The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-10
RED CROSS NOTES


The regular monthly business meeting
of the Barre branch OF the Red Cross
postponed from last week, was held last
evening when reports were read and
matters pertaining to the work were
talked over. Ii was voted to discontinue
the holding of meetings at the work
room on Monday and Friday afternoons
during July and August, but they will
be continued through this month.
The May quota, shipped this month,
was as follows: 40 pairs ehildren's stock
ings, four pairs mems socks, two sweat
ers, two scarfs, two pairs wristers, 40
girls pettieoats, 40 pairs drawers, 20
chemses. The June quota, now in proc.
ess of completion, consists OF 100 gar
ments.
just now a special appeal has been
sent out for the making of layettes for
babies, 1000 of which remain to be done
between now and September, and the
work of each branch has to be completed
10 days before that to allow for shipping
and having the garments reach head
quarters at the right time.
The work OF making the layettes is
simple and light and an appeal is made
for all who can do so to take one or
more Of these for summer work
The plan is this. Mrs Frank w Rob
inson. chairman OF the sewing depart
ment, will order material for as many of
these layettes as the women in Barre
will signify their willingness to make.
There are many ways to get these lay
cites finished Some take one or more
r ~ : l.
piazza parties and getting the help for a
few hours of many hands, the work is
quickly and pleasantly done, while 9th
ers use them for summer pick.u work.
Think quickly and decide if Won will take
at least one of these layettes and then
telephone Mrs Robinson. lsl-M, before
June Is, SO that she may know exactly
how many 10 order. You will have until
the last week in August to complete the
sewing, when the rooms viii be open for
the return of the work and Mrs. Robin
son will see that they are shipped in
time to reach their destination by Sept l..
The last Red Cross bulletin calls spe-
cial attention to the need of the women
and babies overseas for these layettes
and also for knitted articles. Red Cross
WOthtIs are w Etu u Nhke iutli hHlbJllts
away with them this s'immer and pro-
duce both sweaters and stockings for the
children as well as the layettes before
mentioned.
In Barre there s still enough yarn on
hand at the Red Cross room for two
children's sweaters, several pairs socks
and also for mufflers. For the latter
there are different coors, left over from
former orders, which could be very pref
tiy worked into stripes in mufflers. Just
now there is a special call for knitting
and, inasmuch as the work room is to be
closed through July and August, it is
especially desirable that all this yarn be
given out for summer work After this
has been disposed of, if there is still a
call for more yarn it can be obtained
from Montpelier by Mrs. S. N. Parker,
chairman of the knitting department,
but it is desired to clear up that now on
hand first.
The last word from overseas is: "All
the garments that the women Of this
country can produce, plus all the gar
ments it is feasible for the Red Cross to
have made in factories, will not be suffi-
Gent to meet the needs of the suffering
people of Europe"