Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-03-21
RED CROSS CALLS FOR
SHOES AND GARMENTS
Plenty of Work Ahead 10 Relieve the
Needs OF the Destitute Refugees

plus clothing will be made through
out the United States during the
week March 24-29. The minimum
amount for the entire country is
10000 tons. The amount for Pull
man and the auxiliaries is two tons
This collection is made by the Red
Cross under its own auspices. The
American Red Cross viii be RESPONSE
BILE for the shipment and distribution
of the garments. Every garment
will prevent actual suffering. Every
report and survey from abroad shows
Enthusiastically that the problem of
clothing the refugees returning to
their devastated homes is one of
the most serious. The field
for relief is northern France, Bel
gum, Italy, Rumania, Serbia, Greece,
Montenegro, Palestine, Albania,
Czecko- Slovakia and Poland and is
so vast that it can only be COPIED with
by the allied governments. The Red
Cross has been asked to supplement
their efforts. The first step taken by
the American Red Cross was arrang-
ing for an emergency shipment OF
13,500,000 yards of textiles Also
100000 pounds of yarn will be sent
over. Then thousands of garments
for women and children have been
made in the Red Cross work rooms
all over the country and shipped to
these destitute peoples. But still
more must be done.
Every kind OF garment for men,
women and children is urgently
needed. In addition, piece goods,
ticking, sheeting, blankets and wool
en- goods of all kinds are needed.
Light warm c nton flannel and
other kinds of cloth for garments for
new born babies is one of the most
urgent needs.
Shoes of every size are needed.
DO NOT send flimsy dresses,
straw hats. derby hats, trimming for
hats, pillows, rugs, toys, bricabrac
of any kind, high heeled shoes nor
anything that is useless.
DO not mend garments. While
all garments should be of strong
durable material they need not be in
narfpct condition
There are thousands OF women in
Europe who can earn a small wage
by mending or making over gar
ments.
Be sure that all garments and
materials are clean, especially be
careful to clean all shoes The COM
mittees in charge have heavy task
in packing and shipping and should
not be imposed upon by cleaning the
contributions sent.
Mrs. William Krregel is chairman
of the committee. Contributions
can be left at the room next to the
College Meat market on the north
side of Main street. where Mrs.
Kruegel will have her committees
ready to receive and pack the cloth
ing every afternoon next week.
Burlap Bags Wanted
The Red Cross is instructed to
pack the clothing for refugees in bur
lap bags, instead of boxes. Will
farmers in the vicinity of Pullman
take notice and donate as many clean
burlap bags as they can spare and
bring to the room where the clothing
is TO be received and packed next
week. Grain sacks, sugar or coffee
sacks will do. but they must be clean. |
A quota of 100 children's muslin |
garments has arrived at Red Cross |
headquarters, where work was
opened up on Thursday afternoon.
These are TO be finished by the goth. |
They are simple and easily made and
can easily be finished by that date
The local branch has received no.
uce that this refugee work must be
pushed ahead and all workers must
respond to this, the last call, to work |
orders are to make all we possibly |
can, so that the work can he fin |
ished by June 1. All Red Cross
rooms will then close for the sum
mer' There is, however, no author
It's TO disorgani2e or disband. Work
may be taken up again in the fan.
but the next two months must see
hundreds of garments fini-hed if the
destitute are to be clothed.
There are still 10 sweaters to be
gwen out TO those who will help fin
ish this quota of knitting in the al
lotted time.