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TIIE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 20, 1918.
with the men when they are in the
field. This will enable their needs to
be looked after without causing the
officers to take up matters with each
auxiliary. This will place on the Port
land auxiliary considerable responsi
bility and labor which it is willing to
undertake in the interests of good
service.
It also was decided to change the
When We Think of Music We Think of Pianos
Women's Patriotic Service
By Edith Knight Holmes
The piano is the instru
ment that has brought the
joy of music to the greatest
number of people. This was
true even in the days when
there were only hand-played
pianos. It is immeasurably
truer today, in the time of
the player-piano.
Even a generation back,
when the old ' square piano
often stood silent for months
in the parlor, waiting for a
guest who could play, almost
every home had a piano. If
for no other reason than that
the furnishing was not com
plete without one.
But the silent piano is al
most a thing of the - past.
For people who cannot play
by hand.
meeting nights to the second and fourth
Mondays in each month, instead of the
first Monday as at present. Friends
and relatives of those members of the
Eighth Company who have not been in
cluded in the 65th Artillery are still
members of the organization, as it is
the Intention, for the present at least.
to look after the welfare of the re
maining members of the Eighth Com
pany until it is definitely decided what
action will be taken in Incorporating
those men In a new regiment.
The regular meeting of the Portland
Auxiliary to the 65th Artillery will be
held In room 5-0 Courthouse at 8 P. M..
January 21.
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White Temple Women to
Form Red Cross Unit.
Society Plaaa to Carry Work In
More Systematic May,
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WOMEN throughout the state will
be interested in' the T. W. C. A.
drive. In fact, women of the
entire Northwest except those of Port
land whli-h has had its drive wilt be
working lor the success of the enter
prise. For thoae who do not know
what the campaign is planned, be it
said, it Is for the war work of the as
sociation. This means that the housing
of the thousands of girls and women
who work In munition and other
factories will be attended to by good
capable women who have the interest
of the girls at heart.
It means that the nurses In France
and the In Kussta who have gone out
from America to do their part will have
the backing, the help and the financial
support of the big organisation. It
means friendliness and protection for
thousands of young women. It means
that the I'nitrd States authorities
recognizing the worth and the Impera
tive need of women's brains and influ
ence gave the National Association a
part to do and when the money Is
raised this part will be near to accom
plishment. Those who have heard Mrs.
William MacMaster make the plea and
in simple eloquence tell her story.
realize what Is to be done.
Miss .Mire M. Ioomla, Federal spe
cialist on Home Economics, will be In
- Portland this week and will make a
survey under the auspices of the Fed
eral Vocational Board. She will visit
Oregon Agricultural College and will
be accompanied by members of the
state vocational board.
If praise were given these busy days
much would be the due of the Women's
Association of the First lresby terian
Church for the large amount of work
accomplished for the Red Cross. Mrs.
A. K- Huttt-rf iell. the president, has
Just returned from visiting her son In
Texas and she is back at work. Nine
teen machines and five motors were
running on Friday and 75 women were
busy at work. There will be the all
day meeting on Tuesday In the church
house. This Is a well-equipped place
to work and its workers are energetic
In the 'display of Serbian quilts at
Trinity parish house last Friday, the
First Presbyterian Sunday school girls
had a goodly number of knitted and
crocheted squares.
Serbians. Eighteen hospital bed shirts spirit and general well-being of Amerl-
ri
were made and a considerable numbe
of other small articles completed. The
knitting club, which has Just been or
ganized, is also attracting much in'
terest.
Miss Julia Spooner. chairman of the
committee, announced that a free
luncheon will be served to all workers
every Tuesday.
At the regular meeting of the Wood
mere Parent-Teacher Association on
Thursday afternoon, January 10. a re
ception was given for the February
graduating class and their parents.
Interesting reports were given by the
various committees, showing splendid
activity along all lines. Mrs. Hawkins
was appointed by the president as a
member of the home department of
the Central Council.
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar gave a talk
on the health of the child. Professor
Dickson also gave a short talk, which
was well received.
