Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
Red Cross News

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signed their pro rata of work. The
officers are: John aBrooks, chair
man; Mrs. Bess McLemore, vice
chairman; Mrs. Rachael Young,
secretary; Mrs. Irvine Keil, treas
urer; Mrs. Neya McNail, chairman
womans work.
This is Belgium Relief Week and
every home in Carroll county is
asked to donate something in wear
ing apparel for the destitute peo-
pie. A definite portion has been
assigned to Huntingdon chapter
and its nine auxiliaries, and also to
committees where no auxiliaries
exist. This campaign closes Mon
day night, September 80, and
everyone is asked to let their pack
ages reach Huntingdon by Satur-
day afternoon if possible, and GER
tainly not later than Monday. If
you have no clothing to give step
into some store and buy a few
pairs of children's, ladies' or mems
heavy stockings or something, and
mail your package to Red Cross
headquarters at Huntingdon.
We, Of Carroll county, have
given but little compared to what
we are going to be asked togive for
our own soldiers aud allies across
the seas. Here is message that
came to Huntingdon chapter last
Sunday morning: The American
Red Cross Commissioner for
France has just cabled that the hos
pitfalls are in urgent need of the
following supplies:
100000 bath towels 19x38 in.
100000 hand towels 16x30 in.
100000 handkerchiefs l8x18 in.
10000 napkins 14xl4 in.
Large quantities sheets 64xl02 in.
The American Red Cross head
quarters at Washington has care
fully considered the best way of
filling these requirements.
1t is exceedingly difficult to Sc
cure these articles in large quanti-
ties in the open market at any
reasonable price today, and we
have finally decided to ask our chap
tiers to share in providing the arti-
cles on plan which was tried most
successfully in a limited number
of chapters some months ago. The
plan referred to known as the
Linen Shower" is to ask each
family to contribute one article or
a set of articles of household linen
from their reserve stock.
In this way, without material
reduction either of the household
stock or the sources of supply,
large quantities of useful articles
can be secured for Red Cross work.
For Huntingdon chapter and its
auxiliaries has been allotted the
following articles:
One hundred and eighty-one
bath towels, 1874 hand towels. 252
handkerchiefs, 16 napkins, IS bed
sheets.
We have accepted this allotment
as our reasonable portion, and will,
as usual, go over the top"
We have made the following al
lotment to our various auxiliaries:
Trezevant-20 bath towels, 35
hand towels, 40 handkerchiefs, Z
bed-sheets.
Atwood, Lavinia, Whitthorne,
Clarksburg, Westport. McLe-
moresville, Buena Vista and Hol-
low Rock auxiliaries are each asked
to supply-l6 bath towels, 80 hand
towels, 90 handkerchiefs, Z bed
sheets. Huntingdon chapter and
community will supply the remain
der.
The articles should be new or
substantially new and should be of
strong, rather than fine texture.
No fimSy or worn material wanted
Sheets should be heavy unbleached
muslin, with two-inch hem at top
and one-inch hem at the bottom.
The size given for each articlemay
not be exact, but as near the size
as possible.
The time set for this campaign
is September 80 to October Z, and
each auxiliary is requested to APP
point a special Linen Shower
committee at once and tell them to
get busy" We are counting on
each to do your full share, and-we
know you will.
I'VE are all in the same boat
Remember the boys in the
Trenches and smile
They deserve the best
We can take the rest.
Yours truly,
w. L. NOEL,
Chairman Huntingdon Chapter.