Show 1 red cross notes I 1 y if the following was taken from a letter recently received by I 1 the ho chapter chapter production chairman mrs airs maude peterson from ruin the red lied cross pacific area office at san sail francisco 1 one soldier wrote w r ote us ua all you ladles ladies know to lo be missing a button Is rather hard ai i the temper but to be missing a button and bo be without f means of replacing it is even worse J you can call therefore becj oin vice predicament and know why your gift was really on our priority list another wrote 11 1 I dont know of any collection of articles that could cje ie of more use to a soldier the sew I 1 ing much muc about sewing sewen ilic ragged edges edg s of clothing it la Is not only the tha articles that are arc sent but also the idea that goes with each package these ore are only a small part of 0 the many letters dint have come to ace the beginning tile the little housewife has been the most sought after article produced by the red cross its popularity has increased to 0 o such proportions that we are literally swamped with unfilled requests we are therefore asking every chapter to include it in the new quota these are arc the sonic somo sewing kits that are included in the overseas filled kit bag and as our requests for these tire nrc also increasing we tire nrc certain you will appreciate tile the necessity for stimulating tills this very important and worthwhile project and making a n perfect product i new hospitals are being activated hospital ships are being equipped and new requests are coming in dally daily hence new quotas must be issued and we sincerely hope your chapter will accept tho the now new assignment entirety in order to assist rh apters in filling this quota wo we should like to suggest that you interest various groups and organizations in the hospital work and since it Is last fast becoming a must we feel certain you will find everyone a willing worker if after you have made a survey of your resources you find you can accept a larger bont please do s so and advise us accordingly your acceptance cep tance will govern govert our service to the convalescent men of our armed forces 0 they gave their best on oil the battle front can wo we do less on oil the home front IRENE ENE ENRICH EHRICH assistant to administrator volunteer service ln in chat chaice go of production |