After the programme the meeting
adjourned to the teachers' restroom.
where light refreshments were served
and a pleasant social hour enjoyed.
Portland Woman to Nurse
Soldiers in France.
Mlaa Amelia Keaay Keslgas Ponl
lloa) Ullk Visiting Kara Anmm
rlatloa to Take Ip Patriotic
Datlea.
AMELIA KENNY, one of the
known nurses In the city, for
several years connected with the Visit
ing Nurse Association and in charge
of the tuberculosis work, will go to the
front as a nurse with the hospital unit.
She has reaigned her position with the
Visiting Nurse Association. The board
adopted a resolution expressing appre
ciation for her work and best wishes
for her success.
Miss Kenny has a brother who is a
physician with the Canadian Medical
Corps and she wishes to emulate his
example. He has been in service ever
since the war started. Miss Kenny is
regarded as a most efficient and suc
cessful . nurse and ia highly respected
by the professional folk with whom
Teachers Vote Money to
Patriotic Causes.
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public.
can nurses at the front.
Miss Gill has a brother. Charles Gill,
in active service in the Navy.
SPRINGFIELD, Or.. Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) The Springfield Red Cross
Auxiliary claims the honor of having
the most Industrious knitter in Lune
County. Mrs. Chauncey Meachem, aged
64 years, has knitted 65 pairs of socks
for the soldiers since the lust week in
July and will knit more of them as soon
as more yarn Is received by the chap
ter. Besides knitting these socks, Mrs.
Meachem has given one afternoon each
week to the Red Cross fo. sewms.
Mrai Meachem has lived in Oregon
for the past 14 years, coming from New
York. 8he is the mother of two chil
dren and has one grandson. The grand
son, Chauncey Wayne Meachem, Is a
first-class private in the, Washington
Coast Artillery, and is at present sta
tioned at Fort Wright, Washington.
Since Joining the Red Cross last July
Mrs. Meachem has missed only four
meetings of the auxiliary. When lauded
for having completed such a large
quantity of socks, she said: "Oh,
pshaw, I could have knitted more if
there had been sufficient yarn."
The Milwaukie Red Cross unit meets
every Monday and Friday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock' In the high school. Last
Monday's meeting was well attended.
Miss Minturn was elected president to
replace Miss Campbell, who. resigned.
Work finished for the month of Decem
ber consisted of 36 bed chins, 24
pajama suits, six sweaters, two pairs
sox, one scarf. All sewers and knitters
are requested to attend.
Auxiliary to Company C, 116th Engi
neers, will meet Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of the president.
Mr. fhArles P. Howard. "4 Kast Kiflv- I
third street (Mount Tabor car). "House- memDers or the Parent-Teacher Coun-
wives" will be made. A cordial welcome cils are interested in how to prepare.
is extended
pany.
THE regular meeting of the
omen's Society of the White Tem
ple on Wednesday the society voted to
form a Red Cross unit, with Mrs. M. L.
Hardwlck as chairman. The women of
the church have been working in the
rooms at Llpman A Wolfe's store two
afternoons each week ever since last
May. They have two .tables and the
work Is supervised by Mrs. M. L. Hard
wick, assisted by Mrs. D. A. Evans. This
work has been supplemented by dona
tions of knit goods and made garments,
but the women feel that better and
more, work can be done as a unit. The
service flag of the church contains 43
stars and the women are no less patri
otic than are these young men who
have gone to the front.
Plans were also made at the meeting
for a birthday party to be held at the
home of Mrs. F. C. Knapp in Irvington
on February 14, St. Valentine day. for
the benefit of the missionary work of
tne society.
Miss Carrie Odell presided at the
meeting and the hostesses for the noon
luncheon were Mrs. J. L. Stone and
Mrs. D. A. Evans.
All departments of the church are
anticipating the arrival of the new
pastor. Rev. W. A. Waldo, February 1.
Mlzpah Presbyterian Red Cross meets
every Thursday for all-day sessions.
Mrs. j. c. Munk directs the sewing.
