Gresham outlook., December 14, 1917, Image 4

PATRIOTIC
CHRISTMAS
OUTLOOK, FRIDAY.
ASTONISHING
ENTHUSIASM
IS REVEALED
DECEMBER
14. 1917
REMARKABLE
CAMPAIGNING
IN THE WORK
LITTLE KNITTERS WORKING FOR THE SOLDIERS
Hundreds of Women Who are
K nitting and Sewing in their
Clubs, M aking Eastern Multno
mail Oue Hundred Per Cent
Efficient in Red Cross Records.
First W ork Began W ithout Or­
ganization and Has Grown in
Seven Months to a County-
Wide System of Auxiliaries of
the American Red Cross.
rugs fro m M rs. J. 11 W ood, w ho whs
u n ab le to m eet w ith th e m . S n ip p in g
fu rn is h e s o p p o rtu n ity to those who
w ish to help but w ho are f o r any
reason c ita b le to m eet w ith a Red
Cross society.
A lso it fu rn is h e s op-
p o r 'u u ity fo r n u m e ro u s social g a th ­
e rin g s , as a ll can do th e w o rk . S n ip ­
p in g p a rtie s
s h o u ld
become q u ite
p o p u la r.
A n y k in d o f clean m a te ria l is used.
T h e o ld e r and m ore w o rn it is the
b e tte r, as it Is c u t in to s m a ll pieces.
S oft m a te ria l does not need to be cut
as tine as ne w e r o r s tlffe r m a te ria l;
the clip p e d rags m ust be fre e fro m
lu m p s m a k in g a sm o o th firm t illin g
fo r the p illo w s w h ich are used in the
h o sp ita ls. A lm o s t a ll the a u x ilia rie s
are m a k in g c o m fo rt p illo w s m ore o r
less, and w o u ld be g la d f o r a id in
c lip p in g .
T h e p illo w th a t you he lp
to f ill, w ill do y o u r b it by g iv in g a
few m in u te s rest to a boy w e a ry o f
ly in g so lo n g In bed: a c o m fo rt p i l­
low o f th e p ro p e r size, and they are
m ade in a ll sizes, s k illf u lly placed by
a Red Cross nu rse w ill g ive th e rest
and sleep perhaps th a t w ill s ta rt h im
on his road to re co ve ry and hom e.
S ta rt s n ip p in g now and he lp s u p p ly
the need but be sure y o u r c lo th Is
clean and y o u r scissors sharp.
[T h e O u tlo o k Is Indebted to Mrs.
A lta (¡e n try fo r the w o rk o f gather-
li i- and c o m p ilin g the in fo rm a tio n
l i the fo llo w in g re p o rt o f th e a c tiv l-
I . -i o f t h e Lo cal A u x ilia rie s o f th e
t iiu r ie a ii
Red Cross
in E astern
M u ltn o m a h and C lackam a s C o u n t-,
“ '« I
________
I he Re l Cross Is an In te rn a tio n a l
i '.u tlo n fo r the re lie f o f s u ffe rin g
w . ie r .v . r u n it w h e re ve r fo u n d , and
i ; li n a tio n is pledged to g u a rd and
p io te c t the sym b o l o f th e Red Cross
c :der any circu m sta n ce s, and the
dt III.i r u le b re a k in g o f th is pledge by
b o m b in g p la in ly m arke d Red Cross
bi p l t i ls f u ll o f w ounded men and
t h e i r nurses w ho were g iv in g care to
fri> d o r enem y a lik e , was one o f
tin- th in g s w h ich aroused peace-lov-
¡1 ; A m e rica to see th a t she as a
( h r ls tla n n a tio n m ust lend her aid,
to the u tte rm o s t p a rt o f h e r w o nd er-
l'cl 1 1 niurces If need he, to d e stro y
t i c ty ra n n y w h ich fo r love o f pow er
.i.il d o m in io n w o u ld use Its s tre n g th
I
the h e a rtle ss d e s tru c tio n o f th«
helpless.
A n il w h ile the |{P(I f ’ roRH IS of-
th t a l l y recognized by th e A m e ric a n
accorded
e v ir y
g o v e rn m e n t
and
In
m a tte rs o f
possible
p riv ile g e
tra n s p o rta tio n , etc., It is n o t a gov-
i t n m e i i t liis t it u t lo n liu t is sup p o rte d
I, v o lu n ta ry o ffe rin g s o f m oney and
.■ u h , , fro m the In d iv id u a l m em bers
o f ilie n a tio n , and Is th e ir mentis o f
q i c l.lv and e ffe c tiv e ly a p p ly in g aid
when d is a s te r o f any k in d s trik e s a
people
It was o n ly a few h o u rs
I ui the tim e news a rriv e d o f the
t i i r i h l e destruction at H a lifa x lu st
v . cli u n til n tr a in m oved o u t o f an
c is te r n e lty loaded w ith ho sp ita l
pplies, g a rm e n ts and o th e r th in g s ,
a d c a rry in g 100 physicians, sur­
geons am i nurses. It was th e A m e r­
ican people
th ro u g h th e Red Cross
g iv in g th e ir firs t aid to a s tric k e n
a i desolate c i t y . Those w ho th in k
tin lic it Cross a gre at w a r m achine
l.iiu ld read o f Its w o n d e rfu l a c tiv i­
ties In peace tim e s to le a rn th a t It 1s
o n ly the g re a te r need th a t b rin g s It
b e fo re the p u b lic eye in such tim e s
as these.
