The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-10
JUNIORS OF
 RED CROSS
 ARE WORKING Entering into Their Newly Organized Work with
 Zeal and Enter
 prise. ARE "DOING THEIR BIT" Detailed Account of What the Youngsters Are Doing to Help the Cause.
ARE "DOING THEIR BiT''

heir newly organized work, with l seriousness of purpose that gives promise of great things. The Chap .er school committee has been ap-I pointed, and has held it's first meet ng for purposes of consultation and organization The officers and mem )ers of the committee are as fol- ows: Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, chair nan; A. M Mathews. secretary; B. VI. Behrends, treasurer; Miss Mar 5aret Scott, inspector; Miss Dal- luist, Mrs. Gilman, Miss Ninnis, Mrs. w. l.. Martin, L. D. Henderson, Territorial Commissioner of Educa-
 ion, will serve as Territorial chair nan of the Junior auxiliaries. Sit "a, Skagway, and Petersburg have ;ignified their intention of organiz- ng the Juniors, and it is probable Alaska will do likewise.
 The local Juniors have already
 ent in consignment of supplies
 0 the Northwestern Division. In
 his consignment were one dozen 'hildren's bonnets prepared by the
 'hane Juniors, mention of which was
 leglected in the earlier accounts of
 he shipment. The Thane Juniors
 re extremely enthusiastic regarding
 he work. One Thane boy so caught
 he fire. and enthusiasm of the Red
 Jross spirit that he immediately set bout earning money for the cause,
 nd was so successful in his sale of
 Christmas trees that he was able to
 urn over to the Junior fund the
 um of nine dollars and thirty ents, his entire earnings from the Christmas tree campaign. Arden Peabody is to be congratulated up- n his practical-minded, whole-souled ,atriotism.
 There are dozens of interesting hings included in the Juniors work ng plans. There are the cunning, title baby outfits which the high chooi girls will make according to 'fficial patterns, and send as com 'lete layettes to the destitute ba- 'iCo VI anu l1SiSiuhi. AhSi v Ire wash cloths to be made by children of the lower grades. Even he very lowest grades will have heir work to perform, and incon- sruous as it may seem, the fingers If the first graders will be found exceedingly industrious in the mat CT of preparing gun wipes and ,tringing them thirty and fifty on ! string Then there are comfort pillows to be made, and for these he graders will ship scraps to make he filling. There will be handker- ,riefs and try cloths to be made of i'd materials, and if you wish to ielp the Juniors in this part of their york, send them any old material you may have which would be suit lble for these articles, and be sure rou send it nicely laundered. Just
 ct the Juniors know about it, and
 hey will send messengers to collect he material. The high school boys will take particular interest in pre- ,aring scrap books for convalescents,
 or they will know the things that % to make such scrap books en-
 oyable.
 The boys will make boxes for
 shipping supplies, will help pack, md will organize messenger ser ice for the Juniors, and for the york rooms of the local chapter at
 he City Hall. In addition to these activities, every boy will feel to- ward the Junior organization some what as his father feels toward the Red Cross proper, that is to say he will feel that it is perhaps particu- iarly his duty to consider the financ- es of the organization, and to con ribute of his time and energy in an effort to provide the necessary funds for carrying on successful work.
 Though definite word has not yet been received from headquarters, is believed that the Juneau Chap Ter Juniors are the first to be or sanized in the Northwestern Diyis- lon. and the Juniors take consider able pride in the situation. Mrs. Faulkner. Chairman of the School Committee. is confident that the Juniors will be able to accomplish much that will be of benefit toI themselves, and much that will be- of immeasurable assistance to the destitute children of devastated Bel