Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
PATRIOTSOFFER
SERVICE GRATIS
VIII Aid WOmen's Trade Union
League in Making Clothing
Drive a Success.
SUB HEADQUARTERS NAMED
GrOcers, Pastors and Housewives
Respond To Appeal and Prom
Use To Do All To Help.

Rock Island will do its share in
helping TO relieve the suffering of
the destitute Belgians.
Evidence of this fact was brought
TO light yesterday when several
Rock Islanders offered the use of
their stores, autos, services and
anything that they could give in
order to make the drive for disable
clothing, which ends Friday even
ing, a success.
II. A. Mccullough, proprietor of
a grocery store at 41l6 Fourteenth
avenue, has offered the WOmen's
Trade Union league, which organic
alton is in charge of the Belgian
relief clothing drive in Rock Is
land, the use of his store as a place
where clothing can be taken by
donors and kept until the league Of
fciaIs request that it be taken to
the drives headquarters in the In
GustriaI Home building He fur
Their offers to take all the clothing
turned into his store to the head
quarters free Of charge.
The same offer is made by c. NJ.
Cannon, $500 Fourteenth avenue,
also a grocer. He has arranged to
make room in his store for clothing
which people might care to offer. He
will see that the donations are TAX
en- to the Industrial Home build
ing
A vacant store at 14O5 Thirtieth
street, is also to be headquarters
in the drive this week. The own
er Of the building has opened the
doors of the place for the week to
the Woman's Trade Union league.
People living in the vicinity of
these places are urged to take their
donations to them if it is found
that for some reason they will be
unable to place bundles in the front
of their homes on Friday on which
day a collection is to be made by
auto trucks.
May Carry Own.
Although it is not necessary for
people to carry their own dOna-
tions, it greatly helps in relieving
the work of the collectors, who
have but a single afternoon in
which to work. Donations can also
be turned into the leagues head
quarters in the Industrial Home
building at the conner of Thirdaave-
rue and Twenty-first street.
Rev. c. p. O-Neiu OF the Sacred
Heart Catholic church of this city,
today offered the use of his ma
chine and his services to the wom-
ems league for the week. He will
make collections during the week
whenever called on and has offered
to help when the final collection is
made on Friday. winding up the
drive.
Two trucks with drivers have
been offered thus far for the collec-
ton on Friday Mrs. J. ?. William
son. 1910 Second avenue, is the sec
ond to notify the league officials
that she will furnish large truck
and a helper whenever called upon.
Give Facts.
The women's league urges that
the people of Rock Island remem-
Der the following facts in connec-
ton with the Belgian relief cloth
ing drive:
Final collection, ending drive,
will be made Friday night. No
more collections or donations can
be made after that time.
Take your donations 10 any OF
the carbohydrates established in
the city or wait until Friday and
have them collected.
Give clothes Of any kind, shoes,
hats. or anything that anyone can
wear.
TRY and make Rock Islands
mart in the campaign being con-
Quoted nationwide one to be proud
OF.
Remember eight more trucks
are needed in order to make COM
plete collection on Friday. The help
of patriotic truck owners IS need
ed"