W ith a ll th e s u ffe rin g In E urope
tod ay can we w o n d e r th a t th is In ­
s titu tio n needs o u r help m ore and
in ure to c a rry on Its C h r is tllk e m in ­
is tra tio n ?
W ith o u r boys go in g by
the tho usan ds to rep rese nt us In th is
tig h t fo r the weak and oppressed, is
II stra n g e th a t In response to the
c a ll fu r aid fro m the A m e ric a n Red
Cross, th o u sa n d s, yes hu n d re d s o f
tho usan ds, o f w om en fro m a ll ove r
o u r land
responded
to
the ca ll,
th a n k fu l th a t th e re was a w o rk fo r
the m to do, and O regon and es­
p e c ia lly
eastern
M u ltn o m a h
and
eastern C la cka m a s is e n te rin g in ­
to the w o rk h e a rt and soul
A lm o st
i very c o m m u n ity has its Red Cross
a u x ilia r y o r a society w h ich Is de­
v o tin g Its tim e to th e w o rk w h ich Is
so
u rg e n tly
needed
to re lie v e at
I, ist in pa rt th e s u ffe rin g w h ich in ­
e v ita b ly fo llo w s In th e fo o tste p s o f
w a r, no m a tte r ho w h ig h th e p r in c i­
ples fo r w h ic h m en are fig h tin g .
It m ay be possible to en u m e ra te
th e n u m b e r o f a rtic le s , o f va rio u s
k in d s
w h ich
th e
wom en
o f th is
c o u n try have made, but to t r y and
g ive expression to th e th o u g h ts and
fe e lin g s o f a g ro u p o f wom en w ith
sons, b ro th e rs and husbands "so m e ­
w here in F ra n ce , o r on th e way
bailies d e s c rip tio n .
llo w m an y fe a rs and tea rs are
sewed in to seams o f a h o s p ita l
s h irt o r p a tie n tly clip p e d In to co m ­
fo r t p illo w s o n ly the wom en th e m -
se'vcs kn o w , f o r o n ly once in a
w h ile Is th e th o u g h t given expres­
sion th a t perhaps some o f th e ir ow n
hoys may w e ar these g a rm e n ts a l l I
then some cheery soul a lw ays ans­
wers, "Y e s, b u t w h a t If th e y d id n 't
have th e m ? " and so th e w o rk con­
tin u e s w ith added v ig o r, fo r such a
p o s s ib ility Is not to be th o u g h t o f in
long as m a te ria l can be o b tain ed
F o llo w in g are re p o rts fro m va rio u s
a u x ia lia rle s , u n its and societies In
G resham and In th e s u rro u n d in g lo­
c a litie s o f ea stern M u ltn o m a h and
eastern C lackam as.
I
li
PLEASANT HOME
T he la dle s o f Pleasant Hom e and
v i c i n i t y have been d o in g Red Cross
w o rk a ll d u r in g th e s u m m e r and fa ll
m o n th s. a lth o u g h they have never
o tg a n lz e d In to a Red Cross a u x ilia ry
but have w o rke d un d e r th e variou s
societies o f th e n e ig h b o rh o o d , e ve ry­
one d o in g
w h at they
c o u ld and
fu r n is h in g t lic l r ow n m a te ria l.
As no re co rd s have beeu kept it
is im p o ssib le to state th e nu m b e r o f
a rtic le s made by the d iffe re n t socie­
ties, h u t a la rg e q u a n tity o f hand
k e rc h ie fs .
n a p k in s ,
tra y
clo th s,
wash rags, c o m fo rt p illo w s , hot w a­
te r hag covers, lied socks, etc., have
be« n made and tu rn e d In to th e P o rt­
la n d c h a p te r w h e re tt has been g la d ­
ly received
T h e home o f Mra. L e n ­
n a rts is open on F rid a y s to every
one to com e e ith e r fo r th e f u ll day
o r the a fte rn o o n and c o n trib u te her
h it in tim e o r m a te ria l.
I’ he
E m b ro id e ry c lu b o f w h ich
M rs lle o
B la c k b u rn la p re s id e n t Is
one o f th e gro up s w o rk in g fo r the
Red Cross at I'lv a s a u l H om e and tta
in e iiih e rs h ip ia d ra w n also fro m the
a d jo in in g d is tr ic ts o f L u ste d . O rie n t.