During the short time the society has
been organized it has completed the fol
lowing garments: Thirty-six bed shirts,
lSjialrs pajamas, Ave pairs bed socks,
12 shoulder wraps, 12 slings, 14 tray
cloths, four and one-half dozen body
bands. 20 scultelus bands, 14 napkins
and tb washcloths.
At the last meeting the following
officers were elected: Chairman, Mrs. P.
Kelley; secretary, Mrs. G. McAdams;
treasurer, Mrs. F. W. Chausse; over
seer of work, Mrs. J. C. Munk. All
women of the city are urged to come
and help the good work.
A Red Cross unit has been formed
and will meet at the Ockley Green
School every Monday from 9 A. M, to
4:30 P. M., under the leadership of Mrs.
J. J. Tranchell (Woodlawn 997). All
women on the Peninsula who are no'
already doing Red Cross work are
urged to help, even if they have only an
nour to spare. Plans will be made for
serving hot coffee to the workers
during the lunch hour.
Mrs. Robert Klnzel. Jr., of Entiat.
Wash., who was a recent visitor In
Portland as the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Isaac Fogel, was at the. head of the
Red Cross membership campaign of 1
her home town. She is an active worker
In patriotic service.
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The Player-Piano Has Come to the Rescue
How many homes do you visit where you do not find musical en
tertainment? Not many.- Music is too precious a thing for people to
do without if they can help it. There is no adequate substitute for it
in the whole wide .world.
And there is no reason why any except the really Impoverished
should do without music A player-piano will bring into your home the
best music played by master hands. You may not know one note
from another, yet at yxur touch release a flood of melody.
And if there is a real musician in the family, any of these player- mrmGtr J yk u'iss -
pianos can be played 'by hand. V I nn is ftir A
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"KNIT LOOSE," EXPERT'S ADVICE
TO MEMBERS OF RED CROSS
Revised Knitting Instructions, and Suggestions How to Make Each Article
Required by the Soldiers, Are Received by Portland Chapter.
The auxiliary of 363d Field Hospital
Company C will meet Monday night in
the story hour room of the Library.
Members are requested to attend, as
co-operatfon in planning the card party
and dance for rebruary 9 is needed.
Pupils' Daily Lunches Are
to Receive Attention.
Simple Blll-of-Fare Are Suggested.
C hoice May Be Made From Five
Oroupa of Food.
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ITfl the beginning of a new school
terra close at hand, mothers and
ill Interested in this cora-
The regular meeting of the auxiliary
to Oregon Field Artillery. Batteries A
and H. wilt be held Tuesday night at 8
o'clock, room ito Courthouse.
A T THK monthly meeting of the Port-
Al land GraJe Teachers' Association,
held January 1 In Library Hall, the
teachers lt.xlened to a helpful talk by
Chaplain A. K. Matthews, of the Ore
gon Coast Artillery, who told of the
ned of the men at Fort Stevens, and
suggested that-phonographs and phono
graph records, current periodicals and
woolen lorki were among tha most
welcome donations.
On account of the lateness of the
hour the1 meeting was adjourned until
Wednesday? January 14. when several
Important Items of business were trans
acted. The members of the Fellowship Fund
board reported la'at their funds were
prai tl ally all loaned out. and as this
fund for the use of needy and unfortu
nate teachers Is one of the association's
mo"l Important activities. !J0o was
transferred from the savings fund to
the fellowship fund.
As the association Is Intensely Inter
ested In patriotic and relief work the
following appropriations were passed
unanimously:
One hundred dollars for the unit of
the Oregon Coast Artillery to be sent
abroad: 130 for Belgian relief work; 150
for Armenian and Syrian relief commit
tee: Hi for Oregon Federation Hospital
fund.
A knitting circle under the direction
of Miss Bessie Kaweon and Miss Belle
Joeeph was authorised and 150 appro-
Belated for wool
Miss McGregor, president of the asso
ciation, urged attendance of teachers
at the Red Cross workroom, eighth
floor of Llpman-Wolfe building. Satur
day mornings from it to 13 o clock.
where the teachers work at the mak
ing of surgical dressings.
