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AIDS 390,000 MEN
IN THE SOUTHWEST
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REPORT ON WORK IN CAMPS AND
CANTONMENTS SHOWS HOW
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renty Thousand Blankets Rushed to
Camp Bowie When Men Sut
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Sweaters worth $1,250,000 have been
given to soldiers in Southwestern
camps and cantonment#'by the Red
Cross since the mobilization of the
National army was begun.
This Information is contained in a
report made to the Washington head
quarters of the American Red Cross
by Stanley Stoner, director of military
relief for the Southwestern division of
the organization.
Stoner’s report is proof positive of
the support the Red Cross is giving
the War Department in fitting Ameri
can soldiery for winning the war. That
no other agency outside the War De
partment itself Is so potent a factor to
that end Is recognized and admitted
generally. Every supporter of the Red
Cross well may feel that he or she ac
tually is helping to save the world for
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The report made by Director Stoner
■hows that 230,000 sweaters were dis
tributed up to Feb. 1 to soldiers in
eight large camps and cantonments,
.^several smaller camps and to the army
^ Jrhich constantly is on guard on the
Mexican border. But sweaters was
, only one of 200 items provided. It was
impossible for the War Department to
foresee many requirements of the sol
diers, and in many instances, when
necessity arose for supplies of differ
ent kinds, it was impossible to get
army requisitions through fast enough
to handle the situation. Field direc
tors in the different camps, always on
the alert for Buch emergencies and
armed with authority to spend money
freely when necessity arose, stepped
In and provided whatever was needed
for the comfort and well-being of the
men.
From Spoons to Automobiles.
In addition to the sweaters, 44,370
mufflers were distributed. Other items
were as follows: Socks, 56,373; blan
kets, 1400; wristlets, 27,854; helmets,
5,109; Christmas packages, 116,657;
automobiles, 4; comforts, 7,339. The
automobiles were touring cars neces
pary for the proper transportation of
j'bick soldiers from their quarters to
"hospitals. Nearly 600,000 items, 571,
925 to be exact, were distributed.
Their diversity is illustrated by the
following list taker from Director
Stoner’s report: Vowels, pajamas,
comfort kits, playing cards, tooth
brushes, tooth paste, condensed milk,
oil heaters, drugs, bed sheets, pillow
cases, rubber gloves, soup, foot pow
der, shoes, magazines, books, slippers,
wash cloths, bath robes, hot-water bot
tles, window curtains, bath rugs, Ice
picks, egg beaters, spooas, elec trio
plates, knives, spoons, gowns, apples,
oranges, lemons, nuts, loot warmers,
rubber sheets, ice bajp, boilers, bed
room slippers, gloves, ear muffs, domi
noes, rubber sheets, cots, auto trucks,
fly swatters, soup strainers, pneu
monia jackets, chickens, dish rage,
combs, Victrola, quilts.
And wherever the Red Cross Is at
work ia these csmps, which means all
of them, soldiers are praiaing it. They
dfecall It “Uncle Sam’s right-hand man,’’
which tells the story well enough and
true.
Service Which Saves Livws.
Nothing illustrates better what the
Red Cross means tn the inlJUm in
Southwestern camps and cantonments
than an occurrence at Camp Bowie,
Fort Worth, Tex. When the December
blizzard struck the camp it found the
men unprepared for it. One thousand
soldiers foil ill in 24 hours. More than
2,000 were ill 72 hours after the bliz
zard hit. Many of them were threat
ened with pneumonia. Many had pneu
monia. There was insufficient bedding.
The government wae ratable te take
care of the situation. Charles W. Con
nery, field director far the Rod Cress
at Camp Bewie, bought every blanket
he could get in Fort Wsrth gad other
Texas cities and wired Red Cross
headquarters at St. Louie for more.
k Within 41 hours after the bttamard
X struck, Connery turned ever M.ggg
blankets to the oommaadaot ef the
camp, without any cost to tho govern
ment whatever. Undoubtedly this
■quick work saved the lives of many
soldfbrs.
That to the sort of work tho Red
■Grom to doing for 9f9,#gf American
soldiers in the Southwestern camps
and cantonments, likewise In every
camp and cantonment in the United
States. That is lew money given t#
the feed Cress to spent to military
Relief.
•topping Personalty Conducted.
The American soldier-to Franco to
in getod fighting wn Bat when he
faced (he French shopkeeper that
quidt-tongreed, sharp-eyed MOe wom
an mho keeps the ta so fkB os slid
i «»n while her kostomf Rghts, he to
\ igrlad enough to kave ap Atoerican
womgn beside htos. fle toe Red Crocs
■woman ot the line of eeuimugntoffha
oanteqps have a now to, Vhey take
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0n g,_important Branches of Red Cross work which has beer
undertaken by the Woman’s Department is that of providing clothing foi
the hundreds of thousands of refugees in the districts that have been devas
fated bv the war At present it is the French and Belgian refugees for whoa
the anneal is being made. The various pattern companies have published
patterns of the garments, and many of our Red Cross Chapters have taken uj
the work of making the clothing.
This is work that can be done in the central sewing rooms of the Chap
tnra or it can be done at home, as the workers may prefer.