C o ttr e ll and Scenic. An e ffo rt Is be­
ing made by these la dle s to o b ta in
w o rk fro m
th e
P o rtla n d ch a p te r,
h u t t i l e new r u lin g s o f th e c h a p te r
l hat
the
so cie ty
o b ta in in g w o rk
m ust becom e a u n it, th a t no w o rk
can be ta k e n hom e, aud th a t th e re
m u st be oue m e e tin g place m akes It
ra th e r d iff ic u lt lo r wom en In fa r m ­
in g d is tr ic ts to do th is w o rk
A m e t tin g was h e ld th is a fte rn o o n
to r the pu rpo se o f m a k in g d e fin ite
piuus to r o rg a n is in g a aoclety fo r
ih i w o rk o f th e Red Cross
KELSO
A Red Cross a u x ilia r y was o rg a n ­
ized a t K e lso N o vem b er 14, w ith a
m e m b e rs h ip o f ten w h ich has since
increased to seventeen. T h e office rs
a re :
c h a irm a n , M rs. M ax K iig e i;
s e c re ta ry , Mrs. A. Ila u m b a c k : tre a s ­
u re r, M rs. Joel J a rl.
R obert Jons-
ru d do na te d a c o tta g e to be used an
'h e a u x ilia r y 's w o rk ro o m In w h ic h
til» ¡irst m e e tin g
when
w o rk was
do".«'
“ Come, ch ild re n ; it's tim e to go to b e d .”
. ,,
‘‘Oh, please let ns knit some more. .Inst one more row and
finish.
girls, K athryn, Frances
This is the scene which S.
B ratton and Mrs. B ratton rehearse e v e ry evening lo r fli ir tw o little
mid .lane Webb B ratton, aged 7 and 5 years respectively, have hen m- k n it t mg .ins <itn very stitch is for the soldiers. 1 hev are
in th eir small way, all about su g ar con
also tak in g a stand on candy. A lthough they are not allowed a
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A1” ' ' ’ i<id school and the family home is at K30
nervation, and talk it am ong th e ir playm ates and ¡it home. L ittl1' Katn
gum
unw i
Brazee street, P o r t l a n d .
po rte d uh being spent at t h e B ap tist
c h u rc h S a tu rd a y w here the people
o f P le asa nt H om e, L u ste d , Scenic
and C o ttr e ll were d e lig h tfu lly e n te r­
ta in e d by a m u sica l p ro g ra m a r ­
ran ge d by M iss H ild a liv e rs .
Mrs.
J e n n ie O sw ald o f G resham d e lig h te d
the audience w ith several solos sung
in h e r usual c h a rm in g m a n n e r and
was e sp ecially a p p re cia te d .
G lenn
R u sh e r o f G resham sang tw o b e a u ti­
f u l solos In u p le a sin g way and M iss
lly e rs accom panied th e sin g e rs on
th e pian o.
M rs. R oht. L a nsd ow n e
and Miss Hazel F o w le r o f C o ttr e ll
fa v o re d th e a u dience w lt ji r e c ita ­
tio n s a n il th re e li t t le g irls , V erna
H u tc h in s ,
E ste r Jones and Edna
Beers gave a m uch en jo ye d selectio n
on th e pian o. T h e proceeds o f the
e n te rta in m e n t a m o u n tin g to $26 are
to be given to th e P o rtla n d c h a p te r
o f th e A m e rica n Red Cross,
in g d is tr ic ts to do th is w o rk .
m em bers next week and are su re o f
g a in in g a n u m b e r o f new m em bers
fo r th e ir society.
Miss Cora Giese
Is c h a irm a n ; M is Percy Giese, tre a s ­
ure r.
T h e o th e r m em bers are:
Mn
M rs M hi - v I .-H ubert. s e c re t
.1 V. C o g sw e ll. .Mrs A r th u r ( iin n t . Mrs.
(lu lls w M< .M illan. M rs tl en d i i« k. M rs.
(J H u s tle s , M is F. R u e g g , M rs I» h iile t.
M rs J a n e F o rb e s
Mr. a n d M rs l>. M. M a ste rs. ■VII.
Mrs V I.. R h in itis . M r m d M rs.
.ten n e, X li', .m d M rs. I* I*. J' en n e.
M r. ¡'lui M is. T. I» C a m p b e ll, Mr. an d
M l s .1. VV. i r ■os(. Mr. a n d M is. VV VV.
H us I ip -r Mi a n t M rs. ( ). .1. F e r s g r t n
F n rs u r e n . M rs.
and
Mr s. .li,tin
M r.
Ito s i 11. M iss G a oi g : I B u t l e r . M rs. E l tu t
s.
F
r
a
n
k
R ie h t-y, M rs.
Ives e rs o n . Mr
I » a rk e i. M r. an d M rs C h a s. Ilm l-
1 M ar
lle
e
e
l.
