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Show ID CROSS MJE - FALLS BEHIND QUOTA Appeal Made for Workers to Assist in Making Up Material Desired. bait Lake is very apt to fail ia com-plutiiip; com-plutiiip; its allotment of Eed Cross kuit titifj for EuTopeau refuptees uivleas the knitters of the city take a more active ac-tive interest iu the work, according to Miss Clara C. Worthingtou, chairman of bupplies for tho Salt Lake couuty chapter. ' Despite the fact that the wool and directions for tho knitting 0f 4000 pairs of children's stockings, 300 "small size sweaters, 1000 mufflers and 25 old ladies' shawls have been received at headquarters in Amelia palace and been ou. hand for the last two weeks, ouly sufficient yarn to knit one-tenth of these articles has been taken out , by workers, Miss AVorthiugton said: Tho preseDt allotment must be finished fin-ished and returned to Deuver. 'by June 1, leaving uot three months beforo all of the garments must be completed. - "The people think there is no need for the work because the war is ended," end-ed," said Miss Worthington. "They do not appoar to realize that tho lied Cross is now ablo to reach thousands of people who were in the territory occupied occu-pied by the German army. Not only are there French and Belgian refugees to care. for, -but we must clothe the women wo-men aud children of-Bumauiaj Greece, Albania, . Montenegro and other countries. coun-tries. "The children of France wear woolen clothing during the entire year;" said Miss Worthmgton. "The Dights are cold and damp even in the summer iu tho northern part of the country, and young children must suffer from this when they do not have proper clothing. cloth-ing. , , "The mothers of the children have been obliged to seek work in many cases whore tho father has been, killed iu. the war, aud the women do uot always al-ways havo time to :mako clothes for their children," Baid Miss 'Worthing-tbn. 'Worthing-tbn. ' ' '.'Local soldiers who have returned from France and Belgium hare brought most pathetic stories regarding iho shortage of clothing among tho children chil-dren in these countries, and I believe that tho knitters of Salt Lake should do all they can to better these conditions," condi-tions," she said. Persons who are not permitted to knit stockings and sweaters becauso they have, not an approved knitter's: card can mako mufflers, aud so aid Salt Lake in finishing this allotment and keeping a clean and enviable record." |