Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-04
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Red Gross
Anstal Makes Record.
The Aneta branch Of the Red Cross
has ret q new knitting record recently.
During the month Of August knitters
Of that branch made SOS pairs Of
socks. AID during July they knitted
2s6 pairs. Their quota IL 80 pairs q
month.
Last month q knitting contest wal
held in the Aneta branch, including
the four aux1liaries-Field, Lee, Rugh
and Ora A pair Of gold knitting
needles offered as prize was won by
Mrs. OH. Hanson, who made "A pairs
amounting to $45, were given in the
city and each auxiliary, these being
made possible through personal dona-
tons. Special mention is made of the
work of Mrs. K.H,Thompson, who knit
ted IS pairs Of socks during the month
Of August, and that of Mrs. u. Ander-
son. who made 33 pairs during the
same month
This is a rather remarkable record
when 1t is considered that most of the
knitting was done by women in the
rural districts. who are extremely
busy at this time of year. y. :.
~ Red Cross Penny Campaign.
A total o f>$S1.s4 in pennies vas
collected recently during. the Ringing
Brothers circus performances in Man
kato, MINI. The collection vas taken
by young women who have been. en-
gagged in a Red Cross penny campaign
since June 10. The entire amount
raised to date by this committee Is
more than $500.
Blind Knitter. !
Mrs. Titus Of Donnybrook. N. p.
the Red Cross. This is considered a
remarkable record as Mrs. Titus is
we'll advanced in years and totally
blind. -
To Purchase Dental Equipment.
Authority has been voted by the
War Council to, the Red, Cross De-
of Supplies to purchase
twenty-f1 five sets Of standardized dem
tai equipment at a cost of $33,750.
Ten of these sets are to be given to
Trance, five additional sets are to be
held in reserve for immediate de-
livery, and the remaining ten sets are
to be purchased from time to time to
replenish the reserve.
Conserve Man Power.
Automobile repair men and garage
manAgeA Of Chisholm, Mimi, have
entered Into an agreement to close
their places Of business at 6 o'clock
weekdays and all day Sunday, except
for livery service. In order that the
agreement may beg binding. each one
Ped Cross for the first infraction and
500 for the second.
The action of. the garage men was
taken in compliance with a request
from the War Economy board n a
measure needed to conserve the man
power Of the country. -.
Buying Materials.
About the buying Of materials for
the American Red Cross. the Red
Cross Bulletin has the following to
say: The two commodities that in
terest the Red Cross in the largest
measure are wool and cotton. In re-
gard to wool there is a serious short
age. The war industries board is
handling the new clip entirely. thus
eliminating altogether the element of
profiteering. The demands. of the
army are SO great that there is going
to be practically NO wool left for the
civilian. ,,
In cotton products there is q very
unusual situation. The demands r
tremendous, and while there will he a
generous crop this fall. there is a
decided limit to production of cotton
fabrics, mills are running to capacity,
and there Is no time to increase this
capacity. There is, therefore, as
serious a situation in regard to cotton
fabrication as there is in wool. al.
though no shortage Of raw material
exists. -. .....
These are two striking examples of
what is happening in a number of
lines. and are particularly mentioned
in order to bring home to the chap
tiers of the Red Cross the necessity
for buying everything through the
Central organization, where all re-
quirements will be taken up and con-
sidered in~the regular way with the
government. The available raw ma
terial will be allotted and the Red
Cross will get its fair proportion. al
though it may not get all 1t wants, at
the time it wants it.
The effect Of the chapters going
out into the market independently is
very disastrous. 1T cannot be too en-
phatically impressed IN the chapters
Of the Red Cross that the government
expects their loyal cooperation in
carrying out this policy Of buying.
and that the strict adherence to this
policy Of central buying will result in
the end to the greatest advantage.
both to the Red Cross and to the
American people as a whole. No fan
cied or actual local advantage of the
moment justiies outside buying.
Affairs in Italy.
Following is the latest list covering
the activity of the department Of civil
affairs Of the American Red Gross in
142 towns and villages of italy. On
July list, this department had sixteen
district organizations with, a staff Of
21O persons and was conducting 2!7
activities, an increase Of 43 activities
since June LIST. Through these activi-
ties it gave. direct assistance to an
average OF 1902 persons weekly.
On the date mentioned, July LIST,
there were thirty kitchens in, opera
ton. serving weekly rations to $780,
1928 people. Fifty-five work rooms Of
various kindss.were open employing
1904. persons These produced in
June 105.929 articles. Ninety five
asili OF nurseries were caring for 49,
400 children.
A different division Of the activities
for the aid Of children are the health
centers. of which there are nineteen,
where $40 children live. Then there
are eighteen summer colonies where
win back health and strength in the
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