M
rs
S
ailli' K estl-I -
| sun. VV VV Se
r ie s . M rs. .1. D oniilil-
P ro f. ...
I
su n , _____
sun
M rs. G r a n t S a g e r.
L loyd lle s y .
.1. Z.
i M iss VV R o m an
M r a n d Mr
' i »Ison. Mr« 1 f e d M a tth ia s . ( ib I 'alil-
11(111-1 lid w a u l K e lly , .la m e s K elly F. II
I.
(tili liris i. I
I B u n n e ll
ll. G u s B ii'h e v ,
r i l .'I V
Mr
and
M rs. f i
it.
P a rru t
I Si b a c h i. C ly d e M oore
th is succeeds as it p ro b a b ly w ill ma-
( h ii io A ill be re n te d o r bo rro w e d
and w o rk w ill go ra p id ly fo rw a rd in
p e rm a n e n t
q u a rte rn .
S n ip p in g
is
I done when o th e r w o rk fa ils , w ith th e
je iu l. th a t
the y
have
m ade and
I fille d th ir ty - o n e o f the la r^e -size d
c o m fo rt p illo w s .
T he c lu b is now
k n o w n as the W illin g W o rk e rs .
F o llo w in g is a lis t o f w o rk e rs :
M rs
G
W.
A lltier,
p r e s id e n t;
M rs.
T h e ladies have a lre a d y secured
\te x T h o m p s o n , v ice p r e s id e n t;
M rs.
I .c r a i 'c o b a , >e< r o t a r y - t r e a s u r e r .
M rs.
the nam es o f tw o la dle s fo r the Red
I
»uke.
M
rs
II.
W.
C
o
o
ley
,
M
rs.
I.
I
Cross d riv e next week
M rs. May
\V o« .i M rs O liv e S tre h ln . M rs. T hou.
Ruegg and Mrs. llo tb e t.
' W ile s. M rs Ed. B a c h s tr a n d , M rs. E<1.
T h e a u x ilia r y was org a n ize d about
H oser.e, M rs A lta S ta ffo rd . M rs. E lla
| H e n s le y . M rs. J o h n S tre h in , M rs. H e n ry
th e 16th o f N o vem b er and u n til very
BORING
H o i ith it, M rs G ra c e F ritz . M rs. J o h n
la te ly has been m e e tin g at th e hom e
M rs. I • W ih lo n . M rs. E d. O s­
T h e B o rin g a u x ilia r y was o rg a ' b l< o k rn lt . i . M
ot th e c h a irm a n . Miss Cora Giese,
r-
\ l i i G e n tr y .
M rs. E«lgar
S
W ood, M rs. J im
w lio k in d ly opened he r hom e fo r the nized last T uesd ay w ith twenty mem [ W i l s o n , M rs W
t r n n s f e r e d I H u r n s . M rs R o b t. K e rs la k e . M rs. J. H.
w o rk .
, hers, ten o f w hom w e n t r a n s i i <1 ( W(>O(j
Kat« M alo n ey . J e n n ie S t r e ­
W iles.
B e ssie S tre h in .
I fro m th e P o rtla n d c h a p te r
and ten , h in. H e n r ie tta
G e r tr u d e
h k le r,
M ab ie W ood, A n n a
DAMASCUS
new n u m b e rs w ho jo in e d th a t a fte r - ; M o rg a n . Dol!> M o rg a n . M rs. G e o rg e A n ­
Red Cross w o rk has been g o in g i noon
M iss E d ith A n d re w s, D o ro th y
Mrs. J. G. G illin g h a m o f the ! d r e w -
ra p id ly fo rw a rd in th e Dam ascus ! P o rtla n d c h a p te r o f th e A m e rica n | C ad d y .
a u x ilia r y , as u lis t o f th e com p le te d I Red Cross was the sp e a ke r o f the
FAIRVIEW
BORING UNION
gave th e audience m uch l
a rtic le s show s. T h e society was o r ­ I day and
T he F a irv ie w Red Cross u n it was
A n o th e r liv e a u x ilia r y at D am as­
i va lu a b le in fo r m a tio n on th e Red !
ganized
N o ve m b e r
2, and
co m ­ ' Cross w o rk and assisted in o rg a n ­
org a n ize d O cto be r 17, w ith ten an ­
cus Is k n o w n as th e B o rin g -U n io n
menced w o rk in g N ovem ber 7. Since iz in g .
K n itt in g
is a lre a d y
being j n u a l m em bers.
