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Show FROM MRS. ADAMS Denver, Colo., Dec. 14. 191S My Dear Mr. Jorgensen: Have been out to Headquarters and talked with severa'l of the officials offici-als and they extended the time ton our work to be finished until Feb ruary 1st. They said our first dut was to take care of the influenza proposition and then do the refugee work. We are to keep the room closed until January 1st. I left Miss Ingols in charge and you can call her for anything that is needed. Headquarters said that Christmas roll call should be worked even though we did have influenza. I explained ex-plained the situation to them and they said that would have to be handled han-dled locally, unless the government took it up. They praised our chapter and said they considered it one of the most dependable chapters. I met Mr. Oxley and he sent his regards re-gards to all .the people he met while in Milford. Yours for the Christmas Roll Call. MRS. P. J. ADAMS w. s. s WORKERS ARE NEEDED The Railroad unit met ' with Mrs. Cottrell Wednesday afternoon to sew I on the little girls'? dresses for the children of Belgium. While busy at our sewing, Mrs. Cottrell told, us about the hospital work and how much they needed volunteer help, especially in the kitchen. She had been called there early in the morn ing to help wash the night dishes and found it impossible to get away before three . o'clock in the afternoon because either no one came to re-Ueve re-Ueve her, or to wash the breakfast and dinner dishes. There is practically practi-cally no danger of catching the disease dis-ease in the kitchen, for one does not "ome in contact with the patients and the dishes are put into boiling hot water and boiled for fifteen minutes min-utes before they are handled. There are the meals to prepare for the 'sick, which requires much thought and time. They will have to have more volunteer help to aid those who have been there ever since the hospi-'tal hospi-'tal was started, working day and night. It is true that many patients "have gotten well and been removed to their homes, but others have come to take their places. They must have the help or help will have to be hired and payed for by the people of Milford. Mil-ford. Another thing, we have a good many refugee garments that must be made and sent on their way to the suffering Belgian people. If any one would like to be helping and felt that they could not go to the hospital to work, they may have plenty to do at home if they will go to Mrs Ingol and get some of the sewing that is to be made by the Red Cross for the Belgian Bel-gian people. Undoubtedly, this is a hard time of the year in which to turn one's thoughts toward the making mak-ing of pajamas for hospital service over-seas, or sewing upon refugee garments. gar-ments. Could your thoughts have an easy conscience during the holidays if you thought that by neglecting this relief work you would be responsible re-sponsible for the severe suffering of Belgian and French men. women and little children? Neglect of this work resolves itsels itself into this one con-clusionunnecessary con-clusionunnecessary suffering. W. S. S. J. W. MCALLISTER J. W. McAllister, one of Milford's best and oldest barbers, passed away at the hospital early yesterday afternoon. after-noon. Mr. McAllister has been here for the last six or' seven years and is loved and respected by the wliole eom munity. Although not a strong man. physically, he has been able to be at his work most of the time. When he was taken with disease, it took a very severe hold of him. They were planning to leave for California as soon as he was able to go. Mrs. McAllister and son Jay. Jr. have both been very ill. but are much better and will soon be able to bn out. They surely have the sympathy sym-pathy of the community. W.S.S. Bill Harvey and H. I. Crook of Heber. were in this county looking after their sheep interests. |