New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-03
Chavez County R. c. Notes

J. Kay $l.Uu, Mrs. Sarrigan $i.U
Presbyterian Missionary Society,
monthly donation 500. Mrs. C.. D..
Dilley $500, Mrs. c. F. Joyce, life
membership 5000. Pupils Of the l..
F. D. School $500, Mrs. Frank Pru
$1,000. Miss Mac Kelly $l.W. Miss
Della Ramsey AZ lbs. tinfoil and Mr..
Mitchell a bag of tinfoil.
At Magdaiena
Mrs. Miller. chairman of the finan-
&c committee, was called upon re-
Gently to raise money for the local
chapter at once, A waffle feast was
given and the receipts were $500,
while a lecture netted $3.50
Successful Dinner
The member Of the local chapter
in the Armstrong; new store room
at Estancia gave a successful dinner
recently and $38ol was added to the
fund.
A large box of CLOTHING was ship.
ped last week to the Belgium Relief
committee.
Quay County R. c. Notes
The entertainment and pie supper
given recently at the Centerville
school house in Nara Visa brought
over 5000, which was turned over
to the Red Cross.
A dance given last week for the
benefit of the organization at the
Bank Hall cleared $4,000.
The Carlsbad Ladies
Of the local chapter presented each
of the "a boys who left recently for
Camp Funston, Kansas, with knit
ted sweaters and comfort packs, the
latter containing tooth brush and
paste, soap, handkerchiefs, talcum
powder, shaving cream bath towel,
wash rag, deck of cards and chewing
gum
Benefit dance
The Spanish American citizens of
Holland, Union county. demonstrate
ed their intense loyalty for the Red
Cross by giving a dance recently.
Coffee and cake were served dur
ing the evening and after paying
for the music $500 was turned over
to the organization. Five new mem
bers were also added to the mem
bership list.
Bridge and 500 Party
The members of the local chapter
at Deming gave a bridge and 500
party at the Armory in that city
recently, which was a success social
ly and financially. The receipts for
the afternoon were $3.50.
The Red Cross rooms are very
busy making surgical dressings for
the boys in France, and also for the
base hospital at Camp Cody.
At Belen
The baseball game between the
Has-Beens and the Santa Fc men
netted $ll0 for the Red Cross.
Splendid Christian Spirit
The churches in Clovis recently
united in a service at the Lyceum,
at which time an offering was taken
amounting to $500. This was turn
ed over to the local Red Cross chapt-
er.
The churches in that city have de-
cided to make this service a perm
anent monthly occasion. The exact
Sunday for the event will be de-
termined Immediately.
Last week several loyal and ener-
gitic r. c. members canvassed the
city and as the result of their eff
fort the local chapter fund is richer
by $s50!O0.
Junior Red Cross
The Las Vegas school auxiliary
shipped II ice bag covers; seven per-
sonal bags; 20 wash rags. and eight
pairs of wristlets this week. The
children of the West side schools are
most enthusiastic and are so age
to do their bit that they are already
planning for next years work.
Two layettes were shipped by the
Lorctto auxiliary on Tuesday.
The High school Junior Red Cross
sent two layettes to Denver this
week.
The local chapter shipped a large
quantity of wristlets and socks to
the Division headquarters at Denver
this week.
Thirty sweaters we're given to the
drafted and enlisted men who left
the latter part of last week for one
of the training camps.
On the Job
Miss Ruth Schlott, Of Las Vegas
who organized a Red Cross Auxi-
liary at Tres Piedras, where she is
teaching, with a membership of 81
knitters, practically the whole town
recently arranged with the
assistance of other ladies a program.
Dance and auction sale for the
benefit of the local chapter. When
the event was over the auxiliary
had $l25.O to its credit.
Are They Loyal?
Take a peep into the knitting room
at the Penitentiary at Santa Fe and
you will see a small group of cheer
full prisoners engaged in the manu-
of socks for the army.
They are daily driving the Red
Cross knitting machines at a speed
.unequaled by hundreds of others who
are not laboring beneath the crush
ing weight of a life sentence behind
the Bars, and who are no more loyal
10 the American flag than these, who
are moved to their greatest effects
doing their bit to help win the, war
because of their love for liberty,
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