Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-19
WATERWlLE LOCAL NEWS
JUNIOR RED CROSS so YEARS WORK
Workers Accomplish
Much Since Its Organ
izatiOn

Few people, including even thOSe
who are workers in the Red Cross
chapter of this city, fully realize the
amount Of work done by the Junior
Red Cross since it's organization in
january or understand the import
tncc Of the work and the POSSIBLE
ties of the future.
The work did not begin until the
first Of this year and in fact, the
Junior Red Cross rational member
ship drive did not take place until
the middle of February, to be exact
* covered the period between the 18th
and END Of that month
There are now 70 auxiliaries, in
Guiding schools in Waterville, Fair
field, Oakland, Winslow. Nassalboro,
China, Clinton and l1inckley. These
are organized under the Watervllle
chapter, working through the bran
ches under branch school committees
Under the supervision of the Water
Vile Chapter school committee.
Miss Adele Gilpatrick is chairman
of the local Chapter School commit
tee and under her able leadership the
organization has spread and incTeas-
cd its numbers until these auXiliaries
mentioned have enrolled 1926 pupils.
They have raised for dues. $3.50
The dues are 70 cents per member
but several of the schools have come
in on a pledge Of service. Some of
tris money has been raised by en-
tertGinments, but the most of it has
been given mainly from money saved
or earned. In addition to this these
auXiliaries have reported 1851 I
raised for the Red Cross making n
total of s73S97. Some of this has
been used for the purchase of mate
rails but the larger part of it was
contributed TO the Red Cross Drive.
The Oakland high school contribut-
ed s12J.J0 and Coburn, s165. This
does not include the money invested
in War Savings Stamps, although
that is regarded as part of the Jul
Nor Red Cross work. The reports
from the three high schools and CO.
burn show a total of $20l9.99 on June
!, invested in Thrift and War Saw
ing Stamps. This is about four dol
lars per student. AS the greater part
of this has been saved or earned, it
shows the good effect of the work and
that habits of thrift are being form
cd. Coburn leads in the amount of
money raised for the Red Cross work
the total being s223. 26 The fact that
Miss fitzpatrick has been intimately
identified with Coburn and had the
interest of the Red Cross work at
heart may account for this large
amount, from Coburn, in great
measure.
1t is Impossible to give an accurate
account of the knitting and sewing
done as the reports from the schools
are not complete. Nearly all the
schools have done some knitting
however. Several afghans have been
made and as might be expected, the
schools with the older students, like
Coburn and the Watervilo high
school lead in this work. The report
of the Coburn girls shows that they
have made Sc sweaters. eight pairs
of socks. IL muf1lers, six helmets, "a
pairs wristers. $50 weight bags, 10
chemises, eight skirts and three pin
azores.
The work on the refugee garments
has not been taken UP to Il great eX-
tent III IL WAS 81 lttc III VIC
when we could get them. They are
very simple, requiring only knowl-
edge OF plain sewing and l. is prob
able that great deal of this sort of
work will lie done by the higher
grades another year. In Nassalboro,
the boys as we'll rs the girls have
learned to knit and under the direC-
ton of Miss Ina Avril. the chairman
Of the branch school committee, they
have been doing excellent work
Miss fitzpatrick has expressed the
hope that the habits Of thrift and
industry Will be kept up during the
Vacation and that next year all
schools may be organized for SER
vice. AS Miss fitzpatrick is leaving
the city and her work at Cohurn. she
is obliged also to give up this work
which she has so efficiently organ
lied, much to the regret of the mem
hare nf tho Rcd Cross CHAPTER