The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-05
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SLAPSAT SLACkERS.
BY ALICE KILLlAN.

"NO, haven't done any knitting vet,
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 one2 shall begin with
knitting socks. don't see why peO-
pie waste time on scarfs and sweaters
when socks are 80 much needed.
Il shall make socks with gay colored
tops. Bright cOlors aid the morale, I'm
sure. It would be a terrible thing to
have our soldiers barefoot Just because
the women aren't alive to the necessity
Of knitting enough stocks. / 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 a voluntary speaker at
the Red Cross auxiliarles. ! was talk
ing to a surgical dressings group yes
terday on Folding for France / know
that inspired the workers with new
zeal, for when / had finished talking
one Of the women said to me, why
don't you stay and help us yourselfH
You have made us all feel that we need
every worker we can get / had to ex-
plain that other duties called.
mo, haven't done much in surgical
dressings yet. / find it makes me nerv-
GUS. Many people really like to fold
gauze. / think they should be unremit-
ting In their work. How terrible 1t
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. / think / shall
have to do more speaking, although
just now 1t will be hard for me to give
up any more times 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 a
large part Of its wealth. consider It
patriotic duty to get plenty Of fresh
air and exercise.
"Gardening2 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 your l
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, I believe thoroughly In pa.
triotic gardens, and / shall further
them all can by speaking. ! think l
shall call my little talk Seeding for
Safety Don't you like that? 1t will
be 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.
mo, don't do 1t myself, for can't
stand the heat of stove in summer.
but last year / had my maid do a great
deal Of canning. AS it happened, most
Of the things she put up spoiled. She
is not clever at following written d.
rections, and I 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 years
experience.
II suppose you're buying war savings
stamps2 I'm intensely interested In
their sale. 1t would be a fearful thing
II the men, women and children of this
country did not respond to the call Of
the government for funds to push the
war. People should buy to the limit.
mo, / haven't bought to the $1,000
limit myself yet, as l have a great
many expenses connected with my war
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 my
taxi fares are really quite an item.
II do wish you would come to hear
me speak on stamping Out Sedltion'
and Bonds Are Bombs I'm quite sure
that If you could hear either speech
you would feel that you must lend ev-
cry dollar you can possibly spare to
Uncle Sam. A woman said to me the
other day that after hearing me urge
economy she quite understood why so
very few people were buying spring
suits this season. She looked right at
my new broadcloth, which is plain but
very handsome. / think she realized
that had been patriotic in my selec-
ton Of a suit, for 1t Is true economy
to buy good material.
Sometimes am perfectly aghast at
the numbers of slackers there are who
do nothing to help win the war.
should think people would be ashamed
not to do their part in this tremendous
struggle. Indeed, / am so much exer-
cised about the apathy Of nonworkers
] know, who neither knit, sew, conserve
food nor save for the nation, that I'm
getting up little speech called "Slaps
for Slackers.' / do hope you will come
to hear it."