Arizona republican., 1918-03-24

borhood Red Cross with a membership of 31, with Mrs. G. N. Brown, presi- dent and Mrs. Ernest Mann, secre- tary. In addition to sewing for the Red Cross the members are ac- tive in the Thrift movement, having formed a War Savings society ana are pledged to carry out the conser- vation laws.
 Surgical Dressings" one of the series of songs of Red Cross workers by Amelia Josephine Burr, recently appeared in the Southern Woman's Magazine. It follows:
 Interminable folds of gauge
 For those whom we shall never see. Remember when your fingers pause, That every drop of blood to stain This whiteness, falls for you and me. Part of the price that keeps us free To serve our own, that keeps us clean From shame that other women know. Oh saviors we have never seen,
 Forgive us that we are so slow! God-if that blood should cry in vain And we have let our moment go!
 When they ran out of yarn several North Dakota women did not stop knitting, but sheared the wool from their own sheep. which they carded and spun and kept on with their knitting for the soldiers.
 That Red Cross workers are con- sidered as part of the National army is being impressed on all chapters from the headquarters of the as- sociation. Obey orders without nf ho ircf vI11o ocr says a bulletin that is being circulated throughout the country. Obedience is a Red Cross watchword, which sh ould be observed from a patriotic standpoint, even though in every case dn explanation of orders is not given fully"
 Frocks for orphaned French chil- dren are being made at the Min neapolis Y. w. c. A. building from flour sacks. The work is in the hands of employed young women who have been invited to spend holi day Mondays doing war work at the association.
 Several hundred flour sacks have been given to the association Red Cross station for use in garment making. One of the local laundries washed the sacks without charge and Red Cross workers dyed them a soft delft blue. The dresses will be made in a simple gathered style, some having white collars, cuffs and belts.
 Other garments are being made by the young women from mill ends, remnants and ends of tubing and appropriately finished.
 'The many women who have given up knitting as too difficult job had better apply to little Lawrence O'Brien the nine-yea ar-old son of MT. and Mrs. F. X. O'Brien, for lessons in the gentle art, according to the Wicker" burg Miner. Young Master Lawrence has been knitting on an army sweater in his spare time after school and has just completed his first sweater, which has been pronounced as good, if not better than the average. Lawrence is going to pin his name on the sweater and says he does not care if even colored man gets it, just as long as he is fighting for our country.
 Poster bags are much in vogue the sale of which is netting neat sum for the Red Cross. The popular knitting bag is made of heavy paper with an attractive poster pasted al most entirely across the front space. Having but a limited time to do their bit, the members of the Business Girls club are taking this means of service and in the few hours they have in the evening are devoting their time to decorating the bags which are for sale at the Red Cross.