The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1918-02-23
TIME FOR WAR RISK
INSURANCE IS GIVEN
EXTENSION BY GOV.
Red Cross News Notes of the Week
From Bay Chapter, Reported for
the Week by Mrs. T. 3. Clifford.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Sec'y Nc
Adoo today announced that all per-
sons in the military and naval SER
vices whose time for making applica-
ton for government insurance
would have expired before Feb. y,
have been granted an extension of
time by Congress so that they can
make application any time up to and
including April II, 1918.
All persons who have not applied
for insurance will remain uninsured
! by the Government after today until
their insurance is applied for. The
automatic insurance has stopped for
all men in the service regardless Of
| the date of enlistment, so If aDplica-
ton is not made your loved ones will
go uninsured.
Very little work has been accom-
plished at headquarters during the
cast week on accoun of fhe war de-
partment using all the room.
Notes from the colored school were
crowded out last week on account OF
lack Of space; but theirs was the
! first school in the county to enroll as
a Junior auxiliary, having collected Is
per cent. New they have 100 per
cent. Logtown white school has also
enrolled one hundred per cent.
Bay schools are making their drive
this week, and Will give the result at
the end Of these notes, as | have not
as yet been informed.
The Secretary reports that Mrs.
Walter Pons is one of the most faith
full sewers of our chapters AS she takes |
several garments every week and |
completes them.
After hearing the Red Cross nurse |
connected with the ChautauQua talk
we feel IS if we ought to make sur
gical dressings day and night, and |
pay more attention to quantity than
quality.
[ never was a stigler for every
point in law, but let US have the spir-
it connected with our work. Law |
killeth, but the spirit giveth life. Let |
rs remember that the world is dy-
ing for a little bit Of loves Hand +
are reaching out in pity for a little /
bit Of love, some have burdens hard /.
to bear some have sorrows we !
should share: shall they falter and .
despair for a little bit Of love?"
The Civilian Relief Committee and
the great Red Cross organization .
stand ready and waiting to help show .
this love. /
Our Chapter and the public gener-
ally enjoyed q treat on last Friday >
night in the addresses delivered by /
Mr.. Pate from 4 & NJ. College on ,
thrift stamps and food conservation,
and Mr.. Emmet White, from New Or !
leans, on civilian relief; and, as usual, !
Miss Lacost, with her charming !
voice, entertained between the time /
fer speaking. Mr.. L. c. Waller also !
gave his voice in song for the oCca-
sion, while Mrs. Horton, pianist, and |
Miss Louise Armstrong, violinist,
played the musical accompaniments. !
Next shipment will be Friday 1st !
Of March, so get all your sewing and |
knitting done and turn it in time for !
this shipment.
The cutting department reported
81 bed shirts cut. Finished at head
quarters Bed shirts, pajama suits,
and Logtown Is bed shirts and the
bandage class So triangle bandages.
We were delighted to welcome Mrs.
Fournier back. Her presence and ser
vices have been very much missed.
Thursday Mrs, Firsching's class
made six dozen gauze congresses.