The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-10
RED NOTES

lntarest and attendance is falling be-
hind again at Red Cross headquarters, IN
spite of the insistent call from overseas
for help. Some are doing a large amount
OF work while others have not as yet re-
sponded.
Two thousand and seven persons in
Barre became members of the Red Cross
during the Christmas drive Without
any question, large number OF these
were women. Now if each woman would
take home only one garment in a month
to make, or give one afternoon month
at the work room, Barre's quota would be
taken care Of easily. And with those
who could and would flor some of them
are doing it now take home a number of
garments or devote a number Of after
Moons 10 sewing 1T the room, the work
would be almost play,
As true as it is old is the adage, MANY
hands make light work" You are busy;
everybody Is. Life is great experiment,
every day you learn something by doing,
Surprising, among your experiments, that
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next day they are open Mondays,
Wednesdays or Fridaysl and ask those in
charge to let you take home one or more
of those 400 pinafores that were Barrels
last quota. They are only big, comfort
able, full aprons that the women of Bel
gium, who are trying to go back to make
homes of what is left in their devastated
country, will wear If the women of the
United States keep on the good work of
making them. They have nothing to do
with and it is the spirit of doing our
bit" that is going to help them over this
hard period Of their lives
Putting all thoughts of self aside, it
would seem impossible for a single WON
an in Barre TO refuse to do something
along this line. II doesn't seem much
for any one of them to sit down and
make themselves an apron, but ii they
had 400 to make, even the most ambi-
tious woman in Barre might feel that
she was facing something Of job
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And this is just what is waiting com,
pletion nova quota of pinafores. Moth
ing complicated Perhaps the next may
be something you will hesitate to at.
tempt, but that offers no avenue OF es-
cape at this time.
A recent eablegram from the Red Cross
commission for France indicates that the
relief work abroad is increasing material
| ly, instead Of decreasing, Poland is the
latest country which seems to be needing
the ministrations of the United States,
and the Red Cross las formulated plans
for sending a special commission there.
Beyond Poland are Russia and Siberia,
which are constantly becoming more i'm
portant fields for Red Cross work
The serious matter of supplying cloth.
ing for tens of thousands OF refugees in
France, Belgium and other countries
makes a distinctive appeal to the Red
Cross, and this demand for refugee gar
ments is becoming greater and greater
| There is, and must continue TO be, read.
mess to meet every demand.
According to a bulletin received from
| headquarters, there ia a prospect that
knitting may be resumed later. The an
announcement Rsads as follows, Develop
ments OF the past few days indicate the
| likelihood of the resumption of knitting
] for the civilian population abroad prob
I ably for the younger children among the
/ refugees, Plans for this work are now
under consideration at national headquar-
! tiers, and as soon as they are definitely
| formulated will be sent to the divisions
and thence TO the chapters and branches,
This item is purely for information and
is not a request to knit any particular
article Or articles. As soon as definite
word is received the branches will be no
titled. Under no consideration should
yarn be sold locally. The yarn on hand
must be held until definite decision is
reached as to whether further knitting is
to be done OF not"
! Many who enjoyed doing the knitting
I in their homes undoubtedly will he on
| hand again with their needles should this
call come, but don't wait for uncertain
ties.
Four different times the slogan has
been Buy a bond" A popular slogan at
the present time would be Make a pima.
fore"
Do YOU recall the January shipment
! $50 comfort bags, 100 convalescent gowns,
200 ladies chemises, 100 girls dresses,
! 1872 pairs socks, 81 sweaters, pairs
wristlets, sleeping caps, | helmet, 81
wash cloths, scarfs, | afghan Also
the January quota, in addition, Of 80
aprons and $50 morning jackets?
! That doesn't look as though the Barre
women had been idle, but there is q
steady need That seems to be the point:
that the number of workers varies so
much, Twenty at one meeting and six the
| next, perhaps, SO that whereas much gain
is made ON one work day, the next there
seems to be a decided slump. But the
calls and the quotas do not slump, and
| that is why the women are urged to keep
up with each months call in good time
Whenever information is given of gar
ments completed or shipped, it should
always be borne in mind that tais work
| includes not only what the women of
Barre City have DONE but also those of
South Barre, East Barre, Graniteville and
| Websterville, where they have been work.
! ing zealously and steadily on Barre's
quota, all being connected with the same
branch.
Come to the work room or
Take work home. At any rate
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