The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-20
We MUST CLOTHE
ten MILLION BELGlANS
Mrs. c. E. Behner To Be Chairman
of Big Garment Drive, Which
Begins Next Monday

Back of the German wall that has
hemmed in Belgium and a part of
northern France, 100000 human
beings look to US for clothing as we'll
as food. We, who are we'll clothed,
a hardly appreciate in what dire
need these people are for lack of ne
cessities. Stocks of raw clothing
and raw material are long since ex-
hausted. There are M imports other
than those which the commission of
relief in Belgium has been permitted
to make, and these never have been
sufficient. The world is both short
of raw material and clothing, so the
commission can no longer purchase
what is needed. But you a give it.
Every household in the land has
some spare clothing, worn or out
grown, of little use here, but desper-
ately needed by the destitute over
there. This extract from a letter
written by a well-to-do lady in Brus-
sells, shows the conditions exactly:
"Perhaaps you will laugh when you
hear that l wear a cloak made from
my husbands garde civique o~vercoat,
a waist made from his football shirt,
and a skirt made from a dyed bed
sheet. Mother and l had made a suit
of the tablecloth, :" and M
have cloaks made of wooden blankets
and S. has a dress made of bur-
lap. But all this is only amusing in
comparison with the wretchedness of
the population. After all, we remain
calm and confident of victory"
All ove the United States next
week people are asked to go through
their closets, trunks and attics and to
bring out clothing for the Belgians.
Over there they don't need any high
silk hats Or partly worn gauzy party
frocks, SO don't bring anything like
that. Everyone has something that
will be of use and by looking below
at the list of articles needed, you will
be able to judge what you have of
value.
Mrs. c. E. Behner has been ap-
pointed chairman of the work in
Valley county and urges every auxi-
llary in the county to take to the work.
The campaign begins next Monday,
September %, and ends a week from
Monday. Everything should be left
at n salvage rooms.
Garments needed: Shirts (prefer-
ably suits-3-piece), fannels, under
shirts, underdrawers, trousers, coats,
work suits (overalls), overcoats, jer-
seys, sweater vests, spectacles Isles
1912 and 11).
Women's wear: Skirts, drawers.
corset slips, petticoats, b%louses, skirts,
overcoats, suits (2-piece), pinaafores.
shoes, cloth hats, knitted caps, stock
ings Isles 7 and 81.
Boys wear: Shirts, union suits. un-
dershlrts, trousers, coats, suits, shoes.
overshoes, jerseys, socks Isles / to
81.
Girls wear: Dresses. skirts, over
coats, nig%htdresses, drawers, stock
ings Isles l to 6), undergarments.
p.etticoats, suits ~(2-piece), blouses,
shoes.
Boys and girls wear: Hooded cans.
plnafores, wooden union suits.
Infants wear: Swan skin swaddlinp
clothes, cradle chemise, bodices, era
die dresses. sweaters, bonnets. bibs.
nec%kerchiefs, diapers, shoes, baby
dresses, hooded cloaks, jackets, shawls.
socks.
Miscellaneous: Bed ticks, bed sheets.
pillow cases, blankets, mufflers.
Wooden goods of any kind whatever
are acceptable; soft hats and. CAPS
Tor all ages, and sweaters of any
I and size. Mems shirts and pa
Jamas, so worn or shrunken as to be
no longer serviceable are particularly
welcome, since the material can be
used for making children's garments,
DO not send: Garments of flimsy
material or gauady coloring, bali
dresses, high heeled slippers, ETC.,
SILK hats, either mems or women's
straw, dress or derby; anything con
tanning rubber, r~aincoats, rubber
boots, etc. Note-Rubber heels car
easily be removed from shoes. Books
toys, soap or toilet articles.