The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-04-26
+ RED CROSS NEWS +

Opheim now has a membership of
$1,000 of which $1,000 was a dona-
ton.
Considering the fact hat there is
not n officer or worker in the VAL
ley County Montana chapter receiving
any remuneration whatever for their
services, we have every reason to be
proud of the excellent record which
has been made during the past few
months.
The Red Cross pig sent to Nashua
to be auctioned off there for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross, Melted the
Nashua auxiliary $1O4, while the
rooster brought in SIS. A hen was also
donated at this time. From Nashua
the pig and fowls will be sent to
Oswego and from there to Opheim.
Since April Is the Red Cross chap
ter has shipped to headquarters 5
cases of articles, which includes the
following: 12O bed shirts, As pa
jana suits, 9 bath robes, 80 bed socks,
20 bandage foot socks, 40 sweaters,
35 pair of socks, 10 pair wristlets, 10
French caps, 10 hot water bottle COW
ers, 46 gauze congresses, ESQ gauze
wipes, 8 irrigation pads.
Many of the auxiliaries in the rural
districts labor under great disadvant-
ages because Of the distance the men,
bers live apart. This often necessi-
tates sacrifice on the part of the chief
promoters. An example of this is
given in the case Of Mrs. Erwin of
Ossette, who travels three and
half miles on horseback to the post
office after materials, distributes it
among the members, collects the work
when finished, and returns it to the
chapter. Under such circumstances
this auxiliary last month sent in 76
bed snirls, 90 paJama suits, =" "e"
socks, 5 pair knitted socks, 3 sweat
,ers and 2 pair wristlets.
Auxiliary Work.
iaries have sent in packages
which contain the following articles:
Oswego-2 bed shirts, 3 pajama
suits. Z pair knitted socks, and l
sweater. -.
Inglenook (Lismas) auxiliary
sweaters, "a bed shirts.
Frazer-33 bed shirts, l pair band
age foot socks, 8 pajama suits, 2 par
knitted cocks.
Jordon Cou1ee auxjliary-3 pair
knitted socks, 10 bed shirts.
Opheim-7 pajama suits. bath
robe, 3 bed shirts, 2 pair knitted
socks, l scarf, 6 sweaters.
Knitter's Don't.
At this time when we are asking for
more socks, and when yarn is so diff
ficult to obtain, the following don'ts
seem pertinent:
Don't send a pair of socks which
measure less than ID inches or more
than IA inches from top of leg to tip
of heel Az inches of purling is in
Guided in this measurement.
Don't accept a pair of socks which
measures less than 101s inches or
; more than II inches from tip Of toe
to tip Of heel.
Don't accept a pair of socks mar
rover thar 31a inches or wider than
Az inches in either foot or leg when
measured double.
: Don't make sock with double heel
: Don't knot yarn in knitting; al
yarn should be spliced when it i:
s necessary to break the yarn for an!
5 reason. Knots cause great discomfort
to our soldiers.
Don't fail to mark plainly every pal
of socks with foot size in inches.
Red Cross Yarn.
The following letter is self explain
atory, and will no doubt leave the de
sired impression upon the Red eros
April 16, 1918.
Mrs. Anna M. Hargadine, Sec'y.,
Valley County Red Cross Chapter,
Glasgow, Montana.
My dear Mrs. Hargadine:
Your letter Of April Is written t
the bureau of supplies, was referre
to this office for answer. / am yer
sorry that you are having difficult
with your workers and that they al
unwilling to make the heavy yarn u
in to socks. l am sure if they coul
see the very good socks that are mao
from this yarn, they would have 7
objection to using it.
must ask you to continue usir
your very best efforts to get the W
men to use the heavy yarn, because
times it is all we can get and we net
socks in tremendous numbers. v
have a great deal of this heavy va!
and are sending it out to the cha
tiers with the express desire that Il
women in charge of the knitting Il
their best endeavors to have soc
produced from this yarn. l am su
you will do your very best.
Yours very truly,
MRS CORA ED1OY NV