Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-21
ALMA WOMEN
IN WAR WORN

IN WAX NOhh
Mrs. Ezra Smith ....... Red Cross
Mrs. J. +. Collins. Com. of National
Defense
The rooms in the Polasky block,
which have been the Red Cross head
quarters for the past two months,
have been rented This means that
"spring movingday" has come for
Red Cross workers. We are heading
for the Masonic Home ,(where we ex-
pect to be when warm weather ar
rivesD but our itinerary has not yet
been perfected. We are pleased to
announce, however, that for the pres
ent we will have quarters in the Re
ception Room at the Oddfellow Tenn
pie.
Directions: Ascend the stairs by the
electric lighting rooms, turn to your
left, look for the Red Cross, enter;
there is work for you to do
Mrs. Francis King, who is now a
women's defense committee and ad-
yisory member of the food produc-
ton department, will speak on the
subject, woman on the Land" at the
women's war work conference held in
Lansing this week.
1t is very important that you should
renew your membership in the Red
Cross, for if you signed before last
October, then your membership has
expired and that will never do.
BE one TO help place our junior
schools on a 25 per cent membership
basis, by buying a 25 cent ticket to
hear Dr. Bradley's lecture.
The aims and plans OF the regstra-
tion committee were explained by
Miss Robinson at large meeting of
the Council Of National Defense held
hast week at the home of Mrs. Rhodes.
Mrs. Ward told Of the work of the
food committee which, this month, is
asked to devote its energies TO food
production.
Between $50 and 400 people attend
cd the Community singing last Sun
day. The hour has been changed to
$3.50 and the meeting next week will
be in the Methodist church. Mrs. King.
who was prevented by illness from
speaking, will talk next Sunday, upon
food production and the part that
women can take in that work this
year.
lothian Allen, in short talk at
Community singing last Sunday.
spoke of the absolute necessity OF
home gardens this year and the i'm
portance of early planning. Mr.. Al
len will take charge of the Boys Vol
unteer Land Movement in Alma and
will register boys every Friday even
ing at 7:30, in the City hall This in
cludes boys from rs to 81 years Of
age, who are willing to work on the
farms for all or part of the farmers
busy season. This work will be done
all over the state and will not only
be Of great Importance in the solution
Of food production problems, but will
be a great opportunity for boys to do
their bit in the great war in which
our country is now engaged.
The next thing TO going across"
and seeing for ourselves, is to hear
Dr. NJ. S. Bradley tell us about it.
This able orator is to give his splen-
did war lecture in the High school au-
ditorium. the evening Of Feb 81, at
s o'clock. We have made arrange
ments for this particular lecture for
various reasons; primarily to boom
the school membership campaign,
which had to be postponed from
Christmas week until now Again, we
all need rousing, reliable facts fired
from the shoulder. to keep Alma high
up in patriotism. Make your plans
NOW to hear this lecture; % cents
for adults and Is for children under
high school age.
Ii may not be convenient to fold
gauze, make bandages nor hospital
Rarments-then
Knit, knit, knit,
A woman in common gown.
Her yarns are grey,
BY night and day
With thanks" for pay
She knits away
For boy gone from our town.
Knit, knit, knit.
4 woman in costly gown,
The socks are white
With top row bright.
Her heart is light
Her motive right,
4 love for our boys in brown.