Evening journal., 1918-12-07
STATE WOMEN MUST
CONTINUE KNITTING
10000 Sweaters and a.
900 Socks is Delaware's
December Quota
APP EAL is MADE
FOR ASSISTANCE

There is an alarming and almost dis
astrous decrease in the number OF
Delaware women who are knitting for
the Red Cross. Unless the local women
return to their knitting In earnest sew
eral thousand American boys who are
stlll doing their duty, are going TO suf-
fer from the cold. and perhaps dies OF
pneumonia. Worse than that, the boys
VIII feel that the folks at home no
longer care anything about them.
There are still nearly two million
American soldiers and sailors In France.
The outdoor sleeping and marching. In
mud and rain. 10 say nothing OF the
fighting, has worn the knitted ga
ments Of the troops completely out. The
boys still have long marches, sleeping
outdoors and outdoor guard work 10 do.
The boys on the transports fnd the At
lantic an appallingly cold proposition
this time OF the year.
Besides there are regiments OF boys
all over this country who have worn
out last years socks and sweaters. II Is
noticeable with the boys coming
through the city on motor trucks how
they cling 10 their knitted garments.
Recently the canteen workers noticed
that the caps worn by the boys Inside
their hats were pretty well frazzled.
Some OF the boys were without sweaters
and shivering.
The Red Cross hopes Delaware wo-
men won't go back on the boys after
all the sacrifices the lads have made. II
Is discouraging to find women giving
up this urgently needed knitting. The
boys do not even have the incentive. OF
battle now. Are they to be further
because the women have
lost interest In helping themf Those
who slacken their efforts now cannot
very proudly wave a flag and cheer
when the neglected boys come home.
The Delaware division must finish
and ship ten thousand sweaters and
twenty-four thousand socks by Janu-
airy 1. That means lot OF work for
Delaware woven. Those who have been
making surgical dressings are asked TO
transfer their interests 20 knitting. The
lighting Is over, but war conditions will
not be over for months
The following letter explains itself:
December 2, 1918.
TO Delaware State Chapter A. r. c.,
Mrs. Donald Ashbrook:
The demand for sweaters Is urgent, |
am therefore writing you personally |
10 ask you TO use all your influence to
rush through the sweaters asked for on
your allotment TO be ready for ship |
ment by January first. Our commits
sion In France states that sweaters TO |
ae OF value for this winter should be
shipped by that date. Therefore. ship |
as fast as you have cases completed.
May ! count on your help in arousing |
your knitters 10 a realization that the
need for their knitting Is not over7 The
only orders which should take prece- |
dence over this knitting are those for
refugee garments and special rush |
orders. These are also imperatively |
needed. However. many OF our best
Snitters are not the same people who
ire doing such good work on hospital
nd refugee garments.
When the armistice was declared we
we're a million sweaters short OF what
he demands OF our army called for
wen though the mastering out OF men
Ow In camp will reduce this number a
ood deal. we must see that our boys
and here are kept warm dur
1g the winter.
| am sure that once this is forcibly
resented TO your knitters. there VIII
G no slackening in their work. Should
ou be able to do more knitting than
our present allotment, please let me
now. RUTH L COKE,
superintendent. Division OF Knitting and
Comfort Kits.