The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-18
RED CROSS NOTES


Miss Levers, Red Cross Field Sec
rotary will be IN Hays to inspect the
Chapter and Auxiliaries the first of
the week There will be an open
meeting for all Red Cross members
on Tuesday morning the 23rd OF
April, at the Essex Club. Miss Lew
ers will preside at this meeting. You
are invited.
day to teach Mr.. and Mrs. Handy how
to knit on the new knitting machine
which they recently bought and do
mated to the Ellsworth Red Gross
Chapter.
Plenty of yarn on hand, especially
sock yarn. Socks are IN demand.
You can get yarn at the work room
on Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays
and other days at Miss Kellars.
Mrs. Lou Bell will have charge of
the Refugee aGrment Work. Definite
plans will be announced later and it
IS hoped everyone Will be interested.
Some time ago the Hays men gave
about twenty-five Smilage books to
the Hays Chapter for distribution.
They were sent to Funston and Mr.
Bieker was asked to give them to Ell
lis County boys. If you were a donor
you'll feel repaid by reading Mr.. Bic
Ker's interesting letter:
Camp Funston, April 8, 1918
Dear Mrs. Philip:
Your letter and smileage books
were duly received. l wish to thank
the Hays Chapter of the Red Cross
for the privilege of distributing the
smileage books among the boys. I
hoy E..
to give the smileage books to Ellis
County soldiers. wish to assure You
that the boys who received them
are worthy and will appreciate the
books to the fullest extent. On be-
half of the recipient of the smileage
books, I wish to thank the donors for
them.
We have on the Zone-The Great
White Way Of Camp Funston
moving picture theatre, a Stock Thea
ire and q Vaudeville Theatre. All of
these theatres accept smileage cou-
pOns at their face value for admis-
sion. After days hard work the
boys will appreciate to spend an hour
or two at one of these theatres. The
boys are putting in long days and
working hard now The rapid pro-
gress they are making and the spirit
fighting game will do honor to the
National Army which will play a
great part in this world war. There
are many changes being made each
week at Camp Funston.
The Last Wednesday, the troops
marched out to Smoky Hill Flats, full
ly equipped and with their packs, for
Divisional Review. Early in the
morning the regiments, lead by their
bands, started on the march and they
were out until evening. The camp
looked deserted that day. 1t was a
grand view and looked as If the boys
were marching off to war. Miss Mar
garet Wilson, the Presidents daugh-
ter was here and saw the Divisional
Field Review. She also sang for the
boys, Wednesday and Thursday even
ings at the Y. NJ. Auditorium.
On Easter Sunday, services were
held out in the open on the foot of
the hills north of camp. The Divi-
sional Band, consisting of 800 pieces
furnished the music for the occasion.
If I can be of further service to
the Red Cross or any individual per
sonally, shall be glad to do so.
Wishing you the best success in
the Red Cross work, / am
Very sincerely yours,
A r. BIeker.
The following women worked:
Thursday, April 18th: Mrs. Nc
Claim, Mrs Replogle, Mrs. Nolan,
Mrs. McJimpsey, Mrs. Enfield, Mrs.
Bates, Mrs. Winters, Miss Keller,
Miss Andreas, Miss Harris, Mrs.
Sout being absent, Mrs. Bates and
Winters had charge.
Tuesday: Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. Rhine.
Mrs. E. R King, Mrs. M. R. King,
Mrs. Behan, Mrs. T. Gross, Mrs. Wise,
Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs.
Modlin.
Wednesday: Mesdames Rea, Lewis,
Snyder, Panzram, Koeneke, Rouse,
Cochran, Matthew, S. M. Enfield,
Read.
Friday, April 18th: Mesdames
Nickles, Cowan, Hockensmith, Bemis
Archer, Troth, Wilson, Zeigler, Nor
rison, Miss Bemis Miss Earlenbaugh.