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Show DIKES ACRE OF TUBERSTO MERCY Red Cross Will Dig Potatoes Pota-toes Given by J. Louis Jennings. An ;ure of putatoes for the dipping is the donation of J. I.ouis Jennings of 750 Hon tli Third West street to the lied Cross. The contribution was made yesterday yes-terday and arrangements have bt-en made oy the lied Cross management to begin immediately harvest ins the crop. Ia 'he harvesting operations the Red Cress executives are to be aided by (he ci:y commissioners, who have agreed to provide a team of horses and a potato nluw to do the digging, while a force of from twenty-five to thirty local boy scouts will sack the product and help load into v.aaons for hauling to a central depot, where they will be disposed of In piece lota or lump. The patch donated by Air. Jennings has been tested and found to 'be more than average yieid. Benefits derived de-rived from the Fale of the potatoes will i go entirely to the Ued Cross. 1 fcJk' An erroneous announcement, sent out rf locally in t he past forty-eight hours, to r the effect that the time for receiving f Christmas packages for shipment to sol-.iiers sol-.iiers abroad closed November 20, is corrected cor-rected at Red Cross headquarters. The: dBte was extended, find so announced in j The Tribune, to November 30. In cases v; be re nearest relatives of soldiers in for- j fign lands have not received coupon' iahcls from these soldiers authorizing the ijh; ment of a Yuletide parcel, such eou- i uons may be obtained at No. ol. South! Si ale street, Christmas parcel headrpiar- J ters. I A special appeal is made by the Red Cross flower committee for flowers to be, pent to i''f hospital at T-'ort Douglas to- day. Friday of each week has been set HMfir: for this son Of consideration for siik and convalescent soldiers at the post. The flowers may be left at the iied Cross shop and will be delivered by the motor corps of that institution. L,ast week not ; single flower was donated to i he cause. Yesterday one patron of the shop donated cash to tiie flower fund. |