The courier-index., 1918-10-04

locking up. The Red Cross knows I what's needed. It is the all seeing mother eye Its judgment si inlA- ] lible So when the Red Cross asks we must give. We must place our 1 trust in the greatest mother in the world. even as our fighting boys are i doing Things are looking up, yes and we. through the Red Cross, are going to keep them looking up until that day when allied victory | brings peace.
 l War Chest Plan Does Not Apply to the Red Gross The Red Cross is so clearly ID class bv itself that its usefulness should never be impeded by the war chest idea. which while apparently attractive on it's face has several Fundamental objections which would | convir e any community who ap- proached the matter impartially that if is not a desirable plan and not democratic.
 Tn connection with the campaigns of November II in which the Req Cross has 10 part in the proceeds, l it is the express wish Of the natlon- al organization that all chapters ex- tend their heartiest cooperation in that campaign and in assisting those seven organizations mentioned In se- curing their funds. Those organiza- tions cover very nicely fields which do not duplicate or overlap Red Cross activities. The division office will not criticise any chapter for it's fail use to operate it's Red Cross activi- ties during the week Of November II if it should find necessary to direct the efforts of all workers 10 this joint campaign. We will all help raise that fund-to do less would be unworthy of any good American.
 
 Linen Shower for France
 Our Red Cross commissioner for France has cabled that our hospitals are in very urgent need and must have the following supplies:
 1.250 .000 bath towels.
 2.500 GOO hand towels.
 1.750.000 handkerchiefs.
 125.000 napkins.
 1900 000 sheets.
 We have carefully considered the best way Of filling these requirements and have decided on the linen shower for France. and we are going to ask each family to contribute one article or a set of articles of household linen from their reserve stock. In this way. without material reduction either of the household stock or of the sources Of supply, we hope to be able to secure our quota of these very useful articles for our hospitals in France
 The quota for Lee county is 100 bath towels, 250 hand towels, 800 handkerchiefs, 800 napkins, 100 sheets
 Approximate dimensions are bath towels 19 by 3S inches; hand towels IS by 30 inches; napkins IA by IA inches: sheets 64 by 102 inches, fin ished with approximately a two inch hem at top and one inch hem at side. Our campaign for these articles will close October 10. Mrs F. N Burke has been appointed chairman of the linen shower campaign. ssss
 Emergency can To save our men from German poison gas nation wide campaign for the collection of certain ffult stones. fruit pits and nut shells must be carried on immediately. These materials are urgently needed to make carbon which is to protect our men over seas from German poison gas This is an emergency. It should be made known that 20U peach stones will produce carbon sufficient to protect our soldiers from German gas and that pounds of nuts will do the same.
 The following are the materials to be collected:
 Peach stones or seeds, apricot pits, prune pits, plum pits. olive pits, date ! seeds, cherry pits, Brazil nut shells, walnut shells fEnglish or native) hickory nut shells. butter nut shells
 They need not be separated but must be dried. Care must be taken to exclude all materials not listed