The Cordova daily times., 1919-03-19


Because of the fact that certain
productive activities have been dis
continued some of the poe pie have In
felred that the need for Red Cross
service in sewing and knitting is over.
This is not the case, however, and
one CT the important future activities
of the American Red Cross is the pro-
duction of refugee garments, both
knitted and sewed. The Red Cross
commissioners in Europe report that
thousands upon thousands OF men,
women and children are actually suf-
fering from the lack Of clothing, and
conditions ere such that while the
Red Cross is planning to send much
of the material to Euu:cpe for the
women to make into garments at the
present time, it is necessary to send
many garments already made up
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Answering the question that mas
often been asked, why the factories
are not given this work in order to
give employment to the unemployed,
the present plan of the Red Cross is
to give the most difficult garments,
such as boys suits, girls dresses and
mems shirts, which are more difficult
and require more time in making, to
the factories.
Chapters all over the country were
recently sent a production order for
knitted refugee garments. From a
second appeal through the Red Cross
News notes of last week the names or
Mrs. BARLEY Howard, Mrs. w. A. G.
Baldwin, Mrs. Delate Cook, Mrs.
Arthur Holt, Mrs. l. l.. Smith, Mrs.
Harry Robinson, Mrs. Funk, Mrs.
Mrs. Archie Field, Miss Joslin, Mrs.
William Frusman, Mrs. William Nc
Donald, Mrs. Henry Maillard, Mrs. DR..
Chase, Mrs. James Lyons, Mrs. George
Buchanan, are added to the list OF
refugee knitters.
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Information received on the last
boat tells of the coming spring drive
for refugee garments of the simpler
kind. such as women's and children's
skirts, night gowns and chemise.
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Some of the workers in our local
chapter are ready and willing to con-
tinue with this work, but not as many
az should. Cannot all those who have
so cheerfully helped in the past con-
centrate their energies for the next
two months in helping the women of
Europe to furnish garments to clothe
themselves and the great number Of
children who have been left homeless
and fatherless? .....-. ..... -.
This final effort to help clothe the
thousands of fatherless, homeless,
friendless children, the women who
are left destitute and the men who
will be busy retaining the devastated
areas of Europe will take place:
When-Any time between now and
June list.
How-All materials will be supplied
free of charge to chapters.
Who-Every Red Cross member is
asked to help.
Where-The work can be done at
home or at headquarters.
Says German Prison Food Far From
Appetizing
"It was nothing more than Stops.
We wouldn't feed it to the hogs at
home" That is what Sergeant Edgar
M. Halyburton says of the food the
Germans gave their American prison
ers. Sergeant Halyburton was the
man chosen by his 24OO fellow Ameri
can prisoners at Rastatt as "Com
mandant" of the prison camp there
where the captured Yanks were finally
congregated. He was thirteen months
in Germany as prisoner. When he
was sent to Rastatt on August IA
1918, he found $50 Americans already
there as prisoners.
In an interview Sergt. Halyburton
said that when he was first captured
on November 3rd, 1917, the Germans
did not allow the American prisoners
to get in touch with the American Red
Cross representatives at Berne, Swift
zerland. He adds that apparently nc
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