Show AT loam or if T DO A letter dated Jani january iary 15 has been received from mrs gertrude austin chief of surgical dressings ser service Nice american red cross paris france thanking the central division for shipment of dressings as follows if you could see the alie delight of army officers anti and red cross offie officials lids when they inspect all the splendid things that come to us is from america you would realize what fine work you are doing tor for our men we have orders from national headquarters to stop absolutely the making of trench caps the government Is now furnishing with each mans equipment a cup cap especially designed for or use under the steel helmets worn at the front the winter Is nearly over and yarn any longer be used tor for unnecessary articles hand knitted socks are greatly wanted and Nhe wherever rever suitable yarn can be obtained the production of this article should be pushed few helmets will viii be needed u until further notice we are advised by washington as follows not only do we need comfort kits continuously on account of the arrival from time to time of fresh troops at the alie camps to replace those sent abroad hut but we also wish nish to accumulate a surplus stock which so far has been impossible indefinite numbers of black sateen pinafores wrappers and girls chemises girls dresses and childrens capes are needed the quantity of underclothing in general to be double that of outside clothing clothing tor for infants ot of one to throe three years should be rushed rather than layettes lay ettes A group of six als women in chicago recently took 50 pairs of understand under stand ard socks and returned the following perfect articles from the wool abir thirteen sweaters one pair one scarf nine helmets 18 pairs of socks and four trench caps chapters could easily do this work themselves aud and sell send in to the dh mon only the he perfect articles the above e paragraph shows how essential it Is to make knitted articles article according to standards set by the red cross any chapter will furnish the necessary information and bulletins many department stores in detroit took advantage of heatless mondays to increase the production of red cross supplies The girls in these stores store s who gave five hours of these mondays to work in the american red cro croan SS rooms received the usual days pay n |