The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/ RED J +ERS !
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/ Up at the Red Cross headquarter
last Saturday there were seated
about long table. Grace Wagner
Lowell Clark, Vivian Lee and Louise
Spalding, all about 12-year-olds, and
very busy filling fifty kits that the
older ones had made during work
hours of Thursday and Friday.
Over on the other side of the room
was Mrs. Morgan, the newly appoint,
ed assistant supervisor Of the Bel
gian chapter, busy pressing a num-
Der Of six-year-old dresses that had
been sent in. 1t is a real job to get
articles ready and packed. The little
dresses have all been distributed
over the country and quite number
returned, nicely finished.
Mrs. W. R. Robbins is the new
superintendent at the Red Cross
rooms and is capably filling her new
position.
Tuesday afternoon some Of the
ladies We're busy preparing a ship
ment Of Navy kits, which have been
made and filled since last Thursday.
and shows splendid effort on the
part Of the workers.
On account of the delay in the new
allotment for the Belgian Relief
society the work will be discontinued
until notified in a later issue Of this
paper.
New general directions have been
issued for the following of the Red
Cross garments that are made. There
are certain ways to fold the socks
and all other articles. This adds
extra labor to the work of. the pack
ers as each article must be folded
properly.
The new instructions also call for
the pressing Of each garment and il
the ladies in each unit will press
them before handing them in 1t will
be great help to the packers.
The new allotment is expected in
the very near future which will con-
sist of wOmen's dresses and little
boys waists.
The ladies who have written to
Mrs. Jackman asking for material to
sew will be Informed and supplied
as soon as the new shipment arrives. |
Springfield sent in fourteen com
plete pajama suits which were made |
BY the people of that locality.
Up to this time all the ladies work.
ing at the Red Cross rooms have been
busily engaged in making pajamas,
bed jackets and hospital case shirts.
but the new allotment which has
recently arrived contained material
'or socks which will be made of
outing flannel and lined. The North
West division Of the Red Cross is
'alled to fill a quota of 1000 socks.
Everyone is welcome at the Red
Cross rooms and all ladies are cor
lially invited to attend.
The following ladies registered for
ewing Monday: Mrs. Mitchell in
harge and the Mesdames ]. H. An
lersen, Ed Boyle. w. r. Robbins,
v. R. Dolan and Miss Edith Dolan.
Those who registered for Tuesday
re: Mrs. E. Thoreson in charge and
he Mesdames Chas. E. Harris,
1aude Hopkins, E. Thoreson, VIM.
'arley, Byron Defenbaugh, R. A.
tewart, ]. B. DeHart, N. j. Thors-
nburg, A. B. Stummett, c. F. Hen
rie, Archer and Miss Edith Dolan.
Mrs. Robbins, supervisor Of sew !
rs, told us that last communication |
rom our divisional headquarters {
ays we are asked to make 1000 {
airs of bed sox very soon. Material /
I'LL be sent to us, but we are to use
II small pieces left from cutting s
lrger garments. The sox are to be q
lade double to insure warmth and s
omfort. It certainly is comforting
know we are all doing the best i
9 can to make the suffering boys G
lore comfortable. It