The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-31
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| Having come to the end of the year,
the members of the Barre branch have
reason to look back upon the achieve
ments Of the past IL months with salts
| faction, satisfaction not only that much
has been accomplished along all its lines,
but that so many women, especially,
have been brought to look beyond the
boundaries of their own homes and feel
an interest and enthusiasm in doing what
they could right here TO further the cause
for which the United States has been
| fighting
| And they have done it splendidly, too.
Not a woman, probably, who has spent
hours at the sewing on the days Of
the week when it was open, or who has
taken material home to fashion into
wearing apparel for our soldier and sail.
or boys or for the refugees across the
water, or who has made the needles click
while socks, sweaters and other knitted
articles were turned out by the dozens,
| for the comfort Of "our boys" but could
have found plenty to do in their own
homes during the time they were knit
ting and sewing for others, but gladly
and willingly put self into the back
| ground to make the young men on the
battlefield as comfortable as possible.
The women Of Barre are more unselfish
because Of the good work they have done
in the past year, they have realized more
of the conditions that resulted across the
waters, have appreciated the need and
arisen to the occasion with an enthusi-
asm and willingness that has been fine.
Not often in the time has the work
dragged when once the women realized
the need, and if for few weeks there
seemed to be diseouraging features, the
sewers and knitters came back with re-
newed zeal and turned off the quotas in
record time.
To each and every one who has helped
Els extended the thanks OF each officer,
each citizen of Barre and every soldier
or sailor who has benefited by the work
this branch and the others all over the
country has been doing. The soldiers
understand and appreciate the efforts put
forth by the Red Cross Do not doubt ii.
Many the letter in which is mentioned
| bAIN jiltE WIN VI NhG LtAN
provisions it makes for those far away
from home, and the friendly interest it
has taken for them all the way.
Every stitch sewed or knitted, every
dollar given, every minute put into the
home service work or by the officers Of
this branch or any other anywhere il SO
much given TO the world for the good Of
humanity, and such acts never fail Of
their reward.
Whatever the calls may be for 1919,
whether the knitting il practically over
and the sewing quotas lessened, or
whether the plan for making the world
! safe for democracy makes necessary the
expenditure Of much more time and
strength by those at home, we may feel
that we can undertake anything having
proved that in 1918 many hands make
| light work and that, having done what
we have in the past year, we can accom-
plish still more in the coming twelve
month if it is asked Of us.
That women across the sea are even
more active in knitting for the soldiers
than the women of the United States is
shown by the following clipping from a
paper printed in Scotland which has been
brought to this office and which reads as
follows: Mrs. Agnes Broadfoot, Fl I'm
ion street, Kirkcudbright, lady in her
| 10th year, and her daughter, Miss Mary
Broadfoot, have splendid record Of war
work, one indeed that viii be hard TO
match anywhere. Since August, 1914,
they have knitted 1000 pairs Of socks
for men on active service, besides 533
pairs of mitts, so body belts, large mum
bers of operation socks, mufflers, hose
tops and cuffs"
Of especial interest TO knitters Of this
section is the following item, clipped
from the Ludlow items Of the Ludlow
| Tribune: Mrs. Susan Thomson, Mrs.