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Show I Christmas boxes to be made by. Ogden Og-den women for the soldiers for this Christmas must all be delivered to the local Red Cross chapter before November 15, so that they may be sent abroad and to the cantonments in time for December 25. This infor-1 infor-1 matiou was given toda;' by Mrs. H. B. F Johnston, Red Cross demonstrator, i who lias been in Ogden durlr,g the week. Mrs. Johnston received a tele-jffej. tele-jffej. grain from the headquarters ofthd 7y Red Cross at Denver, which has juris diction over this district. The work of making Christmas boxes for the soldiers will thus have ; to be speeded up a great deal as there remains scarce three weeks before the boxes will have to bo turned in. There must be 500 Christmas boxes crathered at Ogden, as that amount has been al- " allotted to this district. The boxes ( are supposed to cost not over' 1.50 n and to contain a handkerchief, 27 n inches square, writing paper and ma- II terials, non-perishable sweet meats, r such as dried fruits or nuts, games, I harmonicas, mirrors, tobacco, pipe and pipe cleaners, and such articles, jfl Women Organized. f Ogden women have been well organ- i. ized for the campaign for Christmas i boxes. Mrs. Ted' Littlefleld, whose i husband is in France in the ambu.- i lance division, is chairman of the eom- i mittee in charge of this department of the Red Cross work. It is essential i that the Christmas boxes be made up I before the time allotted, as they have f to be sent to Denver for arrival by November 15. Those boxes are for S. men who will receive no remem- Kl" brances from home and the need of nfcl them is very urgent for this purpose. B It is said that the boys in the trenches n will greatly appreciate the cheer and spirit of evident help and sympathy ! which the boxes will bring. A hiue note of cheer from the maker of the box would also be very acceptable. . Men at the front are said to keep alivo i hardly longer than between mails so a few words of cheer in a little per-; per-; sonal message will be very appropriate ; and opportune. f Another article which would be f very acceptable for the boys in the f trenches and camps is a small scrap i book, containing bits of news, jokes, short poems, and any little scrap of information or entertainment in printed form which can bo found. The books can be small and ,the scraps pasted neatly in them. These will be a source of unfailing delight to the boys as few magazines and papers of this fl nature -reach them. All Clubs in Order. An. organization of Red Cross work-' work-' era has been formed in nearly every club or woman's society of the city. Among the most ardent workers are the Union Girls, many of whom are nRQfc. employes of the John Scowcroft Co.' have agreed to turn out an enormous amount of work for the Red Cross and their assistance is especially needed H; for the making of gauze articles which n ! requires sharp eyes and attention. After the Christmas box feature of the ; wai' relief work is accomplished it is ' desired that all women doing Red Cross Arork turn their attention to other forms, either making knitted ap-' ap-' parel or hospital supplies. Teachers of the schools have been enlisted as Red Cross workers and will form a competent and large body which it is expected wi'J care for a good amount of work. The pupils of the schools are also being interested fl In this work and their aid will be lent to the teachers in making Christmas boxes and other supplies. Last Meeting. Mrs. H. B. Johnston meets this n . afternoon with the Drama club and the Ladles of the Maccabees at. the Uni-Mfg- vejsily club building. She will leave WE&!$ shortly for Logan, whore a scries of mW&jfr demonstrations and lectures will be 21 given from tnat town. Meotings will also be held at Brigham, Trementon and Corinne. George Oxley, Red Cross lecturer and organizer, vrU be in Ogden about October 29 to conduct lectures and demonstrations connected with the work. Mr. Oxley is announced as an excellent speaker and his visit will no doubt stimulate the work here to a considerable extent. The organization oC women in the city as it is now being perfected will be a most effective body of Red Cross workers. The various clubs and societies which have started Red Cross work have a chairman wno will be a member of the Red Cross chapter. These chairmen will be associated with the chapter members and offi-j cers of tne Red Cross -so that the work will be carried on with systematic syste-matic order. oo |