The board of managers will meet
Wednesday, January 23. la room ZOO.
Courthouse.
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At the regmar meeting of the 'Wood
mere Parent-Teacher Red Cross Auxil
iary on Tuesday. January 15. there waa
a large attendance and splendid work
was done. A blanket of Serbian squares
which had been knit by the school chil
dren and some of the teachers and
parents waa sewed together and will
bo turned over to Mrs. Morrison, to
be sent with her next shipment to the
I The Parent-Teacher Club of the
j Ockley Green School will entertain in
! honor of the eighth grade graduating
! class and their parenta on the after-
t noon of January 25.
Miss Dagmar. Inez Kelly and Mrs.
u.r i .avium.. win ca ll nivc
solos, and Miss Gay Kelley will give
violin numbers with Miss Cella Ward
at the piano. The Gillespie School of
Expression wilt - furnish a . reader.
Games and refreshments are being
planned.
Hazel M. Chandler, of Clatskanie, Or,
is a patriotic young girl who ia col
lecting canceled postage stamps to
help In a fund for the benefit of little
Belgian babies. Who will help Hazel
by sending her some old stamps? Just
address them to Hazel Chandler, Clats
kanie, Or.
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Chief Ranger and Past Chief Ranger
Association, a club recently organized
In the Woman's Catholic Order of For
esters, have opened their auxiliary to
the Red Cross In the rooms at (17
Gantenbeln avenue. All members are
Invited to co-operate as there is a need
for workers. The club meets every
W ednesday.
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HOOD RIVER. Or, Jan.. . Miss
Edyth Gill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Gill, of this city, and well-known
In Hood River and Portland, la again
In the service of the United States as
an Army nurse.
Miss Gill, who was recently granted
an honorable' discharge to become
Y. W. C. A. homestead secretary at
Honolulu. haa ' been a nurse for
the past 14 years. For -five years she
was a Government nurse, serving In
Kan Francisco. Arizona and Fort Khaf
far, at Honolulu.
A clipping from a Honolulu paper
says:
'Miss Gill's work as secretary of the
T. W. C. A. homestead haa been most
satisfactory. The homestead haa been
full almost constantly, and those who
have been so fortunate as to have been
accommodated there have been satis
fied. "It Is with keen regret that the
T. W. C. A. will release Miss Gill. At
the same time it is with distinct pride
that the Y. W. C A. sends directly
from Its local association so fine a
representative Into the actual service
of the Nation.
"It is peculiarly interesting that just
this week Miss Gill has received her
summons, for It ties the local work up
In a very vital way with the National
war-work activities, a large part of
which- will be to maintain the comfort.
Patriotic Volume Compiled
by Mrs. Wilmot Popular.
Booklet Entitled -I.etera From Ore
Sos Boys la France Sella Kapldly
la Many SMore.
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popular little volume. "Letters
' From Oregon Boys in France,"
compiled by Mrs. Frank Wilmot. is
selling rapidly in many of the stores.
Patriotic women who have assisted
Mrs. Wilmot, Including the Honor
Guard Girls, wno have been untiring
in their efforts to promote the sale of
the Red Cross booklet, appear in the
following list:
Meier A Frank's Miss Agnes Mc
intosh, Miss Maude Moore, Miss Eliza
beth Malbeoref, Mis. Helen Haller. Miss
Viola Charlaon. Miss Isabelle McMll
llan, - Miss Geraldlne Coursen, Mrs.
Viola Thorsen Reed, Miss Lulu Hatfield,
Miss Clara Clarke, Miss Cora Osmond
and Maxlene Frledenthal.
Llpman. Wolfe & Co. Mrs. W. A.
Ogtlbee. Mrs. C L. Tostevin, Miss Ger
aldlne Coursen. Miss -Craig, Mrs. Leon
Faber, Jr.. Miss Maxiene Frledenthal,
Mrs. J. P. Eaton, Mrs. Carl Hines, Miss
Freda Wallace. Miss Catherine New
begin. Miss Beatrice Locke, Miss Dor-
rls Clarke and Mildred Miller.
