Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-17
EVERYBODY SEW

ment of Refugee Garment
Work Made by Miss Newell
OF the Woman's Work. De-
partment of the A. r. c.
Thursday Evening
She IS a Stacker who will not at
( tend The sewing classes in connec-
ton with the Red Cross as faithful
~ as SHE did tile surgical iressins.
classes. Ii she doesn't like to sew.
surely IN payment for all that the
women Of devastated Europe have
/ Gone IN keeping up the morale Of
: our boyS would ne but 4 tribute 20
them ana Il she doesn't knew how to
sew, surely again. when she started
Inc surgical dressing work she knew
nothing about the work. She can
take out hastings. sew on buttons
Z ana then II she is OF ordinary INTEL
lGence she can advance in the work.
x definite amount of work mas been
sald out. a certain number OF refugee
garments must he finished before the
iirst OF March and the women Il
New England must come up to the
mark. and over the top as they
have done in all other work which
ihef nave undertaken during this
Sreat wax. And why should she
scumbIe about the style and the
make II the garments? Surely il
We We're placed IN the same condi.
tons IN which are The children of
Europe. with no clothes, no homes,
nothing 70 draw upon. We would
want. II We were TO be supplied,
clothes cut after the patterns to
which we We're used and not some
foreign cut, such as the people Of
Belgium or of France might wear.
THIS same applies 20 The children in
Europe. THey want clothes like
they have been wearing and certain
~, The women 81 this country can
make them. is 4 small way OF show
ing their appreciation?
All this and much more was told
by Miss Lav,na H. Newell. director
II The Women's Work Tor the New
England division of the Red Cross
Thursday evening ut the Y. NJ c.
y. She spoke right from Tie should
r. with emphasis and right from
The hear with feeling. The slack
"rs never seem 70 come when she is
going 70 speak ana 50 she SAYS she
cannot have a chance TO talk TO
them. but the message can he car
red out The work, If course. IS
voluntary. and so everything must
l,t said with 4 smile AS Miss Newell
delightfully."- expressed il. after
working n this for four years she
had found that It was one continual
grin.
The meeting Tuesday evening was
allied 20 order iusr before = o o!ock by
Blaine s Viles. chairman ri he iu-
gusta chapter OF the Red Cross Then
l. z. Smith. Jr.. Of Boston. ..eid Sec
retarv FOR Maine. vas introduced and
spoke briefly upon the amount ., sew
.nc which vas 10 ne done within 4
stated time. The allotment fcr Augusta
VIII ne about 800 garments 10 lie TN.
shcd before March I. The last OF ,ne
supplies FOR the garments will De sent
out January .. Til. work may be done
1t The suggestions NJ The local chair
lTlen n any way Is long IS ]: IS done.
Mr.. smith early spoke If the splendid
work which has been uone by the mo-
lor corps of Augusta. al organization
which mas worked efficiently and Quiet
y. II IS easy 10 work when the bands
are playing and the Tags are flying,
but 20 sit for hours in The ram and the
snow in an automobile. :nanr cases the
driver being = woman. that is not such
easy work. >u-h ( Tie ease among the
motor corps workers. He especially
mentioned The splendid work done by
he Augusta corps during the first cpl
de!nic mis- winter. one instance: 4
doctor was on MS way 20 Fort Kent
IN SATURDAY. lie stopped of. at All.
g-ista to- instructions and bv 50 dong
lost the rain. No trains IN on the
< A. on SUNDAYS 27f FOR tina, reason
The doctor could not reach For Kent
until the next following Monday night
# ne missed the SATURDAY. tran. An
hour after :he tram mad left the .Au.
Gusta station the doctor Was taken to
Northern Maine junction IN time 20
get aboard The regular train leaving
there for Fort Kent.
Vow that The war has stopped and the
order has been received 70 stack needles
there is much warn eft with he va
rious chapters. Miss Newell. who spoke
following Mr.. Smith. explained how this
Tar1 vas 20 be disposed of The right
has been given The chapters 20 sell what
rarn they have on hand at safs 4
round. which is rock-ho,som price The
poor warn may be returned % the head
quarters
Miss Newell explained The earning Of
the service pin. 4 worker may wear
a service nm # size has worked 800
hours II the first six months. and two
white bars for the next six months
Everything which Miss Newell had to
say was Intensely interesting ard she
impressed upon her hearers the mes
sage OF the true Red Cross spirit 10
harry nome. The work from now on
viii he done on peace basis and will
be carried On. the women of New Eng
and doing their share as nobiy as they
have done in all other dr: veg.