Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-31
MISS CLAUDE
MAKES APPEAL
FOR STRICKEN
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friends, is making what Mrs. La
thrope calls comfort bags for the ref
ugee women. When asked what should
go into these bags, she said, 'Try to
think what you women would like if
you had had absolutely nothing for
two years" And then she told how
some women who were brought in the
ambulance had to have the curtains
drawn, they were so nearly naked.
Then she suggested a few things, and
this morning I have talked with Mrs.
Main, and l am sending you the en-
closed list, which is only sugges-
ton, as each woman would be able to
think of some particular thing that
would appeal to her personally. Sew
eraI people could unite in filling a
bag, if one person could not afford to
do it alone. These bags are given to
the women as they arrive, and are the
first step toward rebuilding their poor
broken lives. Surely no woman who
can afford to give even one of these
articles, can resist this appeal for her
poor crushed sisters. Try to make
them feel that we might have been
just as badly off by now if the
French had faltered or failed to hold
back our enemies. French women
nave endured every horror that wom
en- can endure and live, while we have
been and are, safe and comfortable. Do
not let them tell you that there are
so many calls they cannot respond to
them all Tell them they must con-
rinue to respond until the war is over.
This is their part, and they are I'M
speakably fortunate that nothing else
is asked of them; that they have food
and shelter and unp0lluted homes.
The made-over garments, comfort
bags and hospital supplies should be
sent to Mrs Main; the secondhand
garments to Mrs. dim Do you Dot
think that something can be done:
All Goes Quickly
Mrs Lathrope said that nothing re-
manned in their warehouses more than
a week Everything is given out and
used as quickly as possible. It seems
TO me that some Of our women are not
yet fully alive to the fact that we are
at war, and that all Of our force must
be turned to that, our household az
fairs taking a second place, except.
Of course, the proper care of children,
or people who are i'll. But many peO-
pie, as a very good mother said to
me, give more time than is actually
necessary to their families. Other
people could cut out their amusements
for the time, SO they can give more
time to war work of all kinds. One
very poor woman here has knit 80
pairs OF socks for the Red Cross, and
when asked what she needed for
she said the thing she
wantde most was a Red Cross to hang
in her window. This was told at the
Red Cross rooms and someone at
once bought the Cross and button and
sent them to her. This is the spirit
that will help end the war.
Below is a suggestion of things chat
may be put in these comfort bags.
These bags should be made of some
thing fairly strOng-cretOn would do
with tape strings to draw up, so
chat it could be hung on the arm.
They should be about 1922 inches
underwear, soap, tooth brush,
tooth paste, wash cloth, towels, chem
Use, stockings, hairpins, comb, needles,
pins, safety pins, buttons, thread
white and black, small scissors,
night-gown, handkerchiefs,
1encil, writing pad, half dozen sani-
EaGy napkins. |
Very sincerity, !
LOUISE CLAUDE. !
Comfort bags and used clothing may
be left at the Frank E. Shuts Music
House. of With Mrs H. ]. Irwin, 332
Fourth avenue, Baraboo. The first lot
of comfort bags and box of clothing
will be sent about the 90th Of this
month. Garments that are to be made
over will be sent a little later No
central place can be used to sew, on
account of the coal shortage, and as
these articles are much needed just
now, women are urged to get together
in neighborhOod groups and make
over garments. Patterns can be had
of Mrs Irwin. Cash gifts will be
used to buy new material to be made
into garments.