The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-10-25

hospitals in France is speeding on Its
/ way. On last Friday, October Is,
/ Mrs. F. n. Burke. chairman of our
| linen shower for France. and Mes
danes. ]. |. Morris. George Newbern,
/ Sam Harrington, w L. Ward, A. A.
| McClendon met at the Red Cross
work rooms to assert and tie up in
packages of tens, the linen that went
forward via, express on the 6:ZO
train. The linen was valued al
| 81 900 and consisted of the following:
One hundred and one bed sheets,
| 1lS large bath towels, $50 face towels
| 252 napkins. Isl handkerchief. 16
pillow cases, 10 feather pillows. Every
article was new and OF the best
ouality. We wish to thank our
| friends. Carl Sutton and Mr.. Stafford
of Wynne for mailing up and wiring
our shipping cases. By their kind
ness we were able to get our ship
ment out on the evening train.
We will also make large shipment
this week of base hospital supplies
and knitted garments and refugee
clothing, that has been made up since
we began work in our new location,
with the help of our auxiliaries, who
are all doing splendid work We are
able to fill the quota that we had
ready for shipment that was de-
stroyed In the fire of August Is. Not
Roasting in the least, but the Red
Cross workers of Lee county chapter
throughout the county, have been DO
ing their bit along the sewing line
Our chapter has been given quota
of $50 comfort kits and $50 house
wives to be made by December first.
Inst as soon as they are ready VIII
distribute them to the auxiliaries.
Work Completed for the Week
Wednesday forenoon, Capt. Mrs. w.
S. McClintock Mesdames. Doddridge
McCulloch, ]. Walter Reed, George
Newbern. w. G. Ford, w. r. New
bern. H. B. Schumacher. ]. V. Hollen-
hack. w. F. FELTON,, Miss Martha
Thornton. Completed serge dress
es. hemmed four sheets. Mrs. FELTON,
cut out eleven serge dresses.
Wednesday afternoon, q. d. G.
Cbapter. Mrs. w. l.. Ward and ID.
C. Dupuy hemmed Is sheets.
Thursday forenoon, Mesdames. d.
C. Dupuy, Sam Harrington, W. 7.
Ward. d. S. Clark. Hemmed "a
nnn1nlpfP0
one serge dress.
Friday morning, Mesdames F. N
Burke. J. |. Morris, Geo. Newbern,
Sam Harrington, w. L. Ward, A. A.
McClendon. Checked and packed up
linens.
Friday afternoon, Mrs. Turney Whlt
enton and three young ladies (names
not known completed one serge
dress and hemmed one sheet.
Monday forenoon, Mrs. John Mann
completed one serge dress. Mes
danes. w. F. FELTON,, Guy E. Leary,
Miss Allyne Wright assisted Mrs.
Morris in tieing up bundles OF hos
pital supplies.
Tuesday Mesdames. George New
bern. w l.. Ward, w. r. Newbern.
Doddridge McCulloch, ]. w. Reed,
Bruce Mulkey, ]. I. Morris, Miss
Allyne Wright inspected and tied up
in bundles of tens. hundreds OF hos
pital garments and refugee clothing
preparatory to shipment.
sAtS
Following Donations Received
Mrs. J. Walter Reed, l dozen nap
kins.
Mrs. Doddridge McCulloch, half
dozen napkins.
Mrs. P. d. McCulloch, ST., hall
dozen napkins and two sheets.
Mrs. w. L. Ward one dozen hand
kerchiefs and four face towels.
Mrs. P. r. Turner one sheet.
Mrs. E. C. Bailey one sheet.
Mrs. Fl. II. Hendrix four face towels
Mrs. Arthur Cotter one dozen bath
towels.
Mrs. E. j. Beazley two dozen nap
kins.
Mrs. F. H. Govan four face towels.
Mrs. F. N. Burke half dozen face