South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-28
WomeR'S War Work

The comforts forwarding commit
tee. Christian Scientists OF South
Bend. has just been organized for
war relief work and has opened
headquarters In rooms 525-526 ].
NJ. S. building. Just now the COM
mittee is doing relief work for the
Belgian and French refugees.
Anyone wishing to work with the
committee. either by giving or max
ing clothing. or by giving financial
aid are welcome. The rooms Of the
committee in the ]. NJ. s. building
are open every afternoon except
Sunday from 1870 10 $3.50 O'Clock.
Here work is prepared by members
OF the committee for those wishing
10 take ii home for completion.
Complete baby and children sets.
and knitted sweaters and other ar
ticles OF like nature for soldiers are
among the articles Of clothing being
forwarded by the local committee.
The work Of the local committee
is along the plan OF the comforts
forwarding committee of the women
Of the mother church in Boston.
Mass. The committee. however, is
not a church organization, but is
composed OF women members Of
the Christian Science church. band
ed together 10 aid in relieving war
suffering.
Material and the patterns for the
articles Of clothing to be made by
those volunteering TO aid the COM
mittee are furnished by the COM
mittee. The material cut in the de-
sired patterns can be obtained at
the committee headquarters to be
taken home by the volunteer work
ers 70 be made into the desired ar
ticls. AS soon as a sufficient num-
Der OF articles are completed. they
are forwarded 10 the comforts for
warding committee in Boston, and
from there they are sent TO their
destination.
Clara Barton auxiliary No 50 of
the grammar school has a member
ship OF 80 persons. on Friday.
/ March 21. a picture was taken OF
/ the group and sent TO Washington,
| D. G.. to be used by the National
Board OF Education in moving pic
lures showing what is being done
! by the Junior Red Cross. The Clara
Barton auxiliary is the first junior
AUXILIARY that was organized in the
city, and is also the largest The
! officers are Miss Mary Warner.
/ president; Miss Gertrude Jaquith.
vice president: Miss Christine San
ders. secretary; Miss Lavelle Fuller.
| treasurer, and Miss Carlson. spon-
I sor.
The following is the schedule for
/ Red Cross conferences this week:
Monday.
Lincoln auxiliary No. 8 and Kappa
Kappa Gamma auxiliary No. 10, at
/ headquarters. Wilson auxiliary No.
| 10, Monday afternoon at the high
school Red Cross rooms Nicholas
Sem auxiliary No. 3. at the Indiana
club. Sunshine Circle No Il. East
ern star auxiliary No. 80 and Nor
man Eddy auxiliary No 35, at their
hall, L. Jefferson blvd
Tuesday.
Pulaski auxiliary No. and Kos
ciuscko auxiliary No. IA. at ST. He'd
wige's hall, Tuesday night Florence
Nightingale auxiliary No. %. Broad
way auxiliary No. 80. St. Patrick's
auxiliary No. 81, and Betsy Ross
auxiliary No. %. at headquarters.
Grace NJ. E. auxiliary No. "a in the
| church parlors, and English Luth-
eran auxiliary No. SO. in their
church parlors.
Wednesday.
Lafayette auxiliary No. .. Rotary
auxiliary No. 10 and st. James
AUXILIARY No. % will meet at head
| quarters. Young Women OF the
First Presbyterian church auxiliary
No. 16 at the church parlors. Clara
Barton auxiliary No. So at the high
school Red Cross rooms. st. Paurs
Lutheran Red Cross auxiliary at
the church parlors. Decker auxil-
larry No. so at the Quincy Street
Baptist church in the CHI Irch par
lors Westminster Pr, s0yterian
auxiliary No. 81, all day in the
church parlors.
Thursday.
Auten Relief corps auxi larry No.
( is, at their hall all day. st Pauls
auxiliary No. - in the church par
ibA = NoA vi du-AildlN NJ 81 81.
PauTs Lutheran No. 81 i'm the
church parlors. Trinity NJ. Z. aux
Hilary No. 60 in the church parlors
Friday.
Nicholas Sem auxiliary No. ,, al
the Indiana club. South BEND Won
ans club auxiliary No. s. in their
club rooms, all day. Temple Beth
Ell auxiliary No. :. at headquarters
Lippincott auxiliary No. % in the
church parlors. Worthwhile aux
Hilary No. 20. in the sewing room
at the Y. W. c. A. First Christian
church auxiliary No. "a, at head
quarters. River Park auxiliary No
a.. at the River Park school
Saturday.
/ Progress club auxiliary No. %. in
the club rooms.
The schedule for the city home
economics demonstration for the
coming week is as follows
Monday afternoon, before a group
OF women engaged in Red Cross
civilian relief service at the Cham
Der OF Commerce at 3 o'clock; Wed
nesday afternoon, before a group OF
women at the home OF Mrs. Robert