Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1917 — Mere Man Would Not Have Stood Any Show At All. [ARTICLE]

Mere Man Would Not Have Stood Any Show At All.

Consternation reigned among the Red Cross workers at the headquarters shops at Brazil, Ind., Monday. There was much subdued feeling evident. Angry glances were cast. Sharp whispers were heard. Busy worn eh showed signs of irritation and nervousness. The general atmosphere of harmony in the headquarters was lost. What was the cause? Is there a German spy trying to put powdered glass in the bandages? Is there a plan to put an irritating powder in the night shirts of the wounded soldiers? No, gentle reader, it was not quite that bad, but a woman had come to headquarters WITH HER TATTING, to enjoy the companionship of the hustling Red Cross workers without doing her bit. No one had the courage to subdue her, but the ladies will let it be known that no “slackgoes at any of the Red Cross shops.