Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-08-15
|SLAPSAT SLACkERS
BY ALICE kiLLlAN.

mo, haven't done any knitting yet,
but I'm going TO soon. You see, I've
been SO dreadfully busy with other pa
triotic service. One can't do everything
at once, can one? | shall begin with
knitting socks. l cont see why peo-
pie waste time on scarfs and sweaters
when socks are so much needed.
IL shall make socks with gay colored
tops. Bright colors aid the morale, I'm
sure. 1t would be terrible thing Ia
have our soldiers barefoot just because
the women aren't alive to the necessity
Of knitting enough stocks. l think I'll
make little speech at our Red Cross
auxiliary ON Swelling the Sock Supply.
"You see, that's one of my ways OF
helping I'm voluntary speaker at
the Red Cross auxiliarles. l was talk
Ing to a surgical dressings group yes
terday on Folding for France know
that inspired the workers with new
zeal, for when l had finished talking
one OF the women said to me, Why
don't you stay and help US yourself
Aou ho'c maui 10 III LOCI tuut we utcu
every worker we can get / had to ex.
plain that other duties called.
mo, l haven't done much In surgical
dressings yet. l find 1t makes me nerv.
GUS. Many people really like to fold
gauze. l think they should be unremit-
ting In their work. How terrible IL
would be If any of our brave boys
should suffer just because women at
home don't realize the need for count.
less pads, sponges and congresses
Something should be done to spur them
on to greater efforts. l think l shall
have to do more speaking, although
just now 1t will be hard for me to give
up any more time, because am tax.
ing golf lessons.
Il don't know why you should look
surprised, might almost say shocked
at the mere mention Of golf. We all
know that the health of the nation is q
large part of its wealth. / consider II
a patriotic duty to get plenty of fresh
air and exercise.
Gardening? Well of course, one
does get fresh air and exercise spad.
Ing and hoeing, but l don't think they
have the same effect on the physique
that outdoor sports have. Do you?
have observed that farmers and mar.
ket gardeners don't have the same
bright compilations and free carriage
that golf and tennis players acquire
However, believe thoroughly In pa.
triotic gardens, and / shall further
them all l can by speaking. l think
shall call my little talk Seeding for
Safety.' Don't you like that? 1t will
De frightful II we don't have food for
our allies just because people are
asleep.
Then there's the preserving Of vege.
tables and fruits.
NO. don't do 1t myself, for l can't
stand the heat Of stove In summer.
but last year I had my maid do great
zeal OF canning. AS 1t happened. most
OF the things she put up spoiled. She
Is not clever at following written di.
rections, and was not able to be in
the Kitchen much myself. However !
feel that we made our start and this
season she will profit by last wears
experience.
i suppose you're buying war savings
stampsf I'm intensely Interested In
tneir sale. 1t would be fearful thing
II the men, women and children OF tbIs
country did not respond to the call of
the government for funds to pusb tho
war. People should buy to the limit
NO, haven't bought to the 81 600
limit myself yet, as l have a greot
'nany expenses connected with my wor
WORK. one Is asked to give In SO MANY
directions, and then, Of course going
about speaking as / do requires cor
rect clothes, and In bad weather NV
'am lares are really quite an item
i DO wish you would come 10 hear
me speak on Stamping Out seditIon,
and Bonds Are Bombs I'm ouIte suro
tnat IL you could hear either snsscb
you would feel that you must lend 1s a.,
cry dollar you can possibly snare w ~
Uncle Sam. A woman said 70 ma -, -
otoex gay that after hssrtug me- urge rye
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