Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-29
Aly Of Interest to Women

CHAPTER HAS BIG /
ALLOTMENTFOR
JULY AND AUGUST
The Grand Forks county chapter Of
the Red Cross has received its allot-
ment OF hospital and refugee, gar
ments for the months OF. July and
August. This allotment IL in addition
to the $500 pairs Of knitted socks
which the chapter is expected to
make each month. There is plenty of
yarn on hand now. by the way, SO the
lack of yarn which is sometimes felt,
cannot be the stumbling block in the
way Of knitters just now.
The chapter has been asked to fur
nish these garments, during July and
August: Eight hundred pairs Of
pajamas, 800 helpless case shirts, 800
day shirts. (hospital), 500 boys win
ter suits e years size), 40 small
capes, 100 chemise (36 size), 200 girls
p%etticoats GA year size), 400 pinafors
Is e. size).
Cries, a~uxillaries or individuals
who will assist in the making of these
garments may get materials at the
chapter rooms and the instructions
for making them may also be secured
there. A preference will be given in
he choice Of garments to be made,
land any who think they would be
more successful at making certain
kinds Of the desired articles, will be
allowed to make those. Anybody and
everybody may help in the making,
and it is expected that there will be
plenty of offers of assistance during
the early part of this week.. The al
lotment of course, cover two months,
but it is the aim of the chapter to get
1T finished as promptly as possible,
and to have every n Of the gar
ments asked for at the northern di-
vision headquarters by the latter part
Of August. The Grand Forks chapter
has made a record for promptness
n good work and it doesn't want to
go back on that record now.
A large number Of shipments from
the different auxilaries have been re-
ceived at local Red Cross headquar-
ters during the last week which in
clude the following:
Kempton. -.
Four pairs of pajamas. 5 hospital
shirts. q helpless case shirts, 6 bath
robes. 30 pairs Of knitted socks, 4
sweaters and 5 operating gowns. -
Honeyford. 80.
Six pairs of pajamas, 6 hospital
shirts and S pairs of knitted socks.
South Grace.
Sixteen pairs OF pajamas, 5 hospital
shirts. 10 operating gowns, S property
bags and IS pairs Of knitted socks.
Niagara. ..
TAN roJrS 1f roiapoao e h@r1;ko1
shirts, 10 helpless case shirts. II bed
jackets and 81 pairs of knitted socks.
Larimore.
Eleven face masks.
Gilby.
Five. pairs of pajamas, 5 suits Of
underwear. II helpless case shirts, 20
hospital shirts, IL pairs of bed socks
(made by Junior Red Crosse, ~ OPP
Grating caps, 40 pairs Of knitted
socks and 1 pair of Wristlets.
EmeradO.
Five pairs of pajamas, 10 hospital
shirts, 40 pairs of knitted socks and z
bed jackets.
Five helpless case shirts, s suits of
underwear, S bed jackets, 10 pairs Of
bed socks and 70 pairs Of knitted
socks.
Marvel.
Seven pairs of pajamas, 10 helpless
case shirts, 5 day shirts, 20 operating
caps, 3 pairs of bed socks, 6 property
bags, 21 pairs of knitted socks and l
sweater.
logan Center.
Six pairs Of pajamas, II hospital
shirts, II operating caps, II pairs of
bed socks, 6 suits Of underwear, 40,
pairs of knitted socks, 1 pair of wrist
lets and ~ scrap books.
Hegton.
Ten hospital shirts. 2 helpless case
shirts, 3 operating caps, 10 property
bags, 20 pairs of knitted socks, 2
sweaters and l muffler.
Reynolds.
Four pairs Of pajamas, 6 hospital
shirts, IA day shirts, II sweaters and
76 pairs of knitted socks.
McCanna.
. Five pairs of pajamas, IA HELPLESS
case shirts, 4 bed jackets, S hospital
shirts, 4 property bags, II operating
caps, 5 pairs of knitted socks and S
sweaters
Three pairs of pajamas, 10 under
shirts, s. underdrawers, 5 day shirts,
6 pairs Of knitted socks and i sweat
er.
North Circle.
Ten operating caps, 8 pairs of bed
socks, 4 pairs of pajamas. 3 day shirts,
5 suits Of underdrawers, 4 hospital
shirts and 3 pairs of socks.
First Grace.
Six pairs of pajamas, 6 hospital bed
shirts, 6 suits underwear, 80 property
bags, and ~ pairs of knitted socks.
M Thompson.
Fifteen pairs Of pajamas, Is hospi-
tai shirts, 10 operating gowns, S day
shirts, 9 pairs bed socks, IA operating
caps, 20 property bags. 80 pairs knit
ted socks, 2 sweaters, 10 operating
gowns, 5 day shirts, 8, operating
masks and 6 operating caps.
Bentru Circle.
FIVE hospital shirts, 16 pairs of
knitted socks and / sweater.
Americas Circle.
Seven pairs pajamas, IS hospital
shirts. Z pairs of knitted socks, 4