T he officers elected
a u x ilia r y and was o rg a n ize d A ugust
th a t tim e it has com p le te d seve nty- done and s e w in g w ill he o b ta in e d fo r
14. 1917, and com m enced w o rk A u ­ tw o h o s p ita l bed s h irts , th ir ty - s ix the next m e e tin g to b e held T ues­ were .Mrs. Jonas, c h a irm a n ; .Mrs.
g u st 30. T h e y have m et eve ry a l­ s h o u ld e r w raps, fifty - e ig h t a rm s lin g s day, D ecem ber 18. T h e place o f W in d le , vice c h a irm a n , and M rs. M c­
te rn a te T h u rs d a y since th a t tim e , tw e n ty -fo u r s u its, pajam es, n in e p a ir m e e tin g Is not vet decided upon as K ay, s e c re ta ry and tre a s u re r.
dozen a b d o m in a l a rra n g e m e n ts a re be in g m ade to o b ­
T h e u ie e tb lg s are he ld eve ry T ues­
b u t b e g in n in g w ith the new ye a r o f bed socks, h a lf
place. day a fte rn o o n in th e C o u n c il room .
bandages, one dozen h a n d k e rc h ie fs , ta in , a p e rm a n e n t m e e tin g
1918 w ill m eet eve ry T h u rs d a y in n in e p a irs k n itte d socks a to ta l o f E ve ryo n e is in v ite d to a tte n d .
T h e F a irv ie w g ra ng e donated $ 1»» to be
an a ll-d a y session. W ith a m e m b e r­ 268 pieces
besides m a k in g
2001» lis t o f m em bers is an fo llo w s :
used fo r hom e expenses.
T he c ity
s h ip o f tw e n ty th e y have had an a v ­ gun w ipers
M rs J C F hultz.. « h a ir m a n o f m ilt- co u n c il voted the use o f th e co u n c il
T he m ee ting s are he ld
erage a tten dan ce o f tw e lv e
A. C o ld w e ll. v ice
t
a
r
y
s
u
p
p
lì
M
rs
I.
at th e hom e o f tile c h a irm a n . Mrs
W o rk has b e e n c a rrie d e n th u s ia s ­ J C E llio t t , w ith an average a tte n d ­ «■hairm an. M rs W J R o o t, s e c r e ta r y ; ch a m b e r w ith fu e l and ja n it o r s e rv­
t r e a s u r e r . J . C. ice free.
M rs
R
H. S to n e
tic a lly a lo n g as is seen by th e ir re ­ ance o f fifte e n .
.1. M cC lu n g . M rs. J a m e s
F iv e se w in g m a­ ih u ltz . Mr.-
M rs. G ra n t and M rs lle s liii gave
p o rt o f fin ish e d w o rk
T h ir ty - s ix chine s are loaned f o r the w o rk w h ich Eine». M rs I. 1». L u n .lv M rs T. R eh-
th e use o f sew ing m achines, and a ll
W
R
T
e
lfo
r
d
,
M
rs
C.
M
s h irts , t h ir t y pa ja m as, s ix ty a rm -
»»erg.
M
rs
is be in g
ra p id ly fin ish e d and re- A n d e rso n .
H. K no x . <» W B o rin g . th< wom en In th e c o m m u n ity are in ­
s lin g s . th ir ty - s ix a b d o m in a l bands,
M rs Lu. \ B o rin g . W H. B o rin g . M rs tereste d in th e w o rk .
ed.
In th e sew ing
fo r ty - th r e e bed socks, eleven p illo w tu rn
H a rry B h k fo rd .
W H B«»ring.
M rs
F o llo w in g Is th e ro s te r o f lla m a s
have
m ade s h o u ld e r wraps,
cases, fo r ty - tw o hot w a te r bag cov­
H i r r y B ic k fo rd . M rs E. W o lf e M rs. the y
cus a u x ilia r y
a rm s lin g -, b id s h irts , bandages and
ers, t h ir ty - s ix s h o u ld e r w raps, one
E llio tt, c h a i r m a n .
Mr». Cannili*.'
M rs J.
pa ja m a su its.
One
h u n d re d
anti
sheet,
one
p illo w ,
se ve n ty-e ig h t K a tie Ron« h,
tre a s u r e r
M is- Mab» l
tw e n ty -liv e s u b s titu te h a n d k e rc h ie fs
M iss H a z e l I ’h it-
needle cases,
five
p a irs
k n itte d E llio tt, s e c r e ta r y .
MELROSE
AND
VICTORY
u o o d . M iss N e llie E llio tt. M iss \ g n e s
and tw e n ty dish to w e ls have been do ­
socks
N«»rton M iss M v rtle S h e a re r. M iss lb n-
F o r a n u m b e r o f years It has been nated.
T he officers o f th is e fficie n t socle n e t l * T ro n g e , M rs A M C o u lte r M rs
T in s e c re ta ry says: " W e are very
A H a ll. M rs J \ <’.»rls«>n, M rs W th e custom o f the la d ie s o f th is com­
ty are M rs 8. 8. D a lla s, c h a irm a n : W
I. M oore. M rs C M R eed M rs H L.
p ro u d
o f o u r k n itte rs , tw e n ty -o n e
m
u
n
ity
to
m
eet
fo
r
a
social
a
fte
r
­
Ida
W ils o n , v ic e -c h a irm a n ; S y lv e s te r .
