The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-21
THE RED GROSS
NEEDS CLOTHING.
NEW APPEAL IN BEHALF Or SUR.
FERINe BELeIANs.
THINGS THAT MONEY CAN'T BUY
Take Your Contributions To the Lo
cal Headquarters-Just a Little
From the PIenteous Store At
Your Command.

aSA' NS"'iao'As
The exhaustion of cloth, clothing
shoes and leather in occupied Bel
GUM and northern France and the
shortage of these necessities in the
worlds markets are making it in.
creasingly difficult for the Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium to keep
! clothed and shod the unfortunate
people of these occupied territories.
Dire need has made necessary an APP
peal from the Commission for Relief
in Belgium to the American Red Cross
t oassist in securing supplies.
Accordingly this week, March IS
to 25, has been set aside by the
American Red Cross for special
campaign for this purpose AS the
world is short of so many things, it
is short of clothing and raw mater
ials, They cannot be purchased, and
therefore 1t is necessary for us to
divide our spare garments to the ser.
vice Of the world.
Knowing as do your splendid PEG.
| pie, I am sure you will be most hap
\ py to cooperate in this relief enter.
prise. 1t is my desire that your
chapter and branches shall apply
themselves to this task during the
period set apart for this purpose.
Shipping instructions.
Please observe carefully the fol
lowing Instructions
1st--All articles collected shall be
assembled, inspected and packed in
rooms provided for this purpose.
None of this work should be carried
on where articles of standard chap
ter production are handled.
2d--Only articles appearing on list
of garments needed will be accepted
Such articles must be of strong, dur.
able material. but need not be in per-
4 feet repair
3d-Articles shall be inspected on
! ly to determine whether their condi.
tion warrants their acceptance and
to eliminate those not wanted.
4th-It is not necessary to pack
shipments for direct overseas dis.
patch but only in such containers as
will insure their reaching the ware
houses Of the commission intact.
5th-Chapters will report promptly
the total number of articles and ton
mage shipped during campaign.
List of Garments Needed.
Mems Wear-Shfrts preferably of
light colored flannels), undershirts,
underdrawers, trousers, coats, work
suit (overalls), suits 6 piece, shoes,
overcoats, jerseys, sweater-vests,
socks (sizes 10! and IL.
Women's Wear-Shirts, drawers,
corset-slips, Detticoats, blouses
skirts, overcoats, suits e piece, pin.
azores, shoes, cloth hats, knitted
caps, stockings (sizes and 81
shawls.
Boys Wcar-Shirts, union suits,
undershirts, trousers, coats, suits,
shoes, overcoats, jerseys, socks (sizes
l to 81.
Girls Warehouses;, skirts, over
coats, night dresses, drawers, stock
ings (sizes / to g., undergraduates,
petticoats, suits e pieees), blouses,
shoes.
Boys and Girls Wear Hooded
/ caps, pinafores, wooden union suits.
Infants Wear - Swanskin swad-
ding clothes, cradle chemises, bod
ices, cradle dresses, bonnets, bibs
neckerchiofs, diapers, shoes, baby
/ dresses, hooded cloaks, jackets,
shawls, sweaters, socks.
Miscellaneous = Bed-ticks, bed
sheets. pillow cases, blankets, muf-
| fiers.
/ IMPORTANT.-Do not put any
notes or messages in pockets of gar
/, ments as no written matter can be
sent into occupied territory.
Chapters must not ship to Central
Division warehouse under any cir
cumstance. Send no express ship
ments. at
ARETAS E. KEPFORD,
Iowa State Director.
NOTE.-Use of the store room at
221 High Avenue West has been do
mated by Mr.. G.. Winter in which to
gather and ship the goods. All con-
tributions should be sent to that loca-