The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-19
tBy Mrs. J. |. Morris)

lNeln Will pay the supreme pitCC-
What are we going to do? Wha
the American women have done fol
the Red Cross. Are you among these
noble women? The value of the time
alone for the services the American
women have given to the Red Cross
up to December Is. 1917 is $4,000,
600. Value of material furnished
bandages. base hospital supplies
sweaters. mufflers. helmets. wrist
let's and sox. up to December Is
1917 valued at over $20,000,0OO. Or
to date the figures show that the
American women furnished over SIS,
100000 value to the Red Cross fol
services, bandages. base hospital sup
plies and knitted garments, and we
are only just beginning to wake ur
to the real meaning of this awful
crisis.
Donations received this week:
Mrs. W. E. Braden. Sparta. ILL.,,
cash SIS.
Jno. L. Lee. Thomasville. cash $50.
Mrs. r. o. Love. cash IS.
Mrs. w. F. FELTON,, Clifton. 81.
Mrs. Kit Sails Aubrey. 81.
Mrs. ]. B. Lowe. Aubrey. So. the
cash value of her Xmas turkey.
Mrs. DIR. w. S. Beatty. Aubrey, gave
a little quilting party. and invited in
her neighbors to help her quilt. She
charged each one invited an admis-
sion fee of ten cents as they entered
the door. A most delightful after
noon was spent and Mrs. Beatty real-
lied $3.50. which she donated to
our local Red Cross. Hope some
more of the ladies will decide to
give quilting parties.
DR.. w. s. Beatty, Aubrey. cash 81.
Miss Leslie Freeman. one infant
layette.
Mrs. Jno. C. Williams. ten yards
pillow casing.
Mrs. Willie Sails, Aubrey. rs dozen
trench candles.
Mrs. w. C. Comstock. Council. 81.
sxs
The following work completed:
Tuesday a. M, April 3. Capt, Mrs.
#. III. Govan. Mesdames. Kate Pruitt
r. d. .Jarratt j. B. Daggett Com
pleted suits pajamas. one reversible
shirt.
Monday a. M, April Is. Mrs. w.
F. FELTON, and Mrs. Morris cut hos
pital garments. Mrs. w. B. Mann.
Sr.. made two suits pajamas at home.
Monday p. M. Maccabees. Mrs. I.
P. Clifford and Mrs. Edna Griffin
completed one suit pajamas and
helped Mrs Morris cut hospital gar
ments.
Tuesday a. M. Capt. Mrs. F. H.
Govan. Mesdames. Marshall Hewitt,
r. d. Jarratt. ]. B. Daggett. Bob
Lindsey. Kate Pruitt. Edmond Beaz-
ley. Completed 5 suits pajamas. one
reversible shirt.
Wednesday a. m. team. Capt. Mrs.
w. s. McClintock. Mesdames. J.S r.
Jarratt, Schumacher, r. d. Smith,
Maclin McClintock. w. F. FELTON,, w.
A. Johnston. Sr.. Elizabeth Hobbs.
Completed pillow cases. 2 suits pa
>. .
hemmed 40 linen operating towels.
Wednesday p. M. U. ID. c. chapter.
Capt, Mrs w. l.. Ward. Mesdames.
Houston Potts. T. P. Clifford. Ray
Case. r. l.. Nixon. w. c. Boone
A. C. Stewart. Dave Dupuy. H. NJ.
Jackson. w. T. Despair. o. G. Nor.
ment. Completed suits pajamas,
helpless reversible shirts. scultetus
bandages and basted together 10
scultetus bandages.
Every week Julia Robinson. color
ed. who cooks for Mrs. w. s. Nc
Clintock. makes two helpless re-
shirts for US. These shirts
are very particular and tedious to
make. and must be made just the
same on both sides. Julia makes
them just beautifully. Every week
Mrs. McClintock takes two shirts
home to Julia on Wednesday and she
makes them and sends them in on
the next Wednesday. She is doing
her part to help make some wounded
soldier comfortable.
We hope to make another very
large shipment of base hospital sup
plies. knitted garments, clothing for
the French and Belgian children
made by the Junior Red Cross and
domestic science class. and thousands
Of gun wipers and shot bags made