The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-04-08
WORK OF LOCAL RED
CROSS SEWING ROOM
Ladies Are Invited to Visit the Work
Kooms-Opportunity to Work At
Home-A Melting Pot Will Be Plac.
ed in a Public Place Soon to Col.
lect Pieces of Gold and Silver.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
The lady members Of the local Red
Cross chapter who have not been
meeting with US are cordially invited
to come and visit our sewing room a Nv
tuesday or Friday afternoon from
$3.50 to $3.50 o'clock. 1t is quite worth
the trip to see the business like as
pect of the workers.
Livery one seems inspired at each
meeting to more serious devotion to
the work. If you cannot meet with
US each week, we are inviting you to
come and visit the sewing room, and
see the different hospital garments,
pillows, etc, that are being cut and
made. A great number of garments
are already cut at each table waiting
to be made.
Could you not make at least one of
these garments each week at hcme
for the boys somewhere in France? =?
II so, notify the secretary and she will
take pleasure in seeing that YOU get
them.
| Almost every scrap in the sewi~a 2
room is utilized in some way to help
win the war. The very small pieces
are cut into snippings for comfort
pillows. The small pieces of outing
and the larger scraps are made into
little bootees, plain dresses and under
clothes for the destitute Belgian and
French children. Perhaps some of the
ladies would prefer making some OF
/ these very plain little garments. II
so, notify the secretary of the sewing
| room. Mrs. G. G. French has charge
OF sthis table and would like to have
the ladies help make these little gar.
rnents which are already cut
l The attendance last week was good
Every woman, old or young, ricf
or poor, is invited to come and worl
with us, if only for an hour. Every
minute counts and there is worl
enough for ALL
l The "Red Cross" knows no clas:
or creed and all are welcome who ar.
!, willing to serve.
Mrs. A. Nash, chairman of the sev.
ing room, expects in few days t.
place, in one of the show window
desy.s street melting pot" Jus
Wffsfe The spot" will be placed vii
be published in The Robesonian ant
, the proceeds will be used for tn
! "aviation corps"
Meanwhile, we want every man, Wo
: man and child in town to collect an
; old pieces of gold or silver about tn
5 house and save for the melting pot
It makes no. difference if the piece
i, are bent or broken, small or large
5 Pieces of gold chains, battered bab
} rings, bent or broken silver spoons
pieces of gold eyeglass frames, oil
silver thimbles-in fact, any piece Q
!: gold or silver that you are willing t
: give to help the boys cover there,
e will be just the thing for the meltin
pot. Let the children throw in thei
: out grown baby rings and help tn
e men who are fighting that the worl
3 may be safe for them. Watch TO
e this melting pot.
The box of old clothes has bee
: packed and the committee reports
v splendid collection Of garments. In
/ ladies Of Pembroke contributed yer
4 literally to this collection, nice DO
: being packed and sent from there b
}. Mrs. Rhoda Stone.
e A full report of all the work don
: in the sewing room will be publishe
l later.
t MISS EMMA H. NORMEN1
Secretary Red Cross Sewing Romn
: April 6, 1918.