The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
Rural Componcnts Of keokuk Chapter
of Red Cross Furnished Many
Garments of Al!
Kinds.
REPORT ON RURAL WORK
Women In Country Of Southern Lee
County Had Full Share OF
Work Without Much
Publicity.

IUdt the work OF Lne rurAl auxllldl-
les of the Red Cross has been great
factor In the success Of the year is
made evident, by the fact that all Off
GERS and heads of departments have
made special mention of the work
both as to quantity and quality.
Mis-. j. Fl. D. Chenowith. chairman
|of the serving department Of the rural
auxilliaries OF the Keokuk chapter re-
ports having received from Argyle to
November 81, 1856 bed shirts, four suits
of pajamas, 100 property bags, thir-
teen petticoats, twenty-four CANT
soles, 100 Italian comfort kits.
She received from Dom ellison, 159
suits Of pajamas. fifteen bed shirts,
fifteen boys suits. thirty-two mems
iundershtrts, sixteen camisoles, TWEEN
ty-five childrens undershirts and 100
Italian comfort kits.
She received from vincennes, forty
nine bedshfrts and seventy-five prop
erty bags. From Du Pont auxiliary
twenty-one bed shirts From Montrose,
eight suits Of pajamas 228 bed shirts,
fifty-four petticoats, forty-one boys
suits, forty mems undersh1rts, 500
waterproof bags, thirty children's I'M
dershirts. From Belmont, forty-four
From Sandusky were received 1877
bed shirts, $50 property bags, fourteen
petticoats, six mems undershirts, fifty
waterproof bags, ten camisoles. TWEEN
ty-five italian comfort kits, seventy
six refugee garments.
From Belfast came eleven shirts.
From Summitville 232 bed shirts,
sixteen petticoats, eighteen came
soles, 125 property BAGS, twenty child
rens underskirts and three quilts.
From Sugar Creek forty-one bed
shirts, and ninety-six property bags.
| From Primrose 123 bed shirts, thir-
ty mems undershirts, 100 waterproof
bags, forty-five children's underskirts.
! From Charleston were sent 131 bed
shirts, twelve petticoats, eighteen
Een's undershirts, twelve camisoles,
sixteen underskirts, sixty-five proper.
| ty bags. From New Boston seventy
six bed shirts, thirty mems Under.
shirts.
From Melrose came forty-four bed
shirts, twenty-four undershirts, fifty
Italian comfort kits.
| Croton sent six pett1coats, fifty
camisoles, fifty Italian comfort kits.
Franklin made thirty-four bed
shirts, four quilts.
Knitted Articles.
| Mrs. Charles Van Sittert, chairman
OF the knitting for rural auxiliaries,
reports the number of garments re-
ceived as follows:
! From Argyle tWenty-three sweaters
seventy-seven pairs socks, one helmet
one pair wristlets.
| From Donnellson twelve sweaters,
125 pairs socks, 70 pairs wristlets
From Sandusky thirty-two sweaters
lit pairs Of socks, two helmets, one
pair wristlets.
| From Vincennes, thirty-eiIht sweat
ers. fifty-five pairs of socks. one pail
wristlets.
From the Du Pcnt club, eleven
sweaters, thirty-five PAIRS socks. one
muffler. From Montrose forty-foui
sweaters. 1S1 pairs socks, two helmets
seven mufflers, two pairs WHISTLES
From Belfas. one muffler, two pairs
wrist1ets.
From summitville, thirty-four sweat
ers, IIo pairs OF socEs, one mu1rIel
five pairs wristlets.
! From Franklin, one pair of socks.
! From Sugar Greek, twenty-five
pairs socks.
From Primrose two sweaters, TWEEN
+; ty-two pairs socks.
From the Cosmopolitan club one
sweater, two pairs socks, four muf
flers.
From Charleston four sweaters
thirty-nine pairs of socks.
From New Boston, three sweaters
thirty-nine pairs socks.
From Melrose. one sweater and fiji
ty-two pairs of socks.
ANyYH IA MIC