Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1917 — RED CROSS NEEDS WOOLENS [ARTICLE]

RED CROSS NEEDS WOOLENS

Charles G. Spitler, chairman Red Cross, Jasper county, Indiana: Red Cross has urgent call from Major Grayson-t Murphy for enormous quantities of Knitted woolen articles. Here is a cablegram from Major Murphy: “Last winter broke record for cold and misery among people here.’ Inexpressibly dread coming winter, finding us without supplies to meet situation. Urge you on behalf of our soldiers and those of our allies who will suffer in their frozen 1 trenches, and also thousands of French and Belgian refugees and repatriates being returned through Switzerland to France. Everyone here looks to America. Begin shipping. at once 1,500,000 each of warm, knitted woolen articles already requested, ' They must come before cold weather; and .in view of shortage of fuel and other discomforts they will be of incredit--able value in both military and civilian work.” We ask your chapter to furnish a definite number of this requirement. Your allotment is 100 sweaters, 100 mufflers, 100 pairs wristlets; 100 pairs socks. Full instructions will follow in two days. Ask your members to finish all knitting now on hand and clear the deck for action as want every chapter to have a chance to do its past in making good on this call for help from France chapter. Chairman requested “to place cptpy of foregoing part of this message, including cablegram from Major Murphy, in hand of all newspapers with request to give full publicity to this first call, then get knitting committees together and havq them line, up for rush job.