Olds, Wortman & King Mrs. J. P.
Eaton, Mrs. M. Crystle, Mrs. T. Os
mond. Mrs. J. Reichardt, Mrs. T. P.
Peters. Mrs. . Phil Brlnkman, Mrs. S. A.
Wochos. Mrs. O. J. Carr, Mrs. Klla
Broderlck, Mrs. H. E. Oliver and Mrs.
George Kramer.
Owl Drug Company Mrs. Clarence
Wheeler,. Mrs. Carl Brandes. Miss Lu-
cile Sheppard, Miss Agnes McLaughlin,
Miss Cecil Miller, Miss Margaret Casey,
Miss Stella Osmond, Miss Marjorie
Toates, Miss H. E. Herren, Miss J. S.
Morrell, Miss E. D. De Wert and Miss
Jean Armsbury.
The merchants have been most kind
in offering every assistance.
At a meeting held in room 520, Court
house, Monday evening, the Eighth
Company. Coast Artillery, auxiliary
was reorganized and renamed and the
auxiliary now will be known as the
Portland Auxiliary of the 65th Artil
lery and will include in its membership
relatives and friends of men in the
above regiment without respect to the
company to which they are attached.
A letter was read from Chaplain Mat
thews suggesting that the Portland
auxiliary be made the central auxiliary
for this regiment and that other auxil
iaries be formed throughout the state
and that all of them be affiliated. The
object in establishing a central auxil
iary la to facilitate communications
lunches' for the school children. Some
suggestions are given here which have
been approved by the food commission
ers: The daily lunch box may be made a
source of delicious mystery to the child
at school instead of an uninteresting
pacrrage.
In preparing these lunches we must
not forget that there are five groups
or roods rrom which we may choose:
Vegetables and fruit; protein or body
building foods: milk, cheese, meats,
fish, poultry, beans, peas and nuts,
etc.; starchy foods including bread or
cereal in other forms; sweets: butter or
other foods containing fats. We should
choose at least one food from each
group: nor should we forget to use
milk part of the time because it is
necessary food for children.
In packin-g the lunch basket consid
eration should be given the fact that
the luncheon will not be eaten until
three or four hours later.
Care should be taken that all fruits
are well washed before being packed
in making sandwiches remember that
the most luscious and tempting kinds
may become dry and unappetizing
within a short time. Wrapping the
sandwiches In oil paper is a help in
keeping them moist.
Suggested school lunch bills of fare:
Bottle of milk; thin corn bread and
butter; banana, sweet chocolate.
Raisin or nut bread, fruit sand
wiches or apple sauce sandwiches,
cheese, gingerbread.
Baked bean sandwiches, lettuce
sandwich, canned fruit, maple sugar.
Date and peanut sandwiches, maple
sugar sandwich, oranges.
Creamed celery sandwiches, spiced
cake, nuts and figs.
Stuffed eggs, brown bread and but
ter, molasses cookies, apples.
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A stereoptlcon - lecture on Slam by
Clarence A. Steele will be given at the
Richmond School next Wednesday
night.
Mr. Steele has recently returned
from Slam, where he haa been for the
past six years.
The proceeds of this lecture will be
used to purchase a service flag for the
school.
. Richmond Is proud of' the 25 stars
she has to place on the flag. Each
mbther having a boy at the front will
sew a star on this flag.
Musical selections wilt be given by
Miss Isabelle Merriman, Miss Florence
Bicknell and Harry Huserick, all for
mer classmates of boys now at the
front,
The auxiliary of Company F, 162d
United States Infantry, was organized
the week before Thanksgiving, with
nine members. For Thanksgiving 274
packages were packed. Later a dance
was given which, added a substantial
sum to the treasury. The membership
has increased greatly since the organi
zation and the members are actively
engaged in doing Red Cross work.
The Red Cross unit of the Kern Park
School is doing good work-under the
direction of Mrs. J.' S. Hutchinson.
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HE Portland Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross is in receipt of re-
vised knitting Instructions, and
advice on how to make each knitted
article. Of course these suggestions
are not mandatory on Red Cross work
ers, they are simply offered as the re
sult of experience in handling- hun
dreds of thousands of articles o
knitted wear.
