New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-08

room this week; 1000 dressings
have been asked for by the first of
April, Ninety articles were shipped
from the knitting rooms this week.
This shipment included socks, wrist
. lets and helmets.
The call for so sweaters was an
swered in a most enthusiastic man
ner by the knitters and it is now al
most certain that there will be
enough for the boys leaving Tues
day.
The Normal auxiliary has arranged
for a Red Cross program on April
the fourth. The choice of this day
seems particularly appropriate as it
is the first anniversary OF the United
States entrance into the war.
The auxiliary has purchased a sock
knitting machine which has just been
set up and put in running order, 1t
has, also, purchased a big supply of
yarn from Denver and will soon be
turning out several pairs of socks
each day.
The following contributions were
received by the treasurer $ll6.3l, the
proceeds OF dance arranged by Miss
Louise Cunningham for the benefit
OF the surgical dressing room; and
$i7.00, from the treasurer of the state
of New Mexico representing our pro-
portion OF contributions to Red
Cross chapters made by the Palace
Pullman Car company and the Rocky
Mountain Telephone company.
A Pie Supper
Was given at the school house re-
Gently for the benefit of the local
Red Cross Society at House, Quay
county. $3.50 was realized for the
fund.
The Colfax Chapter
Shipped the month of February
1904 articles and As hospital.
garments. There were $50 knit
ted articles consisting of 204 sweat
ers, y pairs of sock 80 pairs wrist
lets, II s~carfs, 20 wash cloths, 2 afg-
hans and 2 helmets. In all, the
Chapter shipped 1867 articles for the
month of February.
The Junior Red Cross held an ex-
hibit of finished articles at the City
Library last Saturday afternoon. 1t
was composed of sweaters, %scarfs,
wash cloths. handkerchiefs, bags fill
led with necessaries, pillows and 9TH
er useful articles for the soldiers.
Red Cross Donations
James J. Connolly, treasurer OF
ColfaX County Chapter acknowledges
with thanks the receipt of the fol-
lowing amounts. for Military relief:
Donation, Mrs. NJ. Z. Howells 200
Miss Lota Kelly, Chr. Misc. lbs
kiowa s. S, Mrs. Bisbcll, Sec. 8,95
Judge MF5; T J, c o' Gavin 27 rs
w. H. Reed, Koehler 200
FLORENCE Jclfs, Treas Van Houten
8.75. ,
VIM. Chittick, Jr, Van Houtcn Re,
of dance 1880
From Fl. L. Hall, treasurer OF New |
McXico, per cent Of Pullman Co, and
Mt. St. Telc. Co. 400
~Alamogordo /
A large shipment of surgical dress I
and a box of knitted articles 7
were sent out this week by the ladies a
oil the local branch OF the Red Cross. t
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist .
church, have been soliciting subscrip-
tions for the Holland magazine and
have succeeded in over subscribing g
the amount necessary to form a club /
and the proceeds are to be dcvided I
between the Red Cross and the La a
dies Aid of that church. Y
The Girls Of the Red Cross II
VIII serve sandwiches and coffee I
each day Of the Cattlemen's conven- ,
ton at an attractive Main Street =
booth for the benefit Of the Red :.
Cross chapter. The sandwiches will /
be furnished by the Book Club. The :.
Tuesday Bridge club, and the Gam !.
ma Tau Chi Club, each giving for !,
one day. Roswell News. a
Lord sburg Shipment v
Mrs. w. H. Small sent to the
Silver City chapter this week 20 a
sweaters, 2 s~carfs, 2 helmets c
and 4 pair of wristlets. The Scott f.
is thanked for delivering the b
Red Cross shipments without charge. b
Liberal. 4
In Grant n
Countrywide is the Red Cross or
III SOullty IOW, tiiC 4
lame having been changed from the a
Silver City chapter to the Grant 4
chapter. The society began [
he month of January with a balance |;
IF $27422; deposits received, 1885, y
Is; total for month, 81 $500. Knit n
ed and hospital garments to the p
'alue of $1,000 were made in January. =
Disbursements totalled $780, .,
-ordsburg Liberal. !;
The Motion Picture ~
Benefit given for the Santa Fe Red q,
ross last week was successful. 1t =,
vas reported Tuesday that the re- II
were $500. =
In a recent drive for more money T
o carry on the enormous work
'anta Feans Pledged themselves to W
$1,000 a year for Red Cross o.
upplies during the war. T
drs. Clarie Parker V
Of the Denver Headquarters, b.
american Red Cross, spent three fo
avs in Clovis giving instruction in -
ewing, gauze and bandage work. :.
.everal members took advantage of :