The Redwood gazette., 1920-08-25
Red Cross Issues
Cali to Workers
POLAND BABIES NEED CLOTHES;
LOCAL CHAPTER PLANNING
BIG EXHIBIT FOR FAIR.
ROLL CALL In NOV.
RED CROSS MAGAZINE DISCON-
TINUED AFTER OCTOBER BUT
BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE


The present need for production by
workers of the American Red Cross
is for children's clothing and especial
" for layettes, according to instruc-
tions received by Glenn Lukens, Exc
cutive Secretary for the Redwood
County Red Cross Chapter, from the
Northern Division headquarters in
Minneapolis. Newborn babes in Po-
) land are being wrapped in newspapers
Tor protection because there is such a
shortage of clothing suitable for them.
There is a sad gap in the ages of chill
dren in Poland. Those of tender years
have died because of the terrible hard
ship which they were unable to with
stand and therefore the child popula-
tion at present consists of the very
young babies and the sturdier chill
dren nine years Of age and older who
have so far been able to endure the de-
privations thrust upon them by cold,
hunger and disease.
1t is to prevent similar tragedy to
the newborn babies that the A. r. G..
is asking for clothing All garments
may be made in the homes, and all
materials shall be purchased locally
by the Red Cross branches and the
cutting shall be done locally instead
OF at headquarters as was done in
some cases during the war. Patterns
and directions will be distributed to
the chairman of each branch and every
worker is asked to help if possible in
the making of these clothes which are
SO greatly needed. Since sewing may
be done at home the tax upon time and
effort will not be so great as in the
former production work.
Magazine Stops.
The Red Cross Magazine will be
discontinued after October 1, the ex-
pense of editing and publishing it
being more than the A. R. C. feels is
justified by the purpose. Every Divi-
sion now has it's own bulletin publish
ed regularly and workers who are new
taking the Red Cross Magazine are
asked to secure the bulletin from the
j Northern Division Headquarters in
minneapolis. The price of the bulle-
tin or other information concerning it
may be obtained from Mr.. Lukens.
Government Lands.
Information concerning the obtain
ing of government lands by ex-serxice
men may be secured either from Mr..
Lukens or Mrs. A.. b. Winter of Red
wood Falls. An article concerning this
matter will be published in near
future issue Of the Gazette
Fair Exhibit.
One of the big things planned for
the Redwood County fair to be held
at Redwood Falls for week begin
ming with September 27, is the Red
Cross exhibit This year it is planned
to have a tent for the exhibit which
will contain demonstrations of many
branches of the Peace Time Program
wood County in a way which is the
state and of the workers at headquar-
ters. This will include, with the other
features, the boys and girls Club work
which the A. R. C. and the Redwood
County Farm Bureau are doing to-
gether. A part of the tent will be de-
waited to the demonstrations given by
the sewing, baking, cooking, canning
and gardening clubs, while the work of
the poultry, pig, calf and corn clubs
will be found elsewhere about the
grounds. The Health Clowns will play
an important part in the health ex-
hibit, and many other phases of the
work will be shown The Red Cross
tent as planned by Mr.. Lukens and
Mrs. Winter promises to be one of
the most interesting spots on the fair
grounds and more complete article
telling just what will be found there
will be published when the plans are
perfected.
Ready for Roll Call.
Incidentally there will be Red
Cross membership roll call and drive
in November. If you start to save
your pennies now every man, woman
and child will have great plenty to
buy another years membership in the
greatest organization America has
ever known. Two pennies day will
more than do it!