The courier-index., 1918-05-17
RED CROSS REPORT
sBy Mrs. J, l. Morrjs)

succeed Mrs. Lacey. Mrs. Lacey has made splendid chairman and has things in nice running order. On account of poor health she ex- poets to leave in about two weeks for an extended trip. to be away for the summer.
 Last Friday afternoon. accompa- nied by Mrs Matte Ford and Mrs. T. P. Clifford I visited the Brickeys Auxiliary. Mrs. Ben Elder has given the ladies a fine work room in her beautiful new home. and during the warm weather the ladies will use a beautiful large porch to sew on. Mrs. Elder has the porch all screened and awnings put up, and 1t is a most delightful place. Eigh- teen ladies were present. Mrs. El- der, the vice chairman, presided. The ladies are wide awake and have adopted splendid plan to help the Red Cross. Each member has pledg- ed herself to pay into the treasury 10 cents per week which small amount will give them very neat sum at the end of the month.
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 Last week the members of the Aubrey Auxiliary gave little circus for the benefit of the Red Cross. After the expense was all paid the ladies had about forty dollars left with which amount they purchased supplies to be made up into hospital garments tor our soldier boys.
 
 wish to thank Bruce Mulkey who so kindly packed and got ready for shipment the large boxes of clothing consigned to the Commis- sion for Belgian Relief. Binghamp- ton, N. Y. The boxes contain hun dreds of pieces of good clothing and shoes. Mrs. w. P Harris. Mrs. l.. M. Jackson and myself had packed this clothing in burlap some time ago, but as the burlap was not strong enough, the railroad company would not accept same, and it had to be repacked. l wish to thank NIT. Mulkey again for his kindness, as it was certainly a problem to get the boxes packed and ready for shipment.
 Anyone having any of the pajama coats or trousers that have been taken to their homes to be finished will please bring them in, finished or unfinished We have four pa jana pants that have no coats, and one coat that has no trousers, They have been taken to the homes to be finished and have no doubt been like very much to have them sent in as l will make another shipment overseas Monday. the 27th of May, ard if do not get the return of the garments by that time it will cause a shortage of five suits of pajamas.
 Our chairman. W, s. McClintock, has donated beautiful room in the McClintock building to be used as Q Red Cross rest room. and we are hoping to have it ready for use within the next two weeks, or just as soon as we can furnish it, and we want all the ladies throughout the county to come to the Red Cross rest room when they are in town. We want you to feel that it will be your Red Cross rest room, and that whenever you are in town it is your duty to visit our work and see what is being done for our boys. Let us call to them in clear and unmistakable tones that they may know that we will not fail them. If you are an American and love America and the boys who have forsaken their own interests their own careers, their own com forts, and are now far away from home, alone in the watches of the night, writhing in agony. to dare and suffer all for us, you cannot afford to neglect your Red Cross.
 
 5rlckeys Auxiliary
 The fifteen ladies of our club have pledged themselves to pay 10 cents each. week, to help buy ma terial. Mrs. Kinard, Sr., made 8 pairs of pajamas and some bandages. Mrs. Bickerstaff made 8 pairs of pajamas and some bandages. Mrs. Piper made three pairs of pajamas and some bandages. Mrs. Kinard, IT,, ? pairs Of pajamas and some bandages. Mrs. 0ening, 2 pairs of pajamas and some bandages Mrs. Kausler one pair of pajamas. Mrs. Gullett. Jr., 22 bandages. Mrs. Gal braith 10 bandages, dresses. Mrs Kausler has made two sweaters and donated $2.60 for wool.
 At our meeting May the ladies made bandages, with Mrs. Elder and Mrs. Bickerstaff at the machines.
 Mrs. Kinard. Sr., does most Of the cutting for us Mrs. Piper do- hated one bolt of outing for pajamas