The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-04
WOMEN'S WORK COUNTY
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
lAlma w. Lee. EditOr.l

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Dear Editor-The periodicals are full
these days of splendid suggestions to
the folks back home. One particularly
useful and oft repeated one is that
of helping keep up the morale of the
army at the front. or couse the Off
GERS and the commissary department
have a great deal to do with that but
they are unable to cope with the
dreaded homesickness, and few and
far between are the soldiers who are
immune to this disease The only cure
is by establishing lines of communi-
cation between them and home. The
heart of the most indifferent, self-suf-
ficient soldier beats little faster at
mail time and depression invariably
follows disappointment. If the women
and men of the community would
write frequently, lengthy, newsy.
cheerful letters to the absent boys,
they would be helping the government
to very great extent, spreading
cheer in the army and also furnishing
the community with tremendous in
terest. For think of the the answers
to these letters passed from hand to
handful to the brim Of interesting,
exciting details; bringing home clear
er than any newspaper could a distant
country and people, new and unfamil-
lar conditions in life, better under
standing of the mind and hearts of the
men who must be and will be the
glory of the nation and Of the world
From a Texas town comes word of
the establishment of public writing
room with a blackboard containing
names and addresses of the boys from
that section; with files Of answers
open to everybody and with reports
of the doings of the men. A place Of
that sort becomes a real community
center and is a suggestion worthy of
the consideration of every Red Cross
organization in the country. Many a
man and woman will find time to drop
in and write letter and check off the
name of the addressee, for every man.
whether he has few or many friends,
should receive word from home at
regular intervals. The good OF the
boys, of the country and the commu-
nifty commands it.
In this column, whenever space per-
mits, report will be printed OF the
work completed by the various Red
Cross Auxiliaries. 1t is also hoped
that anyone of any group engaged in
some useful war work will send In
report of the same to Miss Donald or
the county council of defense, Okla
hogan, Washington.
The shipping list of the Okanogan
branch of the Wenatchee chapter,
American Red Cross, reads as follows:
IA laparotomy pads; 10 bath robes;
Is prs. pajamas; Al handkerchiefs !:
66 bed shirts; 26 sheets; 63 pillow
cases; II bed shawls; 30 napkins; 20
towels; 243 triangular bandages; 80
abdominal bandages; 40 prs. bed
socks; 81 knitted sops; 19 prs. knitted
socks: prs. wristlets; 81 scarfs; 80
sweaters; 10 knitted washcloths; IL
ambulance pillows.
There is also a long list Of donated
articles made from materials found at
home such as tray cloths, handker-
chiefs, napkins, washcloths, etc.
The four auxiliaries at Boston
Heights, Pogue Flats. Conconully and
Malott have assisted very materially
and special reports of their work will
be given at later date.
If you failed to join the Red Cross
during the Christmas drive, begin the
New Year right by Joining now. Re-
member what the American Red Cross
is. An all-American, volunteer organi-
zation devoted to practical service to
suffering mankind in times OF peace
as we'll as in times Of war.
Congress authorizes 1t.
President Wilson heads it.
The war department audits its ac-
counts.
Pershing in France approves it.
1t is working for YOUR army,
YOUR navy, YOUR allies.
1t is working for you.
Deserts must not be given up unless
some good substitute be found for
them for they usually provide at least
one-fourth of the calories of the meal,
but care must be taken in their selec-
ton in order to abide by the conser-
vation program. Delicious pastry can
be made of rye flour and good lard
substitute such as Vegetol or Crisco,
and the sweetening of the filling may
be furnished by corn syrup, maple syr-
up or honey.
Rice Honey Pudding-1-2 cup rice.
cups milk, tb. honey, 1-2 tp. salt, l
tb grated lemon, or orange peel. Tor
vanilla and a grating of mustangD
Wash rice, put in deep creased
baking dish, add scalding milk and
other ingredients. Bake slowly, STIR
ring occasionally until pudding is rich
and creamery Serve very cold.
Cornstarch, Peanut Pudding cups
scalded milk, 8 tb. honey, To. corn
starch, tb. peanut butter, 1-S tip. salt.
Mix ingredients, stir into milk un-
til smooth. Cook twenty minutes in
double boiler. Garnish as desired.
An excellent receipt to be used for
both bread and cake follows:
Nut bread-1-2 cup molases into
which stir tp. soda. andd 2 cups OF
either sweet or sour milk, 1-2 tip. salt
1-2 cup sugar, 2 cups graham or whole
wheat flour. 1 cup raisins or nut
meats, 1-2 cup of flour.
Throughout the country various or
CARNATIONS of girls are pledgins
thmselves to buy no candy nor accept
any as gift. Thus the sugar is saved
for our allies in France and the money
saved may be depoted to war relief
The youngsters are setting a good ex.
ample to the grownups.