The tendency of many knitters is to
knit too tigniiy ana 10 measure ie
bv stretching the articles, hence the
Red Cross goes into the fullest detail,
It should be remembered by all knit
ters that the Red Cross requires no
more Red Cross helmets. This is be
cause they are not necessary in this
country, and the Red Cross las already
received a sufficient number of them
to eauiD the soldiers In France and
those about to leave for Europe.
"Kitchener Toe" Is Essential.
"Knit loose," say the expert knitters
of the Red Cross, "and remember that
the boys will wash their socks In cold
water and under all kinds or concii
tions. Remember, too, to equip socks
with the "Kitchener toe." This Is
really essential for marching troops.
It is a rigid knitting rule in England.
It should be rigid' here. There" is an
Instructor at the workroom on the
eighth floor of the Lipman-Wolfe
building who will explain and demon
strate the "Kitchener toe." It is
simple, but looks more difficult than
It is. With the "Kitchener toe" there
are no peaks, ridges or lumps in a pair
of socks.
One hundred and fifty auxiliaries are
now .busily knitting, including over
6000 knitters In their number, and
these' people produce the wonderful
monthly showing that has been made
by the Portland chapter.
Here are the latest Red Cross knit
ting suggestions:
Sleeveless sweaters One pair nee
dles, Columbia gauge No. 7; cast on 80
stitches, knit 2, purl 2 stitches for four
Inches; knit plain until sweater meas
ures 23 inches; knit 28 stitches, bind
off 24 stitches for neck, loose ;knlt 28
stitches; knit five ridges on eaofc shoul
der, cast on 24 stitches. Knit plain for
19 Inches. Purl 2, knit 2 stitches for
four Inches. Sew up sides, leaving nine,
Inches for armholes. Two rows single
crochet around neck and one row sin
gle crochet around armholes. Neck of
sweater must stretch 11 inches. Fin
ished sweater must be 23 inches long.
.
Wristlets No. 3 (made in one piece)
Four needles, Columbia Gauge No. 3
cast on 52 stitches on three needles
16-16-20, knit 2, purl 2 for eight inches.
To make opening for. thumb, knit 2,
purl 2 to end of third needle, turn
knit and purl back to end of first
needle, always slipping first stitch;
turn, continue knitting back and forth
for two inches. From this point con
tinue as at first for two inches for the
hand. Bind off loosely and buttonhole
thumb opening.
Muffler One pair of needles, Co
lumbia gauge No. 7; cast on 50 stitches
or 11 Inches. Plain knitting for 68
inches, always slipping first stitch.
Socks No. .8 steel needles or No. 3
amber needles, Columbia gauge. Cast
on 60 stitches, 20 on each needles. Rib
four and one-half inches, 2 plain and
2 purl. Knit -plain seven inches (11
inches In all).
...
Heel Knit plain 30 stitches on to one
needle. turn, purl back these 30
stitchca, turn, slip one. Knit to end
of row. turn, slip one, purl to end of
row. Repeat (always slipping the first
stitch) till you have 30 rows or two
and one-half inches . in all for back
of heel. (N. B.: .This makes a square
30 stitches by 30 stitches for back or
heel.) With the inside of the heel to
wards you, purl 17 stitches, purl 2 to
gether, purl 1, turn, knit 6, slip 1. knit
1. pull slipped stitches over, knit 1.
Turn, purl 7, purl 2 together, purl 1.
Turn, knit 8. slip 1, knit 1, pull slipped
stitch over, knit 1.
Continue working in this way until
all the stitches are-worked in. Pick up
nnd knit the 16 stitches on one side o
the heel piece. Knit the 30 stitches
off the front needles on to one needle
Pick up and knit the 16 stitches on
the other side of the heel piece. Divide
the heel stitches on the two needles
and knit right around again to the
center heel.
First needle Knit to within
stitches of ront end of side needle,
knit 2 together, knit 1.
Front needle Knit plain.
