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Show SOLDIERS KNIT AT KEARNY '- & 3 5 & PLY NEEDLES WITH SKILL THE KNITTING CLASS Left to right, Clyde T. Green, instructor; Private R. B. Bateson, Sergeant Norman D. j Salisbury and Private W. H. Green, C battery. r4',.. ' - s-? ftH, f Vy Ss"-f A,w,MJf 1 A Vt" I 1 it i Y Men Vie With Sweethearts at Home in Making Warm Woolens. By Tribune 'Staff Correspondent. CAMP KEA'ENY, Cat., Dec. 7. Kbitting is the latest novelty in the army. And what is believed to be the only sol.liers' knitting class in the whole wide world ia now turning out socks, wash cloths, wristlets and chest protectors at a rate of speed that would pnt a women's circle to shame. The class is composed of C batterymen of the Utah field artillery. But there must be a better reason than the need of warm woolens to make a soldier take to the knitting needles when there arc plenty of baseball bats around and there is. ' "It's to show those posh dnnged girls how to behave," savs Private Clyde T. Green, who is the "daddy" of the class. Tt. all bPfinn .when Private Green received re-ceived two bundles of knitted wool from his sweetheart. According to the label contained thereon, they were socks and meant to wear on the feet, and Private Green made a vain effort to wear them as such. The pain from his efforts soon passed upward to Private Pri-vate Green's head, according to his tentmates, and gave, him the inspiration inspira-tion to write the following lines to the girl: The stockings you sent me Were surely some fit: 1 used one for a helmet And one for a mitt; They will surely help me . To do my hit, Put where in goodness Did you learn to knit! Green Gets instruction. Diplomatic relations were immediately immediate-ly sc ered, and as is usual in war times, communication between the two belligerents bel-ligerents ceased. It was then that. Private Pri-vate Green grabbed onto his brilliant idea. (Change of scene.) Among a cluster of chattering women, voting and old. slim and stout, blonde, 'brunette and gray, who gathered each Saturday at a certain department store where an efficient elderly lady coavhed a class in knitting from the side lines, there could be seen a. khaki-clad soldier who made violent offorts to get his hogo mitts to steer two long, slender needles as though his life depended upon it. Kach Saturday he sat. there and knitted for dear life. When he had reached the point where he could chew gum, look up over his glasses, join in the conversation and uot miss a stroke, he bundled up his varn nnd needles, and tiodding on several sev-eral of the students' corns, made for the door. He never returned. When Green appeared back at camp he astonished his tent mates by knitting a complete wash cloth before their verv eves and at a speed of I'lllO r. p. in. Immediately then' was a rush to town and each man appeared will) his needles and yarn. Green then evpbiiued there was nn difference between a right hand and left hand knitting needle. Proud of Accomplishments. To the omnia ml", ' ' Oi.t on !onp." Knit all," "Purl," Green coached them aiong IHc a real grandmother. ToHar lie surveyed, with pride a class of three live soldier knitters. The ae-cninpli-limcnts to rl.lt e are; Two pairs socks, three wash cloths and eight rows on a wnrden vest. ; Nevertheless the soldiers' knitting class does riot appear aide to supply the American troops in the f i c i I so mothers, urn ndniot hers, sisters, wives and sweethenrts are nr?ed not io i-ense in their aethitios. liven lis .rl. Grro'i s.-iv:-, 'na submit some ;no'c ot tier work to vrtss before hi- e r i f i :ii and CNner! eyes. |