The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-06-11
MYRTLE J. TRIP EFT GIVES
INTERESTING DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL CITY
TELLS ABOUT RED CROSS
LIKES HER WORK AND ENJOYS
LIFE AT WASHINGTON
JOINS GIRLS CLUB

Mrs. William Staples, of Moscow, is
in receipt of the following interesting
letter from Miss Myrtle Triplett,
daughter of William Triplett, of 237
N. Lilly street, Moscow, who went to
Washington last fall to take up Red
Cross work. Miss Triplett gave up
her position as stenographer with
F. L. Moore, county attorney, to take
up this work, and her letter to Mrs.
Staples shows that she does not regret
the step. The letter follows:
sMy dear Mrs. Staples:
Mother wrote that you would like
to hear from me, and after the big
Red Cross drive I thought might be
able to write something of interest
along that line.
The big Red Cross parade on the
18th of May opened the drive here.
This parade was composed of men,
bers of the Red Cross, Of course, with
several bands. There is a Red Cross
unit in every department of the gov
ernment work. Our unit was drilled
for the parade by one of the lieuten-
ants in our department for over a
week before the parade, so we march
ed like real soldiers. We saluted the
White House and the state, war and
navy buildings when we marched past
them. All of the divisions were well
drilled and marched we'll in the pa
rade. Mrs. William McAdoo lead one
of the divisions of the parade. We
wore the regular Red Cross uniform
with the blue wells.
A week ago today our Red Cross
unit gave a cooked food and home
made candy sale from IL o'clock to
80, and we cleared one hundred and
twenty-five dollars for the benefit of
the Red Cross. We even sold home
made bouquets.
Every night last week there was
something going on for benefit for
Red Cross. What do you think Of one
rose selling for fifty dollars, and some T
for one hundred dollars? That is what
here last Saturday night at
a meeting where Empey, author of
'Over the Top" spoke. He was pre-
sented with several bouquets and he
gave them to some one on the platform
and asked that they auction them off
TO the highest bidder. A pen that
President Wilson had used just once
in signing some important paper was
auctioned off for six hundred and
Fifty dollars. Everyone who shook
hands with Empey had to give dol !
ar, and there were washtubs filled
With dollars, and when the washtubs
we're full they put the money in the
,and instruments. Washingtonians
respond when it comes. to /
for the dear boys. never 9
Jaw folks say as little about their I
money as they do here, but still give I
o literally when they are called upon. h
more than doubled it's f
uota in this drive. q
like my work and am very COM e
ortably located all around. The folks
7here stay are Eastern Stars. Mr.. s.
richards is Shriner. I have gone n
0 many nice social affairs with Mr.. Fl
nd Mrs. Richards and have met many
ice folks that way. I have visited
heir chapter number Of times and
wo or three others. There are
venty-two chapters in the district. N
here is meeting Of some one Of W
1em most every night. I want to U
ay that I noticed that the chapters Is
have visited did not put the work G
n any better than Ruby Chapter, if fc
5 we'll. They have several little ad- to
tional things that add to the beauty Jt
the work. I often think OF the G.