The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-07
RED CROSS
| NEEDS FUNDS
MONEY FOR SUPPLIES Is NEEDED
The Big Spelling Bee TO Be Held at the
High School March l6 Will Help
The Noble Cause

Every week a motor, truck or dray
may be seen To drive up to the Com
mecial club and leave two or three
large boxes. These boxes are filled
with yarns, muslins, gauZes and an as
sOrtment of cloths to be converted into
Red Cross supplies by the women of
Hood River Chapter. Week in and
week out approximately 200 earnest
women, many of whom have brothers
OF sons in the nations fighting ranks,
meet at the work room. AS they have
become skilled to their tasks the wom-
en- work. with a renewed speed. and at
the present time they are utilizing in
their sewing and knitting classes the
Chatpter's allotment of $500 monthly.
4his constant drain on the funds of
the chapter has presented problem
| for the ways and means committee.
Unless some means are found to refill
the treasury, it is stated by Secretary
Ravlin, subscriptions must soon be
/ taken among the Hood River citizens.
The Chapter raised enough money for
a months supplies by two unique par.
ties. one given Thanksgiving night and
the other on Washington Birthday.
| The two upper stories Of tho Heilbron-
ner building were utilized for the par
ties, and both card playing and dancing
were participated in by those attend
ing.
Recently the Oregonian discussed ed
ltorially the experiments middle
western college professor had INDUCED
in with spelling contests among his
pupils. The Oregonian, in the course
of its comments, suggested the revival
of the old fashioned spelling bee, and
| this suggestion instigated the plan Of
the Hood River Chapter to partaeipate
in one of the old fashioned forms of
entertainment for raising funds for
the Chapters supply department.
March l6, Saturday night, has been
set as the date for the proposed con-
test. All stores have been asked to
close at six o'clock. and instead Of
eating supper at home, as usual, each
couple is asked to bring lunch for two
to the high school auditorium, where
the suppers will be auctioned Off. This
plan will raise neat sum, it is fig
ured. An admission of rs cents will
be charged for the spelling bee, in
which all prominent men and women
of the valley will participate Judge
Wilson, of The Dalles, will be the pre-
siding officer and will pronounce the
| words.
Secretary Ravlin states that the Red
Cross sewing and knitting classes to
date have used about So, 600 worth Of
material All bills are paid to date
and the Chapter still has on hand the
following items: 1000 yards of out
ing fl annel, |, 800 yards of canton fan
mel, !, 100 yards of unbeached muslin,
100 pounds of :yarn and Sis worth of
white thread.
The following supplies have been
manufactured by Hood Rivers jealous
women 1900 surgical dressings. A,
500 muslin bandages. 600 pairs of pa
jamas, 100 bathrobes, $50 bed shirts
and drawers, l68 operating gowns, 75
| operating leggings, rs operating hel-
NETS, 100 operating caps, $50 knitted
wash cloths, $50 bed sheets, so oper-
ating sheetS $50 pillow slips, 400 tow.
els, IT'S hot water bottle covers, 30C
tray covers, 200 napkins, $50 knitted
sweaters, 400 pairs of wooden socks,
$50 pairs of wristlets, 300 mufflers.