Mrs.
M rs
R osa
N«»rton.
M is.
p a irs o f socks and a Sw eater have
M rs V lc to rln e lle a c o e k , s e c re ta ry ; E d n a W .d f h a g e n , M rs S a b in a H u n t
noon tw ic e a m o n th and spend a few been made.
W e have ten experts
M rs I n a b c lla Bo ixlle.
M rs L o u ìh u
M rs Em m a E m b ry , tre a s u re r
»tt. h o u rs v is itin g and e xch a n g in g p a t­ whose ages range fro m 75 to 15;
Georg* R eed MI - B e aste
.M(
R
E
L
o
v
e-
Eunice ll.'Viiti.M, M rs
Mr
perhaps we have th e you ng est k n it ­
Mr I E. LovelaMi- M r D o u g 1 mm te rn s and new ideas fo r fan cy w o rk
lave
CEDARVILLE
M a rg a re t Jonas has finishe d
\ltk m , Mr H u r ry R oach, M i H e rm a n La st M ay th e p a trio tic fires began to te r.
Due o f th e m u a lb 'st a u x llia r i
Siebert Mr ,l«»e B apoi’h M rs N e llie b u rn a li t t le b r ig h te r a ll th e tim e th re e p a irs o f socks since we o rg a n ­
n e a r G resham
w ith
re fe re n ce to Thorpe
and fin a lly it was decided th a t the ized, besides tw o p a irs donated by
tim e spent f o r fancy w o rk c o u ld w e ll h e r d u r in g v a c a tio n ."
n u m b e rs Is the C e d a rv ille a u x ilia r y
PLEASANT VALLEY
M rs K a te J o n a s . M rs J C. W in d le.
he devoted to th e Red Cross
T he
b u t w h at It la cks In n u m b e rs is
S tr u c k ir .. M rs S. 8 H a ll. M rs
T h e P leaaant V a lle y g ra ng e a u x ­ w o rk was com m enced w ith th e old M rs
I
T u r n e r . M rs A L. K ro n e n b e rK , M rs
m ade up In th e a c tiv ity o f its ten ilia r y was o rg a n ize d O cto b e r 8 th and m a te ria l on ha nd and a q u a n tity o f .1 W
T o w n se n d . M rs E liz a S lo n e . M rs
m em bers.
A room has been fitte d
n et G ran t
M rs.
M a rg a r e t
M cK ay
has a b o u t fifty
m em bers,
w h ich s u b s titu te h a n d k e rc h ie fs , trn v clo th s, .la
up in C o g sw e ll's gro cery s to re w here
n a p k in s , gun w ipers, etc., were made M rs l> S D u n b a r. M rs. W e tm o re . M rs
g o o d ly n u m b e r the y expect to d o ub le and ta ke n in to th e H e a d q u a rte rs o f S h aw M rs. X I. S to n e . M rs D ick so n .
the y m eet every T h u rs d a y .
Thev
M rs R u th St C la ir. M rs G. S h a w M rs
c h a p te r w here
they f M id ler. M rs J P e te r s u n . .Mrs A n d e r­
have th re e saw ing m achines at ■ o rk ne xt week in the Red Cross m e m b e r­ the P o rtla n d
so
n . M rs .1 B lis s. M rs G la d y s T u rn e r .
T he c h a irm a n is T R were g la d ly received.
and have com p le te d tw o dozen h o ly sh ip d riv e
T he m anagers ve ry k in d ly agreed M rs S h e p h e rd . M rs F a n c h e r . M rs F u l ­
s e cre ta ry.
M rs
Lehm an:
bandages, one d o M ti - n o u ld e r w raps l l e r r y :
ler. M rs .1. S n o v e r. M rs M o rriso n M rs
e igh te en
hot
w a te r
b o ttle
c o v ­ tre a s u re r, F 8. Jenne. and the y have to fu rn is h th e la d ie s w ith w o rk and It C o p e la n d , M rs J e n k in s . M rs B r ig g s
and
tu rn e d in a n d M rs s l a u g h te r .
ers. one dozen h o s p ita l s h irts , w ith a n u m b e r o f c o m m itte e s w h ich cover they have fln la h e d
a n o th e r dozen not yet co m p le te d , b e ­ a b ro a d e r field o f w o rk th a n is the tw e n ty f u ll size sheets, fo r t y draw
M rs sheets, six and a h a lf dozen h o s p ita l
sides s n ip p in g pieces f o r c o m fo rt ease w ith moat o f th e u n its .