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TO OBSERVE DAT.
Little Rock, March 18.—A plan has
been suggested to observe April 8, the
first anniversary of America’s entry
into the war, as “National Win the
War Day.”
Every State Council of Defense,
every County and Community Coun
cil, every mayor, every Liberty Bond
I Committee, every patriotic society,
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every labor organization, and every
school board, it is suggested, should
at once make definite plans to make
' the day a great success.
The “winter of our discontent” with
I its coalless days and congested rail
road and other minor annoyances is
past. The spring with is promise of
abundant crops and increased indus
trial production is hure. Now is the
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time for Americ# home army to. sta
bilize and thus Wing courage to oar
boys in the trenches and canton
ments, and depression to our enemieou.
Let Germany feel that this is a pop
ular war in America. The effedfttf
having the nation a unit in' patriot
ic thought on this day cannot be oy
er-estimated. It will bring renewed
courage and hop* to our brave alBesu
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I Swift & Company
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At a recent hearing of the Federal Trade Commission there
was introduced correspondence taken from the private files of
Swift & Company,which showed that the Company had been con
sidering for some time educational advertising campaign.
The need for this publicity has been apparent to us for sev
eral years. The gross misrepresentation to which we have
recently been subjected has convinced us that we should no longer
delay in putting before the public the basic facts of our business,
relying on the fair-mindedness of the American people.
The feeling against the American packer is based largely on
the belief that the income and well-being of the producer and
The garments maue mun ““
else be durable. It Is useless to send
over articles made from flimsy mat*
rials that cannot stand the very hard
wear they will get. For this reason
we are not asking for secondhand
clothing. Partially worn garments
should be kept for the poor in this
country, and we should send abroad
only things made of new Btxon* ma
terials. A . ...
Materials for outer garments should
be of dark colors. They may be fig
ured, striped or plain colors, prefer
ably black, gray or navy blue—never
red and very little green. The French
people have a dislike of bright colors
In clothing, and at this time, when
every family is 1® mourning, they
seem particularly inappropriate. Kven
the clothing • for the little children
should be dark, excepting, of course,
that for the babies. It Is almoet Im
possible to get laundry work done
properly. There Is no soap to be had.
and little hot water. All these eondi
tions must be considered in selecting
the materials for the clothing.
There to need for about twice as
much underwear as outer garments,
and this holds true in all ages. There
Is a special need for clothing for the
children from 1 to 3 years of age. If
your local stores do not have the Red
Cross patterns they may be ordered,
through your Red Cross chapter, of
our supply service at lit North Broad
way, it. Louis.
Among the most wanted articles
are the following:
Girls’ petticoats, made with a waist
attached. McCall pattern 108-A Is the
sixe for a year-old child, 103-B Is for a
2-year-old, 103-C for 4 years old, and so
on up to 108-H for a girl of 14. The
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flannel or flannelette, and the coloi
preferably gray.
Boys' blouse suits, made of serge 01
any very strong warm material, it
gray, black, brown or navy blue. Me
Call pattern 106-A is for a 4-year-olc
bey, and the sizes run up to 105-E foi
a 12-year-old.
Pinafores, McCall pattern size 99-4
for a 4-year-old child and 99-B for i
6-year-old. Material black sateen 01
checked blue and white gingham.
Girls’ chemise, McCall patten
110- A fer a 6-year-old, size running uj
to 110-G for an 18-year-old. Women i
chemise, McCall pattern 152-A for s
36-inch bust and 152-B for a 38-inot
bust. The materials should be heavj
unbleached muslin.
Girls’ drawers, McCall pattern 1114
for an 8-year-old, size running up tc
111- E for 18 years. Women’s drawers
McCall pattern 161-A for a 26-lnct
waist, 181-B for a 28-ineh waiBt, 1B1-C
far a 80-inch waist and 161-D for i
84-inch waist. Materials, heavy an
bleached muslin.
For the little ones at the creeplni
age there are two dress patterni
wanted, McCall pattern 90-A being i
6-month size, 90:B for 1 year and 90-C
fer 2 years, while 91-A is the size foi
1 year and 91-B for the 2-year-ol<J
child, this pattern having no provision
for a smaller size.
Please order by numbers, and re
member that all orders should comi
through chapter headquarters to th<
Bureau of Supplies.
MRS. EDMUND F. BROWN,
Director of Women’s Work, South
western Division A. R. 0., 1617 Rail
way Exchange Building, St. Louis
Mo.
consumer are adversely anected Dy tne pacKers operations, f
resulting in unreasonably large profits. I
Swift & Company’s net profit is reasonable, and represents |
an insignificant factor in the cost of living. I
For the fiscal year 1917 the total sales and net profit of Swift 1
& Company were as follows: I
Sales 8
$875,C: 3,000. I
Profit. _ I
$34,650,000. ■ ' I
This is equivalent to a $3,465. profit on a business of $87,5001 I
If Swift & Company had made no profit at aU, the eattle raiser 8
would have received only one-eighth of a cent per pouafi twn far his B
cattle, or the consumer would have saved only one-quarter ef a cent per 8
pound on dressed beat Bi ;
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