Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-16 | Page 2 | Blind Woman is Busiest Knitter

i I j I I BLIND WOMAN IS BUSIEST KNITTER KNITTE KNITTEr Makes 37 3 r r Mrs H. H E. E Riches I Pairs of Socks in 14 Weeks for Red Cross Besides doing her own housework au and I lending her services ser s as ns an Instructor to tc I various blind people of the tho city Mrs H IL E E. E Riches of Belmont avenue a who Is h I totally blind bUnd knitted 37 pairs of or sock bocks within the last three throe and one half months month I for the Red Cross Crass Mn In Riches is alto I doing other Red Cross work besides tin lIll knitting of oC socks In lii the Boer English war WU Mrs Irs Riches was one of or the mo most i active Re Red Cross workers in tn En England At Al that time lime so enthusiastic lastic were the Women women wornon wom worn en on In making articles for the comfort of ol tho the Ens t sol soldiers lIers that It was not anan an anan anan an unusual sight tight to see them walking to their work with knitting needles rapidly rapid rapid- ly Iy plying An evening class In the home care forthe for tor forthe the sick is being heln- organized at Re Red Cross Cros headquarters and It will viii be hp started as soon as a sufficient number have en enrolled enrolled en- en rolled for the course One thousand pounds of wool was re received received re- re yesterday c at the Am Amelia palace and Is now being distributed to tho ho various auxiliaries and antt individual workers work work- ers Five boxes of supplies were shipped chipped from the Amelia IJ palace llaco yesterday esterday to Denver er