Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-29
COLLEGE GIRLS
DO HARD WORK
FOR RED CROSS

to roll up their sleeves and turn
washerwomen, If the occasion de-
mands, is illustrated by the story Of
the Mount Holyoke college unit Of
the American Red Cross. now serv-
ing at the Port of st. Nazaire, France.
Members of this unit. casting all dig
nifty to The winds, worked for days
frosty winter days-in the open, over
washtubs. and as a result salvaged
a fire-blackened and b~rine-soaked
cargo OF socks, b%athrobes. pajamas.
hospital shirts, waists. Women's and
children's winter clothing, and numer-
other articles.
1t happened that shortly before the
unit arrived at st. Nazaire, a cargo Of
Red Cross hospital, supplies and refu-
gees garments had been landed there,
bearing the marks Of a terrible strug-
gle with fire in the hold of the yes
sci. The cases were blackened and
charred, their contents soaked with
salt water, and burned fragments Of
clothing, black and grimy, protruded
through great holes. The task of res
cuing as much of the priceless freight
as, possible devolved upon Miss Har-
ris. head of the refugee work in the
use of trucks, II the work Of SAL
wage began.
Empty school buildings. vacated
because of an epidemic, were requisi-
toned, strong women were loaned by
foundry for the heavier work, a
group of German prisoners was util-
lied, and "a wholesale washing and
asserting of damaged wearing ap-
parel, a very valuable lot of goods,
continued for days. Twenty-three
cases of garments were distributed
among the civilian residents who
were willing to help salvage them.
Imagine then, on a series of cold
days" write the young women, "a
group of washerwomen leaning over
tubs on the ground; German prison.
ers wheeling clothes in wheelbarrows,
from garden to courts and preaus,
others on ladders catching the clothes
as tossed up to them. and hanging
them on lines ten feet from the
ground, and a swarm of merry school
children, always present and help
full. not only with the washing but
with their French; for by speaking
slowly and only occasionally laugh
a wash-day vocabulary that will be
more useful to us in our future work
with refugees than our literary and
philosophical one"
The Pro-Cathedral club has an
IloulCeu lNdI tAe SeCOnu udHClHS anu
card party which the club will give is
to take place on Wednesday Of next
week, February S. The committee in
charge comprises Mr.. n Mrs. w. J.
Clare, Mr.. and Mrs. g.. T. Cullen, Mr..
and Mrs. John Quigley, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Dunlap and MI. and Mrs. Cleary
Monley. The affair will be given at
the knights of Columbus club rooms
and the success of the first party re-
Gently given by this club would seem
a sufficient guarantee that all of the
affairs given by the organization
would be well worth attending.
X X X
About 100 business girls of the city
are expected to attend the Y. w. c.
A. business girls supper which is be-
ing given this evening at $50 o'clock
at the association. Supper will be
followed by a meeting, at which Miss
Games and a general good time will
be enjoyed after the meeting.
The Young Ladies sodality of St.
Michael's pro-cathedral will give a
dance in the knights of Columbus hall
tomorrow THURSDAY? evening from
to IL o'clock. The chaperons for the
evening are to be Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as McElroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Coch-
rane, Mr.. and Mrs. A.. j.. Jerome and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleary Monley.
X X X
Miss Pearl Bemis of Crookston, who
was here a few days 6 to visit, re.
turning to Crookston on Sunday, was
married On Monday afternoon at Ada
Mimi, to Charles E. Woolms, also OF
Ccookston. The service was read by
Rev. Francis Boone of the Methodist
church.
X X X
The Misses Dorothy. Mary. Frances
and Eustacia H%ennessey, daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hennessey OF
North Eighth street, are ill with in.
%f1uenza-