The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-03-15
LOCAL RED CROSS
|NAUURATES SECOND
HOME NURSING UNIT
Home Service Executive Secretary
Looked After 81 Families-50
Letters Written.
HOME SERVICE INSTITUTE CON-
QUOTED BY MISS LABOUISSE.
March 24-3l Week for Collecting
Used Clothing for Helpless Re-
fugees in Allied Countries.

On Friday night, March 7th, Mrs.
Lacoste entertained her Home Nurs-
ing Glass, at her hospitable home on
the Front. Those fortunate to enjoy
such pleasant evening were: Misses
Mercedes Sportono, Hilda and Elsie
Sporl, Lillith Ansley, Alice Chapman,
Mesdames Mary Stokoe, Sarah Power,
Marie Stub, Leila Clark Clifford,
Mary eager, Eleanor Firsching and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bosse.
There was not a dull moment, IS
Miss Lacoste and. Mrs Bosse enter
tanned US with both instrumental and
vocal music.
After repairing to the dining room,
where delicious fruit punch and cake
were served, many toasts were given;
all felt that theywere due the entire
Lacost family and Mr.. and Mrs. Bosse
vote of thanks for entertaining us
so royalty.
Another large Home Nursing class
was enrolled at Red Cross Headquar-
ters on Monday afternoon-correct
list will be published next week.
A vote of thanks to the Woodmen
of the World for the use of their hall
on so many occasions was rendered.
Home Service Executive Secretary
reported 81 families looked after, and
so letters written. She desires to ex-
press her thanks and appreciation of
Judge Breath's willing and efficient
services in behalf of her clients.
Miss Labouisse is still leading a
very instructive Home Service Insti-
tute, and it is a source of grief that
that more of our citizens of Hancock
County are not taking advantage of
this great opportunity of learning to
be trained workers for humanity.
1t is social service applied to the
families of Soldiers and Sailors; and
a course, costs them time and money;
now you have this opportunity at the
expense of the Red Cross, and then
neglect it.
Miss Labouisse is here three days
out of each week, Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Fridays. =
Come to Headquarters and view
the new allotment, and am sure You
will want to take garment home to
make up.
Stacking needles was an erroneous
statement to have been made, and let
us correct it by getting out our need
le7 make garments needed for the
civilians for European countries. We
are not only asked to make new gar
ments, but to save discarded cloth
ing, and the following letter from
Gulfport Division Headquarters will
explain.
''The most comprehensive collec-
ton of used clothing, shoes and bed
ding ever undertaken will be eonduc-
ted by the American Red Cross dur
ing the week of Mar. 24-31, when the
American people will be asked to
donate ten thousand tons of cast-off
apparel to the helpless refugees in al
lied countries. The need of clothing
in many lands is one of the most seri-
Gus reccnstruction problems, but it is
expected that long step toward solv-
ing it will be taken when the thosands
of Red Cross chapters begin their col
lection of discarded garments.
Every kind of garment for all ages
and both sexes, except as obviously
could not help refugees, is to be ac-
cepted. Since the clothes will be
subjected to the hardest kind Of wear
only garments Of strong and durable
material should be given.
They need not, however, be in per-
feet condition for there are thousands
of destitute women in the recovered
territory eager to earn small liveli-
hood by repairing the clothing that
will be sent to the needy. In addi-
tion to the secondhand garments
there will be accepted piece goods,
light, warm canton flannel and other
fabrics from which to make clothes
for newborn babies, sheeting and
blankets and even scrap leather,
which is needed for repairing shoes.
Wooden goods Of any kind, soft hats
and caps for all ages and sweaters of
any kind or size will be welcomed,
while mems shirts and paiamas that
are not longer serviceable as such can
be turned into ehiidren's garments.
The Chapters collecting the cloth
ing will forward it to central col
lecting point whence it will be shipped
to Europe in vessels Of the European
Relief Administration. 1t will be
distributed under the direct super
yjsien at American Red Cross agents.
Mrs. T. B. CLIFFORD, Reporter.
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