SNIPPING
p illo w s
A la rg e box o f pieces of E 8 Jenne Is c h a irm a n o f th e sew ­ s h irts (a n d have 2 's dozen w h ich
No
p
art
of
the work being done
e id e rd o w n anti o u tin g fla n n e l scraps ! in g c o m m itte e , o f w h ich M rs I* I ’ w ill be ready next w eek», tw o dozen
[ was g ive n the m at H e a d q u a rte rs f o r 1 Jenne. M rs T L. B e rry , M rs W U a rm s lin g s , and have put tape on for th e Red Cross can be so univer­
M rs
Sara F ro s t are tw o dozen a rm s lin g s f o r th e P o rt­ sally engaged in as snipping up rags
I s n ip p in g and
the y
requested and M oore and
T hey have also made to fill com fort pillows.
T he la dle s w ho are sew­ la n d c h a p te r
' were g la d ly given p e rm issio n by th e ! m em bers
Any child
I P o rtla n d c h a p te r to c u t th e la rg e r I in g average tw e lv e and meet every R E D C R O 88 G A L L E Y T H R E E
who
can
h
an
d
le
a
p
air
of
scissors
dozen
h a n d k e rc h ie fs .
s ix ty
a fte rn o o n
T hey
have nln«'
j pieces In blocks to be pieced In to I T h u rs d a y
, e x tra
b la n k e ts
f o r h o s p ita l
use ' m ade tw o and a h a lf dozen pa ja m as, wash clo th e s, th ir t y - f iv e ro lls o f gun loves th e w ork; it helps pass the
j T hep snip the re m a in in g scraps f o r , 1 dozen bed s h irts , 2 dozen s h o u ld ­ w ip e rs and a q u a n tity o f n a p k in s tim e for sh u t-in s who are unable to
e r w raps, one dozen h o t w a te r b o t­ and tra y clo th s. T h e ir m o tto is "n o do o th e r w ork, and It is su rp risin g
I pillow filling
They have been k n ittin g at hom e tle covers, tw o dozen a rm slings, m a tte r w h at we t h in k , fo llo w to the the am o u n t of rags th a t one can clip
T hey are also last d e ta il in s tr u c tio n fro m H e ad­ in Just the sp a re m inutes of a busy
! and have m ade tw enty-five p airs of tw o dozen p illo w s .
I socks, one sw ea te r and several pairs d o in g some k n itt in g M ee ting s o f the q u a rte rs " . and th e re s u lts have been day
The only eq uipm ent needed is a
rtf w ristlets, besides k n ittin g odd e n tire a u x ilia r y are he ld th e firs t v e ry s a tis fa c to ry to th e la die s and to
■ scraps of yarn tn to Belgium sq u ares and th ir d M onday eve nings o f every those re c e iv in g a t th e H e k d q u a rte rs p air of scissors, as sh a rp as possible,
D uring th e su m m er atten d an ce and p erh ap s a little arn ica o r some
to be sent to F rance.
These are m o n th . E n th u s ia s m ru n s h ig h and
' tw elve inches sq u are an d on th e ir every one is d o in g w hat th e y can was seldom m ore th a n a dozen, but soothing lotion for blistered fingers
has increased to about tw enty some if one becomes too fascinated with
arriv al in F ran ce are Joined to g e th ­ M em bers and c o m m itte e s fo llo w :
One five-year-old boy
SewlnK Committee— Mrs E S Jen- tim es m ore
The ladies have been th e w ork
er Into blan k ets
C edarville au x il­
M oore
M rs
P P Jen ne M rs W , V
is I’
iary has about one and a h alf dozen n M r r» M
I. R Berry. M rs s s r s h F rosi
-K ».
squares ready to tu rn in. The av er­
Reiter
C iv ilia n
XV F ro st
Moor
age atten d a n ce has not been m ore Jenne, XV
M em b ers— Mr sn .l Mrs T R B»rry.
i th a n eight, but they expect to p a rti­
su d M rs \A C. Miwre Mr AIM Mr»
A most delightful evening was re- cipate in the g reat driv e fo r n e w P Mr
A L e h m sn , Mr s a d Mrs I< P op p le-
g reatly handicapped by lack of a
reg u la r m eeting place and sewing
m achines
An effort is being m ade
to fit up a vacant school room at
C ed ar school for th e ir use and if
snipped pieces enough for a sm all
com fort pillow w hile atten d in g au x ­
iliary m eetings with his m other, and
th e M elrose-VIctory societies rep o rt
the receipt of fire pounds of (dipped
v as
n I '1
Wednesdav, Decem­
b e r 5.
lie ie a f t e r th e a u x ilia r y w ill
meet a ll dav on T h u rs d a y o f cacti
V.eek, each m e m b e r
b r in g in g
her
lu n c h . T in present w o rk o f the a u x ­
ilia r y
Is h« tn m in g
bandages and
m a k in g h o s p ita l s h irts .
T i e a u x ilia r y ’s ¡¡nance and s o lic it­
in g c o m m itte e consists o f tlie fo l
¡o w in g m e m b e rs :
E. V.
M rs.
