The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-05-01
new RED CROSS
QUOTAS GIVEN
Difficulties In
Getting Materials
Are Explained

New May quotas, due Nov. 81,
were announced for the local
War Relief committee of the
American Red Cross this week.
Big Horn county Red Cross
members have been asked to
make 16 mems sweaters, 80 wo-
mems sweaters, GA children'S
sweaters, 20 children's knitted
suits, "a mufflerS, GA caps, 48
bed shirts, so layettes, 80 girls
cotton dresses, 100 boys shirts,
SO children'S wooden dresses,
and 20 children'S wooden skirts.
To date yarn for 10 women's
sweaters, ID children'S sweaters,
one mems sweater, and five
pair of socks have been issued.
Eight completed sweaters and
two pair of socks were turned in.
The Crow Agency Women's
council has donated three caps,
five pair of stockings, and six
blazers and has made ten dreS-
ses and two sweaters this
month. The War Relief commit
tee wishes to thank the council
for its help. A total of 81 hos
pital pajamas and wooden dreS-
seS have been issued to be made.
It was reiterated by the COM
mittee that more knitters and
SeamStreSSeS are needed. Free
knitting instructions are given
every Wednesday and Saturday
afternoon from 2 until S o'clock
in the supply room, located &C
ross from the water department
office in the city hall.
Those who are sewing or knit
ting are reminded that all gar
ments returned should be &C
companied by the name of the
maker and the size written
plainly on a piece of paper and
pinned to the article.
Expenses to date have been
The following letter was re-
ceived by Mrs. Edith WISER,
supply chairman, from nation
al headquarters:
again I wish to express to
you and to your volunteers the
gratitude of the hundreds Of
thousands of men, women and
children - the war refugees -
to whom your gifts are being
distributed. Each and every one
of you would feel amply repaid
for your efforts if you realized
even in a small measure what
your help has meant to these
unfortunate people. Nc words
can fully express their apprecia-
ton and thanks. We of the Am
erican Red Cross are proud of
our War Relief production wor-
kers and of the contribution
they have made to the cause of
humanity.
In spite of the numerous
handicaps, shipments continue
to go forward regularly. On
March /, 3,201, 181 garments had
reached the Jersey City ware
houses, but by the end of the
month, 3,118,217 garments had
been shipped abroad.
"Now a word as to deliveries
of material - although orders
for most of the cloth and yarn
required were sent to procure
ment service in March, the pur-
chase of a large part has been
delayed at the request of the
Office of Production Manage
ment on account of national de-
Tense needs and the unsettled
conditions in the textile market.
There will inevitably be delays
in delivery, and it is even pos
sible we may not be able to OBJ
tain all the material requested.
However, we will endeavor to
see that an opportunity is CIV
en- every chapter to receive its
proportionate share of the ma
terial as soon as it becomes av-
ailable for shipment.
I'VE suggest that a frank ex-
PLANTATION in regard to this sit
uation be given your volunteers
so that in case delays do occur
AI~~v ~f1r $780, A. ----