Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1918 — SPENT AFTERNOON SEWING FOR THE RED CROSS [ARTICLE]

SPENT AFTERNOON SEWING FOR THE RED CROSS

The Daughters of’ the American Revolution have long observed Feb. 22, as the greatest social event of the year. Yesterday, owing' to the serious condition of our country, the chapter met in a quiet way with one of their memebers and spent the afternoon sewing for the Red Cross. The National Society of D. A. ,R. have purchased 100,000 Liberty loan bonds t,he income to be used in bettering the condition of those who returns incapacitated for self-sup-port A large number of French orphans are being cared for. They are also rebuilding, the village of Tillvloy, France, which was razed" to the ground by German invaders. These people will be provided with simple homes, seeds and implements with which to earn their own livelihood.

The state organization are sending an ambulance to the front The local chapter, Van Rensselaer, has a part in these things, but feel time is to precious to earn the money when so much Red Cross work is needed so badly. So the money b given from purses answering so many calls, that every moment of valuable time may be spent in other war work. 1» I Mbs Nina Martindale is spending several days at Lafayette.