Third needle Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1.
pull slipped stitch over, knit plain tci
end of needle. !
This reducing is done every other
row until there are 60 stitches on the
needles (30 on front needle and 15 on
each side needle.)
Knit plain until the foot from back
of heel measures eight and one-half
Inches.
To decrease toe Begin at front!
needle. Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pull I
sllppped stitch over, knit plain to with
in three stitches of end of needle, knit I
2 together, knit 1.
Second needle Knit 1, slip 1, knit 1,1
pull slipped stitch over, knit plain tot I
end of needle.
Third needle Knit plain to within
three stitches of end of needle, knit 2
together, knit 1. Knit three plain
rounds, then decrease as before. Knit
three plain rounds, then decrease as be
fore. Knit two plain rounds, then de
crease as before. Knit two plain rows,
decrease. Knit another two plain rows.
decrease. Knit 1 plain row, decrease.
knit another plain row, decrease. Knit
another plain row, decrease again. Now I
decrease in each of the next three I
rows, which leaves you with 16 stitches
on two needles, eight on needle across!
the front and eight on back needle.
Intake of toe-j-Break yarn, leaving!
about nine inches. Thread a darning!
needle. Begin at front needle, put I
needle in as if to knit, pull wool I
through and take off stitch. Put nee
dle in next stitch as if to purl, pull
wool through but leave stitch on. Ool
to back needle, put needle in first I
stitch as if to purl, pull .wool through
and take off stitch. Put needle in
next stitch as If to knit, pull wool
through but leave stitch on. Now come
to front needle and repeat. Always!
take wool under knitting needle, not!
over.
N. B. Each stitch must be gone!
through twice. Slip off when knitting
on front needle.' Slip off when purling
on back.
In finishing off end of yarn run I
yarn once down the toe so as not to I
make a ridge or lump.
Please wash socks, fasten together.
mark size.
ABERDEEN BROTHERS JOIN UNCLE SAM, WHILE THEIR WIVES
OPERATE GROCERY STORE.
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LEFT TO RIGHT MR. AXD MRS. CLARRXCK, MR. AND MRS. ANDREW
AD MR. AU MRS. LKWIS H1LLIARU.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 17. (Special "Let wifey run the store while
you do the fighting," Is the philosophy of three Aberdeen brothers, owners
of a grocery store here, who have enlisted in the Navy. The three young
wives are remaining at home to run the grocery store, which the young men
were rapidly working into a good business. The wives now do the buying,
the selling and the delivering, using an automobile for the latter work.
Clarence and Andrew Hilliard are. in the- sub-chaser service and Lewis is -on .
a torpedo-boat '
MORE STUDENTS PLEDGED
Campaign for Increased linrollmcnt I
at Monmouth Normal Successful.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Mon
mouth, Jan. 19. (Special.) Members!
of the alumni report renewed interest!
among the students of state high I
schools in normal school education. As
the campaign among the alumni mem-I
bers for new students progresses, mueni
success is reported. Letters have!
reached here telling of the pledging of
several students for Monmouth work!
next September. These students, in
many cases, are from the small highj
schools. -
President Ackerman announced this
week that he was confident the new
plan for increasing the enrollment to I
fill the ranks depleted by those enlist-I
tng will prove successful. Tempta
tions in other lines of work are great.
however, and the need for teachers
may become acute before another!
school year begins.
ART WORKJTO BE SAVED
Permanent Exhibit Is Planned at I
- Oregon Agricultural College.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. I
Corvallls. Jan. 19. (Special.) Work ofl
art and architectural students of O. A.
C. will be grouped in a permanent ex
hibit, hanging space for which will bej
in the new library building, now near-
lng completion. Freehand pencil and I
ink renderings, designs for gardens.
buildings and furniture and pottery, I
jewelry and other phases of the work!
will be represented. A room will be I
set aside especially for this exhibit.
Boys of the industrial arts section
and' girls of the pottery section now!
are working jointly on a fireplace of!
tile, which probably will he put up
the art room. The boys are designing I
the fireplace and the girls will make
the tiles, which-will include some deco
rative units.