Of a school entertain
ment, Miss Hazel Shank's school
room at French cleared $63. which
is placed to the credit of the local
auxiliary treasury and will be used
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