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Show women i FORT DHS 31 Blooms to Be Sent to Post Hospital for Thanksgiving Thanks-giving Cheer. "please save flowers from the Thanksgiving Thanks-giving dinner table for the sick soldiers at the Fort Douplas hospital." The appeal has been sent out by fxeou-tivte fxeou-tivte of the Red Cross shop, who some time since took upon themselves the burden bur-den of responsibility for providing the post hospital with floral decorations. Collections have been made weekly at the shop on Main street, and won; plentiful plenti-ful as long as gardens yielded a supply. Slnre the frosts have eliminated this wurce. contributions to the cause have been so meaner that on one or two occasions oc-casions no flowers have been sent in. An appeal of this nature was made last week, and resulted in donations of a couple of small bouquets and a small ar omit of rash with which to make pur-f-Jes of flowers. Both Manager Mrs. jf.iVtt M. Miller and Mrs. K. M. Johnson, Vwho have cliargo of the plan, will receive m flowers at the Red Cross shop -up to :i o'clock Friday afternoon. Mrs. Johnson will have charge of delivery at the hospital. hos-pital. Yesterday morning a patron of the Red Crops shop donated a box containing several sev-eral pairs of ladies' shoes. "While examining ex-amining the shoes after the contributor had left the place. Manager Mrs. Miller t discovered a handsome gold watch and ' chain hi the toe of one". Supposition is 'hat the shoe was made the temporary ilrilng place for the jewelry. The owner may procure the property by calling at the shop. , Response to the call made by the man- I agement of the Red Cross shop for cloth- ; fng was quite gratifying yesterday, hut ! the request for donations also stlmu- i latd demand, and almost as soon as the i bimdltn were, delivered they were sold. '"There is no limit to the demand for' women's and children's clothing." Mrs. 1 Miller said yesterday, as she scanned the empty shelves in the clothing department of the shop. "The cold snap has increased in-creased the call for woolen stockings and sweaters for children." Tonight the big fruit cake donated by Mrs. M. A. Johnson will be sold to the holder of the lucky number. i Today the new flag will be raised at Red Cross headquarters. The flag was delivered at Amelia palace yesterday evening. There will be no spec'al cere- monies connected with the raising. I |