Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
THINGS HUMMING
FOR THE SOLDIERS
Red Cross Workers in Lady
smith Busy Making Hos
pital Garments
WINTER WORK GROWS
WITH GREATER DEMAND
Need For More Workers is Great
Visit to Red Cross Rooms i'm
City Hall

rive sewing WERE uuIi-
ming at the rooms of the Ladysmith
chapter of the Red Cross at the city
hall Wednesday afternoon, when work
was really resumed after a week OF
rest from the regular schedule. 1t was
Il warm and pleasant place to work.
1t was Rebekah day and piles of
nice canton flannel was being cut i'll
to pajama. bath robe and hospital
shirt patterns and being sewed into
garments for the boys both in Am
erica and France This is the big
work in hand now. Knitting goes on
other days as we'll as sewing. The
days are:
Mondays-Ladies' Aid Society of
the NJ f. church, Miss Anna Rock
Stad III charge.
TueSdayS-NO sewing.
WedneSdays-R ebekahS and every
two weeks ladies of the Christian
church. Mrs. Dell Richards in charge.
Thursdays Bethany Sisters of the
Congregational church. Mrs f. NJ.
Doyle in charge.
Fridays-I4adieS of st. Mary's Cath
Ollie church Mrs. Fl. Wilson. who isl
also Inspector of the work done by
ali the groups. in charge.
Saturdays-Alrs Will Hughes. La
dies of none of the other organiZa
tiOns. All are invited.
Need of Workers
But there are not half enough
ohoI in a
week have responded and when it is
considered that actual work began on
Sept ,, and not to exceed 800 hours
of work have been put i'll, the immense
amount of things made for the Red
Cross by the Ladysmith chapter is
surprising There is a rigid inspection
of all the things sent to the Central
Headquarters at Chicago and not an
article has ever been returned to the
local chapter. All have passed exam
nation.
The rooms each day are in charge
of Mrs. j. z. Peterson who is also
chairman of sewing. Mrs. I'll. A. Dim
ock is the knitting chairman. Those
sewing Wednesday were:
MeSdames, Luella E. ]. Bruegger,
Alex Moore r. Huxtable. J. HI. Dou-
cette. Cary Noble, NJ. HI. Early, Eta
Clough. d. W. MalOney, Lester Clark
and Miss Gertrude NJ. Winn.
ON Thursday, Bethany Sisters day,
only two ladies came, Mrs. Frank
Hughes and Mrs. j. L. McCorison.
One Hour Week
More women are wanted for the
work, If every woman able to knit
or To sew would give an hour a day
each week in Ladysmith it would add
to the comfort of the soldiers inn
menSely.
There are no quotas for comforts"
said the chairman of the sewing, Mrs.
Peterson. to the reporter for the News
Budget when he called at the Red
Cross rooms on Wednesday, but the
demand for these articles in both this
country and abroad is SO great that
every one is urged to knit harder than
ever. There is great demand for he'll
NETS and chapters that have before
completed their quotas are urged also
of helmets We urge on the women
of the city and county the tremendous
need of earnest effort. Will you
please print the names of those who
come SO they may have credit for the
faithful work they are dOing?'
All Pass Inspection
\ letter received at the local head
quarters says: I'VE wish to acknOwl-
edge the inspection of your shipment
of Dec IL and to notify you that it
is satisfactory"
Contributions for the Christmas
packages for the soldiers were re-
ceived as follows:
Bruce, $3.50; Weyerhaeuser $15.-
90; Hawkins, $1,000: Ingram, 5000;
I.adysmith. $500
Here Are Things You Can Do
Those who do not feel like sewing
or knitting can do work at home or
send any of these articles which are
gladly accepted and of which there is
great need:
/ Sheets (both bleached and I'M
bleached) at least GA inches wide and
102 inches long. These may be wider
or longer as desired
Pillow slips of bleached or un-
hleached muslin for French hospitals
should he 2S inches wide and 80 in
ches long and should have three pairs
of tie tapes stitched on the inside of
the hem TO hold the pillow in. For
American hospitals they should be
about Sc inches long by 81 inches wide
when finished.
3 Plain towels and bath towels.
There is "A great demand for towels of
all sorts
4 Wash cloths either bath towel
ing or closely knitted ones.
) Handkerchiefs, colOred preferred /;
white acceptable.
6 Comfort pillows, all sizes and
shapes, filled with any good soft ma
terial.
Gay Bags For Boys
Z Bright cOlored bags, untitled, for
70, i'm, ha hos oil