Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-20

About this time, the housewife be-
gins her annual fall drive on house
cleaning, likewise she goes over the
winter wardrobe, and household linen.
She will find many garments belong
ing to herself or to some member Of
her family that can lie spared. 1t
may be too worn TO he Of u5a in it's
original state, but il il . Of a gopd
quality, and can be cleaned, it will
1srve some good purpose. Eo not
throw away . single thing you may,
6nd in the clothing line, uniess, Of
eGarnor.it II ah6e1ute35r wnrthless.
Caet-o6 ba1l dressed, GeOEpsst e1tpe,
chiffon, high-heeled ah0es, corsets, ard
alch articles are Of no use Whatever,
and will not be accepted. Do nJt send
anything containing rubber, rlnsoats,
rubber boots, etc. Not..: Rubber heels
can easily be removed from shtes.
Stiff hats, either mems or women's
straw, dress or deruy. Books, t0yA
soap, toilet articles. Notes or c0mInu-l
nications Of any sor. . disruption
must posi- not b. sent.
We herewith publish an authorized
list of articles acceptable. Go over
it carefully and then look around you
and remember that you are one Of the
citizens Of the richest and most gem
erous nations, and that It is only BY
the grace and protection Of m ALL
seeing Fat;,cr that we arc not IN the
same position those poor ln;orturates
across the seas are in TO-DAY Give till
it hurts. What If you cannot find .
single article that is fused" that You
can give away. Take down from it's
hook in the closet, one Of those nice,
warm serge skirts, lyou don't need
them all) or part with one Of your
lots Of shivering old ladies and little
dark holes. Flannel garments Of all
kinds are eagerly acceptable by. the
Red Cross and are used for hospital
use and to make little gorments for
soft, little bodies Of babies. You can
spare one garment.
Remember, too, that the women who
have the "drive" in charge, are only
too willing to fix over, mend and zee
that all garments and donations are
At to send, still, every little bit added
makes just that much more.
And You can do your bit in that line,
likewise saving many weary hour
for the already over-w0rked women
of the Red Cross. When you have de-
cided on what you can give, 60 over
the articles carefully and ssee that they
are clean and il wearahle, mend al
rents and see that all buttons, or fast
eners are in place. OF course the
clothing donated need not be IN first
class condition. But it should be clean,
dry and Of seryiceable quality. II
you have pair Of good shoes you can
give, see that the soles are good and
the heels straight. Sew on any miss
ing button or have the shoe laces new
and of strong quality. Remember,
the clothing Of all kinds will be sub
jected to the hardest kind Of wear,
and therefore should be of the best
material possible.
Blankets that have become thin in
the middle, or those with the ends
worn out and ragged, will be accepted
rs they can be made over into smaller
blankets for children's beds. For the
some purpose, bed ticking, sheeting,
also linen Of various kinds il badly
needed by hospital overseas. Save
all you can spare and >bend it to the
Red Cross.
Tie following list Of articles viii
gfve you an idea as to how to proceed.
We understand that al clothing do
mated Il to be LEFT at the same bald
ing used for that purpose last yeaz.-
Husf1e now. This il Z time for speed,
- dont BE afraid Of breaking tie
sleed limit b that respect Just hur-
Every lid cf garment, for II sgss
and &etA eezss 3 ur4sntly needed. A
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