R o b e rt J o n .s ru d , Mi
E ric k s o n u nit M rs P h ip p s
«U tter iiie in b e is ¡ire. M rs B o w en . M rs
11«. n - o n . M i- l o i n l t e v m u e . M is Jo .
H u ll. M rs J o h n D u n n . M rs H a w o r th .
M ik . <’ T im m e r m a n . .Mrs <’ H ite . Mrs-
M in n » ' M a ro n .iv . .Mis D. H itp nn«l M rs.
M in n ie P la tt.
It is the purpo-»- o f th e a u x ilia r y
to r a i'i* m oney fo r the Red ( rost»
fro m tim e to tim e by e n te rta in m e n ts ,
also the finauee and s o lic itin g co m ­
m itte e is expected to b rin g in new
m em b ers am i s o lic it fin a n c ia l aid.
GRESHAM W C. T. U.
T h e D e p a rtm e n t o f P a tr io tic R e lie f
w o rk o f th e W. C. T. U. o f G resham
has in the past six m o n th s done a
g re a t a m o u n t o f w o rk fo r th e s o l­
d ie rs and fo r th e Red Cross.
Most
o f th e m a te ria l th e y have fu rn is h e d
the m se lve s, a lth o u g h a pa rt has been
s u p p lie d by th e P o rtla n d c h a p te r o f
th e Red Cross.
F o llo w in g is a lis t o f the a m o u n t
o f w o rk a cco m plishe d in th is d e p a rt­
m ent by th e m e m b e rs: one h u n d re d
and nine ty-se ven h a n d k e rc h ie fs , sev­
e n ty -s ix n a p kin s, tw e n ty h o t w a te r
bag covers, t h ir t y - f o u r tra y c lo th s.
121 wash c lo th s , seve nty d ish to w e ls,
tw e n ty -one p a irs w ool socks, fo r ty -
th re e p a irs bed socks, fo r ty - tw o
m a n y -ta ile d bandages f o r th e B r itis h
h o sp ita ls.
T hey have donated and
pre p a re d sixte e n pounds o f co tto n
and lin e n
fo r
h o s p ita ls ,
also 57
pounds gun rags, and have m ade and
fille d fo rty -s ix housew ives and com ­
fo r t bags and fille d tw e lv e o th e rs.
D ru g s to th e a m o u n t o f $8 were sent
C am p W ith y c o m b e . T h e to ta l a m o u n t
expended on th e v a rio u s a rtic le s has
h e m 170.38.
4
BRIDAL VEIL
T h e la die s o f B rid a l V e il o rg a n ­
ized an a u x ilia r y to th e P o rtla n d
c h a p te r o f th e A m e ric a n Red Cross
O ctober 24, 1917. T h e y have at the
present tin ts fo r ty m em bers w ith an
a c tiv e m e m b e rsh ip o f tw e n ty .
T h e y have m ade in th e past tw o
m o n th s tw e lv e h o s p ita l bed s h irts ,
tw e lv e s h o u ld e r w raps, six p a irs pa­
ja m as. tw e lv e h o t w a te r b o ttle co v­
ers. tw e lv e a b d o m in a l bandages, and
have also tu rn e d
$124.91» to th e
P o rtla n d c h a p te r
Mrs. C. 8. K e lle r Is c h a irm a n o f
the society b u t nam es o f o th e r o f ­
ficers and m em bers were n o t in c lu d e d
In th e re p o rt and co u ld not be o b ­
ta in e d In tim e fo r p u b lic a tio n .
ROCKWOOD
A t th e la st m e e tin g o f th e R o c k ­
wood g ra ng e a c o m m itte e was ap­
po in te d to lo ok up th e m a tte r o f th e
la dle s ta k in g up Red Cross w o rk ,
b u t as th e ne xt m e e tin g o f th e
g ra ng e Is not he ld u n til th e th ir d
week in D ecem ber no a c tio n
has
been ta k e n .
It is lik e ly th a t th e
work w ill be ta k e n up in th e n e ar
f u tu r e by th e la dle s o f th e grange o r
some o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n in th a t io-
c lllt y .
PALMER
Probably th e first au x iliary to be
organized in M ultnom ah county o u t­
side of P o rtlan d was at th e little saw ­
mill town of P alm er above Bridal
Veil, w here only ab o u t one dozen
fam ilies reside
They o rganized in
May 31, 1917, and have tw enty active
m em bers. T h eir m em bership, which
is draw n also from th e young men of
the cam ps, n u m b er o ver 100. They
have tu rn ed in tw elve bed sh irts,
tw elve o p era tin g sh eets. 155 baud
towels, tw elve dozen h an d k erchiefs,
fo rty -eig h t slips, fo rty -eig h t te a
tow els, tw elve p a ir pajam as, six
dust cloths, tw elve h o sp ital bed
sh irts, sixty wash cloths, many of
which a re k n itted , aud six k n itted
g arm en ts, m aking in all 555 pieces
I