The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-03-07
Red Cross KnitterS
Must Continue Work
Word Comes Of Terrible Suffering
Among Women And Children In
Arctic Siberia-Maui Branch May
Disband Sometime Not Yet

The future of the Maui Red Cross
is uncertain. Whether or not it is t
be made a permanent organization is
not at this time decided. But In any
banding for some time yet. There is
too much suffering as a result OF the
war.
Mrs. Frank Baldwin, who is head
Of the Maui, is urging the women Of
the various chapters on this Island to
keep up their knitting. She says
they must not think Of quitting for
yet awhile. Letters from DR.. Baldwin
and other workers from the Islands
in Siberia (where all Island supplies
are now going) bear strongest tes-
timony of the awful suffering there,
particularly among ome and chill
dren, and the crying need for every
garment that the Islands can send.
The Maui Branch has a good sup
ply of yarn at it's Kahului rooms, and
1t Is up to the Maui women to make
u7e Of It. Just no. the demand is
ioi 5hawls, childr,I a. sweaters. and
stockings For women and chi. jren.
Mrs. Ed. Walsh, secretary Of the
Maui Branch, stated this week that
It Is hoped very shortly to have some
first hand information from Maj. A..
L. Castle, now recovering in Homo
lulu from a critical illness contracted
in the Far East. AS soon as MT.
Castle is strong enough it Is possible
that he may visit Maui and give some
suggestions as to the work.
That the need for civilian relief is
great and that the women Of the
whole United States are being rallied
to answer the demand, is indicated
from the following extract from the
current issue Of the Red Cross Buile-
tin:
More Knitting
Draw again the knitting needles
that temporarily were sheathed. fol-
lowing the signing of the armistice;
Hands that became expert in WELD
ing them in thousands Of Red Cross
work rooms, when there were gar
ments to be made for u boys in
camps and trenches, have new work
to do. This time it is not a matter
of supplying comforts; it is one Of re-
%lieving actual and terrible suffering.
patriotism never had any finer
personification than in the ase Of the
millions of American women who re-
sponded to the country's call and be-
came the Army behind the Army"
Now it is humanity that calls. Women
and children all ver Europe and in
the countries of the near East, are
suffering from the lack Of proper
clothing. Over there, even il the peo-
pie had the money with which to buy,
there is no material to be made into
the articles that mean protection, and
| warmth, and health.
1T is to supply in some measure
the crying needs in this line OF relief.
that Red Cross chapters are now
summoned to a new knitting task.
Fortunately there is in stock a con-
siderable quantity of yarn, originally
intended for use in knitting garments
for the soldiers. This yarn Is to be
made available as quickly as possible
for the making OF stockings. mufflers
and sweaters for children who are in
nocent sufferers of the war now end
ed. and shawls for women who have
lost homes and loved ones, everything
except the hope which must be turn
ed to courage in order to set the
world going again.
ITO what happier use could this
left over material be put than just
this form of relief now presenter"